2015 ninety-seven

A Trax ride downtown

A tour through the Beehive House & lunch at the Lion House Pantry

 Meanwhile the boys were having a great time in Oregon visiting a beautiful waterfall with the team.

They won Lakeridge High School 10-8

2015 seventy-nine

Today the team practiced and then served at the Idaho Food Bank before their game.

We took the kids to lunch, the movie Cinderella, and shopped a little.

After another great win (17-7) against a Colorado team, we tore it up bowling with Gary, Addison, Anthony, & Ariel and their cute girls.  

2015 seventy-eight

We drove to Boise with the Corner Canyon High School lacrosse team as they played in the Idaho Invitational.  Tonight they beat a Washington team 9-5

 So fun to have Anthony and Ariel come and support!

2015 sixty-three

We enjoyed a yummy breakfast on the beach, sat in our cabana until 1:30 then showered, checked out and headed to the airport.  We arrived home at 8:30 p.m. to some very happy children!  I feel very blessed to take little breaks like this then come home to the life I really live for!  

2015 sixty-two

 Another day for relaxing!  

Well while catching up on my reading, homework, and assignments for my class. I could work like this everyday!  ;) "Yes...please bring me another Pina Colada, and may I look at your lunch menu please". 

Zack sent us a picture of the snow in Utah so Jim sent him this picture of me relaxing in the pool!  

He was so ticked! hehe

2015 sixty-one

Today we rented a car with another couple from Vivint and drove to Chichen Itza.  Visiting Chichen Itza has been on my bucket list so I jumped at the chance.  It did not disappoint! This was an amazing civilization and a lot bigger than I imagined.  We ran into another couple from Vivint so the 6 of us hired a personal tour guide and toured the grounds with his "Mayan decent" knowledge.  

 After Chichen Itza we drove to a beach called Akumal and our friends snorkeled.  They were able to swim with 8-10 turtles and saw a lot of other marine life.  Jim and I were both worn out and enjoyed just resting in the shade.  

Next we drove to Playa de Carmen and met up with Becca and Sam for a light dinner, yummy nachos.  It was so fun to see them and I wished we could have stayed longer and I really wish we would have thought to take a photo with them...geesh!!!!

2015 sixty

Another relaxing day.  I finally took a few pictures for my Photo class assignment.  

The first was an example of a wide open aperture f/2.0

The second an example of a closed aperture f/11

2015 fifty-nine

Very very relaxing day today.  We sat in our Cabana and I read all day.  Loved it!

2015 fifty-eight

We made it!  A fun vacation for Jim and I to Cancun, part of Jim's work.  We arrived around 5:00 p.m. just before sunset.  So excited for some relaxing time.  

2015 fifty-seven

A lot of work to be done today.  Packing and cleaning for mom and dad's trip to Cancun.  

She was not very excited that she was staying. 

2015 eighteen

I forgot to snap a picture on our campus tour so when I picked up Zack we illegally parked and took a quick picture of the famous Drexel Dragon.  It was pouring rain!  We then attempted to attend sacrament meeting at the Single's Ward but the chapel was empty.  A kind lady from the family ward informed us that it had been cancelled.  I asked "do they usually cancel church when it rains?"  I guess it was more than rain.  It was freezing rain and there had been a 60 car pile up earlier in the day.  

So we headed back to the Liberty Bell so Zack could see it.  

 The Minneapolis airport is super hip and high tech.  Every seat had an iPad in the entire area.  We ordered dinner from our iPads and surfed the internet.  Fun fun!

2015 seventeen

While Zack hung out with the team, Brynn and I toured Old Town Philadelphia.  Including the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and Ben Franklin.  In the afternoon we met Zack and took a tour of Drexel and then ate dinner with the coaches and a couple of players.  It was a great day but soooo freezing! Especially with a lot of walking.

2015 sixteen

We left at sunrise and arrived at sunset.

Zack invited me on his college visit to Drexel and I invited Brynn to be my friend.

Zack stayed in the dorms with the Lacrosse players and Brynn and I stayed in this high rise.  

The views of Philadelphia were beautiful.

2015 four

Both the boys made the all star teams and rocked it!

The side lines were packed.