Home Sweet Home

Since Nursing School starts for me on Thursday, Alan and I decided to take a trip together this last weekend before I get swamped in school, and what better place to visit but home to California to spend a weekend with my parents! We left Thursday after work and got into Cali late night and my parents had a "Good Luck Alice" cake and balloons waiting for our arrival! :) It was really sweet!

On Friday we hung around by the house, and went to dinner and a movie and then Saturday we went down to Redondo Beach for some crab! When I was little we used to go down there as a family and eat crab so it was exciting to take Alan there to share in the fun!
You actually get to pick your live crab and they steam them right there, so they are super fresh when you eat them! I'm not a crab fan but Alan LOVED it and so does my dad!

We had such a great time with my parents in Cali we didn't want to come home! Thanks Dad and Mom for such a WONDERFUL weekend! We love you!

Cuteness

Laughlin

This past weekend we went to Laughlin with some friends for a little R&R! We had a great time hanging out at the pool and eating at all the Buffets!

Jon, Alan and Josh waiting for dinner

Alice and Christina

I thought this picture was too cute cause Josh and Alan are like little best friend buddies walking together checking out the view! :)

The boys swimming at the pool

Alan trying to conquer the "El Bandito" 2.5 lbs burrito!Us on the River boat

The whole gang

Alice and Chris on the River boat

Jessi's way or no way!

Well..last night I went to Sarah and Dan's to find that Jessi had FINALLY decided it was time for her to walk! She has been getting better and better these last few weeks taking her sweet time getting ready and last night she realized she was on parade and was walking all over the place! For those of you that know Jessica, it's her way or no way! I guess she just decided it was time! When she would get to her destination she would wait for all of us to yell "yahhh!" and start clapping and then she would laugh and clap along with us!

This morning the Porter kiddos had there first day of school! I met Sarah and my mom and we walked to school with them!

Hyrum-6th Grade

Cole-3rd grade

Brianna-2nd grade

Brock-Kindergarten

Jakey starts preschool next weekKatie and Jessica along for the ride!

GONE!

Here's what happens when you put dessert in front of 8 hungry kiddos!

David's graduation and some fun in the sun!

This last weekend was David's graduation! The fun started on Friday night when family and friends got together at David and Lindsay's house to celebrate, then on Saturday Alan and I had the chance to attend the actual ceremony and see David walk! Congrats to David!
Lindsay and Logan

Look how cute these graduation hats are made by Lindsay!

Uncle James and Logan!

David opening cards and gifts!Alice and Leah!

Grandpa, Logan and Ma'a!The GRADUATE!
We also had the pleasure of having Susie, Justin and Chance visiting from California. We were able to hang out with them all weekend and enjoy some fun in the sun on the boat!

Susie and Alice

Alice and Chance playing Leapster!

Alan and Chance eating YUMMY dessert!

Alice and Alan hanging out on the tube!

Alice and Susie!Chancer on the boat!

Justin and Alan hanging out!

Chance LOVED Alan's fish!

A Couple of Things...

I caught a few things on camera this week I wanted to share...the first one is of Jakey riding his bike ALL BY HIMSELF with no training wheels! (I actually took this one on the 4th but haven't posted it yet)

This next video is of Uncle and Imi talking about sharks and fishes. When Imi was out visiting Grandpa and Grandma last month, they took him to the Long Beach Aquarium and since then Imi has been carrying around the pamphlet they hand out there with all the sharks, Rays, and Fishes you will see. Alan and I went through each page of that pamphlet a million times with him while he was hanging out with us! He can name almost all of them! What 3 yr old knows about Bat Rays, and Purple Sea Urchins and Leopard Sharks?! (Sorry...It's kinda a long video)

And finally, last night Alan was mowing and cleaning up our back yard and decided to fill up the doggy pool for the pups we had there (we had one visiting last night to play with Sadie). The two pups, Sadie and Sam, LOVED the pool and would jump in and out and since they are little it is a good size pool to them. Well, Luke is older and kinda hangs back and watches the crowd at the house when we have pups over to play, but he decided they were having too much fun in the pool and wanted to join in on the fun. Too bad the pool barely passes his ankles, he is so big! I just thought it was funny!