Good-Bye Old Yellow!!

Shawn finally sold Old Yellow (aka the yellow beast)!! Its a 1971 Ford Boronco. He has been trying to sell it for a little bit now and finally someone from Oregon offered him what he wanted and he took the money and ran! Shawn decided that he was over rebuilding the Bronco so he decided it was time to sell it! (The man that bought the Bronco rebuilds Bronco's for a living. So its going to a really good home! He will send some pictures of it when he is done. We are excited to see what he does with it.) Anyway, it was sad to see it go but we were not going to give it what it needed so it was time to sell it!

This picture is of the shipping company that came and got the Bronco!

The boys helping the man by standing on the back of the Bronco so that he could get it tied down. They thought it was pretty cool to do that! I thought that the boys would be really sad and maybe shed a few tears but they didn't. Not even Shawn! So I guess its time for me to go down to the DMV and figure out what they will let us do about the specialized license plates. (Shawn wants to keep the ALTREGO (Alter Ego) plates and when he purchases a Jeep he wants them on it) So hopefully they will just suspend the plates for a year or so!

Anyway, Shawn said in a year or so he is going to purchase a Jeep Wrangler. Something that he doesn't have to work on all the time but something that he can go 4-wheeling in. So we will see!!

games, games, games!!

Our boys love to play games. So lately we have been playing lots of games. Its such a great way to spend time as a family and its a good way to teach the boys that you cant win at everything. (there is always a looser and a winner and its just a game)

Anyway, tonight we played ZINGO. Its a game like BINGO but with a twist!! We had a great time!everyone at the table!
Kode having a good time!

Bry laughing at Shawn (he really didn't want his picture taken cause he was half naked. (o'well I love to take pictures and that's that.)

Shawn dealing out the cards!

( Everyone got a chance to be the dealer)

and Kode being the dealer!!

All in all we really enjoy playing games!!

The Last Stop on Our Vacation!!

So after we left Salt Lake we made our way up to Layton to visit Shawn's mom, his sister and her family, and his grandparents.

Kode brought his "head bands" game with us on our trip and while we were at Peggy's house we got it out and the kids played it. They had so much fun.

cousin Isaac

Kode, Isaac, Bry, Hannah, and Jordan

Grandma Peggy teaching Bry how to play pool. He really enjoyed learning how.

While we were in Layton we stopped in to see Shawn's grandparents. (they have moved to a nursing home now) They both looked good and grandma is happy to be living there. Grandpa is recovering from gal stones but is doing much better. All in all it was very nice to see them.

Lamar, Shawn, and Ladonna

While grandma and grandpa were getting ready for lunch the rest of us decided to take a walk around the facility. We walked around and saw all the birds, we walked out on the patio and saw what a beautiful view that they have and the boys fed the fish.

Thanks Peggy for letting us stay with you at your house. Its always nice to hang with you!!

Before we knew it it was time for us to go home. It was such a nice week to be able to see and spend time with most of our families. It was quite an adventure of a week but we had a great time!

Our Next Stop!!

Our next stop on our mini vacation was to my dad and step-mom's house. It was so nice to see all of them. While we were there we went to dinner at Training Table we played the Wii and Travis and Kode made us some shakes. (they were fabulous I have to say!) and we even booked our flights to Disneyland while we were there. (we are now official) I was a great visit!!Alex, Bry and Kode hanging out waiting for our dinner. Training table was a great choice. We could be as loud as we wanted to and the kids had their very own table.

(sorry I don't know where Isaac went when I took this picture)
After dinner we all went back to the house and played the Wii. (my boys got a few new Wii games for Christmas so they were excited to share them with everyone. Thanks to Isaac and Alex for sharing some of their Wii games. They had some fun ones)

Grumpy and the boys!

Grumpy even got into playing the Wii

Harm and silly Trav

Kode chopping up the candy for the shakes.

(he is a pro at chopping up the candy)

Uncle Trav is a pro at making the shakes. They were sooooo good!!

Bry and Isaac enjoying their shakes

Grumpy and Mimaw!

Grumpy enjoying a butterfinger shake!!

What a great day we had. Thanks so much Mimaw and Grumpy for letting us hang with you guys for the day. We enjoyed seeing everyone. We look forward to seeing everyone soon in Disney!!