BETWEEN SOCCER GAMES WITH THE KIDS AND TAKING RAE OUT TO LUNCH AND SHOPPING FOR MOTHERS DAY-WE FOUND TIME TO ENJOY SWEET CHARLOTTE

We left grandpa to watch the kids and let Charlotte nap

When we got home Rae and I could not wait to see our  sweet baby girl.

Charlotte is the sweetest girl at 9 months.  She loves you to give her attention and I love to give it to her.

Bill and I drove to Ammon Idaho to spend MOTHERS DAY with Sharae

We left friday May 10, after I got off work at 2:30 p.m.  We thought it would be nice to attend the Idaho Falls Temple, since we have never been.  We got to Rae's around 9 p.m, Ian had been waiting up for us and Asher and Charlotte were already in bed.  We visited with Rae for a bit and then went to bed.  The next day we got up around 7:30 to go to Ian's soccer game at 9 am.

MOVIE NIGHT

We love to go to Station Park in Farmington to watch movies.  So after our hike with Chiquita we got cleaned up and went to the movies.  It was such a lovely day with flowers in full bloom.  I insisted Bill and I take these pictures.  We went to see Iron Man 3 and we loved it.

HIKE

Today we decided to go on a nice hike-it ended up being 6 miles in 4 hours.

It was a beautiful day, so we decided to take our little Chiquita with us.  Since we had just got back from our cruise we did not want to leave her again.

The trails are nicely manicured with soft dirt so it makes it easy to walk.

I tried to get Chiquita to take a drink in the stream, but I don't think she understood that concept.

The higher up we got the trail got more rocky and steep, so Bill and I took turns carrying Chiquita in our back pack.

We could not believe there was snow in some spots.  We had to be careful it was very slippery .

It seemed to take forever to reach the falls.  So we sat and took about a 20 minute break.

On the trail there were a lot of dogs hiking with their owners.  Chiquita was pretty social but still liked to be left alone by the other dogs who always wanted to sniff her.

There were dogs everywhere, sniffing each other and barking, climbing and running everywhere.

We had fun watching how the dogs all interacted with each other.  Chiquita sat on our laps and when a dog would pass us, she would start to bark.

Bill carrying Chiquita.  He slipped a couple of times going down, and so did I.  I also gashed my right leg on a tree branch and got a nice bruise.

Here I am running down the slope.  There are a lot of runners and bikers on the trails.

Me and Chiquita looking out at the view as we ended our nice hike.

We arrived home at 0100 in the morning. I could not wait to pick up Chiquita from Idlewire boarding kennel. We got up early the next day to go and bring her home.

The boarding staff said she was sad for the first 2 days, and then she got to be more friendly with them.. She was so ecstatic to see Bill and I.  She looked nice and trim.  She just could not give us enough kisses on our drive home.

When we got home she ran around the house and outside like a little child-so excited to be back home again.

I took pictures of the hotel surroundings where we stayed.

Out side sitting area for reading.

beautiful outdoor garden by the pool

The reception desk where we checked in to stay.

Bill and I were waiting for Landon, he wanted to do some last minute shopping.  We were really getting nervous when our shuttle to the airport showed up.  

This is the Royal Sonesta's entrance into the hotel.

Saying good-bye to Ashley.

Landon giving Ashley a big hug goodbye.  Ashley left the hotel at 10a.m to take the shuttle to the airport to fly back to Denver.  We all had a wonderful time.

Bill giving his girl a big hug good bye.  We will call you when we get home.  Have a safe trip.

And of course, My good bye and big hug before she got in the elevator.  I loved being with you on this trip Ashley. Then I headed to the pool area to get some sun before we had to head back home.  Love you Ashley