Sunday, April 26, 2026

The Happiest Birthday Wk!!!

To continue April wk 4 it was also my Birthday Wk!!! and man was it a good one!!! We kicked it off with dinner at the Decker's Sunday night!! While I was out prom dress shopping for Penny! I hit up the Kendra Scott store for my birthday discount! Yayyy! Also when I was in Henderson for Penny's braces aot I met up with my brother to grab dinner together! 
Dinner mid week to celebrate me at Cappo's! Delicious food! Amazingly wild atmosphere! Live singing! Magician! and professional pics at the table! It was so much fun!!! Love being with my people too!! We had a blast!! Laughing, chatting and stuffing our faces! lol
All the birthday love at work!!! My work Bestie Yoon decorated my desk and completely surprised me!!! I even had flowers and presents delivered to me! Wow! Oh how I felt all the love!!! So spoiled and so fun!!! Best place to work!! They all sure know how to make me feel so special!
The birthday fun continued!!! Friday night Penny and I went to Dancing With The Stars Live Tour!!! This was Penny's Santa gift at Christmas time!! 2 tickets!! So fun it landed on my birthday weekend! We had an absolute blast!!! It was an incredible show! The dancing was spot on! We sat there4 in awe!! Watching the incredible routines! Flawless and beautiful dancing! The banter and humor of the hosts was so fun too! The special Star guest appearances were amazing!! Penny was so hyped that Robert Irwin was there our night! We so lucked  out! He was the champion for this past season! Would 100% see them again on their next tour! Worth every dime! Our seats were so good too! Penny was so hyped the entire night! She loved it! Star struck!! I love my adventures with Penny! Such a fabulous Birthday wk! Next up  my actual Birthday! lol



 

April Wk 4 Fun!

Another week down for April! Oh how the weeks are flying by! It was another packed full wk for us over here! Here is April wk 4 amazingness! Cashy with his Target walking crew! A coupled times this week Cash has walked from when middles school gets out with his friends to Target! They hang there until I'm off work! Piper had cheer and fun play dat shopping for squishy's with her bestie Charlee! 
Car selfies with Penny! Volleyball and Bj's for Pazookies! Stuco! and Getting more hours driving! 
Shopped for Prom dresses with this Pretty Penny! Everything she put on was absolutely perfect! It was hard to narrow it down but she picked her absolute favorite! You will have to wait and see which won was the winner when I post about her 1st Prom! She's also been baby duck sitting for her senior besties! lol They were off on a senior trip and needed someone to watch their babies! Of course Penny volunteered to babysit them! lol She has always wanted chickens so this is close enough rt! lol
Volley ball practices and Volleyball games! He had a great week playing that's for sure! He is loving this new sport for him! Way to go Cashy!! You're playing is fire!!!
Cashy got a fresh cut! Looks so good! Honz golfed and bought a couple new clubs too! :) Piper talked daddy into to taking her to get a surprised since she went with him to the golf store! lol It's been a fun week for these cuties! 
We got to see Auntie Eryn!!!! Not 1 but 2 orthodontic appointments for Penny this wk!!! She had her reg apt!! Then while we were out in Henderson the boys arranged to take her to the temple! So fun! They got dinner first then Temple! Penny loves going to temple and loves it more  being with Mav and Arlo! Then some how she broke a bracket a couple days after her regular apt and thankfully auntie met us on Sunday to get it fixed! It was crazy that Penny's tooth was already going cooked out with that bracket being off! Hate that! Hopefully we didn't loose any time! Penny us dying to get her braces off  before she turns 16 which is only a couple months away!! Yikes!
A fun added adventure for my Penny and Cashy this week! The youth in our ward met their temple goal for the year and earned a trip to the beach as their reward! Say what!!!! A beach trip with your amazing church friends! Yes please!! So the kids were up early and off to Newport Beach!
They made it! For Penny it was Shopping! Walking! and Photo shoots! For Cashy it was Sand volleyball! Boogie boarding! and Skim boarding! All the sporty stuff for Cashy of course! lol and all the picture taking on the vintage digital camera for Penny! They had an absolute blast!
Cause every teenager needs a photoshoot!! Love my pretty Penny! These pics are so fun!
Sunday Fun-day!!! We had an amazing sacrament! The congregation sang the primary kids favorite primary songs! I love feeling the spirit through music! Piper even got to go up and sing in a small group too! Cash was in the audience giving her the que's to smile! lol He's too much! lol Love my family! 
The week continues......It was also my Birthday week!!!! yayyy!



