Happy Father's Day

This post is dedicated to my children's father. Growing up I always wanted to marry someone like my Dad. I always wanted my kids to have the kind of relationship with their father that I had and have with mine. Somehow I've been more than blessed and have found that in Dave. He is everything I've always wanted and more because he's also an example of priesthood strength. Having the priesthood in our home is such a big deal to me and the fact that our boys will grow up having that and knowing that's what they need to follow makes my heart full with gratitude. So Happy Father's Day to my Davey, my Dad, Papa John, and Grandpa Deuel. I love you all!

My Boys

Just some cute pics of the boys eating ice-cream cones.

Our 5 Year Anniversary Trip

This past week Dave and I went to LA and on a Baja Cruise for our 5 year anniversary. We had such a fun time! On Saturday afternoon we flew into LA, meet up with Ben and Tami Wood, got all dressed up, then went and watched Wicked at the Pantages Theater.



It is hands down the best musical I've ever seen. I loved it! It's hard to belive that some people have that much talent. I want to see it again and again and again.

Sunday the four of us went to Six Flags, Magic Mountain. We got there right when the park opened and immediately got in line for the newest ride X2. It's only been open for 2 weeks so we thought the line might get longer the later in the day it got. I don't know how much longer it did get, but we waited 2 hours to get on this ride! Some rides scare me, but in the "wow that was scary, but so fun. Let's do it again and again" kind of way. Not this one. X2 scared me in the "wow, not only have I now seen death but I need a new pair of undies" kind of way. Seriously, scared me more than I've EVER been scared on a ride. We had a great day and rode a lot of "fun scary" rides. It was nice to not have to sit on a single flying Dumbo or Small World boat.

Monday morning we got up at 5:30 am to get in line for something that I've wanted to do for a very long time...

The Price Is Right!After multiple lines, an interview and a million rounds of canadian salad (card game), we made it in. My first thought was, "Wow, this is so small". Second thought, "Wow, they haven't changed a thing since 1970." Everything looks so different live compared to what you see on tv every morning.

It's so fast paced that I now understand how someone could bid $8,000 for a 2 person tent. Although none of us got called up on stage, it was still the coolest thing ever. Our show airs June 16th for any of you who want to try and spot us out in the crowd.

After the show we husseled to board our cruise ship in Long Beach and met up with Chris and Tameo (Dave's brother and his wife).

Our first stop, Tuesday, was Catalina Island. It was beautiful. We did some site seeing around the little town and then some snorkeling.

The water was freakin' freezing, but we saw some fish, so that was cool.

That night was formal night on the ship so we got all dressed up. It was great to feel like a real adult for the evening and not just a Mommy who barely manages to shower by 4 pm, if at all, for the day.

Wednesday we stopped at Ensenada, Mexico. We originally planned on kayaking to "La Bufadora", aka, The Blowhole. Luckily we didn't book that little adventure through the ship because the weather that day was terrible. It was raining, the wind was blowing and overall it was freakin' freezing Mister Bigglesworth.

We did get in some haggling with the locals, ate some awesome churros, bought some suvioners for the kids, and I got a knockoff Dooney and Bourke purse.

Thursday we had a "fun day at sea" and hung out on the ship. Overall we got to eat some great food, played cards a few nights until 1:30 am, watched a few comedians and a magician, and just enjoyed being with one another. It was so nice to have someone else cook, clean and take care of me for a week. Special thanks to Grandpa and Grammy Meier for taking care of the boys all week. Also to our travel buddies, Ben, Tami, Chris, and Tameo for making the trip as fun as it was. Last, but not least, to my Davey who is my best friend in the whole world and who I love with all my heart...Happy (almost) Anniversary Sweets :)