Look what I have

These beautiful Lilly's are blooming in my back yard! I took some starts from my mom and dad this spring and I have been worried they wouldn't take or the dog would trample/dig/eat them.
They made it through and they are beautiful!

Maple Mountain

Saturday morning, at 5am, Curtis met up with his friends Brad and Sean from our ward.
They started what would be a 9 hour hike up to the top of Maple Mountain.

At the top they signed a registry, adding their name to the list of those who have concord the trail.

He had a great time and got to see a lot of wild life.

I'm so proud of him. Way to go Curtis!

Papa and Max

Some things will always be in style.
Good solid things like honesty, and trust and caring about people.
It’s qualities like these that keep me aware of who I am.
And what I can give to life.
It’s qualities like these, Papa, that you’ve taught me to value,
through your influence, your example, and your love.
It has made me love you very much,
And has made me very proud to have you for my Papa.

Zoo day

Last Monday, Curtis took off work so we could all go to the zoo together. I had a great time introducing Max to the animals at the zoo. He was most excited about the elephants.

I suggest going early to the zoo if you want to see the tigers active. They seem to sleep most of the day. We arrived around 9:30 and the tigers had just come out of the indoor habitat. The three cubs came right down to the water to play with their favorite toy.

Max's room has been decorated in zoo animals and we read a lot of books about them but this was the first time he has been old enough to grasp that these are living creatures.

If the zoo wasn't great enough, he got to have his favorite lunch too.
It was such a fun day. I'm really glad Curtis took us to the zoo.

3 Years

It has been three years since Curtis and I got married. That can't be right. I feel like we have been married much longer than 3 years.
For our annaversary, Curtis took me to a wonderful restaurant, La Dolche Vita, then we went to a movie of my choice. Of course I chose the most girlish love story available...A-Team.

Any one looking for a great movie? This is it. I was sad when the show ended. I was ready for another 2 hours of entertainment. I can't wait for the next A-Team movie.
Thanks for a great date Curtis. I love you.

Capital Reef

Curtis and Max went to Capital Reef Last weekend for the Stevens reunion. They ended up staying in a suite above the general store.

Max got to play with Isaac for three days so that insured a happy boy. Curtis took Max swimming, hiking, out to ice cream and out to parks. I don't think he missed me at all.

Max fell asleep on one of the hikes.

I'm so happy to have my boys back.

Summer

Summer is here...kind of. We've had a few warm days. We found this Pool pack for $6.99 at smiths. Max and Isaac love to play with the pool...not always in the pool. They really like that they can step over the side so they send most of the time going in and out of the pool. I hope the warm days come back soon.