Sunshine, swimming pools and good times...

Our pool.... luckily our room was pool side! :-)

At the zoo - and we did rent that stroller!

Well, we made it safely there and back to sunny Arizona! Aside from a car sick child (ooh boy, good thing it was a rental car!) all went well. We even were on the flight from Spokane to Vegas with DEF LEOPARD! (Pour some sugar on me!) Anyway, the Kellogg family reunion was fabulous and the weather was even better! It was so nice to see cousins, aunts and uncles that we hadn't seen in a long time. In fact, Bryan and the kids hadn't met some of these people. It was also nice to be able to hang out with my dad, who we don't get to see enough. Grandpa Dave got a good fill of his grandchildren, and we all enjoyed ourselves immensely. One of my favorite things we did was go to the Reid Park Zoo. What a great little zoo that is! After the zoo, we headed back to the pool and swam, swam, and swam! Hayden did a great job of jumping in the pool all by himself and was pretty much self-sufficient. It was a major break through from last summer! Kennedy enjoyed the hot tub (not sure why?) but she did get a bit cold in the somewhat warm pool! Needless to say, we had a great time, but are happy to be back at home... where it is sadly only 33 degrees as I write this. And tomorrow is May 1st!

On to Arizona....

Tomorrow's the big day! We take off in the airplane and fly into Phoenix for the Kellogg family reunion. It's taking place down in Tucson, but we get to see one of my very best friends, Charlene and her family. Including her new baby, Isabella! I can't wait to get my hands on that baby! Anyway, the kids are excited and ready to fly on a plane. I should be finishing up my packing, but instead, writing this. Keep your fingers crossed that there's no turbulence and we are "air-sick free!" It's supposed to be in the 90's the entire time we are there. YEAH!!!

A Dora Birthday Party

Her #3 birthday cake. She wanted it to be purple and green - I tried my best!
Can you say, "Cheese?!"
Notice her hand - she's got three fingers up!

Well, it's said and done. Kennedy's birthday party was a success and fun was had by all. She got so many great things and it was a bit overwhelming how thoughtful everyone was. She's a big girl now - even has been in big girl panties for quite some time and the last few days she's gone 100% in the potty! YAHOO! Here are a few pictures for you all to enjoy! Happy 3rd Birthday, Kennedy! (in two days!)

Sir Elton John

Talk about unbelievable! It all started back in January when the tickets were about to go on sale at the box office for his Pullman performance. Mom and about 10 of her friends were going to go to this and mom offered to take me. At first I denied her, and then reality hit me... am I insane to pass this up?! So, after months of anticipation... we all went last night. We gathered at the Ralson's household for wine and appetizers, then piled in two cars to make the trek over. (I made Jim drive by the airport so we could see his jets!) He puts on a FANTASTIC performance and stayed on the stage from 8:00 til about 10:40. Here are just a few pics that I took from last night's event. It was memorable, to say the least! Go Rocket Man!

The Friend Party...

Hayden's friend party was a huge success. Bryan and I were definitely tired after the big shin-dig, but everyone had fun! Now on to writing thank you notes and gearing up for Kennedy's 3rd birthday - in which she wants to do Dora for her theme. Funny, as she seems to like Backyardigans a whole lot more than Dora, but oh well! Dora it is!

Hayden and his friends had a great time and Hayden seems to be embracing this age 6 thing with no problems! On to first grade next year, hard to believe!