with JOY!

touring...

...spring is here!

...visiting GREAT-grandpa...

Arizona!


Disneyland!

...ballet lessons...

touring...Yosemite!

"The mountains are calling and I must go."...

"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings."-John Muir

...first we spent the day watching Daddy climb this mountain...

...Nevada High Point: Boundary Peak...

...then we spent the day waiting for Daddy to climb this mountain...

...Half Dome...on a scale of 1-10 it's an 11...

...then...we spent time with nature...great trip with family...

"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks." -John Muir

touring...winter cabin...Uintahs!

...in the cart, all ready to go!

...almost frozen river...

...only 2 and a half months to go!

(I may look tough like I'm just enjoying this, but it was actually a very short ski trip and the only "tough" thing I really did all weekend, was not wash my hair for four days. haha! Otherwise, it was a very relaxing trip and I was well taken care of by my hubby and his dad and brother.)

touring...the Dominican Republic...

...I served a church mission in La Republica Dominicana...and returned there this past week with my husband, my sister and her husband. I was in Florida already and it was just too close, I had to go back! nervous as I was! with not much time. would I remember my Spanish? would I find old friends?

...we stayed our first night in a Marriot...then housing at the only Temple in the Caribbean...see our small orange rental car...it was so FUN to drive around in the DR! ...

...we visited old places (oldest town in the Americans, mansion of Christopher Columbus' brother)

...some things hadn't changed...some things had...Bachata was still heard all around!...

...we saw places I'd never seen before like Aguas Blancas near Constanza...

...beautiful mountains, the tallest peak in the Caribbean...agriculture...

...and of course, it's all about the food, right? soooo good...La Bandera...avacado, mangos...

...but no...it's all about the people.

See here for a couple of videos and some more pics!

touring...Florida...the Hauley Homestead!

...we spent some time in Florida at my sister's home...on our bed when we arrived at this 5 star home was our first taste of Disney florida: a sucker I had given my sister over 10 years ago on one of my trips to Disneyland!!

...attempts at surfing on a beautiful beach...

...amazing performance! ...

...THREE Disney theme parks in one day... we had some awesome tour guides, great place to stay, good food, and great company thanks to my sister and her husband...thanks for everything you guys!! We love ya!

...the girls we left home with our parents and missed them and loved the break and brought them goodies...we loved seeing them again!