Monday, April 6, 2009

St George with the Nyman cousins

While the adults were upstairs playing cards the kids were messing around and taking pictures and they actually got a couple cute ones. they had fun at night messing around in their PJ's
the cousins raced on the little go carts


Some cute shots of the girls mini-golfing





Clark had so much fun with the girls getting the other cousins wet they got drenched in the process. Saige wasn't sure she liked that idea




Caleb, Josh, Jake, Sammie, Kenedy, Brooklynn, and Saige
They had a blast running through the fountains



Best buds: Sammie and Josh








The stream was perfect for the little ones
Little buddies: Kennedy, Saige, and Brooklynn



Grandpa Kent helping Samantha with her swing




They worked so hard gathering up all those balls to play with




In the Month of March we lived out of a suitcase.Clark and I got back from our trip around 1 AM on Wed. the 18th and then we did some laundry and repacked and grabbed the girls and then we caught another plane that night and headed to St George to play with my family. I didn't think I could pull it off but I we did. The weather was wonderful and the girls had so much fun with their cousins. We went to find a spot to hit a bucket of golf balls but all the courses were full and we didn't want to wait around with that many little kids so we headed to their fun park were they had a driving range but it was not working so they lets us hit ball for free as long as they gathered up their own balls they thought that was funner than any Easter egg hunt they had been on. We went to a lot of parks ,their favorite was a little park in the middle of town that had water fountains and a little stream with a water fall they played there for hours. It was fun to sit and watch them and soak up some sun. . One day we went to eat at Chuck-a Rama's and the kids loved it they thought it was so fun to go get what ever they wanted as much as they wanted especially the dessert bar. I'm not usually a buffet kind of a gal but I was glad to see my kids eat a variety of food and even sneak in a few fruits and veggies. When ever we would ask the kids were they wanted to go eat they would say, "Chuck -a -Grandma's " and then they would laugh. We had so much fun at night just hanging out and playing games. Thanks Mom and Dad for having us down the kids look forward to it every year and they have the best memories at the Condo.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Celebrating the big 10th

A photographer at the resort took some fun pictures on the grounds there although some are cheesy, I thought it would be a good keepsake for us!!!







































































Me showing off that I was up on Clark 3 games when we landed in Salt lake

Not the best picture but this guy cracked me up he was a tiny little fire eating limbo master!!!





Lounging at the pool. We liked this pool because you could swim right up to the bar and get a drink it was fun.



This was the pizza restaurant that we spent so much time at playing cards and waiting for ever for their yummy pizza





I found a way to lay on my stomach and get some sun on my back


I was not a fan of their desserts so when I got a sugar craving we walked down this path to a little store to get M&M's They struggle with chocolate in Antigua


We ate breakfast on the balcony some morning we had a great view of the resort



Lunch on the beach

I just wanted to show how huge the resort was and this was just one side. There was a whole other section







Pretty view of the resort




We went to a small church branch in St. Johns, Antiqua they met upstairs above this store. It is always fun to go to church at these small little branches.


This is a silly picture Clark tried to take of me through the heart shaped towels the maids put on our bed.



They would turn down our bed at night an occasionally do something cute like this.




As scary as it is I wanted to remember that I was 5 months pregnant on this trip.




We loved sipping on smoothies and reading a good book on the beach. It doesn't get much better that that.











dinner time


This was a night shot on the beach and you can't tell but the ocean is behind us we had fun at night talking in lounge chairs on the beach



Yes we ate a lot



These our our new friends we met from Mississippi that was there on their honeymoon (Robert and Kami)


At this Japanese restaurant you got to watch them prepare the food right in front of you, so you ate with about five other couples which was fun to meet people from all around.






One of our other favorite pass times sleeping!!!




It is crazy to think Clark and I have been married for 10 years. Wow has it flown by. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband he is stuck with me for eternity. He spoils me so much. He works so hard for our family. He knows what a Cache Valley girl I am and he makes his job work around us living here which I am so grateful that our kids can be around both grandparents and cousins they love .We are blessed to have him around more that most dads and he helps out so much with the kids and they adore him. He is a better house wife that I am. I struggle cooking meat and he never complains he is always willing to help out with dinner. I don't remember the last time I mopped the floor or scrubbed the bathroom he always has that covered. He is the best example to me and the girls I always find him reading his scriptures or studying the gospel he is always setting and achieving goals spiritually, physically and educationally. He is always striving to be a better person and I love that about him. He is always teaching the girls as well. We have been on so many adventures together. He truly is my best friend. Clark thanks for the most amazing 10 years. I am so excited to spend and eternity with you. I love you!!!!
For our Anniversary Clark took me to a beautiful resort Sandals Grande Antigua for 7 days it was wonderful. We did not go on one of the excursions. We just relaxed, read books, swam, and slept. We have been on too many vacations were you run from one thing to the next and you are more tired when you get home that when you left. The Resort was a blast and the grounds were gorgeous. The Only time we left the resort was to go to church, at a little branch in St. Johns the people were very friendly. When you leave the resort I'm not a huge fan of Antiqua. The roads are very narrow plus they drove on the other side of the road, they fly low and honked for all the goats to get out of their way. It helped me to appreciate Clarks crazy driving. But all the beaches were beautiful that we saw on the roller coaster drive. Back at the resort we went to the spa to get couples massage. She thought Clark how to give a real message, I've yet to see if it pays off. Those could be very addicting. We had so much fun playing our favorite game Skip-Bo which started when we were newly weds and we were short on cash so we would go and play at the park for our dates. (Its funny how things some times don't change) We had and on going tournament throughout the trip and the winner got a bag of M&M's. I was ahead of Clark by 3 games when we landed in Salt Lake. (Sorry honey I want Almond please!) We played a lot while waiting at this pizza restaurant we loved the pizza it was the best we have had. This was one of the most relaxing trips I have been on. At night we would get cleaned up and go to dinner and then they always had some form of entertainment. We saw some talent shows, a magician, the fire eating guy and we went to a karaoke bar with some friends we met. It was hard to leave our kids, we didn't get to talk to them much because it cost so much to call from there. But it was nice to focus on each other. The kids didn't even miss us they had so much fun with their grandparents and cousins. Before we left I wrapped up some dollar store treats and put a note with it for them to open each day. They thought it was so cool. I think they were sad to see us come home because the gifts stopped. This was such a fun way to celebrate our ten years together.