The next day, we spent the day sightseeing around LA. We headed over to see the Hollywood sign! Troy took us up some crazy winding road to get a good view!!
Then we headed to Hollywood Blvd. You cant read it but this is Mickey Mouse's star! We loved the "Walk of Fame"
See how busy it was!! CRAZY!!
We had to go see the Kodak Theatre!!
We found this cute clown and he made the kids some fun balloons!
Here they are in front of the hollywood blvd sign! This was before we lost papa in hollywood! He stayed in the car to take a nap...when we got back he was gone..and didnt answer his phone! Troy finally went back to look around for him, and found him wandering around the millions of people!! whew!
Our next stop was rodeo drive baby!! Disnee HAD to go here to check it out..it was hot and not too exciting, other than to say we went.
Then we headed to the beach. We went to Santa Monica Beach. the kids loved it, and got all wet. The girls got their feet in and thats it. The water was freezing!!
enjoying the Pacific!!
The next day was Disneyland!!! Here we were waiting in line for it to open! We had the best luck! We walked right on Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Carribean, Splash Mountain, and Thunder Mountain Railroad. It was not busy at all first thing! The more the day went on, the busier it got. The longest ride wait was Space Mountain and it was 35 minutes!! Not bad for July!!!
Splash mountain!! It knew I was on camera, but still couldnt hold in the scream!! Macee was terrified and did cry on this ride..the only one! Papa and Disnee loving it in the back! The other guys were on another boat and we didnt get their pic:( We were so proud of Macee, she rode ALL the rides, and was such a trooper!! Britton was also very brave!! 
Britton and Macee getting ready for Thunder Mountain Railroad!! It was alot of fun!!
Getting on Small World!! Our all time favorite!!!
Here is a classic pic of us on Space Mountain!! Macee was such a champ, and didnt cry..but she was definitely scared! she did say it was on her top three rides though! Troy and I both had forgot how fast that ride goes!!
Walking around Downtown Disney!! I LOVE this place!!
We found Mickey!! Macee had her stuffed Minnie with her all day!
The best idea for Disneyland is to have a hotel close by! Around noon, we headed back to the hotel for a rest. We ate some lunch at the restaraunt..then went back to the rooms for a nap!! We all crashed until around 4. We then headed back for some more fun! We were rested and ready for the crowds!
Here is the kids and Grama and Papa in front of the famous Disney flowers!
Cinderellas castle!!
once we had enough of the crowds, we decided to head back. There is just something about nightime at Disneyland! Cinderellas castle in the back was beautiful...it didnt show up very well in the pic...cute kids tired out after a long day, but not nearly as tired as papa and grama..and mom!! My feet hurt so bad I was limping on the way back to the hotel!
Just as we were about to leave, we saw Minnie! Macee was SOOOO excited..as she had bought everything minnie...but was devestated as she had forgotten her stuffed animal back at the hotel, and so wanted to show minnie! poor sweetie!!
The morning before we left Cali..we let the kids take one last swim. They really enjoyed the pool and jacuzzi at the Hotel Menage! It was an awesome hotel!!
We got to Queen Creek Monday night. It was nice to back to the valley! Tues night we met Damon and Julie, Tim and Steph, and Nic and Casey and had a yummy dinner at Benihana! It was the first time Troy and I had been there, and it was definitely an experience to remember! Yummy food and a great time with family! We stayed in the valley until Thursday...swimming, shopping and eating!!
Thursday we headed up to Heber as tradition has it for the 4th celebration. Friday we had a wonderful experience at the Snowflake temple. Most all of Troys siblings and spouses were able to go with Jack and Val...and we were able to do lots of sealings of family members that we have recently just found on Jack's line. These newly discovered relatives have had their temple work done, and we got to do a huge session of sealing many families together! Wow what an experience it was to never forget!!Sat of course was the fourth festivities. We missed the parade this year...due to so many valleyites coming early and setting up chairs...the locals cant even attend anymore:( They need to make some changes I think!) But we did head down to the ball field around 4 pm...and did our usual. We ate some of the food at the booths, and hung out and visited old friends we see once a year! It was a great time. Here is cute nicole with two of her adorable kids!
Ryan, Nic and Troy hanging out. Yes Nic was on his phone alot! haha!
