Mother's Day and some other fun things

This Mother;s Day I decided to celebrate the day different. I  decided to not focus on myself but to celebrate it with my children. I got in the pool instead of reading, which is what I really wanted to do, (I wanted to finish my book). We swam and played lots of fun games, I had a great time playing with the whole fam. I made it a point to have one on one time with all of them and talk about what ever they brought up. I did slip into the conversation that it really was a Happy Mother's Day because I have 3 of the greatest kids in the whole wide world. I told them that I was so thankful for them, for the privilege to be their Mother. I even let Eliza pick where we went to eat. It really was my absolute favorite Mother's Day. We ended it with a night swim and then going down to listen to a band. I got to sit back and watch my cute kids dance. Then the goof balls made me smile again when they all cuddled up in bed and couldn't stop laughing, because it was way past bed time and had the late night giggles. I should add that Steve and the kids did let me sleep in a little, brought me breakfast, gave me gifts, and got a great work out in, then the fun began.  

Spencer getting his toes bit by the carp and catfish.  We went to the Hyatt Resort and Spa at the Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale AZ. The kids had a four day weekend, so on Saturday after their softball and baseball games we headed down to the Valley for some fun in the heat. 

Liza Lou' with her favorite drink. She loves to get strawberry daiquiri's  when we go to resorts, OOH LA LA.  Her Aunt Rachel exposed her to this Diva behavior. It's cute to watch the two of them when they are together. They get their pool bags, big sunglasses, and big hats, and their strawberry daiquiri's. 

This resort is amazing one of my favorite places to stay, every night  on the outdoor patio they have a band playing, the have a gondola boat rides you can go on. It has 8 different pools, a water slide, a beach for the kids to play at, fish to feed, I could keep going on and on, but my memory is foggy I should go back to refresh it. 

Eliza and Spencer playing at the beach. Obviously it was a great weekend, all 3 kids were dead asleep, 10 minutes into the car ride home

Our friends had a party for their four year old Ian. Eliza and Spencer got their faces painted at the party. Eliza got a Mardi Gras mask, and Spencer's dreams came true, he became the real deal, Spiderman. I don't think I have ever seen him so happy. She even painted webs coming out of his wrist, he thought that was the MOST amazing thing EVER!

Eliza, Spencer and myself spent a Saturday afternoon building this teepee. My hands were so raw for days from sawing all the branches. We were also all covered in sap and that stuff doesn't come off very well. After all our hard work we were hungry so we had lunch in the teepee. It has held up so well, you know it's well built if it can with hold Flag wind.

The girls worked hard and decided to not quit until we had finished building the teepee and now get to enjoy it. The boys are doing it a little different, they to are building a fort. They work here and there and still have a lot of wood in the pile. Hopefully it gets finished soon so they can enjoy this summer. BUT, at least they are having a good time building it.

 Steve and Dallin are working on the structure. Dallin and his friends are going to paint and add all the amenities.

Dallin at Arizona's 100 year celebration. He did his project on Wyatt Earp. He dressed up like him while he presented it.

Dallin getting his braces, Eliza can't wait till she gets them to. He is so lucky! Just wait Eliza within a month you will have yours.

I was in this car accident. I definitely had guardian angles protecting me this day. I was on the freeway in white out conditions, started tapping my brakes and realized I was not going to stop. That yellow car in the picture was behind me, it slammed into the semi that I avoided hitting by taking my car off the road, I hit a ditch and it spun me around so I was facing on coming traffic. After sitting in my car and watching cars, (2 or 3 came so close to smashing into me), fly at me. They are all trying not to be a part of the 4 car, 2 semi's and UPS truck pileup. I couldn't take sitting in my car anymore, so I decided to bail and make a run for it. There was a hill on the side of the freeway that looked like safe ground. So I tried to time it right while cars are flying off the road and for the most part did. I jumped out and started running, of course a car came flying off so I ran faster. I made it to the top of the hill and tried to pull my phone out to call Steve, but couldn't hang onto my phone, I was shaking so bad I dropped my phone in the snow twice. Then thought I should probably call the cops first. I saw a lot of gruesome things I wish I could forget. My car was in the middle of the 10-12 car pile up and was the only car not damaged and the only car with no injuries. I should add I was alone, no kids. When does that ever happen?