Angels Landing

Yesterday, Robb, Bobby and I bucked up and attempted Angels Landing.

This sign made me extra excited to do the hike.

At this point, I was thinking, "What the hell have I gotten myself into?"

The hike is 2.5 one way. If you look really close at this photo, you can see the crazies climbing this .25 end of the climb on this crazy thin mountain.  We made it until this far and then Robb, who is absolutely terrified of heights, decided that he had gone high enough and I was not going to let Bobby do this.  One of these days, I want to go back and finish. 

Amazing views from where we climbed. 

I thought Robb might have actually pooped his pants from fear, but it was only dirt and sweat.

(Warning: Please put on protective eye wear before viewing this next picture.)

Robb cooling off in the river. 

Yes, a job well done.

I have to mention one instance during the climb or I know I will forget.  I was a lot slower than Robb and Bobby, so I told them to go ahead of me and I would meet them at the top.  Well, about 1/4 of the way up, I ran out of water.  The temp was 97 and this is a very strenuous climb.  I hate being a quitter and pushed on.  At one point, I was really feeling faint and said a little prayer to Heavenly Father to please help me.  I started to walk on when out of no where, a young lady came up from behind me and said, "Excuse me, can I give you one of my waters." I couldnt believe it.  I graciously accepted and then she turned around and was gone.  I am so thankful for little answered prayers.  I am thankful for the beautiful earth that we have to enjoy and that even though my body is getting old and I am definitely feeling some pain today, that I am healthy enough to enjoy these kinds of activities.  I am thankful for a husband and son who will, sometimes reluctantly, come with me on these adventures.  

YOLO, right?

What an Exciting Week!

What an exciting week we had!  Everyday was full of fun.

We started out by having a movie night in our backyard.  I was pretty impressed with how many people showed up as we did it last minute.  We will most definitely be doing it again.

We even had snow cones and popcorn from a real popcorn machine.

Bobby was able to participate in the Utah Summer Games in Cedar City. They got killed but this is only the second tournament this team has played together in.  They will improve the more they play and hopefully by high school they will be amazing together.  I already see State Champs in these boys.

What a bunch of handsome young men. (Especially the one on this end.)

Robb also had softball games.  They were in St George so we got to see the munchkins. Always love to see those monkeys.  Bentley is learning things everyday.

When I went to take his picture, he said "cheese."  Hope couldnt believe it. She'd never heard him do that before.

Three beautiful girls.

My hottie.

Kymbre', Jasmine and my view for 7 hours that day.

One night we went to a laua that the football players put on to raise money for their team.  That is so so strange to me.  I still cant get over the fact that you have to pay to play public school sports in high school in Nevada.

 

Finally, on Saturday, we had an Elders Quorum party at Bunker Pond.  This is a home made pond.  Its a playground on water.

Here's Bobby going on the rope.

Jazz and Kymbre off the high dive.

Down the slide.

My crazy husband.  I love it that he has no fear.

Bud on the zip line.

 And, finally, Bobby fishing.  Boy, he has wanted to do that for a long time now.

 And, it only took like 2 minutes to hook one. 

No pics of me at Bunker Pond.  Last time we went there I hurt myself on more than one occasion.  Im just too uncoordinated.  

What a fun week.  I love where we live and all the fun opportunities we have to spend time together.

Our Little Scare

Since I am using this as my journal, there was a small event that happened a couple of months ago that I didnt record.  I dont think I was ready at the time, but I am now. 
Robb was hospitalized for some heart problems.  He had been having some pressure and it lasted a few days.  Finally, one morning, he just couldnt take it any longer and went into our Dr.  He told him he needed to go to the ER, which he did.  Robb said when he arrived at the ER and told them he was having heart pains, 20 people immediately swarmed him. He was stripped down, hooked up, poked and prodded.  They decided to admit him and run a stress test on him the next day.
After finishing the stress test, the nurse told him she thought everything would be fine because they had never had anyone actually finish the stress test.  He was mentally getting ready to go home, when the Dr came in and said they had found something not right on the test; a shadow, and that they were going to send him by ambulance to St George and have him get an angiogram.  We called our Bishop and he gave Robb an amazing blessing.
After frantically packing and trying to calmly drive through the gorge, I entered the cath lab in St George. I thought for sure I was in the wrong place.  Everyone there was at least 20 years older than my husband.  They did the test very quickly and came back with strange results.  Whatever the Drs  in Mesquite saw was no longer there.  Robbs heart is in perfect shape. We still really dont know what was causing his pains.  Maybe it was stress or even indigestion but he hasnt had any real pains since then.
This little scare made me realize how blessed we are. I am thankful for Drs who know what they are doing and for medical technologies that I have no understanding of.  I am so very thankful for Priesthood blessings. But, most of all, I am thankful for my husband. I love him with all my heart and soul.  He makes me laugh, he pushes me to be better.  He is an amazing father and provider and I cant imagine my life without him in it.  

A Day of Sitting

This weekend, I just sat around.  I sat and watched Jazz play in a volleyball tournament.  She was a little rusty at first but turned it around pretty fast.

I also sat and watched Bud play his last game of the season with the Cornhuskers.  He starts All Star practice tomorrow and we will be sitting and watching them all summer.

I then sat in the car on the way to Vegas to attend a 51s game, thanks to America First. We arrived at the stadium and we sat and ate with my co-workers in our own special section.  I then went and sat in the bleachers to watch the game.  Im not the sharpest tool in the shed.  I just realized last night why they are called the 51s after I saw a picture of an alien on the cup of Robbs soda and multitudes of people carrying around huge inflatable green people with large black eyes. (It only took four years for that one to click.)

I then sat back in the car for the ride home.  I never thought I could be so worn out from a day of sitting but when I climbed into my wonderful bed when we got home, I was out the second my head hit the pillow.