Helllllooooooooo!

So - I forgot to put THE MOST IMPORTANT picture on my last post, because I took it with my cell phone --- and, well - those pics sometimes get forgotten.

BUT - here it is.

Huge accomplishment for the Marissa Roo, because she is terrified of heights - and has always refused to rock climb.  We convinced her to give it a try this trip - and she nearly made it to the top (and would have if I wouldn't have made her stop and look for a picture - when she looked down she panicked and couldn't climb any higher).  Sorry, Dee!  But - look how high you got!  Woop!  Woop!

Strengthening Our Family Through the Pass of All Passes ;)

Tyler wanted to make our goal this Summer be: Strengthening our family through together activities. Pretty good theme, yeah? He has worked SO much this past year and spends any spare minute he has one on one with the kids - but, our WHOLE family together time has suffered a bit. So, we have made more of an effort. And ... silly as it may be ... our Pass of All Passes has really helped us accomplish this goal so far. :)

 We have never been to the Trafalga out in Lehi - so, we decided to give it a whirl. We were NOT disappointed! SO. MUCH. FUN!! (It does get pretty darn crowded after lunch, though -- so, I'm glad we got there earlier in the day).

Marissa thinks she can handle Hollywood's Tower of Terror after surviving (and loving) the Frog Hopper.  I told her I TOTALLY agree with that.  ;) -- Tower of Terror is just a liiiiiiiitle tiny bit more extreme - that's all.  !!

 

Riding the airplanes.  Excitement flowing over.  

Gotta love the perma-smile Marissa plastered on her face the whole time she was in the airplane.  haha!  Now - the smile on her face for the race cars is VERY real.  She loved them!

 

And - I'm here to tell ya - she is going to be one CAUTIOUS driver!  This is a picture of Sierra passing her up -- Sierra went around an entire lap and a half more than Miss Dee!  haha.

We tried out the laser room:

And played a ton of laser tag ... aka ... best game EVER!

 

Rock climbing was probably one of the most scary things I've ever done.  I was shaking like crazy and SO scared to let go!  I thought for sure my bungee would brake.  I only went once ... not sure if I'll go again or not. haha!

 

The kids loved it and went a TON.  But, they love to let go and bungee down too (and I think that's the scariest!)

 

 

The indoor golf course there is pretty sweet, and we had a great time mini golfing and goofing off together in there!

 

 

Both Tyler AND Marissa scored a hole in one on this volcano hole.  Good job, guys!  Pretty dern special.  ;)  More rock climbing ...

 

I had to get a close up of Krystal, because she ESPECIALLY loved the rock climbing -- look how excited she is to go again!

 

Great day.  I wish it wasn't such a long drive to get out there!  But, we'll for sure be going again!

Simply Slidin' ...

... across the ice, that is!

It was the last day of Spring Break.  Marissa was out partying with friends and me and Ty were all settled down for a comfy night at home.  Krystal and Aaron would have NOTHING to do with that nonsense and somehow convinced us to put our awesome deal of $10.00 Pass of All Passes to good use  ... yet again (we certainly got our money's worth in just one week of using those things!)  So - we took them to 7 Peaks Arena to try out ice skating (first time for Krystal!)

And while Ty and I weren't super excited about the whole plan - we ended up having SUCH a good time!  We were really glad that we went!

 

Aaron was so speedy - I could barely catch him in any pictures!  Most of them were just a blur, but here is a pretty good one of him zooming by:

Love my littles!  [I know.  I know.  Not so little anymore.  :( ]

I love this picture, because Tyler is almost falling over in the background. hahaha!  He did have one pretty embarrassing fall - and he had to crawl to the wall to be able to get up, but, we left to go home RIGHT after.  LOL!

Krystal spent a good portion of our night in this position (catching herself from falling):

We were finally able to get Krystal a little walker-type ice skating helper.  Man - she got going pretty fast on that thing!

We've been back a few times since!  We really like ice skating -- it's very fun!

Krystal's Classic Skate Birthday

Krystal's most favorite things EVER include: riding on a scooter and being with her friends. So, she was more than ecstatic that her birthday fell on a Thursday (dollar night at Classic Skate) - and THAT was where she wanted to be! Melynda and Kristy and her kiddos met us there, and we had a great little Skate party for Krystal's 7th birthday:

Lauren (Aeryn's cousin who just moved to Utah), Hanna, Krystal, and Aeryn:

We all got in on the skating action per Krystal's requirement  :)  -->

 

Cute girlies!  Love those sparkly eyes.  They had fun!

We also let the kids play in the bouncy house (?) area ... heck, it was dollar night - we went all out!  They were all rosy cheeked and short of breath 'cuz they played HARD!

It was hard to track them down to get pictures!  But, I managed.  haha.  Check out Marissa going down this slide!!!  She is a crazy woman!  lol!

 

Krystal is all smiles  (she had just recently returned from the drinking fountain - and always manages to get water all over herself - maybe she's not quite tall enough yet?  idk.  Drives me crazy.  ;))

 

Love this girl so much.  I love that her front tooth is just starting to poke through.  So grateful to have this spunky thing in my life as my baby!

We finished off the night with dinner (and more playing!) at Carl's Junior.  Krystal had a very happy day!

My favorite things about my Krystal:

*  She is ALWAYS willing to help.

*  She has a great smile.

*  She is not afraid to get goofy or show off any of her skills - silly or fabulous (but, her silly skills ARE quite fabulous)

*  She is the organization queen - gives me a pretty good run for my money!

*  She knows how to strut her stuff.

*  She is friendly and outgoing.

*  She obeys all the rules -- and makes sure everyone else is staying in line as well.

*  She is very fashion savvy - and already likes to fix her own hair and choose very stylish outfits.

*  She loves shoes -- and tells me everyday that she needs a pair of high heels!  :)

*  She has a heart of gold and thinks about others and their needs.

*  She is so SO SO SO SO snuggly!

I love you, my Krystal-pie.  You keep our family "aw"-ing and smiling and laughing and bring us so much pride and joy.  Happy Birthday little one!