Friday, July 15, 2011

Our trip to Utah!

While we were in Utah, Tom and Heather had their open house at Grandma and Grandpas house. The weather was beautiful, the yard was gorgeous, and spending time with family was wonderful!
Taylor got to meet family members that she hadn't met before!
Here she is with Grandpa Great Keil.
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Hanging out with the newlyweds.
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Chris had fun creating things with the jumbo blocks
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My beautiful baby Tay!
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The cooks for the open house!
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Jason working his magic at the grill!
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Taylor with Grandma Great Bedont
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While we were in Utah we decided to take a trip to the zoo! They had all these life size animated dinosaurs throughout the zoo! They were really neat! The kids loved them!
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Waiting for the elephant to "sneeze"!
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We were excited with Aunt Kathy and Cousins Zach, Eliza, and Jaron said they could join us! We met up for some lunch and then took a bunch of photo ops!
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We had so much fun with the Joneses! We sure miss being able to hang out with them! 
One more picture before we leave!
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Every time we drive to and from Utah we come across this police car on the side of the road waiting to catch some unfortunate person speeding through the small town of Orderville. 
We always laugh when we see it...."WHY?" you may ask.... 

Well, take a closer look!!
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I'm guessing he...or, she......or, well, IT doesn't write many tickets!! :-)

We love our visits to Utah and look forward to coming back again next year!

Sunday, July 3, 2011

San Diego

We went to San Diego for Tom and Heathers wedding. It was a lovely trip.
Uncle Jason was awesome and watched the kids while we were inside for the sealing. After the sealing we came out and waited for the bride and groom to make their exit.
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Happy Baby TayTay!
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Big hugs from Chris for Grandma!
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Sammy getting a view from above, and more Chris hugs for Grandma! The kids sure love Grandma and Grandpa!
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TayTay loved being with Uncle Brandon!
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Looking out over the freeway while we wait!
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Jason and Brandon with Baby TayTay!
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Brandon is so cute with the kids!
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Beautiful Temple!
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The happy new family!
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Christopher enjoying the grass!

After the temple we went to the beach. The kids loved playing in the water! Chris talked about going out and finding sharks and kept saying he wouldn't be afraid if he saw one, but when some seaweed wrapped around his ankle he was pretty quick to leave the water!! :-)
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Taylor slept in Brandons arms most of the time! What a cute uncle!
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The Bride and Groom FINALLY arrived at the beach!
That night we went over to the church and set up for the reception the next night. 
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Sammy took this picture...notice Chris being a goof ball in the back??! 
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It was a lot of work, but it turned out nice!
Our trip to San Diego was a short one, but we had a good time! Next stop... UTAH!

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Closing Ceremonies/Awards

Baseball season is over once again. Yesterday we had the Closing Ceremonies and were so excited to find out that Samantha won the Sportsmanship Award for her team!! Chris won it last year and this year was Samantha's turn! (Chris actually was going to get it again this year, but his coach decided that someone else should get it since he got it last year!) Both Chris and Samantha had so much fun playing!
Here is Samantha with her awards and her fabulous coaches! They were so great with the kids!
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 Here is Chris with Coach Dave. He is a great coach and Chris really enjoys playing for him! Maybe we'll still be in Tucson next season so Chris can play for him for a third year!
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 My two little baseball players!! It was a good season!
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Friday, June 10, 2011

Baseball Game

After Chris and Samantha's baseball season we got tickets to go and see the Tucson Padres play. It was a fun game and the kids really enjoyed being able to watch!
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My sweet little girl!
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 Baby Tay playing with daddy!
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 Such a 7 year old!!!
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 I love this sweet little boy face!
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 After the game was over, they let all the kids go out and run the bases!
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Chris and Samantha thought it was so cool to be able to go out on the big field!