What To Do...Think, Think, Think Part 1

Cliff and I kept asking the question "What should we do for spring break?" We didn't feel like driving too long for a trip. He wanted to stay within Utah and I was okay with that decision. So, where to go and what to do? He kept asking for ideas and I threw out the idea of Moab to him. He shook it off and said no. Not even 2 days later he texts me while at work and says, "I have a good idea where to go. Do you want to know?" Of course I wanted to know so I called him and asked what his great idea was...MOAB!!! I just chuckled and reminded him that I suggested that idea and that he shot it down. BUT, I wasn't about ready to tell him I didn't want to go because OF COURSE I WANTED TO GO! 

When the kids found out where we were going, they got so excited and couldn't wait. Every day they reminded us how many days we had left until we headed off. Once on the road, (3 hour drive...turned into 4 with a pit stop), Cliff rented a movie on iTunes and let them watch it on the way there. I thought the movie would keep them entertained that the road trip would feel short enough for them, but I have never been asked and told so many times..."Are we almost there? This is taking SO LONG!"

We had finally arrived and couldn't check in to the condo until 3p.m., so we decided to head straight out to Dead Horse Point and walk around. This is the beginning picture of the trip. Oh, how I had to cut out so many pictures and just put in my favorites.

It was windy, but the weather couldn't have been any better. It was an amazing sight to see! Gorgeous views and a camera still can't capture the beauty of it all that is etched in ones mind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Double Arches was first thing on the list for the next day. The weather was supposed to be nice, but ended up raining off and on throughout the day. Kalena was the only one that hiked the rocks with me up to the Double Arches, but I did get pictures of the boys along the way. While Kalena and I were up in the arches, Cliff took a picture of the boys and how windy it was. (I will have to get it off his phone and post it on part 2)

 

 

 

 

 

And this is the end of part 1 of the trip. SO MANY PICTURES!!!!

Lucky the Leprechaun

I usually don't do a DARN thing for St. Patrick's Day, but this year Kalena set out 3 traps to try and catch one. She put 2 outside and one on the kitchen table. As you can see in the picture, she left bits of gold wrappers from the candy and some dried pasta for "Lucky."



Lets just say that I bought some junior mints a couple nights before just for me to eat. I didn't get the chance to eat them. I wish I would have just set the junior mints out right before I went to bed because I didn't get much sleep. I kept dreaming/thinking "What if I don't get up in time to make it look like Lucky didn't come?" But I didn't set the mints out the night before because I was too worried about that small 2% chance that one of the kids just might wake up in the middle of the night and have no idea where they were and walk all over the mints and smash them into the carpet. Lucky also ended up writing a letter to Kalena.





I told them that Lucky left a trail of poop. The kids didn't want to come and look at that point because they were afraid they might step in the droppings. So, I came out with them and Lavea'i, the brave little soul that he is, decided to eat it and found out it was candy. Then Kalena asked me why I said it was poop. I just told her it looked like it, but that he must have dropped his candy cause his hand were full of the gold she had left for him. She later wrote a note to him saying:

The Fairy Will Help

One night for dinner I made chicken alfredo, along with slices of cucumbers, mandarin oranges and homemade french bread. Kalena will only eat cucumbers with Italian dressing poured over the top. So, she got the dressing and began to pour it. Not only did it get on her cucumbers, it also got on her oranges and into the alfredo. She WASN'T happy about it AT ALL! Cliff and I tried to tell her just to move her food away from each other, but she was too mad to listen and just began mixing all of her food together. Cliff told her just to wait and that the "Fairy" would come and take care of it. After listening to her complain and whine for a few more minutes, the "Fairy" did take care of it. She went over to her and flicked her on the mouth because she was making a mess on the table and then proceeded to not be so patient. The "Fairy" ticked off, went and got another plate moved all her food onto the clean plate. Wasting the oranges because they weren't any good now, the "Fairy" told her she better eat everything on her plate and that she wasn't going to get off of the table until it was gone.

After the "Fairy" finished, Cliff turned around and said, "See, I told you the fairy would take care of it." After this, it was the joke for the rest of the evening.