Pirate Limbo

We had such a fun time on Pirate night! The waiters were all dressed up and they had a limbo dance throughout the restaurant as a little parade. Here is Dallyn...

Kyler tries the limbo for the first time...our waiter Toby was helping him.

Does he look like he's having fun or what?

After dinner we headed out to the pool deck (they cover up the pool with a floor) for the Pirate party. My kids had been to the Kids Club before dinner and so they had face paint fit for the occasion!

Dale even came to dance with our group in the middle of the deck.

The Pirate Night Deck Party

There was a great party out on the pool deck on Pirate Night. It was fun to dance with my kids and with some of the characters. Here's a photo of Kaylie and Cam having a good time!

Minnie came right next to us and joined in some fun dancing too.

Kyler and Scott..this was the only way Kyler could see what was going on! Kyler was so excited to see Captain Hook and Smee. That was the only thing keeping him awake (yes the deck party was at 10 pm!)

There's Smee....Kyler loves him ever since his new favorite show is Jake and the Neverland Pirates on Disney Channel.

Hooray! Captain Hook!

I don't think you can tell unless you click on this photo...but Mickey Mouse is flying through the sky in this photo. It was really neat!! Disney had some amazing touches on their cruise. This was definitely a highlight, the kids all thought it was so cool to watch Mickey "flying" across the ship.

That was followed with fireworks in Disney style. I just snapped one photo. What an amazing way to end the evening!! It was great! We then went to the dessert bar and were some of the first to get in line, thanks to tips from my friend Blythe, and so we took a big plate of goodies back to our room. Too bad we were so tired, otherwise we could have eaten more!!

Blake and Robin's Wedding

Scott's sister Robin was married on Saturday June 11th in the Logan, Utah temple. Here is a photo of the happy couple at the reception.

A photo of them coming out of the temple and being attacked with loves from the cousins! (Kyler is on the left covered up by her flowers)

Robin pretending to to the 'toe pop' and give Blake a kiss.

We took many photos but this one was the photo with just Robin's side of the family. You can see our family on the right side of the photo.

This was the sibling photo with those siblings that were there in Logan. We are missing a few! It was great to have many of the family members together for this special day for Robin.

A day in Logan

We spent the day in Logan so we decided to get a few photos of the family in front of the Logan temple. Our children had never been to the temple grounds before. Scott and I had never been inside this temple either so this was a neat first for us.

My kids in their coordinated outfits. Robin's wedding colors were navy blue and light blue...as you can see from my dress and Scott's tie and Kaylie's outfit. Luckily we had these darling ties from last Easter that still worked for my boys. I sure think this is a darling bunch!

The kids liked Robin's wedding cake so we got a photo...my little boys don't ever remember seeing a wedding cake before so they thought that was fun!

Robin and Blake having their first dance as a married couple. They had a dance called "Through the Years" where they had couples come up to dance based on how long they have been married. Scott and I were in the 15 years and under group. (they did Newlyweds and less than a year, 2-3 years, less than 5 years, less than ten and then less than 15 and 20 years.) Scott and I certainly aren't newlyweds anymore. Considering Robin was about 10 when I got married I sure hope not!

Reception Fun

They had dancing at Robin's reception and so Scott snagged Kaylie for a father/daughter dance.

Uncle Robby decided to dance with Sandra! Love the matching outfits! =)

Robin getting reading to throw the bouquet to the single ladies...

Here she goes..who will be the lucky gal?

Blake getting ready to do the garter for the guys to fight over!

Off they go on their Honeymoon in the get away car! Congrats to Robin and Blake!

Random Thoughts

Well this last week has been really up and down. I spent too much time in bed with nausea but have also had some better days although the fatigue never goes away. That is hard with someone as ambitious as myself. I'm very humbled by my limitations and trying to be grateful for the good things that are going on, despite the challenges.

So here are a few photos that made me smile. (Trying to focus on the positive here!)
Dallyn with his collection of Marmaduke clippings from Great Grandma and Grandpa Black. They always send them to Dallyn and he has quite the collection growing now!

Can you tell these cool kids are all ready for the 4th of July?

Kaylie and Scott cooking together and they set up a "Goofy's Galley" type restaurant, just like on our cruise!

Some forces to be reckoned with...they sure look tough to me! =) I'm so glad my boys love to play together so much!

Reflecting on the year..

I have a tradition of taking photos on the first and last day of school. The question is when do I NOT take photos? =) My friend Jana actually took this one as I was too sick on the first day of school this school year. You can see from this photo how much my children have grown this year! They do look older when I compare these photos closely!

Here's my kids this morning on their last day of school. And yes they are wearing sweatshirts (Kaylie had hers on the porch) because it was pretty cold today...around 58 degrees and a bit windy. Summer still has not settled in Centerville yet!!

This is how my kids feel about it being the last day of school!