The Great Outdoors

The nicer weather has
Allowed us to enjoy the outdoors!

Fun aunt Jenny came to stay with the
kids while we were in Mexico.
They had a huge water balloon fight.  

Mother's Day

I'm a lucky mom!

Sometimes when you have teenagers
your Mother's day pictures look like this.

A little trinket from my kids

Paradise Village, Nuevo Vallarta

Wildlife

Lots of relaxing and sunshine.

Too many delicious tacos!

An abundance of natural beauty.

Daily beach volleyball

And an entire week alone with
the love of my life
Paradise!

One of the coolest things that happened in Puerto Vallarta was our visit to church on Sunday.  We decided to attend at the chapel closest to where Ben served the last several months of his mission.  The building was located on the land that the church purchased while Ben was there 21 years ago.  He bore his testimony and could hardly keep it together, the spirit was very strong.  Many members remembered him from his mission.  It was a wonderful, memorable experience and a blessing for Ben to be able to go back!

Basketball in Paradise

Ben and I had the chance to go down to Mexico to help with Hoop.Camp.  We met up with a bunch of young local kids who don't have all the privileges we have in the U.S.A. to train them in basketball.  It was a lot of fun!  Ben ran the show and was a ROCK STAR!  I helped out with the peewees.  Our Spanish came in handy!

PROM & MORP

Ayzha looked gorgeous!

Another TEEN!

This sweet girl turned 13!  She is awesome in so many ways!  Funny, smart, talented, silly, sweet, responsible and beautiful.  I love being her mom!

Her birthday was on "hump day"
which was absolutely perfect for this year!

Her awesome friends decorated her locker
and another friend played Happy Birthday
to her on his trumpet!

Where in the World is Ben Now?

He's back to traveling the world.  Ben was in Mexico City and Montreal, Canada last month.  This month he'll be in Germany and Las Vegas and Reno and in May he'll visit Mexico again and Florida.  Although I miss him when he goes, he is in his element.  He loves to travel, even if it's for work...

Luxurious flight arrangements
It kinda looks like he's in the hospital.

The new face of Ideanova

Typical uppity team dinner
that lasts way too long