January - Gray and I went to Las Vegas to celebrate our 17th anniversary. We saw the Blue Man Group (which I highly recommend), saw the Grand Canyon via Helicopter tour, and took a tour through Ethel M Chocolate Factory. Can I just tell you... Ethel M is the BEST chocolates EVER!!!
Gray's brother, TopGun, flies tours into the canyon, so we had a double awesome time with him as our pilot. We didn't get any special treatment cuz we were with a group - but it was great to hear his tour dialogue.
GRAND CANYON - Helicopter Tour
I took the Young Women to the Beach to watch the Sunrise for our New Beginnings activity and to introduce this year's theme: Arise and Shine Forth. It was momentous for our family because it was Shelby's first Young Women's activity. She is 12 this year!
This spring Shelby rode her first big roller coaster! The Manta!
This year we also harvested a wonderful garden in our backyard. We love eating our own foods and we grow bananas, peas, peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, herbs, cucumbers, coconuts, monstera, avocados, mangos, mulberries, and barbados cherries. We also have chickens and rabbits...yum, yum.
GRADUATIONS in APRIL
In April I took a trip to Utah to congratulate my brother, J, and Marcela graduating with thier Bachelors Degrees. Marcela was one of my young women when we lived in Mexico City.
In May, to celebrate our birthdays, we took a cruise around Miami Bay - we took Gray's mom, Sand, on the tour to see where all the celebrities live. Scout was playing with my hat.
Each month we drive to Orlando with our friends, the Browns, and visit the Temple. We take turns watching the kids, then all go to Sea World afterwards. In June Shelby turned 12 and was able to come with the adults to the temple to do baptisms. What a blessing it was - she had her mom, her dad, and her Stake President, with her.
ORLANDO TEMPLE - Shelby's First Time
In July we went to a cabin in Sundance Utah for a family reunion. We did some rock climbing in Rock Canyon above BYU. We also rode the Alpine Slide in Park City
When I visited Logan to pick up Shelby from her first Retreat for Girls - the Tarrs took me waterskiing. Yep - just like riding a bike!
After that, summer ended and school started. Scout started Eco Academy so the rest of the year is represented in individual posts. That takes up most of my time.
Hope you come visit us soon!
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