a few pictures from Oregon...

Here are a few Highlights from our vacation...
this is toward the end of our trip I still have to add like 900 more pictures to my computer...

no joke!

There was a lot going on durring our vacation-there were 11 cousins that reunited-only 2 girls out of the bunch. My kids had 3 aunts to spoil them -michelle is the worst :) and Grandparents that adore and missed the arizona kids...So with all of that there were parties every day!

This is us...my sisters and brother. We had a great time back together again. This picture is us being silly at Blue Lake Park. The only sibling missing is our sister in Texas.

At the park in Salem, Oregon

Lots of silly time with cousins...
Wrestling was always going on...Max is in the gray shirt falling over.

My Mom, little sister and I did a temple trip together in the Portland Temple.

I also got to visit my friend Kristen and her little boy Jayden. Kristen and I have been friends for 29 years-we are more family than friends. We always had dreams of our kids being friends and playing just like we did-so I felt really old now that our kids are playing :)

Rockband vs. Guitar Hero

We played Rockband a lot while in Oregon-

It was so fun! Bug is adorable with the guitar.

Me and my two sisters rocking it out...

Out of the two I think rockband was the most fun.

several times we Kicked the kids off so the adults could play :)

Max did really good as the drummer on rock band.

Bye Guys!!

We will miss you...we are off to Oregon!

fourth of july

A hot afternoon at the park!!

lake last weekend...

I forgot to put these pictures of my studs at the lake last weekend up on the blog... It was a hot day and the water felt good! Max loved ridding on the inter tube behind the boat-no fear at all he was going so fast. Spencer went on the tube ridding with Elbert.

It was a fun trip to the lake, no sinking the boat this time.... probably because Spencer drove :) it was really cute he was turning the wheel so fast, then Brandon took the wheel and Spencer stayed right by him. I can't believe he actually was driving!

I never understood how children can sleep like this in the car... they were worn out! BUT they did not fall asleep until we were two blocks away from home (like always)

childhood games...

It is fun to see my little guys enjoying the same games I played when I was little. Max is enjoying that his brother is old enough to play these games with him now. Candy Land is another family favorite. Can you guess which one cheats the most....

They are there!

Max and Elbert went to a diamond back game again last night...if you go to this link http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=ari and watch the video corner you can see the boys. Max is wearing a red hat and green shirt...Elbert is in a while t-shirt and throws his arms in the air....look fast or push pause :) You see the boys when the clip is played for the home run hit...it's about half way through....and you see the people two rows in front of the boys catch the ball. Elbert said they were on the big screen for the replay and max LOVED every minute of it. Max was yelling so loud at the game his voice is still scratchy.