The busy month of May!!! - May 1st - 28th, 2011

Gwyneth playing her harp!

Sam's 3rd birthday!

Sam and his new bike!

View from our room at the Bellagio!

This is a 6 ft tall replica made entirely out of flowers. The artist is Armand Guillaumin.

Bellagio Fountains!

Mandi

The Splash Pad!

Ellie

Look how surprised little Emily is when Ellie opens her card and gets money... So Funny!!!

MaKayla

Andrea

Hiking up the lava!

Scott and kids hiking!

Blooming Cactus!

View of Snow Canyon!

Alex

Alex

Our log swing!

Playhouse!

We had a very busy month. It  stared with Gwyneth playing her harp. She looks like a little angel. She started playing 6 months ago when she got  her harp on her 6th birthday. On May 1st we celebrated Sam's 3rd birthday. He wanted a dinosaur cake. (He pretends he is a dinosaur or a dragon, all the time) He got a new bike. For Mother's Day Doug and I went and stayed at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. (Thanks to the  kids for the room,etc.) We had a great time. We just hung out and relaxed, and at night we watched the fountain show from our room. I had a pedicure. We walked through the beautiful botanical gardens. They had a butterfly theme this year. Mandi graduated from Kindergarten. She had a great year and is excited for 1st grade. There is anew splash pad in Ivin's, and the kids had a great time playing and cooling off there. We took a picnic, and ate ice cream on the grass. Ellie turned 13 this year. They came here for Memorial Day weekend. We celebrated her birthday in our backyard with yummy cinnamon rolls. The next day we hiked up the "Cinder Cone Volcano".  For anyone who has never done it, it is nearly impossible to hike up the loose crushed lava rock. It is so slippery. You take one step up and then slide down and start over. I (and a couple granddaughters) finally slid down, and took the long path around. Once on top it is a very cool view of Snow Canyon. You can actually hike down into the bowl of the volcano. On Sunday, we went and visited my mom at Beehive Homes (Assisted Living Center) Alex played the piano and violin for all the residents. It is fun having everyone come here. I love sitting on my log swing (that my son in law Justin made for us) and watching the kids and grandkids play out there.We had a great month!