"Mom, are we ever going to see George?"

Grandma Jones has the month of July off. We love to play with her any chance we get. So one day we decided, let's make a day trip up to St. George, Utah. So glad we did!

We began the day at the...

Earlier that week we had a family home evening on the temple! We discussed the age we can go, that we can be married there, families are sealed there, and so much more.

Jack was mesmerized by the message heard while looking at the Christus.

When He said, "As I have loved you, love one another, " Jack whispered to me, "Mom, you sing that song to me at nighttime. I love that song!"

Loving their family after watching the fun family video! Such a good message about how important our families truly are, how they can be together forever, and most importantly, how they are a gift from our Heavenly Father.

"So Jesus was in all of that SAND?" asked Jack.

"No, He was in Jerusalem. That sand is actually a city. Duh!" kindly explained Afton.

 "Are you serious? Look at ALL these Book of Mormons Mommy! Mine is different. Aunt Cindy made mine with golf balls on it.
(Whispers to me) Mine is much cooler!"

 "So, remember when we had FHE? Remember when I was asking about those crazy looking unicorns with 2 horns? Well, here they are again, Mom. Is this the thing for the baptisms? I want to see those one day. Those crazy looking unicorns that is."

 Grandma Jones and my girl

 Jack was screaming, "My eyes are burning out of my head."

Afton would then add, "Seriously mom. We need to be able to even see for the rest of our lives."

 "These stairs are ginormous!"

 "I can do it mommy. Just one more step. HOLD on sister!"

 "Mom, can you see us? We are way up here, almost to heaven!" - Afton

 As grandma was pointing out the pretty flowers to Afton...

 Jack was smashing a fuzzy caterpillar! "Oooh, mom. He just exploded!"

New to St. George, but just further proof this guy hates LAS VEGAS, CHICK-FIL-A! A must stop!

So yummy!

Washington City Community Center was our next stop.

"Are they blowing the whistle to let us know that ALL the poop is out of the pool so we can get in now?" Afton

 "Let's do this!"

Jack wanted to rock climb so bad. I was bummed to find out that once you pay your fee to enter, you can do ALL of the activities in the rec center. I thought I only paid for the pool. Oh well, next time Jack can play!

Afton cheering on the special needs basketball game in the background. They were so fun to watch. They were so kind to one another and always cheering for whoever was shooting, no matter if they were on the other team. Cute basketball players!

Last place we visited was The Pizza Factory in Ancestor Square!

"Peek-a-boo!"

 "Can you believe it Grandma? I just can't even believe it. Plus, we get to eat these! Unbelievable!"

They look just like their ancestors, wearing those bright colors!

 "Hey sister, have you had fun on our adventure? Do you know where George is? I haven't seen him yet." Jack not understanding that St. GEORGE is the name of the city, not a person to meet here.

We really had a fun day! We can't wait to go back. Hopefully Daddy can go with us next time! And maybe we can even find the elusive "George!"

It's SLIME Time!

As a child from the 80s, when I hear the word SLIME, I automatically think of 2 shows!

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I used to love watching people get "slimed" on Nickelodeon as a kid. I always thought it would be fun to go on DOUBLE DARE and make it to the final round. I knew for sure I would win, much like Uncle Rico if he was just given the chance! "We would have taken state for sure. No doubt in my mind."

This morning, my babies wanted to make their own slime. With the help of Pinterest and 36th Avenue, we found a recipe and were able to do it. They had so much fun getting "slimed."

It turned out kind of chunky, not exactly what I expected, but it was still a hit for my babies, and me as well. 

Picture via The 36th Avenue

What you need:

1 bottle Elmer’s Glitter Glue

1 Cup Water

1 tsp. Borax

1 Tb Water

1. Mix 1 tsp. Borax and 1 Cup water.

2. Empty the Glitter Glue into a bowl. 

3. Add 1 TB. Water to the glue and mix it together.

4. Pour the Borax mixture inside of the bowl.  Mix and smush with hands and voila you have glitter slime!

Divas and Drag queens!

