MOMMY'S TIME OUT!!!

SO LAST MONTH DEBORAH AND HOPE CAME UP FOR A VISIT!! IT WAS SO AMAZING I COULD HARDLY BELIEVE THAT I LIVED IT. WE RENTED A TEMPLE APARTMENT. WHICH FOR ALL YOU CALIFORNIA PEOPLE IT WAS NOTHING LIKE WHAT THE APARTMENTS ARE LIKE IN LA. THIS WAS ACTUALLY AN APARTMENT WITH A BEDROOM AND KITCHEN AND LIVING ROOM. IT WAS AWESOME. WE WERE ABLE TO SCRAPBOOK AND READ TO OUR HEARTS CONTENT. WE DIDNT EVEN HAVE TO CLEAN UP AFTER EACH TIME SO IT WAS ALWAYS READY WHEN WE WERE. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE TIME OUT FOR ME WAS GOING TO LES MIS TWICE. THE CAST IS AMAZING!! TOTALLY LOVED IT!! OUR SEATS WERE FRONT ROW CENTER. HERE ARE SOME PICS...THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF US BUT STAGE!! TOTALLY COOL!!
UMMM....SO THIS IS MARIUS AND ONE OF MY FAVORITES!! I WAS TOTALLY STAR STRUCK AND COULD HARDLY TALK!! HIS VOICE WAS AMAZING!! I AM A NERD!!
EPONINE HAS SUCH A GREAT STORY. AND THE GIRL WHO PLAYED HER EMILY PERUCCA WAS INCREDIBLE!!
DEBORAH AND HER FAV!! JAVERT!! ALTHOUGH AS I AM TAKING THE PIC THE ACTOR IS TRYING TO SELL HIS CD TO HER. CHECK OUT HIS RIGHT HAND.
HOPE AND ALL THE GUYS!! JEAN VALJEAN, MR T (CANT SPELL HIS NAME) AND, JAVERT!! SHE WAS SO HAPPY!!

IT WAS A GREAT ITME THAT I WONT FORGET. I HOPE TO DO IT AGAIN SOMETIME!!

PICS OF THE BOYS

THESE ARE THE PICS FROM OUR KIDDIKANDID ORDEAL. THEY ARE SO HANDSOME!!

LES MIS AND OTHER COOL THINGS

EMALEE AND GREAT GRANDMA HUGHES. THEY SPENT THE DAY LIKE THIS!

BRAEDEN WITH FIANCE ADI AND DANIEL AT LES MIS

WHAT A CUTE COUPLE!! HE MUST LOVE ME VERY MUCH TO SIT THROUGH 3 HOURS OF TORTURE!!

STEPHEN'S MOM AND DAD AND DANIEL CAME TO VISIT FOR A WEEK. I LOVE IT WHEN FAMILY COMES. ITS LIKE A MINI VACATION FOR US TOO!! WHILE THEY WERE HERE WE WENT TO GO SEE LES MISERABLES. IT WAS AWESOME!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH ALONG WITH WICKED IT IS MY FAV. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH STEPHEN FOR SITTING THROUGH IT AND NOT COMPLAINING ONCE! HE IS NOT INTO THAT SORT OF THING AND TRIES TO STAY AS FAR AWAY AS HE CAN USUALLY.

THE FOURTH OF JULY WAS THE VERY NEXT DAY AND WE SPENT THAT AT THE BANGERTERS HOUSE AND HAD LOTS OF FUN. DID I MENTION I LOVE OUR FAMILY!! SHANE WAS A LITTLE SCARED OF THE FIREWORKS AND RIGHTFULLY SO. BRAEDEN AND STEPHEN WERE BEING CRAZY--LETS JUST SAY ITS A GOOD THING NO ONE HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL FROM BURNS. THEY ARE NUTS. WE GOT TO MEET BRAEDEN'S FUTURE WIFE, ADI. SHE IS ADORABLE AND THEY ARE VERY CUTE TOGETHER. WE WISH THEM HAPPINESS AND LOVE.

