Paradise (Day 5)

Boogie boarding and skimming across the
pool were the highlights of the day.

Paradise (Day 4)

We played a rousing game of 
"catch the baby"...

 enjoyed some delicious Mexican cuisine...

Tiago ate 15 tacos,
breaking his previous record

Q ate 11 tacos which was
a new PR for him too.

later we watched a circus show
and played card games.

Paradise (Day 3)

"Gayest" slide competition
T went Butt first

Randy pulled off a little surprise
with the bright red USA speedo

and T showed off his slam dunk!

Paradise (Day 2)

the teens loved beach volleyball...
especially the cute competition.  

Q was victorious in the limbo competition
and won 3 free drinks 

Reyn did pretty well too!

Reyn and Alyssa stumbled upon a bunch
of baby sea turtles hatching on the beach 
close to our hotel.  So cool!

It was Reyn and Ayzha's first time saving the turtles.

Paradise (Day 1)

We were blessed to be able to take another family trip to Paradise Village in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico.  Holly chose not to come, but the rest of us had the best time!  Because we didn't have enough sky miles to get us there from Salt Lake, we drove to Vegas, stayed over night, woke up at 4 to make a 6 am flight that took us back to Salt Lake for a 3 hour layover, and then finally to Vallarta in time to enjoy a stunning sunset!  

3x Tournament Champions!

During the spring, Qyntn participated in 7s football and he really liked it!  In 7s, there are no linemen and no tackling.  It's fast paced, pass and run touch football.  The team participated in 6 tournaments and won 3 of them.  Q played great defense and had some awesome catches and TDs.  It was a super fun season!  

Class of 2023

When Holly was 2, she knew the alphabet in two languages.  At 3, she was reading.  At 4 she was writing in bubble letters.  She was always advanced for her age, so, it's not a surprise that she graduated from high school a year early!

Holly is amazing and inspiring!   She is loving, kind and inclusive, especially with animals.  She is smart, hard-working, independent and driven.  She is an excellent artist.  She taught herself how to play ukelele, guitar and other instruments.  She swam for years and was really good.  I love who she has become and am excited to see her continue to progress.

When Holly was in Kindergarten she started a pet care clinic, it was called Stuffies Daycare.  Her love for animals has never waivered, and she is on the path to making it her career.  Over the past year, Holly has worked as a vet tech and saved up money to be able to go to college.  She will be moving to Corvalis, Oregon this summer to attend Linn-Benton Community College, with the ultimate goal of getting into the vet program at Oregon State University.   

Although she is just barely 17, and it will be hard to have her so far away, I'm excited for the next part of her journey!