Thanks for the ride Justin!




Before we got on the boat Justin's pull-start cord broke so we had to wait a while for him to fix it.



Before we got on the boat Justin's pull-start cord broke so we had to wait a while for him to fix it.




Ryan had a blast at the reunion. Whenever mommy says no, just go ask someone else. With 111 relatives in attendance, someone was bound to say yes.
One fun part of the reunion was cooking the potatoes for Saturday night dinner. We had quite the assembly line going. Here it is- somehow ended up in reverse order.
Troy & Justin use the salad shooter to chop the potatoes
JoAnna & Jean put the casseroles together in the dutch ovens
Jan, Kimmy & me cut the potatoes so they'll fit into the salad shooter
Linda washes the potatoes
Stacey, Bonnie, Cheryl & Allie (from the Cheryl link)








This is Ryan in the Bellagio gardens.
At the gardens in the Bellagio, they have these roses growing in a snake shape. It is amazing to me how tight together they were growing, and how straight their stems were. This is a beautiful exhibit any time of the year and, it's totally free!
Colin, Ryan, and me in front of the water show.
Not sure how many times we ate at In-N-Out this trip, but it was more than once. Just can't get over those fresh ingredients. Back to the diet when we returned home though.

I think the thing Ryan will miss the most about being at Grandma and Grandpa's house is the "go-cart". From the moment he woke up in the morning to the moment he fell asleep at night, he was begging anyone and everyone for a ride on Grandpa's golf cart. When Brady or Delaney were around they also wanted to ride.
One of my favorite things to do in East County is visit my cousin Marsha at her flower shop. I love the atmosphere and someday I'm going to take an arranging class or something. I didn't get to do any flowers this trip, the wedding flowers were pretty much taken care of and it was basically chaos the whole time because of the wedding.
Mom and I tried to walk each day we were in California. Aunt Jean told us about the "trail" by Lake Jennings. The lake is beautiful but the water district has pretty much made it inaccessible and the trail is just the road around the outside. Never-the-less the view was spectacular and the walks were great!