Random pictures...

Me, taking a picture of Mom taking a picture.
This was my initial reaction to the two pink lines....just kidding, we just thought it was funny!!

Backyard fun!

On Saturday, we ordered some pizza, swam, jumped on the trampoline and chatted! This picture is of Mom and Jenn in front of the constantly used spiderweb....okay, I think Dalin MIGHT have climbed on it once....
Dalinbaby!! He has been practicing his diving off of the board, which Bryce helped him with!
Grandpa and Scott are so handsome, huh?
Thanks, Grant, for making this picture memorable! Bryce, you look really good! You guys are growing up too fast!!
This is Elle eating an onion ring or french fry or something like that....on a Sonic run!

Oklahoma in May '08

My favorite 16 year old--Bryce E. Boy!!!!
This is Elle's typical response to me....
My big sister and Scottypie!!
Grant, Elle, Scott and me!

I love going home to see my family! The time always flies because we have so much fun! I never feel like I've captured enough pictures, either! Some of my favorite restaurants in Oklahoma are El Chico (chips/salsa, chicken strips and honey mustard!), Whataburger (sausage biscuits and chocolate shakes) and Braum's ice cream shop (cherries, pecans and cream). I also really like Peeps' ice....it's the really small cubes.....Bryce and I always stop there on our dirt bike (or manual bike) rides! Of course, we visit the lock and dam, catch a dollar movie and stroll through the mall at least once!

Grant's graduation

Ecstatic parents! Cute, too!
Proud of my little bro!
"Finally!" That was a quote from....well, the whole fam!
Yes, those are binoculars around Dad's neck, which came in quite handy!
Grant and Amanda

For Mother's Day and Grant's graduation (yea!!), I was able to fly home! The graduation ceremony lasted entirely too long, but it was exciting to see Grantypoo walk across the stage! I thought for sure we would indulge ourselves in some Braum's ice cream afterwards, but that did not happen....good thing Bryce and I stopped at Q.T. for some goodies before the event!

Utah camping '07

Last, these pictures are from camping up in Utah! Yes, Choco can fetch a stick! What a pup! It is so pretty in the mountains!

Lake Powell '07

Okay, the last of the disposable pictures are from our Lake Powell trip last summer! This was another pre-planned camping trip that turned into renting a house boat! It was so much fun! There was a small group of us and Steve (once again) provided the watercraft machine....wait, we did bring Dave and Eloise's jet skis!! This small act persuaded Steve to purchase two of his own brand new jet skis the following week--he's the 'ultimate consumer!' We found a perfect little cove to dock in--it was at the end of a valley, all tucked away and isolated, and there was enough room to tool around in it on our skis! Also, there was a perfect little spot to cliff jump! Just outside of our designated location, Ricky and I found a sweet little beach that was only accessible by jet ski (pictured)! Okay, so there are only two pictures...lame.

Lake Mead '08

Still using the disposable camera, we captured a few pics from Lake Mead! Even though I can't participate in wake boarding, cliff jumping or wake surfing (pregnancy doesn't condone such activities), I had a great time being on the water! Steve has an awesome MasterCraft X30, which we loved lounging around on! We planned to camp the entire weekend, but after spending an entire sleepless night baking under the stars--it must have been 110 degrees ALL night--we quickly decided to fork over any amount of money to have air conditioning! The hotel was so refreshing, even if it was built in the 50's and never updated or repaired for modern standards! How's Ricky's beard!? He is truly a mountain man! (p.s. I obviously didn't know how to rotate the pictures, so just double-click them and rotate the images yourself, please!)