 

Saturday, April 25, 2026

National Cheer Champions!

Sharp National Cheer Comp here we come!! Our little Eagles were ready to hit the mat!! This was their first time in a National Comp! and first time that a comp was at a Hotel!! So all  of that....equals soooooo much extra fun!!! Let's go Eagles!! 
They crushed it! Killed it! Nailed it! lol all of the above! You loooking at National Champs!!! Wahoooo! They took 1st place in 3 different divisions! 1st place in their Division! 1st place Overall- Grand Champions! 1st place Sportsmanship! Holy Moly were we pumped up!! Goooooo Eagles!
Extremely proud of Piper and her whole team! They have worked so hard every wk and showed up on those mats today at Nationals! Pure joy and excitement on their faces! These Eagles deserved it!!! Fly high Eagles... fly high!!!! 
The celebrating and excitement!! Yayyyyyy! Piper's face! She is pumped up! Love it!!!
Action shots!! Love my little Piper!! She was moved into the tumbling row for her new skill- round of back handspring! She was so excited! This was her first time performing the new change to the routine! She was solid out there!! Incredible!! Love my little Champion!!! 


 

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Penny's Off To Stuco State!

Penny was selected by her student council advisors to represent their school at the Student Council State Conference! It was held in Carson City!! We said our goodbyes for a long long week! lol and She was off! She had to take her bags to school and load on the bus from there! It's a long road trip in a bus but you know Penny! She will make the most fun out of any situation! She immediately made new Centennial friends from just socializing on the bus ride! lol They made it late and got checked into their hotel and pretty much went to bed! 
She was up early and off for an adventure to Virginia City, Nevada! Penny loved it! They did a hike through mines and then got to shop the little town! The town was very historic! and she hit the gold mine with all the jewelery shops!! She was hyped!!! 
Fnn workshops, meetings, presentations and team building an bonding! Living her best life! 
So many new friends and connections! Penny had an incredible time! She loves student council and is so excited for her upcoming Junior Class Student Body Historian position to begin! So proud of her dedication to her school! She loves being an Aggie!  She had the best time making all the memories! 
 

April Wk 3 Fun!

Another jam packed week of fun for April wk 3!!! Here's the weekly recap! We kicked off the week with Miss Sadie Roses mission call opening! It came so fast it surprised us all it was already time t o open!!! Farmington, New Mexico Mission is getting the best!!! We are so excited for her new adventure in life! She will truly be an amazing missionary! So grateful for her strong testimony and example to me, my Penny and all my kids!  We all look up to you Sadie!!! She is going to be best!!! So so excited for her! It was the best way to kick off our week!  
School and work selfies all week! lol We are in the car a lot running from place to place! Penny left mid week for a student council trip! Seperate post to follow! We sure missed her around the house but she sure had the best experience! 
Honz selfies this wk! lol He golfed! He got a hydration iv! and helped run kids a different direction most night this wk! Our kids are getting too busy and some nights we have to divide and conquer! :) 
Piper hitting the matts! She earned 2 new skills this wk! Her round off double back hand spring and her areal! Wahooooo! Way to go Pipes! Penny was here 2 nights this wk and you know she filled them up with her friends! :)
Cashy!! He played lots of Volleyball this week! School game mid week and cousins came out to watch!!! cash played really good! So proud of my boy! 
Double header for his NYS team! They won both games! Wahoo! Way to go Bulls! Volleyball is such a fun sport to watch and its even more fun watching Cash!!! 
Sunday Funday!! Piper gave the spoke in Primary! She did great! Look at her precious face! We made it another wk!! Can't belive how fast April is already go by!!!! 





 

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Rodeo Nights and Carnival Lights!!

Just over here living our best life! Rodeo Nights and Carnival Lights! It's Fair time! It's the best time of the year! It's the Clark County Fair and Rodeo! time! Piper and I made it!!! We caught up with the fam and spent the rest of the week and weekend with them! We already hit the ground running! Doing all the fair things!! Hers is Thursday's fun!
Catching shows! The high dive show and the motor cross shows were our favorites! So good! Eating the fair food is the best! Shopping all the vendors! and already spotting all the friends! Piper even got her Henna! lol The girls do this every time! Henna tradition and Piper could not wait another sec! lol She needed that Henna asap! 
Night 1 for the Rodeo! Our bff Honey's came out to play! We loved having the Decker's join us for the fun! We of course shopped and ate all the food together before heading into the rodeo!
We had a blast all sitting together! The Rodeo  was awesome! Such an incredible night!

