On the Road Again

Monday, March 29th

On Monday we got up and got back on the road - we had to drive all the way to Denver City. We stopped at a rest stop to make turkey sandwiches - which we had for lunch pretty much every day on this trip (we are now boycotting turkey sandwiches for a while). There was a sign that said "Beware Snakes", so we kept trying to freak everyone out by saying we heard a snake or that they wanted to eat Sethie for lunch. We also started playing The Circle Game from the show Malcolm in the Middle. You have to try to get someone to look into a circle made with your fingers below your waist. If they look, you get to punch them. We got back in the car and kept on driving. We finally pulled into Denver City around 8:00 pm. I could smell it - the pump jacks and oil make the whole town kinda stinky. It was the longest day ever!

On the Wings of Love (Well, Dave Loved it)

Friday, March 26th - Sunday, March 28th

On Friday, we left town as soon as everyone was home from school. We set up Seth and Camryn in the back with a laptop to watch movies on and I sat in the middle and watched movies with Alexis. Dave drove and listened to Harry Potter books on his iPod. We drove straight through, eating pizza in the car for dinner and arriving at Lee's house late. We all headed straight to bed.

Saturday, Lee went and got donuts and then we all headed to The Pima Air and Space Museum. It was a lot of air and very little (very lame) space. We saw a Blackbird - the fastest plane and B52's - which inspired Dave and I to sing a very pitchy Rock Lobster. We also saw the Air Force One used by Kennedy and Johnson. It was pretty cool. Dave especially loved it.

Mason and Seth Fly a wooden plane.

Camryn in a real cockpit.

Alexis in front of a Thunderbirds display - she played on a soccer team called the Thunderbirds.

Melissa made yummy Chicken Parmesan for dinner and the neighbors came over to watch a Pay Per View UFC fight. There was a lot more hugging and a lot less Kung Fu than I expected.

Sunday, we went to church with the cousins and hung out around the house. Those boys were rough - always wrestling and running around. Seth and Cam loved spending time with the cousins their age. Lee made London Broil for dinner and then we helped him catch up on the shows he had TiVoed.

The Sound of Music

Sunday, March 21st

Alexis got a keyboard for Christmas, along with the promise of piano lessons. She started at the beginning of January. She takes lessons from Sister Jex, my mom's piano teacher, on Thursday afternoons. We planned a joint recital for my mom and Alexis. We started off with a family birthday dinner, then Sister Jex came for the recital.

Mom played a few numbers, followed by Alexis playing a few simple songs. She did a good job and is quickly working her way through her beginning piano books.

We finished off the night with my mom playing "You Light Up My Life", as we all sang along. We were pretty terrible. Ryan and I always tease my mom about her playing that so much when we were kids - we still know the words! It was pretty funny, my family has to be some of the most tone deaf people in the world.

The Mini Man Trip

Thursday, March 11th - Monday, March 15th

Every President's Day weekend the men in our family go to the cabin for their Man Trip. This year Grandpa Jenkins and Uncle Lee decided to take the boy cousins up in March for a Mini Man Trip. On Thursday they spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa Jenkins house, so they would be ready to go in the morning. They had to use a snow mobile to get to the cabin from the road.

The snow was so high, it went up to the porch railing.


The boys tackled Grandpa.


They went sledding and even tried ice fishing - it was pretty short lived though.

The boys were back early Monday evening. Hopefully they can plan a trip for next year. Dave would love to go with them - this year he had a class on Saturday. Seth had so much fun!

We are the Champions

Saturday, April 10th


Alexis' team, Impact '98, has been playing in 2 leagues for the past 2 months. It has meant having an average of 3 games a week. Last night they won their last game. They finished in 1st place in the Elite League and in 2nd place in the Silver State League. They have really improved and did a great job, but I think we are ready for a break until we start indoor soccer this summer.

The Many Faces of Seth

Seth loves to play with the camera. Here are a few of his self-portraits.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Cheese!

So silly!

Hey, Baby!

AHHHHHH!

Viva Las Vegas

Saturday, March 13th

As native Las Vegans, we very rarely feel the need to go out on the Strip, unless someone is visiting. Well, we had Jacquelynn and her family come through town on the way to a wedding in California. We went down to the Bellagio Arboretum to see the flower display.

The girls loved the giant animals made of different flowers.

We also went to check out the new City Center. It was so windy walking over from the Bellagio. We had heard there were pieces of art displayed around the property, but we had no idea where we were going. We ending up in the shopping area where we found this water display. There were a bunch of tubes with water swirling inside. Inside, we also found out that there was a tram that went back and forth between the hotels. We took the tram back and headed home for a pizza party (The YW in our ward was selling pizzas to earn money for Girl's Camp.)