Why I love Tucson

WOW!

Yesterday was a beautiful day. If you live in a cold climate... If you suffer from snow and ice... If your daytime highs are still only reaching the 30's or heaven forbid in the 20's (sorry Robyn and Tyler), then I suggest that you don't continue reading or you might get angry and have feelings of bitterness and resentment.

That's right this was what we did yesterday in our 85 degree weather. We rode bikes; Todd and the kids got into their swimming suites and washed the car and had a water fight. As you can see Justin was a little bit shy about getting wet.
Todd really wishes that he was washing this jeep but maybe in the next life.

Here is Justin and Todd overdosing on vitamin E.

If YOU are currently deficient in vitamin E, and tired of the heavy coats and layers of clothes come on down to Tucson. Next week we will be pushing the 90's. Pack light all you need are flip flops, shorts and T-shirts. We will provide the sunshine and entertainment.

Kelsey tagged me, and I never do these so here goes:
Tag
One Word Tag

1. Where is your cell phone? no idea
2. Your significant other? handsome, athletic, great listener also (I mean you would have to be to be married to me)
3. Your hair? brown and straight at the moment
4. Your mother? good listener, unselfish, missionary
5. Your father? affectionate, serviceable, peacemaker, hard worker
6. Your favorite? chocolate anything
7. Your dream last night? to tired to dream, head hits the pillow and I'm out!
8. Your favorite drink? hot chocolate
9. Your dream/goal? grow old with Todd and have a happily ever after!
10. What room you are in? office
11. Your hobby? blogging and socializing (does that even count)
12. Your fear? dark
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Back in college
14. Where were you last night? playing football with the fam at the park and olive garden
15. Something that you aren't? flexible
16. Muffins? chocolate chips
17. Wish list item? a maid
18. Where you grew up? West Jordan
19. Last thing you did? hold my Cali
20. What are you wearing? jeans and white shirt
21. Your TV? off
22. Your pets? none, thank goodness
23. Friends? my best friends are my sisters and sis-in-laws love you girls!
24. Your life? Awesome
25. Your mood? happy
26. Missing someone? Family in Utah and Iowa
27. Car? silver bullett mini van
28. Something you're not wearing? shoes
29. Your favorite store? the $1 store
30. Your favorite color?purple
33. When is the last time you laughed? today like a minute ago
34. Last time you cried? Sunday peeling an onion
36. One place that I go to over and over? the laundry room
37. One person who emails me regularly? is facebook a person because I get emails all the time I'm thinking of pulling the plug on that site.
38. My favorite place to eat? Olive Garden
39. Where are you right now? Office
40. Where should you be right now? making dinner

Thanks Kelsey.

Happy Valentines Day!

I love going out for Valentines Day, what I don' t love are the crowds though. So this year we got a babysitter at noon and went to a movie. I cannot tell you how much I love going to the movies!
When we got home the kids and babysitter were hiding on the balcony and when Todd walked in they threw down a bunch of balloons. Inside were notes of something they loved about their Dad. He had to pop each one to see what they had written.

I hope you all had a good Valentines Day!!

Cali's plea to see her Grandpa!

So, my friend Hillary told me that she gets her parents to come and visit her all the time by posting pictures of her kids asking Grandpa to come and see them. So far her parents have been down 3 times in the past six months, how many times has Cali's Grandpa been here ummm ZERO. The time has come so drum roll please....

We offer sunshine, warmth and Old Tucson, featuring all the John Wayne information you would ever, I mean ever want to know.

Carter also needed to get in on the plea bargaining.

The other day Carter said he was tired and wanted to have Cali take a nap on his bed, within 10 minutes they were both out.

These are my boots I wear to church sometimes. Carter thinks they are rocker boots. When its just Carter and I we like to listen to the radio in the car; a bit to loud and belt out the tunes. He loves rocker songs: Bon Jovi, Guns and Roses you name it, if it has a good beat and sounds like a rocker song he yells from the back "mom is this a Car Car song," as they have affectionately become to be known as. If I respond "yes," he yells "then turn it UP, louder mom." When I look in the rear view mirror I can usually see his head banging with the beat.

Old Tucson

Tiffany, Justin and their family came in to visit us, and we had so much fun. Their boys are such cuties.
Saturday morning we headed off to Old Tucson. Its an old movie set out in the middle of the desert set up like an old mining town.

There were all kinds of fun stuff for the kids to do. These antique cars were a lot of fun.

Tiffany and Jace. Dad Todd says he took this picture special to include the old looking gas pump in the background, enjoy.

Todd was a bit bummed when we told him what we were doing, he would rather have been out blasting real bunnies and coyotes, but this shoot out was the next best thing. Here or in the desert, he still can't hit a thing.

Looks like a sharp shooter!

Carter and I taking our turn around the track.

It was a bit hot out I have to say about 80 degrees, but so nice! The boys were so excited for the sleepover, or lack of sleep I should say. We could hear them giggling hours after we put them to bed.

Partners in crime, Jace and Tanner.

Carter at the wheel, dangerous.

They had an old haunted mine that the dads took the kids through, Tanner and Jace enjoyed it, Carter came out shaking like a leaf. I can't really talk, I wouldn't even go in.

Saddle up, the boys enjoyed a ride to the merry-go-round and back. Yee-haw!

All I gotta say is "leg warmers," these are so cute with this little trendy dress. What a doll!