*being upgraded to the deluxe suite in Albuquerque after our first non-smoking room smelled pretty badly of smoke.
*swimming at the pool in the hotel in Colorado
*WILD children at the restaurant with all the family the evening we got to Colorado...okay this really wasn't such a great thing, but it was definitely a memorable portion of the trip. It goes to shows that driving 16 hours in the car with kiddos is pretty hard to do!
*Maddie and Robby dancing their hearts out on the dance floor at the reception that evening. In addition to being the stars of the night, they definitely worked their wonders in keeping the dancing relatively clean for most of the evening {good job kids....keep up the good work}
*Aunt Esther catching the bouquet, and Maddie going on and on about this fact for the next few days :)
*Dinner with Pres Hawkins and his wife in their beautiful home (Jesse served a church mission in Peru for two years, and Pres Hawkins was his mission president). The kids loved their backyard and even made friends with the neighbor children. Other than getting attacked viciously by mosquitos {me}, we had a great time visiting with them. Jesse also loved reliving the old mission days and I enjoyed seeing pictures from "back in the day".
*Visiting Aunt Gina and Uncle Vince, and eating yummy homemade cookies and lemonade. The kids once again loved their beautiful yard and Gina even took M and R down into her garden. Robby especially loved the vintage red model car that Gina let him take home.
*Stopping in Payson on our way home to see fireworks on the Fourth of July. Although I definitely wouldn't want to mostly drive in a vehicle on Independance Day, it was fun to stop for Pizza and fireworks in Payson to see their firework show. After it was over we hopped back in the car and drove the rest of the way home.
Maddie was cracking me up striking poses at the gas station. I love the fact that she has my watch on...such a big girl :)
My "bigger two" children, as I frequently call them. They have become such buddies this summer since we moved out of our house and away from other friends. Although there have still been many fights, there has been even more pretending together, and of course lots of laughs!!
In Albuquerque we stopped for a few minutes at the Mormon Battallion monument. To be honest, up until that day I never even knew there was a monument like this in New Mexico!
E, Mommy {me}, M and R
Maddie and Robby dancing together at the wedding reception. As we sat at the Catholic church, I realized that this is the first wedding my kids have ever been to {other than my sissy's when M was 1 month old}. They had NO idea what to expect, but I know that sitting in a church for an hour was not one of them. It was a great experience to talk with them a little more about our beliefs and why we were married in the temple. Maddie and I also had a great talk about modesty and why a "pretty white dress" that does not have sleeves is not appropriate for us to wear. All in all it was a fun day feeled with lots of family togetherness, great food, good weather, and even a fun photo booth!
The Toronto Fam: Uncle Brett, M, Aunt Joanna, Aunt Abby, Aunt Esther, Eli, Tiffany, Uncle Adam, Robby, and Jesse
Everyone thought that Robby was quite the little dancer....little did they know that he was actually just doing his "kung-fu moves" instead of real dancing :)
Rob got pretty tired and cranky, thank goodness Papa was there to hold him until he fell asleep. I have to admit it was rather nice to have all three kids sleep in the next day
Pres and Sis Hawkins with Jesse
Maddie was pretty darn tired by the time we hit fireworks and kept running around the parking lot we had stopped in to watch the firework show. She got pretty crabby when we made her stay by us :)
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