DISNEY ON ICE

NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE, IF MICKEY IS THERE IT IS A PARTY!!!

TAYLOR, BRAXTON, KYLER, MAELEY TAYLEE (HER FOOT GOT STOMPED ON SO SHE WAS HURT AND SAD) TYDON, MAKINLEY AND KAMDON.

CORPUS CHRISTIE AQUARIUM

ON MONDAY MORNING WE WENT TO THE AQUARIUM AND SPENT A FEW HOURS THERE. THE KIDS LOVED ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SEA LIFE THAT WE COULD OBSERVE THERE.

BRAXTON,TAYLOR,TYDON,KAMDON,KYLER,TAYLEE AND MAK (MAES WAS ASLEEP IN HER STROLLER)

KYLER

ASHLEY AND THE BOYS, TAYLOR AND BRAXTON

PETTING THE STING RAYS

THE DOLPHIN WAS PLAYING WITH A BALL AND WAS SWIMMING UPSIDE DOWN AND DOING ALL SORTS OF TRICKS WHILE WE WATCHED THROUGH THE GLASS WINDOW.

THE BOYS- TAYLOR,KAMDON,BRAXTON,KYLER AND TYDON WITH LITTLE MAES IN THE BACKGROUND.

THE THREE GIRLS- TAYLEE,MAKINELY AND MAELEY

MAELEY

THE HIGH LITE OF THE DAY WAS WATCHING THE DOLPHIN SHOW.

USS LEXINGTON - MAY 12,2011

THE USS LEXINGTON IS DOCKED IN CORPUS CHRISTIE, TEXAS SO WE WENT OUT TO SEE IT. THE SPACES ARE SO TIGHT, I CAN'T EVEN COMPREHEND HOW MEN AND WOMEN LIVE ON THOSE SHIPS. WE WERE SO EXCITED TO GO ON THE TOP DECK TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT BUT IT WAS POURING RAIN SO WE COULD NOT GO UP.

THE HOLVERSON CHILDREN IN THE BRIG!

MAELEY AND KYLER

ALL OF THE CHILDREN SITTING ON A PEW IN THE CHAPEL

MAELEY,TYDON,BRAXTON,TAYLOR,KAMDON,MAKINLEY,TAYLEE AND KYLER

THEY JUST AUTOMATICALLY FOLDED THEIR ARMS WHEN I TOOK THEIR PICTURE. JUST LIKE THEY WERE IN PRIMARY.

"SCHLITERBAUN"

WE SPENT TWO DAYS IN THIS AWESOME WATER PARK. IT HAS FOUR DIFFERENT SECTIONS. WE SPENT TWO DAYS AND STILL DIDN'T MAKE IT TO ONE OF THE SECTIONS OF THE PARK. WE HAD OUR FILL OF WATER SLIDES AND LAZY RIVERS. IT WAS SO FUN.

THIS IS THE LITTLE CABIN WE STAYED IN FOR ONE NIGHT.

ON OUR WAY BACK TO OUR CABIN WE FOUND THIS PILE OF TUBES AND THE KIDS LOVED IT. THE BIGGEST KID (DAVE) SHOWED THE LITTLE KIDS HOW TO BOUNCE OFF OF THE TUBES.

WE STOPPED TO WATCH DAVE, TYDON AND TAYLEE TRY TO DO SOME SURFING. THEY GOT THE HANG OF IT AFTER A FEW TRIES.

RIDING THE HUGE ALLIGATOR DOWN THE LAZY RIVER. WE DID THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES. IT WAS FUN.

WE PLAYED FOR HOURS AT DIFFERENT LITTLE SPLASH POOLS. THE BIG KIDS COULD RUN TO THE BIG SLIDES WHILE WE RELAXED AND WATCHED THE LITTLE KIDS. I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO THIS PARK AGAIN. THEY ARE BUILDING TREE HOUSE MOTELS SO SARAH AND I WANT TO GO BACK AND STAY IN THE TREE HOUSE.

WE SPENT A FEW HOURS DOWN BY THE RIVER WALK IN SAN ANTONIO.

MOTORCROSS 2011 - SALT LAKE CITY

MIKE AND I GAVE EACH OF OUR KIDS AND GRAND KIDS TICKETS TO THE 2011 MOTOR CROSS IN SALT LAKE FOR CHRISTMAS. THE RACE TOOK PLACE ON APRIL 30TH, AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE VERY COLD. WE DRESSED WARM AND ENJOYED THE EVENING ANYWAY.

AGAIN, I WAS TRYING OUT MY NEW CAMERA, AND ALL OF THE PHOTOS ARE BLURRY. THIS IS A SHOT OF OUR WHOLE GROUP. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH EVERYONE WAS ENJOYING OUR SNACKS.

TAYLOR LOVED THE RACES AND WAS PRETTY EXCITED TO EAT A HOT DOG AT THE RACES.

KYLER WITH HIS HELMET THAT CAME WITH HIS COTTON CANDY.

BRAX WAS ENJOYING THE NOISE AND HIS LICORICE.

JUSTIN WITH TAYLOR AND ASHLEY. (HIS LOVE FOR MOTORCYCLES SHOWS IN HIS FACE, BUT HE IS A GOOD SPORT BECAUSE HIS BOYS LOVE IT)

ASHLEY WITH BRAXTON ENJOYING A GOOD OLD HOT DOG.

CHAD AND JESSICA.

AMBER AND JUSTIN.

MIKE AND I.

KAMDON LOVES MOTORCYCLES AND COULDN'T SIT ON HIS CHAIR. HE WAS SO INTO THE RACES.

KYLER AND EMILY

KYLER, HEATH AND TYDON (taylee was still at dance competition so she missed the race and was not too happy about it)

KYLER

BRAXTON AND TAYLOR

#7 JAMES STEWART HAS BEEN OUR FAVORITE RACER. THIS YEAR WAS A TOTALLY OFF YEAR FOR HIM. HE CRASHED RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. THE BOYS (BIG AND LITTLE) ALL HAVE THEIR FAVORITE RACERS. IT IS SO FUN TO LISTEN TO THEM CHEER FOR THEIR FAVORITES. MY BIG BOYS LOVE MOTOR CYCLES AND THEY HAVE GOTTEN THE REST OF US INTO IT. THE LITTLE BOYS LOVE IT TOO, AND I THINK THIS WILL BE A FUN FAMILY TRADITION FOR US. BY THE WAY VILLAPOTO WON THE RACE IN SLC AND TOOK THE CHAMPIONSHIP.