Macee and Emma enjoying each other!
Here is the crowd and the kids enjoying playing some games. The fireworks were amazing as usual, with an extra exciting finale this year!! We love this time of year in Heber!!
So on Monday, we took a trip up to Fossil Creek near Payson. We had a group of the porters, as well as my brother and his boys, and my sisters family. It was a huge group and alot of fun! Here we found a great spot with some shade, some shallow places for the kids, a swimming hole, and a nice little cliff to jump off. It was nice and hot weather and the water was perfectly cool! Its a mineral spring, so the water was clear, blue and so beautiful! My poor nephew Dallin just had spine surgery a couple weeks ago, so he could only go in up to his waist, talk about torture! poor kid!
Here is Jalan jumping off the cliff!
It was so beautiful there! the water was so blue and clear..
These cliffs were alot of fun to jump off...we had alot of brave kids! Emmie, payton, seth, josh, lindy(well if damon dropping her off counts!), cooper, hailey,lauren, emma, jalan, britton, and of course brendon doing flips! (hope I didnt forget anyone)As well as the older boys who were crazy..and then there was uncle joey..the craziest of all, doing wild dives and flips like a madman!! He is nuts!!
This is Troy after jumping into the "right spot" to avoid the rocks!!
Here is some of us hanging out warming up on the rocks!
We headed back to the valley on Wednesday. We did more shopping, eating and visiting. One of the highlights of our trips is a meal at one of our favorite places, Abuelos!! Jalan decided to stay home with papa..so it was just troy, me, my mom and the four kids...it was yummy! unfortunately, Troy had some canker sores and so the salsa didnt set too well...but it was worth it!
We truly had a wonderful trip visiting family and experiencing many wonderful moments! We even got the chance to go to Phoenix with Jack and Val and Damon, and meet Troys blood grandmother, who we recently found in the last 6 months. What an experience it was! To see this miracle unfold is truly a blessing in our lives! We sure love and miss all of our loved ones far away, but it is always nice to back home to our own beds again!!
Ryan, Nic and Troy hanging out. Yes Nic was on his phone alot! haha!
Macee and Emma enjoying each other!
Here is the crowd and the kids enjoying playing some games. The fireworks were amazing as usual, with an extra exciting finale this year!! We love this time of year in Heber!!
So on Monday, we took a trip up to Fossil Creek near Payson. We had a group of the porters, as well as my brother and his boys, and my sisters family. It was a huge group and alot of fun! Here we found a great spot with some shade, some shallow places for the kids, a swimming hole, and a nice little cliff to jump off. It was nice and hot weather and the water was perfectly cool! Its a mineral spring, so the water was clear, blue and so beautiful! My poor nephew Dallin just had spine surgery a couple weeks ago, so he could only go in up to his waist, talk about torture! poor kid!
Here is Jalan jumping off the cliff!
It was so beautiful there! the water was so blue and clear..
These cliffs were alot of fun to jump off...we had alot of brave kids! Emmie, payton, seth, josh, lindy(well if damon dropping her off counts!), cooper, hailey,lauren, emma, jalan, britton, and of course brendon doing flips! (hope I didnt forget anyone)As well as the older boys who were crazy..and then there was uncle joey..the craziest of all, doing wild dives and flips like a madman!! He is nuts!!
This is Troy after jumping into the "right spot" to avoid the rocks!!
Here is some of us hanging out warming up on the rocks!
We headed back to the valley on Wednesday. We did more shopping, eating and visiting. One of the highlights of our trips is a meal at one of our favorite places, Abuelos!! Jalan decided to stay home with papa..so it was just troy, me, my mom and the four kids...it was yummy! unfortunately, Troy had some canker sores and so the salsa didnt set too well...but it was worth it!
We truly had a wonderful trip visiting family and experiencing many wonderful moments! We even got the chance to go to Phoenix with Jack and Val and Damon, and meet Troys blood grandmother, who we recently found in the last 6 months. What an experience it was! To see this miracle unfold is truly a blessing in our lives! We sure love and miss all of our loved ones far away, but it is always nice to back home to our own beds again!! 
2 comments:
Awesome! You guys do the coolest things.
Great pictures and we so loved having you here with us in Heber and the Temple experience was beyond words..... Love You Grandpa Jack & Grandma Val
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