The Saturday before the boys left for Chicago, we went to the Discovery Science Center and then to look at RV’s.  They LOVED looking at the RVs.  It is fun to dream!

 A favorite – the earthquake experience.

 Bryson making music on the electronic harp!

There was a robot exhibit.  Here are all my boys!  1 engineer and 3 in the making.

Our ward has a yearly tradition.  Everyone saves their christmas trees and then the scouts and any one else who wants to goes on a camping trip and have a HUGE bonfire.

Devon got to go with Rob and the scouts this year! 

In May we drove to Sedona, talking and listening to some talks from the TJED conference. 

We got to our hotel and checked in around 8. 

Day 1 was HOT.  We started off our trip trying to get some things situated with our refinance, which included a trip to the bank.  Then we went on a short hike (2 hours).  It was pretty and fun, but a bit too hot.  Then we went back to the Summit to get lunch.  Then off for a drive up a bumpy road in Rob’s new 4×4.  Then dinner at Cafe Jose which was YUMMY! 

Day 2 was great weather.  We decided to do our long hike today and went to the West Fork Trail.  I was navigating and not understanding where we were going, so we drove to the top of the mountain and so we got a later start than we had hoped.  But it was ok.  It was about a 5 hour hike.  It was really beautiful and nice.  Luckily I had brought some hard boiled eggs, so I wasn’t starving.

Then we drove to town and ate at Javelina Cantina, which was reallly good.  Then a trip to the camera store to replace a filter we broke on the camera when Rob dropped the bag by accident.  Then home to rest.

Day 3-5 Hiking and 4 wheeling and eating and resting.   There are so many great ruins to visit here.  We loved Lake Montezuma.  It is just a fantastic area to visit.  We look forward to bringing our boys back. 

Day 6 Another hike, the pool and packing so we could leave to go visit our friends Mike and Melissa.

Overall I have enjoyed vacationing in Sedona.  I would say that the hiking was fun, beautiful landscape.  We didn’t have a day where we just did nothing, which I missed, but I was able to read 4 books and enjoy being with Rob, so I am happy.

Here are a few pictures.

Life is busy, busy, busy.  Luckily we are all healthy and just cruisin’ along, with piano, karate, school, homeschool, tennis, preschool, park days. 

Rob has been EXTRA busy, working like a crazy man.  Non-stop, probably 70 hours a week.  I am just happy he has a job.  

No time for more updates.  But soon!

Rob is pretty stressed out at work.  Too much to do, not enough time.  I think he is doing the work of 2 people. 

Anyway, he was having a stressful day yesterday.  Then he tells me the icing on the cake.  He was trying to cancel our LA Fitness membership (since we are doing California Martial Arts as a whole family, we don’t need LA Fitness anymore.)  He spent 10 minutes on the phone with them and they couldn’t find us in their system and he was getting really frustrated.

Finally he says, “My number is right here on the back of my LA Fitness Card.”

“Um, Sir… this is 24 Hour Fitness.”