College bound!!!

What a week!!! Scott and I drove our girls to college this past Thursday. We took 2 cars, 2 daughters, 20 bags of clothes, and all that other stuff you NEED at school. We left Thursday morning, got Vanessa moved in by Friday, Saturday we went to a family baby shower, and Sunday attended the Oakerville temple dedication!! The rest of the time I spent with family but mainly at Walmart, Sam's Club, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Staples. I loved being with the girls as they settled into this new experience. I will miss them, but realize that they will have an awesome year. Vanessa has some great roommates and Stephanie has a lot of good friends from her freshman year so it should be fun! Good luck to both of you and be wise in all your choices! We will miss you tons! P.S. We have to go back up in ten days to move Stephanie in her apartment because it was not ready for move in just yet!! Thanks mom and dad for letting her stay at your place until then, we love the fact that you are so close to our girls!

Go Aggies

Vanessa is 18!

August 8th was Vanessa's birthday. I am so sad she has grown up so fast and is leaving for college in 2 weeks. I will miss her and Stephanie but I know they will have a great time, she is lucky to have her sister there because she is such a family girl. Vanessa is such a joy to have as a daughter,she is such a good girl and makes Scott and I so proud . We want her to go and have a great time being a college girl! It will be a very exciting time for her and will bring her a lot of fun experiences ( I look forward to hearing all about it). For her birthday the girls got their nails done, she opened presents, then we had her birthday dinner at Dario's, her favorite and an ice cream cake for dessert again her favorite. It was such a wonderful day! We love you Nessa!!!!!!

Hawaii Again!

These past two weeks we were in Hawaii for a much needed family vacation. We went to Maui our favorite place to go. We have been taking this trip every summer for the last 8 years and it never gets old. Hawaii is so relaxing and we love just spending time together with no outside distractions. We stay at the Grand Wailea, the grounds are beautiful,the pool is amazing and the beach is one of the best. We enjoy relaxing poolside & at the beach during the day and eating delicious dinners by night. It's such a good time to have a lot of conversation and a lot of laughs. The hotel has an amazing spa we enjoyed a few times this trip. Thanks to my husband for providing us with such an awesome vacation, and thanks to my kids for making it all so much fun. Lets do it again next year!

Love~

Mom

Hello Hawaii!!

the view from our balcony

The beautiful hotel

Dinner at Sarentos on the Beach

Dinner at Tommy Bahamas

We found this after dinner... this spider has wove a serious web

Fun in the Sun

Riding the waves

The men went golfing

Enjoying the beautiful sunset

Dinner at Spagos

Relaxing poolside

Sarentos on the Beach again... It's Dad's favorite dinner

Off to the pool for the last time!

Last Night in Hawaii

Shopping in Tiffiany's before dinner... this is a forbidden picture because your not allowed to use cameras in the store. Opps!!

Dinner

Goodbye Hawaii!