Halloween

Jason's parents came to visit for halloween and we went across the river where they decorated the river walk and had trick or treating.

Pumpkin Carving

McKenna and Jason had fun carving the pumpkin. Jason helped Mckenna make the cutouts on the pumpkin look like Mckenna's missing teeth!

Hualapai Mountains

Grammie, McKenna, Jason and I took a drive up to the Hualapia mountains outside of Kingman, AZ. It was so beautiful! We had lunch there and we were visited by female elks outside of the restaurant window! After lunch, we took a walk and collected pine cones.

Bonnie Springs Ghost Town

The family went on a drive to Nevada to visit Bonnie Springs ghost town and petting zoo. McKenna enjoyed the animals. Jason got picked to be in a re-creation of an old west hanging. He was quite a sport!

McKenna's first day of 2nd grade!

McKenna started 2nd grade on August 7th. She loves her new teacher and her class! She really enjoys reading and going to the library to check out chapter books! She continues to go to Sylvan for additional help with Math and Reading...we are seeing great results!

Parrothead weekend

We went to a Jimmy Buffett (parrothead weekend) at the Avi. It was lots of fun! McKenna went to Kid's Quest while the adults listened to Margaritaville and had some boat drinks! My mom, being the creative one of the bunch, made a hat for Jason to wear for the costume contest. You can see it here: big volcano, "cheeseburger in paradise", "lost shaker of salt", "margaritaville". He won 3rd place ($75 bucks!).

McKenna and Christina on the river

Alice and Christina came to visit us for a few days, we had a great time. We took out the boat and both water bikes and rode down to Lake Havasu for lunch. The girls loved going on the water bikes, we could hear Christina screaming from miles away! Everyone had a great time and can't wait until they can come back again and visit.

McKenna's missing tooth

McKenna lost one of her top teeth. This isn't the first tooth she has lost, but it looks the funniest! We have now nicknamed her "jack" for jack-o-lantern. The one next to it is very loose and should come out any day.

Grammie's pool

Here are some pics of Grammie's pool, it is beautiful. The temperature in the pool is about 92 degrees, but it is definitely cool compared to the 115 degree temps we are having outside!

THE SLIDE and Formal night

The waterslide was really fun! I even went down it! Formal night was great, McKenna danced with Grandpa.

More cruise pictures

Here are some more pics of the cruise. We had a great time at the deck party! Grammy danced the night away with McKenna! Jason had a few too many beers and tequila shots. It was really fun!

The Cruise

While it wasn't the best cruise we have ever been on (don't use Carnival!), we had a great family vacation! We went on a 5 day cruise to Catalina and Ensenada. It was great to get away and relax. McKenna had a great time sliding on the water slide and eating every dessert in sight!