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The king is still alive and kicking.....

I have always heard that The Jersey boys was something that we had to see so as soon as they came to Vegas I had to get tickets.. and of course I had to get Mom and Dad tickets too, they have go with us like it or not.

I have to say I am not really sure why I went to see the stars because I am so afraid I don't enjoy it at all... at one point I was crying and Could not get by them. I know that they are not real but I made Ray touch them to show me that they would not move.
After being in there for an hour it did get better but I still am very nervous about touching them. It really was fun to see how big or small they really are.

I was so Happy after Bush told us that gas was going back to .50 a gallon

Rays 2 buddies Frank and Dean
more my style Bob and George

Ray sang to the American Idol judge Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest
Simon was not very impressed.

He wishes
No way ! I couldn't get close to Johnny Depp he is a very little man and the setting was very dark.
A few questions for Jerry
and a few pointers for Tiger Woods
then on to Shaq . What a fun trip.

Who's your Mamma?

Happy Mother's day Mom.. I love you.

Vegas or Bust

Stetson loves to play baseball and we love to see him play so Mom, Lindsey and I thought we would take a trip to see him, the boys could not get off to go with us but we went anyway. First stop Dinner at Chipotle.
Then off to shopping. We first went to the best make-up store I have ever been in, Tiffany and Mom are trying the lipstick. yucky I don't want any of that touching my lips.
But I did let Tiffany put the eye make-up on, don't you think she did a great job? I tried my hand at it too. this is after we are all made up.
Next stop the sunglasses, Mom looks like the dude on CHIPS.. ha ha what is his name? Erik Estrada?
Day 2: we made our way to the outdoor outlet mall. WE LOVE THIS PLACE.
Perfume anyone?
Of course we had to take the time to stop and play. Hayden with his Best smile :-)

Mom showing Dad she likes firetrucks too.
Tiffany thinks she can ride a motorcycle.
Next stop that day the Baseball game. 5:00 in Las Vegas and the sun is HOT.
Stetson up to bat..... Swing and it's GOOD. way to go Stetson.
of course we had to eat, what are games for anyway? Brody was not sure he wanted any pretzel
Hayden loves to take the nylons they have at the shoe stores and put them over his face this time he got me too. (I hope it was clean) We had a lot of fun at the game to bad they lost.
This is a picture of Mom's toe after she tried to get out of the water fight Tiffany and I were having at the ballpark. You can't really tell but it broke half way down and took the nail off down to the skin. OUCH!
But it didn't hurt bad enough we couldn't shop more.
Day 3: off to Coca-Cola and M&M store.
Say Cheese
Brody didn't really like this part he was very happy to sit in his stroller and she what he could grab.
Next stop the International taste test at Coca-Cola.
I don't think I need to say anything.
Then we walked down the strip to Margaritaville for some lunch.
Yummy.
Then we stopped at the Flamingo to see their wild bird exhibit
This was a very fun place for the kids. No shopping.
Next stop Planet Hollywood and the Miracle mile of shopping... Yes we found more cookies and believe it or not we paid less in Vegas than we did the mall.
We did have to stop and watch the people that perform in the center of the mile of shopping.
Day 4: Gathering up all our treasures and making room in the car to go home. We Love Trader Joe's and always make time to go there a do a little bit of grocery shopping.
Thanks to Tiffany for letting us invade her house for a few days We Love and miss you.

Little Wild Horse Canyon the best kept secret in Utah

We have found it...... The best slot canyon in Utah.

We needed to get away so bad after the "Wonderful Winter" we have had so we started looking for a place to go, it just so happens that Ray and my Mom found the same place Little Wild Horse Canyon

It was so much fun the slots are VERY tiny in some place and we really did have to climb the wall for people to pass.. ha ha let me tell you how fun that was. I guess it can have a lot of water in it at times but the book also tells you that if you see lots of cars in the lot don't worry you will lose them all in the canyon... Well we didn't and for part of the time I really thought I was standing in a line at Disneyland. There was a ton of people there, how this has stayed such a secret to our family with all the knowledge of Jess and Brandon I will never know.
This just kind of shows you what you have to go through and how tight it can get inside here.
This is the best canyon we have been in. I think it would be fun with a little water in the bottom because there really is places that you have to climb up high and hang on so the 30 other people trying to come down the canyon can.

We had so much fun making the people wanting to pass us wait while we got perfect pictures..
Most of the canyon is no more than 3 feet across and for a big part of it you can not see what is in front of you

it really was a lot of fun and we would love to plan a trip with the family to go explore This beautiful place. After leaving Green River early Sunday Morning we couldn't decide what to do it was still early and we were not ready to go home so I said I want to try to get to Delicate just one more time before I know I can't do it anymore I am getting old you know.. :-( So we set out to Delicate and the winds decided that they were going to follow us. I'm sure they thought we would not make it either Guess what????????? WE DID IT.!

Ray Me Mom and Dad all made it to the top in 1 hr...

The whole hike the wind was blowing but it helped us. For the 4 handicapped people that we are, bypass surgeries , hip surgery, many stomach surgeries , heel pain, pneumonia, and other various sickness' we were SO proud of ourselves

I am sure at times the wind was blowing at least 50 MPH. This picture if goofy because it is our self portrait thanks to Rays long arms. It was so much fun and we are so thankful for the time we get to spend with my Mom and Dad. Thanks guys we love you and we miss Miss Missy............. (aka the GPS she tells you where and when to go)