Sea World

Our second day was spent at Sea World. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring the camera this day so the only pictures I have are from Carlie's camera. This picture was taken at the dolphin show. This was my favorite part of the day. Isn't the dolphin cute?! He's smiling at us! (: This show was BY FAR better than the Shamu show. At least that's what Dave and I thought.
The sea otter show wasn't that great. I don't think the animals really wanted to participate that day. This is a great photo though.

Shamu! All I have to say about the Shamu show is WOW. Dave and I had a good laugh. If you really want the full details of our Shamu experience, just ask me sometime. My opinions can't be portrayed on the blog. It must be done in person....BELIEVE me! (: LOL

San Diego Zoo

On the first day of our trip, we went to the San Diego Zoo. Here are some pictures for your enjoyment. (: FYI, the pictures of the animals were taken by Carlie. Isn't she talented?!
Eww. This snake was so gross! It was HUGE!!!!

This picture freaks me out every time I look at it. The color is really pretty though.

She took this picture through a chain link fence! Mine didn't turn out so well (;


We never found out what this building was. We could see it from the Zoo.

Dave and I getting an aerial view of the zoo.

Us in front of the zoo. Can you see the elephant???

California Trip June 2009

This post is LONG overdue! Our trip to California was so much fun! We were there from June 15th to the 20th and loved every day of it! We went with my parents, my sister's Carlie and Megan, my brother Adam and his fiance Beth, and her two kids Kaitlyn and Austin. Our week was JAM packed! We went to the San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Disneyland, Universal Studios and the beach. Yeah.....it was a busy week, and a much needed break! Because I have so many pictures from each day, and beacuse I'm horrible at choosing which ones to post, I'm going to break down the posts by each place that we visited. Hopefully it will be easier this way.

The CAAP

This past Saturday, I had to take the CAAP test. In order to be accepted into the teaching program at Weber State, I need to pass this exam. I spent five hours taking this test. CAAP test=No fun! I felt pretty good about most of the subjects, and not so good about others. I'll get my results in a few weeks. Wish me luck! I really don't want to have to take that again!

Graduation!

Both of our sisters Carlie and Jayce graduated from Davis High School this year! We are so proud of them and wish them the best of luck as they pursue their goals for the future.

This is a picture of Carlie and her friend Carlee Petersen. I just had to post this picture. They're not sure what they think about starting life in the real world! This is Jayce, her friend Melissa, and Billy.

There is not a better picture in this world to define Jayce.

This is one of Carlie's senior pictures that we took in our backyard. I love it. It describes her perfectly.

Congratulations girls! We love you!

Memorial Day Weekend

Wow it has been a busy couple of weeks. First off, I'll start with our camping trip to Round Valley over Memorial Weekend. (many would consider our "camping trip" to not be camping at all, my husband may be one of these many) (: For as long as I can remember, my family, along with my extended family has gone camping at Round Valley golf course over every Memorial Day weekend. Yes, you read that right....we camp on a golf course. It is quite fun. We usually all play a round or two of golf and then just spend the weekend playing games and being lazy. I thoroughly enjoyed it this year. It was so nice to get away from the day to day norm and basically do nothing. Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

Megan and Christy waiting to start

Dave doing what he does best...sleepingCarlie, Cambree and Carter looking for golf balls.

This is right next to the 9th hole. Dave and I getting ready to golf. This was funny. Calee came running out on the 9th hole when she saw Christy golfing. She was running out to her with her arms reached out. So cute.

This picture was taken after Terry had come ond got her. Wow we are a good looking couple.

Don't ask me what Dave is trying to do here.

The crazy pile of ants that we found. Gross. You can't really tell, but they were everywhere!

Gamer Heaven

Here are a few pictures of the desk that Dave has been working on for the past month. It turned out to be perfect! Dave is in gamer heaven!...I may not be a gamer, but I like it too. (: He did such a great job! Thanks to Dave's parents for helping us finish it!...and for the use of your garage for a month!

Three Tier Birthday Cake

Here are a few pictures of the birthday cake that Megan and I made for Mom and Carlie's birthday! It was our first try at making a three tier cake. Man, this cake took all day long to make! I have to admit, by the end, I was pretty sick of this cake. We have a few things to work on (like trying to get all three cakes level) (: In the end, it looked alright for a first try and I have to say, it was delicious!...gotta love Betty Crocker! (:

Birthdays!

This week has been a busy birthday week! Sunday was my Mom's birthday and we had a family party to celebrate. My sister Carlie's birthday is tomorrow and Dave's brother Mike has a birthday on Sunday! Happy Birthday to you all! Here are a few pictures from the family party we had.

Adam

Calee

Mom Opening her gifts

Calee. She's so fun to play with!

Carlie opening her favorite gift. A special lens for her camera.

Me. No explanation is necessary.

Mother's Day Cake

Here is the Mother's Day Cake that Megan and I have been working on today. It kind of looks like a baby shower cake, but I feel good about how it turned out. This cake took forever. Much longer than expected (as always) (: I can't wait to eat it, lol. The top tier is French Vanilla cake with raspberry filling, and the bottom tier is French Vanilla Cake sandwiched between two chocolate cakes all with raspberry filling. MMM! Happy Mothers Day!