GRANDMA HUGHES JUST MOVED TO ST GEORGE AND WAS AT ALL THE FESTIVITIES. SHE WAS TAKEN WITH EMALEE AND THEY SPENT THE DAY RIDING AROUND IN HER WHEEL CHAIR. (SEE PICTURE ABOVE)

I WAS ABLE TO SPEND ONE OF THE DAYS WITH KAREN (STEPHEN'S MOM). IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. WE WENT TO CRAFT STORES AND TO THE YUMMY BREAD STORE.

EVERYONE LEFT YESTURDAY AFTER BEING HERE FOR A WEEK SO LIFE IS BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE A LIST AS LONG AS MY ARM OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. BETTER START NOW SO I CAN FINISH BEFORE BEDTIME : )

I AM A NERD!!

SO ITS "KUNG FU PANDA" NOT "KONG FU PANDA". OOPS!!!!! :)

DADDY WE WANT TO SEE KONG FU PANDA!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!

TODAY IS STEPHEN'S DAY OFF SO WE WENT OUT ON THE TOWN AS A FAMILY. FIRST WAS A HAIR CUT FOR SHANE (WE SAID A SAD GOODBYE TO THE MOHAWK TODAY) THEN PICTURES AT KIDDY KANDID FOR THE BOYS. THAT WAS A NIGHTMARE OF SORTS. IT TOOK SO LONG AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO CUSTOMER SERVICE. I STILL LOVE THE PLACE BUT DANG IT WAS BAD TODAY. WE HAD BRIBED THE KIDS WITH LUNCH IF THEY WERE GOOD, OF COURSE THEY WERE PERFECT ANGELS --LOL!! ON OUR WAY TO EAT THE KIDS ASKED IF WE COULD GO SEE KONG FU PANDA. AT ONE POINT THEY WERE CHANTING KONG FU PANDA! KONG FU PANDA!! STEPHEN WHO IS A SOFTY GAVE IN AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO KONG FU PANDA. THE MOVIE WAS SO FUNNY. BUT MY FAVORITE PART OF IT WAS WATCHING MY KIDS FACES AS THEY REACTED TO WHAT WAS GOING ON AND ALSO THE TALK AFTERWARD. "SUCH AND SUCH WAS MY FAVORITE PART!" "I LOVE THAT ONE CHARACTER!" KIDS TOTALLY ROCK!! THEY ARE OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW PLAYING KONG FU AND BEATING EACH OTHER UP. LOVE EM!! AS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY I THINK I FEEL A NAP COMING ON!!

PEACE OUT!!

PEACE OUT!!
EMALEE
LUCAS
SHANE

SO THIS BLOG THING IS GOING TO BE AN ADDICTION I CAN ALREADY TELL!! WELL, WE WERE GETTING READY TO GO TO THE POOL AND ALL THE KIDS WERE RUNNING AROUND FLASHIN THE PEACE SIGN AND YELLING, "PEACE OUT!" WHERE THEY GOT IT I HAVE NO IDEA BUT IT WAS OH SO CUTE. I LOVE MY KIDS. THEY ARE THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT!! LOL!!

MORE OF YOSEMITE

EMALEE AND GRANDPA!!

LUCAS AND SHANE WITH GRANDPA!!

I LOVE THESE PICS SO MUCH!! TENDER!!

LOWER YOSEMITE FALLS

THE KIDS BECAME YOSEMITE RANGERS! THEY EACH HAD A BOOK AND HAD REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE BEFORE THEY GOT THEIR RANGER PATCHES. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN!!

STEPHEN AND LONN ON TOP OF HALF DOME. WHAT A GORGEOUS VIEW!!

OUR VERY FIRST BLOG!!

