Next stop...Utah!

We stopped in St.George and stayed with a couple that knew Ryan when he was very young. They were awesome and great hosts.Our next stop was Nephi, where we stayed with Mike and Val! Ryan and Mike served on the same mission . ( A LONG time ago)

Mike and Val's cute kids with our cute kids.

Jace's face as he looked at the fish was so stinkin cute!

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After the picnic everyone goes to Ryan's mom's house to set off and watch fireworks.

Ryan's dad and Jace

Don't you love the one day out of the year that it's "ok" to let your kids play with fire?! Sorry that the pic is blurry.

July 4th in California

Every year Ryan's family have a 4th of July picnic with a lot of the extended family, and it is always a ton of fun.

Carson on the baseball field.Uncle Art climed the tree to get the pinata set up! Sixty plus years old, I am VERY impressed. Cordin (Ryan's nephew) hitting the pinata! I thought in honor of Michael Jackson we should of played "beat it" while the kids were swinging at the pinata. I know I know, what a great idea!




Grandma Howard pitching the ball to Chas.

So we finally get to California after 3 storms and the kids saying they needed to pee every 10 seconds. The boys raced in the city of Orange on Friday night.

Friends and family came out to visit and support our little bike riders. It was really a fun time, the weather was great too.

No, I don't know who this is, but he looked like he was in pain. You know it's bad when you have a wedgie and you're not standing up straight!

The beginning of our Roadtrip

This is what the kids looked like, and we hadn't even left the driveway yet! Are you kidding, and I have to spend how long in the car with these people?

Chas found a way to get the water bottle to stick to his face. Our children are so talented! I wonder if they'll be in the CIRCUS one day, a mother can only dream.

When normal families get into town they stop by a relative's house to visit. Not the HOWARD'S, we went straight to a local BMX track. No I'm not kidding.

Wicked!!

My husband got me a ticket to see Wicked with a friend for Mother's Day. It was an awesome performance.

Thanks Honey! How are you going to top that next year? LOL

My first time!

Up until a few minutes ago I hadn't seen Top Gun. Ryan said I had to see it and that I was deprived as a child, so I just watched it. Loved it. Is that when Tom Cruise was normal?