Palm Spring Aerial Tram

Okay, so Sunday after church I had this brillant idea that we would take the kids up to the Palm Springs Tram, they had never been. It turned out to be such a wonderful day! We had so much fun we could not stop laughing!


Here is Joe and Parker showing their "HULK" muscles on top of this huge rock that they climbed up to. It is so funny cause the kids continue to ask Joe to make them laugh again. He always comes up with the craziest stuff and Bailey and Parker laugh so hard they almost pee their pants!!!

Here they all decided to act like they were rowing in the river. I could not stop taking pictures of them, they were sooo CUTE!

Here's Peyton with her first snowball! Okay half dirt and half snow but it was neat to see her enjoy making them for the first time! Of course they all started (due to my lovely husband) having a snow ball fight.

I thought this picture was funny. Bailey with her Roxy glasses and her fir lined coat and flip flops....it shows you how outdoorsy we really are! ha ha! Well we try to be a little adventurous!!

LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKY! It was about 60 degrees up there! Compared to the the 97 degrees it was in the desert that day it was pretty refreshing to breath in the cool air!

Last of all.....here is the Sis! She is such the model posing for us on this big tree that had fallen down. The park leaves things in their natural state so that they don't compromise the environment. They played on this tree for a long time and if I could share all the photos of all the cute poses I would but it would be pages and pages long!!

Beautiful Relaxing Hawaii!!

This is the night of our Luau! Of course you cannot leave Hawaii without attending one. We met some very nice people there. What an amazing show. Joe and I both enjoyed the fire part of it the best! I took some pictures but they didn't quite come out well, it was too dark. We had an awesome time! I wouldn't say that the food was our favorite but if you know Joe and I well enough, you know that we are not that into trying strange dishes!! This is one of the few pictures I was able to get of us together so I had to share it.

Our hotel (The Grand Wailea) could not be better! Behind me is our beach area connected to the resort. I am so happy that we chose such an amazing island and such a perfect resort being that it was our first visit to Hawaii.

This is a view looking right out of our room. The hotel had several pools. It was nice being that Joe and I went without kids they had pools dedicated for adults only!

It almost looks staged! But it is the real vegitation that grows naturally there! The plants are amazing. It couldn't be more BEAUTIFUL!

Our Arrival! We made it to the hotel and it couldn't be more outstanding! This is what everyone was talking about the breathtaking island of Maui!

The Bump and Grind!

Yep! That's what they call the hike, "the Bump and Grind!" Joe, my brother Mikey, Danielle and I went on the hike together. I was so proud of my husband for making it ALL the way to the top. He has been working out on a regular basis and trying to eat healthier. We have a lot of years to ENJOY so keep it up Joe I am so proud of you!

Okay Mikey put your shirt back on we know you have a great physique...ha ha! This is my brother Mikey and his wife Danielle. They made it up to the top the first round. Great job guys....that was a fun hike!!

Easter Fun!

Because we didn't have the kids for Easter until late in the day we did a little Easter egg hunt at our favorite park after Easter. We then were able to have some fun flying kites, playing basketball and hanging out with Joe's family during Spring Break. Thank you Steve, Ben and Joanie for the yummy food and for all the effort putting the picnic together. We had a wonderful day and the margarita's at the end of the day were much needed...ha ha! We do enjoy our visits to Phoenix!


Of course, Peyton does not like to have clothes on so she decided to run around the park with just her shorts. She had so much fun playing in the sand. That is not normal for me to let her get that dirty BUT we were on vacation so it was nice to see her have some fun!

This is my nephew, baby Jake.....ISN'T he ADORABLE!!!!