Beauty Night

I just got home last night from the THE FUNNEST GIRLS TRIP EVER! My great friend Britta moved to Hunington Beach a few months ago and I have honestly had a really hard time with her gone! So, we decided to get some fun girls together for a great Girls Trip to see her! We all had so much fun on this trip.
What Girls Trip would be complete without mud masks, pedicures and hair cuts? This trip was full of a great Beauty night! We all were beautified, then painted our nails, then all 9 of us got on Britta's bed and just talked. Next thing we know, it is 3 AM! I haven't stayed up that late since college! All I have to say is that I had a great time, I feel rejuvinated, ready to conquor the world again, ready to be the worlds best mom and wife again, and eager to maintain these great friendships I have with these lovely ladies!
{We even played Truth or Dare but you better believe I'm not telling what I did for my dare!!!} Thanks Britta for a spectaclar weekend, I miss ya and I am glad I was able to be with you again! Thanks girls for making this Mom of 3 remember what it is like to be 15 years old again!!!

Beach Day

Britta lives right by Hunington Beach, so we played in the waves and had a TON of fun at the beach one day! I couldn't stop laughing because the waves were so powerful, even right by the sand-in fact, so powerful that as we were getting one of these pictures taken by some italian guy, they knocked Jen over, then brought her back into the group. I seriously felt like I was a little girl again enjoying the fun waves!

The other beach day was at Corona del mar by Newport beach and we went to the tide pools and collected awesome shells! This beach was absolutly beautiful and so relaxing! I actually got a lot of thinking & contemplating done just about what is going on in my life right now! Fun memories!!!

Six Flags: Magic Mountain

We all went to Six Flags and lets just say that I went along just because everyone else was. Regan warned me before the trip that these roller coasters and rides are the craziest he has ever been on! Nothing is crazy for Regan---but now I can see why he said that to me! He also made me promise him that I would go on every ride that the girls were going on and that if I didn't.......?
SO-I held true to my promise to him and I went on EVERY ride those daring friends of mine went on! Lets just say that 4 days later, and I am still feeling dizzy and light headed!

The picture of me making an X with my hands is obviouslly BEFORE I rode the X2 ride! The picture of me looking like I am some crazy homeless person is obviouslly AFTER riding X2! The only word I can use to describe this ride is: INSANE! I shut my eyes the whole entire ride and I was so sick afterwards!

I also hate rides that just drop you straight down and I went on plenty of those rides and they totally freaked me out! I am a screamer, and lets just say I couldn't even scream because I was so scared that I wasn't breathing!!!! I am just glad that my friends had a blast on the rides and I am just glad that I survived!!!!!

Our Trip To Alaska!

We had a great opportunity to visit Regan's parents in Anchorage, Alaska for a whole week! I think Regan's favorite part of the whole trip was all of the delicious food we ate {what's new?} The best for him was having all you can eat fresh crab in downtown Anchorage. Riley's obviouslly was the chocolate! The very last day we were there, we finally saw a moose in the backyard! Riley was excited at first, then annoyed when it wouldn'leave because he wanted to go in the hot tub! After more than an hour, it finally moved!

Anchorage was just a beautiful place and we really enjoyed our week stay there!
Thanks to Bud & LeeAnn for being great hosts to us! We had a great time!

Candy & Hikes

We went to a candy factory and the kids had a hard time deciding what to get since they could only choose 1 thing! Riley wanted the $43 chocolate fish, but we told him he needed to get something else! Regan however did not have a hard time deciding what to get-a hand dipped chocolate ice cream bar with sprinkles! yum!
The other picture is at Flat Top overlooking all of Anchorage! It is such a beautiful place!

26 Glacier Cruise

My favorite part of the trip was going on a 26 glacier cruise! The glaciers were so amazing and we also saw a glacier calf, which meas that some of the ice falls off into the water! They were beautiful and it was a fun cruise ride!

Regan's Family

I had never seen this funny picture of Regan's family! I just had to take a picture of it because it was so silly!

Zoo & Office

We went down the street to the Anchorage Zoo one day! It was so awesome because it was tucked away in a forest with a bunch of natural animals to the habitat! Elle was pretty wiped out during the trip! We also went to Bud's office. He works for the Denali Pipeline.

Lots to do

We had a fun activity planned for us each day we were in Anchorage! Regan and his dad spent a day fishing on the Kenai River, we went to a Children's Museum, the Anchorage Temple, A candy factory, downtown Anchorage, parks, a boardwalk and a fabulous 26 glacier cruise! LeeAnn & Bud were such great hosts to our family! We even had a hot dog and smore night around the fire!

Gramma & Grampa's House

Regan's mom & dad live in Anchorage, Alaska and we had a great time staying in their beautiful home for a whole week! Dhabi, their dog wasn't so happy to see us come on his territory though! Sunny was either really scared of him, or trying to be his friend the whole time! It was good to spend some time with Gramma & Grampa Fackrell since we don't see much of them since they live so far away!

Before & After

I was dropping Riley off at his friends house yesterday, and was talking to my friend Jen about what I should do about Sunny's crazy hair {I will spend time on it every morning with braids and other cute styles only to see that she has taken it out 3 minutes later and goes around with her scraggly hair in her face all day}
so Jen just asked Sunny if she could cut it for her and did a cute bob in 5 minutes! My friend Jen is amazing! She is very talented at what she does! Thanks Jen for making my little crazy haired Sunny girl look like a cute little Madeline Doll!

Slip n slid video

This is a very unclear version of Regan going down the fun slip n slide with a snow sled! So much fun!!

Still a kid at heart!

Last night, Regan and I had the time of our lives! It just goes to show you that you still can have fun as an adult! For our friends birthday, he made a HUGE slip and slide out of billboard vinyl posters and nailed them down a very steep hill in Sandy! When you have water, baby soap and slippery material, you are bound to have a great time! I am glad that we wore goggles because the baby soap got in everyone's eyes! I want to always remember to do something SO fun on my birthday to remember that we are all just a kid at heart!

1st day of Kindergarten!

Today is a bittersweet day! My oldest child is entering school today, and mom is a little scared about it! The good part is that Riley couldn't wait to get on the bus and get into his classroom! It would have been so much harder if he was scared, but this time it was the mom who was scared! Regan and I are probably wierd parents, but Regan followed the school bus the whole way to school, and I met Riley at school to make sure he got to his classroom okay! Anyway, here is a cute picture of Riley's 2 little sisters saying goodbye to him! Life will never be the same now!!!!