Friday, July 3, 2026

YM Camp

Qyntn had the opportunity to go to YM camp.  They backpacked to a lake at Heber Valley and spent most of the time fishing.  




Q caught the lucky fish.  It's a palomino trout.  



he caught 24 fist this year


It's Really Happening

 While we were in Mexico, we listed our house for rent.  2 days later we had interested renters and a few days after that, they signed the lease.  Now we have to decide where to go.  


...and the Sunsets!

 






Dia del Padre

We celebrated father's day in Mexico again this year.  The kids took Ben fishing and surprised him with some chilaquiles.  






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They kids found a donut that looks like it says..
#2 papa.... hahaha






Viva Mexico!

Alyssa and Ayzha joined us for our second week in Mexico and the World Cup was happening which made it even more memorable.  We enjoyed more beach time, volleyball, tacos, basketball and soccer.  We also sent Ayzha and Alyssa with Reyn and Q for the outdoor adventure they had missed.  




The girls took a trip to Le Spa.
I couldn't get a massage, 
so I got my first pedicure in over 20 years.  




the water temperature was perfect!

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Outdoor Adventure

One of our best days in Mexico was our outdoor adventure.  We took a speed boat from Nayarit to Boca de Tomatlan, then boarded the "Barbie" adventure truck and took a bumpy ride through the jungle to the a adventure park.  Once we arrived, we rode mules up the mountain and then descended through the jungle in the rain on ziplines.  We rappelled a waterfall, rode a zip coaster and went on some crazy waterslides.  It was an adventure we will never forget.   After the adventure park, we changed into dry clothes to warm up, but it was pointless,.  We got completely soaked in a downpour on the bumpy, speedy boat ride back but we laughed all the way.  Good times!



The photographer was charging $259 to buy the photos he took, so I just generated some AI photos...

Riding mules to the top

Rappelling the waterfall made me want to puke.  When I was younger, I had a scary fall while rapellimg a cliff like this.  I forced myself to do this one, but it didn't go much better this time.  

Getting splashed in the face the entire waterslide

The rollercoaster zipline was insane

The splash down at the end of the coaster was intense.  I may have cracked a rib.

The freefall by the waterfall
was probably my favorite.  

Ziplining upside down was fun

And ziplining on a small surfboard was new.

The final ride was this 850 ft. Waterslide. 
We had to wear elbow pads and a hockey mask for safety.

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Reyn's Senior Trip

We had another amazing trip to Mexico!  The first week was Reyn's senior trip and she brought her friend Chloe with her.  The first few days were rainy, but that didn't stop us from having the best time.  The week was filled with waterslides, tacos, beach volleyball, boogie boarding, sunsets and a really fun adventure tour.  Chloe is leaving on her mission to Chile in August.  I think visiting church made it feel like it was getting real for her.