It was a SUPRA Summer

Well we did it! We traded in our good old (it was as old as Kelsey) Sea Ray boat-for a new improved wakeboarding boat. Dubbed by David as the "WAKE-MAKER" It's a RED HOT Supra 21V Launch. Brandon said that he might have to go to the hospital when he saw how "sick" it was. Anyway, enough of the teenage lingo.
Thanks to the new boat we now have a new addition to the wakeboarding crew! Alicia was successful on her 2nd attempt on the wakeboard. Now David, Brandon & Kelsey can even "Surf" behind the boat. It's really fun to watch and kind of hard to believe what a big wave the boat makes! I have yet to actually surf, even though I did try a few times, and provided a few good laughs, thanks to my total wipeouts!

Where's the Dam Gift Shop?

We were heading back to Utah to pick up our car, since we'd rented a van for the Arizona stretch-well worth the extra money, since it gave us the extra space we needed when David joined us. We used the handy-dandy GPS and put in either, "shortest distance" or "fastest time" not exactly sure which one, as we headed out from Phoenix, after saying goodbye to Tanya, Paul and their Family. Anyhoo, I was driving David was sleeping and somewhere along the way I realized that we were seeing signs to Las Vegas, Los Angeles and the Hoover Dam. Interesting, hmm. Well since the GPS is always right (according to my husband) I just kept on driving...Low and behold a couple? hundred miles later, we were heading down to the Hoover Dam. Another amazing landmark, totally worth seeing, if you happen to get by that way. We took lots of pictures while driving 25 mph through this gigantic man-made wonder of the world! We stopped off at the lookout point, and then had to check out the "dam" gift shop. Alicia and Brady found some cool rocks, & I made my usual collectible "souvenir" coin. (The gift shop stop was considered a wasted of time & money, by David, but basically a given, when it comes to me and my girls!!)

Bryce Canyon-Is it worth It?

Well, on our way down to Arizona from Utah, we saw signs for "Bryce Canyon" I said "Oh, we've never been there before, can we stop? translation, can we drive 34 miles each way, from the highway to see it? I asked the kids and got a variety of moans and groans... Brandon, bless his heart, chimed in and said, "If mom wants to see it, I think we should go" So, David took the turn and off we went...Just let me say, the first views of the unbelievably red rock of the canyons, were even better than I'd seen on the travel channel! seriously! We got to the main entrance of the park and read that it cost $25 to drive through! David asks the park ranger, "Is it worth It?" she said, "Of course it is!" people come from all over the world to see this! So off we went...it was Amazing with a capital Amazing!!!! Of course it was totally worth it!!

Road Trips & More Summer Adventures

This summer started with a combo road trip to Utah & Arizona-We started off in Utah for a music workshop for Kelsey & Brandon put on by Jenny Phillips. While Brandon and Kelsey were in classes, the Alicia, Brady & I went sightseeing, shopping, swimming and out to eat! Yummy!

We rode TRAXX around Temple Square and to the Gateway Mall. It was at least 100 degrees during the day,so it was nice to not have to walk any more than we had to..The Gateway mall had outdoor misters to cool us off. Temple Square was busy, but we were able to visit all the places we wanted to. Brady & Alicia loved to see the temple and the church museum was great to see!