Thursday, June 10, 2010

Kicking Off Summer Vacation 2010!

WE LOVE SUMMER!
I am so happy that summer vacation is here! One of my favorite things about summer is to leave behind our rigorous schedule and the structure of each day. My favorite thing about the school year beginning in the fall is to have a rigorous schedule and the structure of each day! :)

As soon as we got home from the school day, we went swimming at Dana and Yolanda's pool. SO FUN! They always make us feel welcome and we really enjoy the company.
Splish, Splash....the pool is a BLAST!

Dave and Alyssa, ready for a swim!
Here are a few pictures from the final days of school from Jaxson's dance festival-
THE CHICKEN DANCE!


My handsome 6 year old, finishing up his Kindergarten school year!
Summer is about FRIENDS!
Here is Taylor and our dear neighbor, Riley.

Cheri, Steve and Hope came to the park with us to wrap up the baseball season.
Taylor, dancing in.......
THE LION KING
Taylor worked really hard in her dance class all year. We went to the Covey Center of Art in Provo for the final production. It was awesome. Taylor was darling. Many of her family members came to support her.
Poppie, Grandma Barbie, Steve, Cheri, Hope, Austin and on the back row are Jaxson and Dave!
Aunt Cheri, trying to get Alyssa to give her a kiss.....
After the performance, we caught a quick picture and then headed off to Red Robin for dinner together. A great night!

VIVA LAS VEGAS!!!
The past two summers, we have spent time with my brother, Brandon, and his family in Vegas. Since we have only known Vegas in scorching July, I asked if we could come down during the first part of June, when the weather would be in the upper 80s, lower 90s. Brandon agreed it would be a great idea.
So, the kids and I left for Vegas on Saturday, July 5th. Little did we know that unseasonably high temperatures awaited us! Yes, 105-109 the ENTIRE time we were there! The weather forecasters predicted a cooling......the day we left for home!
Anyway, we didn't let the weather spoil our trip! We had a great time!

We LOVED the parks with splash pads!
Here is Jaxson getting water dumped on his head!
Here is comes, Jax!
BRRRR!
Everything makes Jaxson smile in a park!
Austin and Alyssa
Austin, running through the water!



Taylor with her cute little look of delight!

Sydney and Austin!
Alyssa enjoying a swing!
Jaxson
Austin
Sydney and Taylor
Sadie, lovin' the swing!
My wonderful and beautiful sister-in-law, Charlotte!
The perfect hostess!
Thanks for being so kind and patient with all of us taking over your home!
Alyssa loved the crawl through the play area.
Yeah, Sydney!
SUNDAY, LaNae's Baby Blessing!
I called my Bradley cousins and let them know we were going to be in town. They quickly invited us toe LaNae's baby blessing. We were able to see many of our cousins. LaNae's baby was named "Alyssa."

Here they are! LaNae looked beautiful!
Visiting with LaRinda, Dan and Brandon.
Here is Kevin and his wife, and Charlotte
LaNae, Uncle Ben and me!
Cousin Stasha (with strange lighting strands across her)
SWIMMING.....Vegas Style!
I don't know what "Vegas Style" is, but it sounds really great! :)

Charlotte with Sade and Sydney!

Taylor

Austin, springing into the pool!

Cutie pie Austin!

Brandon and baby girl Alyssa!

Fun in the sun!
We had the greatest time with Brandon's family. Love you guys so much!
What a wonderful plunge into summer 2010!

4 comments:

We're Hatchin' said...

We had a blast! We're so glad you came! The girls can't wait to play again. July might just be a a bit cooler, you can come back a try it again!:) Thanks for the great time!

Yo said...

Looks like you had fun!! I can't get over how darling Alyssa is - so cute in her little bikini. Too bad it was so hot down there and then you have to come home to the rain and storm - crazy weather!!

Amberlin Gefrom said...

how fun! Sorr I was being such a boob! I guess the grass can be greener a lot of other places haha! Looks like you are kicking off summer right!

Miss Julie said...

Jody and family, It looks like you are having a wonderful summer! I miss you all!! I am looking forward to seeing you all again soon. Give everyone a big hug!!!