Back to ID, the new business and more travel...

My parents went to Vegas for the weekend

so I took the boys and we went and stayed the weekend with

Brody...

This was all Tydon could think about while we were there :)

Gordon recently started his own business...

Wood Works Contracting

(We are in the process of designing his logo)

He is working on getting his general contractors license,

so he is going to be doing remodels, finish work and handyman stuff.

He is sooo good at what he does and he is really enjoying it.

He is remodeling a home in SLC right now. 

Here are a few of the most recent pics...

Kitchen with new cabinets

 In the middle of taping before the paint...

 Bathroom...

 Hall closet...

 Laundry/Mud Room to outside back patio

 Front of the house waiting to be painted...

It is coming along... Should be up for sale in a few weeks!!

I'm so proud of Gordon and all of the hard work that is going into this home.

When Gord was getting started on his house I flew to Palm Springs 

for a personal development training... what an AMAZING experience!

The conference took place at the Grand Champions Hyatt

in Desert Hills, CA

The rooms are gorgeous...

 Each one has a step down sitting area with it's own balcony...

 The grounds are beautiful...

Very kid friendly

 It was great meeting some new people and 

getting reacquainted with old friends :)

 Sandy from TX

 Our trainer and one of my mentors Marc Acetta

 It was definitely a Journey...

 Another mentor, Mike Azcue

 This group from TX knows how to have

fun!! Can't wait to see them in Vegas :)

 This was the view from my condo...

13th Green at Oasis Country Club.

(Wishing Gord would have been with me so we could have golfed)

 My rental car!!

(okay... I wish... Beautiful Bentley sitting at the hotel)

 What an amazing trip...

I learned a lot about myself and can honestly say

I'll never be the same after an experience like this training provided!

I look forward to taking friends and family with me next year.

Updating May...

And some of April :)

Easter was fun this year...

The boys loved coloring eggs and got pretty excited when

they woke up to find that the Easter bunny had come and hid their eggs and left them some gifts.

 They are best buddies :)

 All dressed up for church...

 Then to the egg hunt with Gord's sister's fam...

 They grow up too fast!

We celebrated Gord's 31st birthday! 

{Happy birthday to John and Cambrey too}

Last week Tydon was helping put a folding chair away and he 

got his finger stuck in it. OUCH!! 

Mother's Day was perfect...

I got to sleep in!!

The boys made me pancakes that said "We luv U"

and a gift certificate for some pampering.

I'm so grateful to be a mom :)

  Newest excitement around here besides warm weather...

NO TRAINING WHEELS!!

Ready Set...

 Go!

 So proud :)

It only took him a couple hours!

What a stud :)

Gord is such a good dad. 

He LOVES his boys and we LOVE having him home!

April so far...

I feel like I'm constantly trying to catch up these days...

We have been busy and loving it!

Gordon had a neat experience a couple weeks ago...

He reconnected with a family that he taught on his mission {Ft Lauderdale, FL}

Their oldest son was leaving on a mission so we stopped and visited with them before he was set apart.

It is awesome to see the work that he did 10 years ago continue to bless the lives of people today.

 We dropped the boys off in ID for about a week and Gordon and I went to Vegas!!

 Look at this view...

 We were invited to a VIP party the first night at the Penthouse Suite at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Vegas...
{If you haven't seen this new hotel, it's a MUST}

Some of our friends that we met up with in Vegas.

 Kat from Seattle... love this girl!!

We served in an orphanage in Puerto Vallarta, MX together.

Love my man!

I've never seen the Ballagio light show from this view...

 It was Spring Break so we HAD to hit the pool...

 Appetizer...

 Fabulous dessert...

 Fun evening all dressed up...

 So yum!

 Future Millionaires...

Entrepeneur conference...

 Amazing ladies I met who are changin people's lives.

 It was an amazing weekend!

I'm so grateful to my sis-in-law that is always willing to watch our boys for us when we travel.

Thanks Teri, we LOVE you!!

Way Overdue...

I've been a blog slacker lately, I'll be the first to admit.

So here's a quick update of what's been going on...

Gord turned 30!!!

 

 Happy Birthday to my BEST FRIEND!!

I got to spend Mother's Day with some of my dad's family

{That's his oldest sister Kathy in the middle}

So fun to see these girls!

After we named Henson my grandma told me it was a family name.

Kathy pulled out the book to show us.

My mom and grandma came to town for a couple days and stayed at a hotel in Salt Lake so we met them for swimming, shopping and yummy food!

While they were here, Tydon had a gymnastics recital

He was so excited about his balloon he slept with hit ;)

{love this kid}

Our landlord invited us over for a Brazilian dinner.

It was fun learning how to make something new and the girls were so much fun!

I got to meet up with my friends from West Jordan for a baby shower for one of our friends!

Love you girls...

Two of my other friends had babies too so they sent me pictures of their diaper bags so I could make some matching wipe cases

Memorial Weekend was much needed... We spent time with our families in ID

We went on a little razor ride with Gord's fam

Henson was such a good boy. 

It rained {of course} but we found a spot where we could make a fire and be protected by the trees.

Lunch, YUM!

Tydon can't get enough of the motorcycles.

My dad was happy to take him for a ride when we got there

Before we headed home we HAD to stop and see some friends.

So fun to meet baby London and catch up!

Gordon has been on a pretty big project at work. They built 2 overpasses on the side of the freeway and then moved them into place... crazy I know. So I let Tydon stay up late and we went over and watched.

This is the 4th part they moved into place. Pretty amazing!

More updates to come...