For Ella's Birthday this year her dad and I were flying out on our Anniversary trip to Mexico. I felt really bad so I tried to make it specieal for her even though we were not going to be there. She woke up to a piniata on the deck that she got to bash open, I had Mollee and Express come sing Happy Birthday to her in class ( it was super hero day so they were all dressed up like super heros) I know there is way more but It's been so long now I can't remember what they were.. . .I'll have to sit on this one for a while....

Holy Cow she's 9!

This picture reminds me of my cousin Dexter and it SCARES me! (for all who know him you will understand)

And she's off. . .

Once Ava sets her mind to it she's pretty determined to get it done what ever it may be... she has thought about wanting to learn to ride her bike so one day she just took off... and the next day we were riding it to school. That was a little harder than she thought it would be but she made it most of the way then we parked it at Aunt Shirley's and walked the rest of the way. It was a longer walk home for me because I had Maya's bike to hold plus pull her in the wagon. At least that part was down hill

Las Vegas Body Building Comp...aka circus show

Tyler and I went to our friends National competition in Vegas this year and man was it crazzzzy! At first we felt a lot out of place with all these muscle buffs running around in next to really nothing but then we started to just stare at them in Amazement. Their bodies look almost humanly impossible. It was actually pretty cool though because our friend almost got her Pro Card (not exactly sure what that means). Were looking forward to next year when she competes again and hopefully Wins this time! Way to go Joni

Jeff and Tyler were the drivers of our highly fashioned rental mini mini van. We would be driving along and I would just bust out loud laughing at all of us riding in this miniature thing. Jeff and Kendra front, Ty and I middle and Arlyn and Jeannine in the back, it would just take me down for a good laugh I couldn't take it ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Mesa Verde.... take it from me the pictures are all you need to see it looks just like this. The windyyyy road up to this place is LONGGGG and it was HOT and I wanted to puke and I had had it by the time we got there, and then we had to go ALLLLLL the way back down just to get back on our trail home.

Oh ya baby Nice Guns!

All the rooms had a name and this was the name of ours.

The front of our B & B

Becky our bus driver was very educated as well when it came to the history of Silverton and Durango... almost to the point where your like "just shut it down would ya" and yes you have to tip her too or your not getting off that thing.

One of my funnest times on this trip was shopping with Jason and Holly... He can always take me out for a good laugh!

We brought our own dutch oven stuff and had a good'ol time by the camp fire.... Compliments of Kara and Paul

This girl plays old fashioned piano music and Yes she was very very good! I wonder how many times a day she has to pose for a tourist like me.... i bet like 50 times

We are on our way back to Durango, by bus this time Hip Hip only a hour and a half ride this time. The bus made me more nervous than the train we came so close to the edge I thought I would throw up. I had to make myself fall asleep (that wasn't too hard, when I"m on wheels I usually konk)

Jeff asked me to take this picture... he wanted to make sure he looked like a real tourist

I bought a shirt from here with this logo on the back and so Jeff had to buy the same one... He wanted to be like me I know it.