So glad that one of my old student's parents still thinks of me to pass along free tickets, whenever she can. Thank you Davonne! Can't believe Tobey is going to be in 7th grade. (I was his 2nd grade teacher!)

On this special night we had tickets to Divas down at the Quad. (Worst hotel EVER!) It was fun to take some of these UNLV DIVAs with me. My husband made sure to let me know that, "You do realize ALL of us have an exam tomorrow morning right?" I figured it was okay, since the show started at 9:30 and knowing ALL of us mommies, we would make sure that the daddies didn't have to do anything out of the ordinary (studying). Sure enough, we got out babies down and in bed, along with getting ourselves all "DIVAed" up & ready for our big night.

 I did take wayyyyyyyy toooooooo many pictures, and most of them were crappy, but I will just comment on a few that had to make the blog.

 Lady Gaga 

Britney Spears

This was the same dude. I was embarrassed that he had a nicer chick body then I have. 

I questioned my personal work out ethic. 

It is NOT as good as his, clearly.

 My favorite performer was Celine Dion. 

I have seen the actual Celine 2 different times and I CAN"T STAND how she performs. 

She is very "crotchy", as proven by this picture above. 

She salutes the crowd every 15 seconds. 

She makes ridiculous silly faces. 

Then salutes the crowd again. 

This dude was identical in ALMOST every way. (ALMOST)

It was hilarious to watch. 

I couldn't stop laughing.

 He was also Cher! 

Not a drag queen show, without Cher. (So classic!)

Fun night all around with these ladies!

By the way, our husbands did fine on their "exam the next morning." Thanks for allowing us ONE night out! :)

Daddy Daughter Date from June 7th, 2013

Every time we drive up the strip past the MGM hotel, Afton automatically starts talking about this special night she had with her daddy. "Mom, it was so fun. We ate at a yummy place... I got to do... I heard this song in the truck while driving...  I wore the prettiest dress... Daddy opened the doors for me... Jack, you didn't do any of this because it was just Daddy and me." She had wanted this night for a couple of weeks. She had a hard time when Jack and Daddy had gone on their 2nd Father-Son's Camping trip. She was determined to get her own special night with her daddy, and she asked about it relentlessly until it actually happened. So I am going to let Afton retell that special night as she sees these pictures. 

"Daddy was driving us and taking our cute picture while stopped at a light. I just love going in the truck." 

(In actuality, this is in our driveway. But, no big deal! Still a cute picture.)

"We went to MGM for our special night. We went there first and saw this lion. He doesn't eat the flowers because he is not real."

"We took pictures here too, but there was only one picture that was cute. This was it. The gorilla was ginormous. Jack you might love this place. It's like a zoo. All the animals look real, but they aren't, so you don't have to worry about one of them eating your face off."

"Like Deuce did," said Jack.

"Yeah, these ones won't get you. So, you are safe!"

"I am sucking 2 straws with juice in one and water in the other. So crazy huh?"

"These are my most favorite dinners in the world. I got macaroni and cheese and cheese sticks. They tasted so yummy. You should take us there tonight for dinner mom." (Daddy said she had like 3 bites and mostly wasted her food, which is odd because she is usually a good little eater. He said that it was a pretty expensive dinner, but it was ok, because he was with his girl.)

"OK,  here we took another picture. These fish were really pretty."

"Then Daddy took me to Old McDonald's and we got ice cream. He got a chocolate dipped one and I got a regular one. Can you see I got a little messy. But only a little."

"Last we went to see The Croods in 3D. I liked it when the little monkey, who belonged to the boyfriend said, 'Duh, Duh, Duhhhhhhhhh!' It was so funny! Brother, I am soooooooo sorry you had to miss this night. But I am sure you will have at least one fun night once in your life. You are still a baby, so don't worry."

He responded crying, "I am NOT a baby!"

I am so glad that my girl was able to have this special night with her daddy. She talks about it constantly with the biggest smile on her face each time; can't wait for her and her daddy to make more memories together as she gets older. 

Well, I take it back. I can wait. She is getting too big too fast.