General Conference

This morning watching President Monson speak during conference was so heart warming. I love this man. I love his talks, I love his stories, I love his laugh, I love the love I see in his gentle eyes, I love his quirky smile. Just seeing and hearing him brings peace and joy to my soul.

President Eyring has always been a favorite speaker in our home. A few months before he was called to be an apostle, we had a wonderful opportunity to hear him speak. Once a month we could go hear a different speaker at our stake in Moreno Valley. It was rumored that month a General Authority was coming, maybe one of the Twelve. When we got to the church we were told it was one of the Seventy. We were a little disappointed, until we heard him speak. He was AMAZING! So kind and gentle, funny and full of whit. There were only maybe 50-60 people there. Afterwards, we all got to go up and talk with him and shake is hand. A few month later in the April conference they called Henry B. Eyring to be an Apostle of the Lord. We laughed, we really did get to hear one of the Apostles that night!

I like Presidents Uchtdorf's stories too. I love his accent. I look forward to being able to hear him for many years to come. Sister Dalton's talk about focusing on the Temple for the Young Women was excellent...everything leads to the Temple. As a parent it is one of my greatest desires to be able to sit in the Celestial Room with all my children.

I am grateful for a Prophet that leads and guides this church. The Documentary on President Monson was superb today. I love that HE asked us to pray for him. It is something that we do in all our family prayers, it just great to know he really does want and love that we do that for him.

GOOOOOOOOOOAAALLLLLLLL

We started off early this morning with 2 8am games. Aliza received her first Foul called on her....she cried! Then the ref didn't know what to do, he tried to explain to her you can't hold your hand out to block someone. We told her it's ok, it will be the first of many!

Hannah scored two goals at her AYSO game. The team as a whole has scored 10 goals this season...Hannah has scored five of those. They won 2-1...Go Fever!

Then it was on to Club game. As we parked in the lot, Lionel Ritchie got out of his Escalade next to us. I told Aralie and Emalee hey that's Lionel Ritchie, they said who's that? Hello!!! Then Aralie said is that Nicole Ritchie's Dad, umm yes, but he is way more famous than her!

Hannah was cranken up the speed today. She out beat this girl to gain control of the ball.

Win it Hannah!! We say that alot at soccer.

Hannah doing a chest move, those might hurt more in a few years! lol

This is what Hannah looked like on the way to the goal, except she had a defender on her too. However, I was to busy screaming gooooooooooooo Hannah to remember to take the picture!

3 Goals today in total. Go Hannah!

Lake Mead

This past weekend we spent 3 days on Lake Mead. We went with the Mower, Muirs and Banrys. The weather was fabulous and the company even better. Lake Mead is gorgeous! The early morning, fresh, crisp, cool air was breathtaking. The water Pristine!

The water was like glass, smooth, soft and warm.

This is the view as the sun was setting as we were coming back in to dock. Beautiful!

The kids said it was the best vacation we have had since Mexico! We stayed in a condo in Lake Las Vegas. It was beautiful and comfortable. The master bath was awesome. It is a lot of work but so worth all the effort. We had an incredible time and we thank the Mowers for sharing their beautiful boat with us. Three cheers for Mower Power!

A Few Favorite Photos

Aliza learned to dive right off the boat. Yay!! Go Aliza

Chayse, Jacob and Hannah having a great time just hanging out.

Megan in her little life jacket(that she HATES), but she looks so cute!

Ethan and Hannah totally out by the end of the day.

Daleen's Dazzling Days at the Lake

I did attempt to get up on the wake board and the knee board. I provided much entertainment for the rest of our group with these dreadful attempts. We might even win 10,000k on America's Funniest Home Videos with my knee boarding video. I took off with the boat, but the knee board stayed put on the beach.

Just hanging out in the water, chillin' out and coolin' down

I will stick to tubing. It is a lot of fun, except I need to get a different partner. Mr. scardey pants likes to go slow. He's laughing here with Nate driving. But check out his face below. Heather took over the wheel and gave us a little more ride!

We crossed the wake and he started yellin'

Leonard's Lovely Lake Memories

My handsome guy just enjoying the time on the boat

Height, speed and wild adventure are not Leonard's thing. So here are some of his favorite moments. Helping the kids be the spotter with the flag.

Sitting with me while I photographed and having Megan in his arms. btw Megan is a Mower, even though my family would love to claim her.

Showing the kids how to fish. Jordon with Ethan and Taylor all caught a fish that day too.

Jordon's Juxtapostion

Jordon was on another boat all day on Sat., so we didn't see him much that day. The next day started out a beautiful day. In the morning we went out early and the boys went wake boarding. Jordon was enjoying his time in the water. Trying to learn a few tricks from JMo.

Gettin' some air! He was trying to clear the wake in one jump and doing some grinding. Then things went a little sour. After he went down, I saw him grab his head, I knew he was hurt. When we pulled up I could see blood. When he had hit the water his head went back and his feet went up and forward, the wake board hit his head and split it open. OUCH!

This is what Jordon looked mostly looked like the rest of the trip.

All stitched up

Jordon made it all the way to 17 without any stitches...I guess he was due!

Jordon split his head open around 11 am...here he is at 10pm finally getting stitched up. We had the Doctor but no tools of the trade. After a few phone calls and some prayers, some good friends helped us get the supplies needed. By the way, none of the Urgent Care facilities in Vegas that we called would take new patients. Go Figure! We even went to dinner with the Muir's to the Rio Buffet with his head wound wide open.

First a shot of lidocaine.

Getting the wound all clean and ready for some stitches

About 8 of those in total.

Well, not a happy camper, he had quite the headache.

Aralie Adventure's at the Lake

Aralie got up on the wake board on the second try. After just a few turns around the lake, she was going in and out of the wake and trying her skill at jumping the wake. She is in love with this sport now.

The rock formation at the lake are so cool. I love this one and the cutie on the wake board too!

Aralie riding along the wake, not an easy feat to do as a beginner

All the girls took turns fighting over who got to hold Megan. She has the cutest smile!

Aralie and Emalee

Just chillin' in the lake, having some bff time together!

I love this picture, Aralie and Emalee know what's about to happen! See below

Wow!! Did that Hurt? It did, but it was worth it!

All tuckered out at the end of the day, too cute!

Hannah's Happy moments at the Lake

Hannah loved the knee board, it was a great ride with the Muir's boat. She couldn't quite get up on the wake board, with her injured leg, so this was a great alternative! She could even get up out in the middle of the lake, which is hard to do.

She was so excited that Rob let her drive the boat back towards the dock.

Besides the knee board this was Hannah's favorite thing to do on the trip. Hold or play with Megan.

Hannah and Chayse were a great pair for riding the tube. They like to go faster than the little girls, but not as fast as the big girls.