Happy 9th Anniversary!!

Woo Hoo!!!

A weekend for the Mr. and Mrs.
(Thanks Memaw & Grandpa!! ;0)

Vegas sounded like the perfect place
to go to have no Mommy & Daddy duties!

Even though we didn't have kids,
we picked a hotel that would have
a real fun pool area...go figure!
It's a water slide that goes through a shark tank.

Craig's feet!

A little stroll downtown

Went walking through the hotels and shops.

We didn't go on the Gondola (maybe next time)

But it sure was fun watching while

enjoying a very yummy cocktail!

More sightseeing...

It was a beautiful night.

I can't believe it's been 9 years. Wow!

Not too bad for some old timers! ;0)

Next year...HAWAII!!!!

Nature

There are friendly cute critters...

and then there are these critters that I think are cute

until they turn around and look at me as to say,
"I'm about to eat you for lunch!"

So exciting to see a bear though!!!!
It really made our trip that much better!

It was only later that I realize how crazy I was to follow the bear
as closely as I did.
I'm used to Teddy Bears!! ;0)

Rainbow Falls

Here's another amazing site that not too many people see.

It's not in the park itself but wasn't far from where we camped.
Not too many people know about it so we pretty
much had the place to ourselves.
We didn't quite know why it was called Rainbow Falls until
the jumpers in our group decided to take a leap.
(It's a big leap too)
and Splash...Rainbow!
So awesome!

Well I couldn't let the men out do us women right?
I thought I'd check it out...
They didn't think I'd actually jump

and then I went for it.

Well Jordyn couldn't let the adults out do the kids right??

yep...she went for it too!

She had Mark at the top to help her and Daddy waiting
for her in the water.

Ryan was content playing in the water! :0)
He's the smart one in our family!

Rafting the River

Talk about a lazy river full of beauty.
What a great way to see all the waterfalls and landmarks.

Ryan is our captain of the raft

and Daddy is the motor of this operation!

Here's Yosemite Falls on the left in the picture

Halfdome of course

And to conclude on this wild and crazy ride, Jordyn and Lauren
take a pit stop to jump off the bridge.
Where Jordyn gets this from, I don't know!
(ok maybe her Daddy!)and this jumping is only the beginning to what she does next...
to be continued!

Teamwork

What a team...
Everyone was helping everyone
no matter what
Big or small
Weak or strong
Such a great bonding experience!

So beautiful...

Yosemite

Wow...always takes my breath away!

Such a beautiful view!

First BIG road trip with the trailer.
We made it through the windy roads.
Daddy took us a different way to TRY and avoid
as much windyness as possible.
Long route but much appreciated! ;0)

Here's a little stream next to where we camped!

At night, the kids really enjoyed playing miniature golf
with the Toney family.

I have so many pictures to come...
this just scratches the surface!

Always a TWINS fan first

Yes we are at Angel Stadium,
but we call it a Twin Game!

(Daddy does not like the Angels...long story)

Every year we try to make it to the Twins vs. Angels Game

Papa is a big Minnesota Twins fan too!

Jordyn definitely likes baseball games.
She's a good cheerleader!

Notice how she's the only one cheering?
I don't think all the Angel fans around us were too happy! ;0)

Since Papa was there sketching, both Ryan and Jordyn
wanted to sketch too. They actually did a really good job.

But here's the thing that caught Ryan's eye...
he's waiting for the wave to come his way!!

Whoo hoo!!!

So here's how I got Daddy to where an Angel jersey!
Tori Hunter was a former Twins player.
He's also our family's baseball hero!
Funny how he got traded to the Angels of all teams!

Always a good family night spent at a ballpark!