Good Self-Esteem

Puerta Vallarta May 2010

We had a wonderful week in Mexico. It was just Brad and I, and there was never a dull moment...at least for me, I am sure Brad could have done with a little less time spent laying out :)

The resort had a swim up bar, that we took advantage of many-a-time!
Here is a cute self portrait of us out on the Boardwalk. Behind us you can catch a glimps of all the great sand sculptures. They were truly amazing.

This is the private beach that we took a boat to. We had a yummy lunch and lounged.

This is one of my favorite shots from the entire trip. Doesn't Brad look like he should be on the cover of a Kenny Chesney CD?!?!

Brad wanted nothing to do with holding this iguana. But the guy just put it on his shoulders, so I rushed to capture this perfect Kodak moment :)

I on the other hand wanted to bring the little fella home with us. The iguanas were so sweet, I think Lucy and Evie would have loved the company.

Brad was psyched to go Jet-Skiing in the ocean. I opted to stay on land be the camera-gal. And sneak in a Henna tattoo while he was away :)

This was at a resort restaurant. We ate there for at least one meal a day. It was delicious and the scenery could not be beat!!

Here I am soaking up all the rays possible. The weather was so perfect!!

After zip-lining they had a small zoo for us to enjoy. I wasn't too eager to hold this snake, but once I did it was kind of fun.

This was some sort of scorpion they had at the zoo. This little guy had the weirdest feet that clung on to you, it was totally creepy!

We got to get into the monkey cages and feed them baby formula. They were busy little stinkers, but very friendly.

Here I am coming in on one of the zip-lines. The Los Veranos Canopy tour was the best!! The guides were hilarious and the lines were a thrill a minute!

While out on a shopping tour Brad enjoyed a little coconut milk. After finishing the milk they cut it open and scraped out the meat and spiced it for Brad to eat.

Here I am in the gardens that lead to the pools. It was so pretty. They had peacocks, cats and iguanas wondering around the gardens.

A huge thanks to Joe and Heather for taking Myles for the week. And to Rebecca for holding down the fort and keeping the girls in line.

Braces

Myles had his braces put on today!!! He should only have to wear them for 12-18 months.

Myles was all ticked afterwards and asked the orthodontist why he put them on so croaked :) The doc nicely explained that it is Myles' teeth that are croaked and not the braces.

I have started Myles on Ibuprofen, but I am sure he wont be a happy camper come morning. So feel free to FB Myles and rub it in that you can eat all the no-no's... apples, candy, corn on the Cob... that boy is going to be missing out!

2010 SLC Bike Tour

On Saturday 4/17 Brad, Myles , and I rode the SLC Bike Tour. We used the same route as the marathoners (26.2 miles). We had to start at 6am, in order to be off of the course in time for the runners. The morning started off a bit rocky, but ended great.

You can tell by this picture just how happy I am to be done riding :) Myles of course couldn't pass up the opportunity to ham it for the camera!
Here is a shot of us waiting at the TRAX station to get lift back to our car. The race went from the U of U, south to 62nd S, and then finished up at The Gateway. We don't ride together on long rides... Well Myles took a wrong turn and wound up lost in downtown at 615 in the morning. Thanks to Joe and Heather for getting him back on the course. Myles ended up doing 41 miles that morning, that shows just how off course he was!!

After going home and taking a nap we went shopping for vacation clothes for Brad. Apparently his legs took a beating on the ride, because he wanted me to push him in a cart at Kohl's :)

Unwanted Spring Cleaning

This past weekend we had a little unexpected version of spring cleaning. Turns out that the outside water spicket has cracked. We didn't know this until using the hose this weekend. Turns out that water was spraying into the basement when the hose was turned on. I walked downstairs to do some laundry and stepped onto soggy carpet.


Myles and his friend Seth were tasked with using the shop vac to suck up the pools of water in the crawl space. Then they had to take all the soggy boxes outside to be sorted thru, dried or thrown away. Derick came over and helped Brad pull up the carpet in the family room. They then had to cut out the soggy carpet padding. And yes, this is where our entertainment center usually sits, so this was no small task.

Lucy was too funny. She refused to leave the action. She thought this was the most exciting thing to happen around her in months :)
The restoration company came and checked things out today. The good news is they will fix us up, good as new. The bad news is it wont be complete for 3 weeks.

So be sure to disconnect your hose during the winter so that this little adventure doesn't happen you next year!

Scrub-a-dub- Doggy

You know you live in a small town when a new gas station is BIG news! Well, this new gas station is the king of 'em all. It has a car-wash, store, restaurant, RV dump, propane, and ..... a Dog Wash! So of course we had to try it out. Grace was not so convinced that bathing a dog was what she wanted to do with her afternoon, but she was a good sport.


Lucy was nice and fresh for at least an hour after her spa treatment. After that she pretty much just smelled like an old dog :) Go figure!

So if you live in Lehi, be sure to support the new King of the Gas Stations!!

Lisa Jan Gentry

My Mother Lisa Jan Gentry passed away on Monday March 15, 2010. All of her children were able to be there with her during her last days, and I know that would have meant the world to her. I am so grateful for an amazing family that pulled together and made Mom's graveside service just perfect.

Thank you to everyone who sent all of the lovely thoughts, flowers, and offers for help. Mom was so very loved and will be so very missed. But I know her body is finally at peace. She is with other loved ones now, that have waited ages to be with her again.

The pal-bearers were Rob, Dennis, Joe, Brad, Dusty and Myles. Mom loved being surrounded by all of her handsome men :)

I would like to thank the staff at the LDS Hospital that took such great care of Mom. Near the end her nurse Ben even gave Mom Pepsi in her feeding tube and swabbed her mouth with Pepsi. It was gestures like this that showed how much they had gotten to know and love our Mother.

I want to thank Brad for taking care of/putting up with me through all of this. He was always patient even when I was short and snippy with him. I love you babe!

I also want to thank my place of work, AFA. I have received a huge outpouring of support from by boss and my department. They have covered so many of my duties in order for me to spend the necessary time with family and making arrangements.

"Don't worry about the future,

The present is all thou hast,

The future will soon be present,

And the present will soon be past."

- William R. Evans III & Andrew Frothingham