Brian Head!

A couple of weekends ago we went up to Brian Head and stayed at Ben's cabin. We invited our friends Rich and Amanda and Deven and Shelley. I got really sick right before we got there and Aidan still had his two ear infections and Ethan still had a really bad cold! So I pretty much tried to stay away from everyone because I felt like a leper! It's the worst when you are blowing your nose and coughing all the time. You just don't want to get anyone else sick. We got there Friday night and everyone stayed up and talked except for me who went upstairs with the boys and went to bed. I know...I was really lame that weekend but there was honestly nothing I could do. Everyone went skiing and snowboarding on Saturday. I think Ben called me every couple of hours because he felt bad that I was at home with the boys. I really didn't mind at all. Ben eventually came home and felt like he should take Aidan out there to watch everyone. Well when Aidan got there, I guess he wanted to ride the lift really bad. Ben found out the only way he could ride the lift was if he was wearing skiis. So Ben was able to get him some skiis for free and a day pass because he is under the age of 5. Aidan rode the lift and Ben tried to help Aidan ski down but Aidan wasn't liking the skiis. So Ben was left with no choice but to carry him while snowboarding down the mountain. Aidan LOVED it! I'm sorry to say I forgot to give the camera to Ben but luckily our friend Amanda had a camera and took some really cute pictures. I just need to get them from her. Everyone came home later that afternoon and just relaxed. Deven and Shelley made dinner that night which was great and then everyone played games. Once again I went upstairs with the boys and put us all to bed! I felt so bad that I was being so anti-social but I seriously felt like CRAP! Sunday morning we got up to Rich and Amanda preparing a wonderful brunch for us before we all started cleaning up and packing. Everyone did take a couple of snowmobile rides around the mountain before we left...except for me and Ethan of course. It was a really short weekend but I think everyone needed that little getaway! Everyone had a lot of fun and we hope to do it again soon but hopefully this time I will be around to participate more!

Discovery Gateway!

I had always wanted to take Aidan here. I thought that he would really enjoy it. I was able to get my friend Jenn to go with us with her two girls. My only condition was is that I didn't want to take Ethan with me because I wouldn't be able to play with Aidan. My Aunt Marla was so kind to keep Ethan for me for about 3 hours which was so nice. Aidan really did love it and we spent just over 2 hours there!

Ward Halloween Party

Gardner Village

For the last three years it has been a Flynn/Anderson tradition to go to Gardner Village and see all the witches. We have so much fun every year and this year we learned that we need to go earlier in the month because it was super crowded because of all the events they had going on that weekend. We really enjoyed all the fun shops and Aidan even got to see an owl which he loved to say "hoo" to. It was an absolute blast and we look forward to many more Octobers at Gardner Village with our friends Rich and Amanda!

Farnsworth Farm

Last Friday for our FALL activity we went to a place called Farnsworth Farm. They were showing Charlie Brown's The Great Pumpkin outside. They had a free hayride that went around their pumpkin patch and tree orchard. We also got some free apple cider and some donuts. It was a lot of fun for the kids. Aidan kept saying "movie" because he wanted to stay and watch Charlie Brown.

Newport Beach!

I totally forgot about this part of our fun trip! We ended our trip at Newport Beach. The kids had so much fun! The beach was so clean and the water wasn't crazy. Ben taught little Taylor how to ride the boogie board, she loved it! Aidan loved the sand, so much so, that he occasionaly threw himself down face first into it...also known as a temper tantrum :)! Too bad we didn't take any pictures of that because he had sand plastered to his hair and face.

DISNEYLAND!!!

So here's the story...Ben's family goes to Disneyland I swear at least twice a year and because Ben works so much we weren't able to go either time that his family went. So Ben and I decided we would go, just our little family, in September when he had a week off. Well we were talking to our friends the Tustians and they had been planning a trip to Southern California too. We both decided we would probably both benifit if we went together. It just so happened that Ben had this week in August off randomly and it was the same week our friend Jenn had off from school too! It seriously couldn't have worked out any better. We all had so much fun. It was the Tustian girls first time going to Disneyland and of course they LOVED the princesses. I am pretty sure we met everyone of them too. In fact Taylor got to meet Ariel twice. Aidan enjoyed every ride he was able to go on. All the kids loved the parades and that was probably one of their favorite things. Thank you Troy and Jenn for the wonderful vacation, we had an absolute blast!

Gardner Village!

On Saturday Ben, Aidan and I met up with our friends Rich and Amanda at a place called Gardner Village. It's become a little tradition of ours to go in the month of October. We walk around and look at all the different witches and little shops along the way. Its quite fun. I really enjoy looking at all the furniture, home decor and all the cute little holiday decorations. Sometimes I think, "I would love that couch or those plates or that entertainment center,"....some day.

St. George Trip

In June Ben and I met up with our friends Rich and Amanda at their familys condo in St. George. This was our second time going and like the first, we had a lot of fun. We went out to eat, we went miniature golfing, Ben went real golfing with Rich, we went bowling, we went swimming, and of course we played lots of games. Rich and Amanda are our game buddies! We love it. Oh, and how could I forget, Ben and Rich had to leg wrestle and arm wrestle...I guess its a guy thing! Amanda and I got a kick out of watching them though! Thanks Rich and Amanda for your friendship, we truly value it.

cafe rio

I LOVE cafe rio! It is absolutely amazing! They built one in Vegas and its right off of Sahara, really close to Bens house. The last day we were in Vegas we caught up with Jake, Rocio and little Elena, Dan and Brit, and Duane there at cafe rio. We had a lot of fun!