Graduation 2011

My little brother graduated...

It makes me feel old!

It was a good ceremony {short and sweet}

Just over 200 in his class...

 Grandma and Granpa Eaton

 One of his cute girlfriends Maelyn...

 Mom & Dad

 The Fam...

 Love this kid!!

 Brody is Justin's hero!! {cousins}

 This was Brody's girlfriend throughout the year...

Love you Bro!!

So proud of the person you are and the things you are about to accomplish!

A Weekend with Great...

I'm so grateful for my relationship with my grandma.

She is someone I talk to almost everyday, if not, every other day.

In March she called me and needed a vacation so we booked a weekend getaway!

We LOVE having Allegiant Air in Idaho Falls :)

 We flew out Friday afternoon into Long Beach, CA

 Took the taxi to our ship... 

{I think we were literally one of the last ones to board the ship}

Getting there later was awesome... we walked right on without any lines!

Got settled and then it was time to eat...

Cruise ships are literally a floating buffet, right?!

{Yummy shrimp cocktail}

 First taste of tilapia... devine!

 Our head waiter was the Rockstar of the show :)

 A taste of Key Lime pie...

 and Molten Chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream... 

 but my favorite... {I ordered it EVERY night}

Can't get enough of this stuff... excited for Summer!

 And back to the room after a fun night...

Not quite sure what this little guy was.

 Saturday, we hit the beach... yay!!

 Local resort nearby...

 Fresh fruit...

 What a fun day with my grandma!!

 Perfect spot for a nap :)

 Don't like the ocean... no problem :)

 Then we took a walk to find some lunch...

 I couldn't help but love these!

 We found the PERFECT spot for lunch...

 Fresh tortillas...

 In the most amazing environment...

 My dream back patio...

 BEST mexican we have ever had...
Best part ONLY $6

 Rossy our tour guide... awesome dry humor :)

 Then back to the ship...

These seals were sooo noisy!!

 Back to the ship for a talent show and yes...

more food!

This time... shrimp & lobster

 And a cute elephant waiting for us after dinner :)

 Saturday night we went to a talent show

and these were the judges...

This guy played in Seabiscuit and this is his agent.

He told us all about the behind the scenes of an actor's life.

Wow!! Amazing stories were told and our eyes were opened.

{Did you know that only 1% of actors/actresses make a living off of acting alone, all others have a side career that REALLY pays the bills} 

 Very impressed with this guy.

 And the WINNER of a vocal contract...

She was awesome!! {So excited for her}

She lives in LA, so it's perfect :)

 After the private cocktail party we headed to the Sushi Bar...

 Atrium {Center of the ship}

 Salmon for dinner...

 And a giraffe? waiting that night.

 I took pictures of the ship the last day...

 Fun water slide...

 Miniature Golf...

 Our ship was parked right next to the Queen Mary...

 Serenity Deck... perfect for adults only looking to enjoy the sun

without the busyness of the rest of the ship.

 We hung out on this sun deck...

The weather really was perfect while we were on the ship!

It was an amazing weekend!!

We soaked up the sun...

Read some books...

Laid on the beach...

Shopped...

and slept in!!

Thanks GREAT for a fun weekend

&

Thank you Dreamtrips for another amazing vacation!!

Summer Fun!!

Is it really August already?! I can't believe July has already come and gone...

We've had lots of fun though!

Last weekend we met up with my family and some of my mom's family for a weekend at Lagoon!!

It was my birthday on Friday and all I wanted was to spend time with Gord {these 80+ hr work weeks are killer} The boys and I were so excited to see him for more than just a couple hours :)

We rode rides on Friday...

My dad's nephew and his family came too...

These are his cute kids

After a few hours we went back to my aunt's trailer at the KOA and BBQ'd. My cousin's birthday was the same weekend so we celebrated together

Then we headed back to the rides for some more...

By the end we couldn't wait to get to our hotel room

Saturday morning we {slept in} got up and headed back to Lagoon for some more fun! We hit up Lagoon A Beach first

Henson LOVES the water!! 

Tydon did a little Kung Fu after he came down the slide

 "H" and Great

After the water we decided to ride a few more rides...

The boys wanted to try the new Catapult 

Gord and Isaac went first... loaded and ready

Back they go...

And up!!

300 feet in the air!! then...

back down

They LOVED it!!

So then my dad and Brody had to try...

Before the night was over my dad made me ride the swing {yes the one that drops you 150ft!!} with Gord and Isaac. I have NEVER been so scared in my life... I almost started to cry!! I didn't get any pictures and don't want to see my terrified face... the anticipation was TERRIBLE, but so much fun!

Thanks dad for making me :)

It was such a fun weekend with the fam!!
{We had to wake Tydon up at 10:40am to get ready for church on Sunday... He was wore out from all the fun, but keeps asking to go back. Maybe we'll have to consider Season Tickets next year...}