With 24 hours and 3 weeks... How do you (meaning us) occupy 5 kids?

DUH...

Have a Tea (chocolate milk) Party!! With Mimi's bluewillow china! :) SAH-WEEE-THA

The day Ashley left her kiddos behind was bitter sweet... We had the kiddos wear the burger king crowns... but they wouldn't keep them on. Nor does Alyvia look thrilled.














Then that evening we had a great visit. Our cousin, Chelse, and her family was passing through (from Rexburg, Idaho) on their way to move to Florida. Her husband, Brady, is getting his Master in Music at Florida State. We ate at Lambert's. (YUMMY) and just talked a bunch! It was SO much fun to catch up!

We decided to go on the Lake again for Memorial Day... And since Kristofer has all government holidays off; we all got to go. YAY!

Ashley and her kids came in to town for the weekend... Well, Ashley was here and left but the chitlyn's stayed!! YAY!! We get time to play with the nieces and the cousins all get to play together!!

We decided to all go to lake.

Josh has been borrowing a boat to see if he'd like to buy it. When we got it, it was filthy!! So we had to CLEAN it!!

There was SO much to clean!!! Josh power washed it, while we did the nitty gritty. And of course Alyvia helped out!

My sweet little nephew Seiler has graduated from Kindergarten. I just can't believe it!



My niece Ryann just graduated 4th grade and will be going on to middle school.

This is the Principle's last year at McBride. Sad Day!! He has really gotten to know Ryann. (Ryann had a crush on him when she was in Kindergarten and First grade.)

Ok... so we did more through out the week... but those pictures are on my hard drive that currently is trying to be restored. :( This was mine and Alyvia's last day in Arizona.

Some times... Alyvia gets tired of waiting on me... ;) We were getting ready to go to a temple house.

 3 hour drive of pretty much this being our view. it was still nice to look at. ;)

We went to the Gila Valley Temple open house. It was Alyvia and Race's first time to go into the temple. It was so pretty!!! But it was so strange because there was NO building around... just desert. It looks A LOT and very similar to the Rexburg and Twin Falls temples. So worth the drive!! And I got quality time with Lisa and baby Race. :) We talked about everything, it was like old times of being just great friends. I really miss just having a good friend I call go to anytime I need to talk or just have fun! (I miss you Lisa!)
  This is our drive home... Can I tell you these two babies did amazingly well on this drive!! No crying, just very content babies... LOVED it!!

This is where we stopped to est dinner... well we packed our dinners, so we ate those and bought very delicious ice cream! It was a great trip!