THIS IS SO COOL!! THANKS TO TANYA THE HUGHES FAMILY NOW HAS A BLOG!! WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH FAM AND FRIENDS!! BEING SO FAR AWAY FROM EVERYONE IS HARD AND WE MISS OUT ON ALOT : (.
WELL WE JUST GOT BACK FROM OUR WONDERFUL VACATION!! WE GOT TO SPEND 2 WEEKS IN CALI. THE FIRST PART WAS SPENT WITH THE MEEKS FAMILY (LONN, SUSIE, MAEGAN AND TORI) STEVE WENT FISHING WITH LONN AND SUSIE AND I JUST HUNG OUT. SHOPPED FOR FATHERS DAY AND TENDED ALL THE CHILDREN WITHOUT GOING INSANE. OKAY SO MAYBE JUST A LITTLE INSANE!!
AFTER THAT WE HEAD OUT TO VISIT WITH GRANDMA KATE. I LOVE THAT OLD HOUSE IT FEELS LIKE HOME EVERYTIME WE ARE THERE. MY AUNT IS VISITING WITH GRANDMA AND BROUGHT HER 5 SHITZU (DONT KNOW IF I SPELLED THAT RIGHT. I HATE TO SAY THAT WORD!!) PUPPIES!! THE KIDS WERE ALITTLE OVERWHELMED AT FIRST BUT SOON FEEL IN LOVE WITH THE WHOLE BUNCH!!
WE WERE ONLY AT GRANDMA'S FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE WE LEFT FOR YOSEMITE. I HAVE TO SAY THAT IT WAS A BLAST!! OUR FAMILY ALONG WITH STEPHEN'S MOM AND DAD, DANIEL, THE MEEKS FAM, DEBORAH AND FAM (MICHAEL,MOLLY,KELIN AND ROMAN) AND THE THOMPSON FAM (OKAY SO JUST A SMALL FRACTION OF THE THOMPSON FAM WAS THERE. KATHY, MICHELLE AND NICOLE) HOLY COW IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. I HADNT BEEN TO YOSEMITE BUT ONE TIME BEFORE AND I NEVER LEFT CAMP. ANYWAY WE RODE BIKES PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE TIME. LUCAS HAD A HARD TIME GOING UP THE LITTLE HILLS SO ONE OF US HAD TO PUSH HIM ALWAYS!! SHANE RODE ON THE BACK OF MY BIKE IN ONE OF THOSE SEATS THAT ACTACH TO THE BIKE AND WAS ALWAYS SAYING, "MOM YOUR BUTT IS ON ME!! GET YOUR BUTT OUT OF MY FACE!!" WHAT A SILLY LITTLE BOY!!
STEPHEN HIKED HALF DOME. I THINK IT TOOK A TOLL THIS YEAR ON HIS 30 YEAR OLD OLD MAN BODY!!! HE WILL KILL ME FOR SAYING THAT I AM SURE : )
FOR ME IT WAS SO COOL TO HANG OUT WITH MICHELLE AND NICOLE!! I HAVENT SPENT MUCH TIME WITH THEM IN THE PAST AND I SURE MISSED OUT, THEY ARE A RIOT!! THEY WERE SO CUTE WITH EMALEE LUCAS AND SHANE!! MICHELLE TOOK LUCAS AND SHANE TO THE LOWER FALLS ON NIGHT AND THEY ALL HAD A BLAST. WHEN I PUT SHANE TO BED THAT NIGHT HE SAID THAT HE WANTED TO PLAY WITH MICHELLE THE NEXT DAY. IT WAS TENDER!!
MY FAVORITE THING WAS DEBORAH AND MY DAY OFF. WE TOOK OFF ON OUR BIKES AND WERE GONE ALL DAY LONG. I THINK WE RODE OUR BIKES FOR LIKE 5 HOURS. WE STOPPED FOR LUNCH AND AT THE AWHANEE HOTEL TO READ AND NAP. IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY AND I WILL ALWAYS TREASURE IT!! I HAVE THE BEST SISTER IN LAWS!!
AFTER YOSEMITE WE CAME BACK TO BAKERSFIELD AND ONE NIGHT HUNG OUT AT THE THOMPSON'S HOUSE. TANYA AND TOM MADE THAT BEST HAMBURGERS I HAVE EVER TASTED AND THE GAMES WERE SUPER FUN. I LOVE HANGIN WITH FAMILY!! WE HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME ON OUR VACATION THAT WE STAYED AN EXTRA DAY!!
NOW WE ARE BACK IN ST GEORGE AND LIFE GOES ON AS USUAL. THERE ARE TONS OF KIDS IN AND OUT ALL DAY AND A NEVER ENDING LIST OF THINGS TO DO AND PLACES TO GO. I FEEL SO BLESSED TO HAVE MY WONDERFUL LITTLE FAMILY. THEY ARE MY LIFE AND MY HEART!! EVERYDAY IS A NEW ADVENTURE : )
TO ALL OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS MUCH LOVE AND HOPE THAT ALL IS WELL!!