We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.

We woke up early to head to Capitol Reef from the Grand Canyon, it is a 6 1\2 hour drive and to save us an hour the GPS took us on this really scary potion of road that went up a butte, the road was narrow, gravel, and it had hard sharp switchbacks and no guardrail along the side. I was so nervous I had to close my eyes and deep breathe, Scott thought it was great!  That drive was so interesting, the terrain was desert with red rock formations all around us, we didn’t have cell service for about two-three hours and there was hardly anyone on the road. There was no services or bathrooms for about 4 straight hours. Luckily I had snacks and about an hour before Capitol Reef we stopped in a tiny town which was close to the turnoff to Lake Powell and we were able to have lunch at about 2 in the afternoon.   There were a lot of RVs and boats and people in lake attire there. When we finally had cell service a text message came through from dad saying, “ What are you doing i...

After a week of summer, we hit the road to start our trek to my parents 50th wedding anniversary party. We decided to take the scenic route and stop at a few places we have wanted to see.  It took us two full days of driving. We drove through western Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, then our destination in Arizona . . .THE GRAND CANYON!  The kids were troopers with their movies and gaming devices.  Military members and their families get into national parks for free, and we love national parks so why not try and see them all! T hey were doing road construction on the entrance so the suspense was killing us to be able to park and see the canyon.   It was breathtaking! We hiked along the rim and even though it was the same view it still was so cool to see and I wanted to take a million pictures but I knew they would all look the same. We walked along the Rim Trail to Yavapai Point and Geology Museum, then  t...

May approached and we got that summer fever for warmer days and no school.  Madelyn had some school state testing and they asked parents to come and support the 3rd-5th graders in kind of a tailgating pep rally. So my friend Shannon and I made signs and parked and screamed our heads off when our kids walked through. We tried out best to embarrass them.   On the last day of school, Scott came home early and helped me surprise the kids with a water balloon fight. Madelyn had her spring dance recital.  She did multiple dances and got to take on many characters. She was a jock, a pirate, a biker chick, and the villain Ursula! I even got on stage to have a mom vs. girls battle dance with her.  It was to the song "Whoomp There It Is" and the moms were doing old school dances like running man, and the hammer dance. It was kind of scary but I thought hey if I can shake my hips while doing a tahitian dance in front ...