Friday! We were up and at it!! My brother and fam arrived and brought a bunch a Mav's friends! Yayyyy! We love friends! :) 
Friday is the best day for Carnival because it's not as packed! We were on and off and back on those rides so fast! No lines! Wahoo! I love the rides! It's my favorite! 
More arrivals! Cousins!! Cash and Piper each had a bestie cousin for the day and that was so fun! The played the entire day together! Oh how we love cousin time! 
Grama DeeDee made it out too! The kids had so much fun spending time with her! Henna for Penny and Sophia! Yayyyy! and the Carnival riding did not stop! 

                            
Gramps even made it out! He stayed for the Rodeo too! It was so  fun to spend the day with him too! Riding rides! Eating food! and Sitting around! A perfect day! 
This cousin 4 pack  played at the carnival the entire night! Skipped the rodeo to ride rides! lol Love it! The had a blast! 
Oh how I love my mans!!! The grand master! He's the one that makes everything possible for all! I absolutely love these pics of us! Living our best life together doing what we love to do! This was our 18year doing the Fair together!! Such an amazing tradition he started with me while we were dating! Love every moment with this man of mine! 
Rodeo night 2!!! We had a new crew with us! All the teens! Love it! The Henderson crew thanks to Mav and man do they have fun together! Love Mav and Penny's bestie co9usin bond they have always had together! Then you add best friends in the mix and the fun is even better! 
After the Rodeo we always shut the carnival down! We ride the rides until the lights go out! lol Lots more friends spotted around the carnival night life for Penny! She sure loved running into all her different friends! It was a great night for all! The teen girls stayed with us and the teen boys stayed with Ryan! WE don't ever want the fun to end so all the friends are always welcome to stay in our trailers! lol Tired but ready to do it all again tomorrow! lol 
Saturday! More amazing fair food! More shopping vendors! The squishys and needohs were the find this year! Farm fun! Checking out all the animals! Penny was off early with her Henderson group off- roading and fishing!  Saturday was already off to an amazing start!
We started the rides early!!! Saturday gets packed with the long lines but if you catch it early you can rides the rides before it starts ti get busy! Piper tried and tried every way to get tall enough for freak out and she never got to ride it! Ugh! She stuffed her boots with paper towels! Rocks! Extra socks! Nope nothing worked and she was so bummed! She loves that ride!  The crazy part is she rode this ride several times last year! She gets in the line to wait to find out they raised the height by 2 ins from last year! Ughhhh! Even with her growing all year she was still about a 1/2 inch to short for their new raised height! Dang it! Poor thing! We still rode everything else multiple times! That height change didn't stop us! lol She's a wild one for rides! 
The aunties even came out to spend the day and rodeo with us! Yayyy! I love that they came out! It was the best day with them! 
Penny played from sunrise to sunset with her Henderson crew! Even more new Henderson friends arrived to play all day too! Honz even got them all in for the Rodeo too!! Fishing and off roading to start! Then carnival all day! Then Rodeo at night! Then back to carnival to shut the place down! Wahoo! A fun filled packed day with awesome friends! She had an absolute blast all day!!
Yee-Haw! Rodeo night 3!!! My sisters and the Facers were there along with my bro! It was a wild Rodeo night! So  much action and excitement! We had a blast as always together!
Carnival lights to end the night! We rode the rides yet again until the lights went off! Our last night to shut the place down! Then back to the trailers for more partying! lol The teens cont the fun way into the night!
Sunday!!! Last day! Hate when the fun has to come to the end! Penny and Cash were back working and helping daddy around the fair grounds! Oh and have I mentioned the golf cart was the best thing on the fair grounds for the Grand Master! yayyyy! 
The take down was already in motion and Penny and Cash were working hard! I came back out to get one last bite of the fair food with Piper! We finished packing up our trailer and grabbed all the kids to get back into town since we had school and work the next day! The Grand Master stayed out for a bit longer to keep taking down! Such an amazing Fair time! We hate when it all ends! It's one of our most favorite traditions we do as a family all year! We love making memories together especially Clark County Fair and Rodeo memories! Until next year!!!! We can't wait!!!
Penny's photo booth pics! She had fun in there! lol Too many cute pics to not post them all laid out and lined up! Great times at the fair forever!