{Sky Diving}

I am able to check off of my bucket list, skydiving!!!!! My cousin Katie and her new hubby Eric, came out to visit us this last weekend from Ohio. I was thinking of taking them up the tram to eat dinner at a restaurant at the top of the mountain in Palm Springs, so I asked her if either of them were scared of heights. She quickly responded, "No, in fact I've always wanted to go sky diving!" I told her that I did too and that if she wanted to go, I would look into it for us. The next day I reserved a time for her and I to go skydiving in Perris! The hubbies decided not to join in on the fun because one of them really didn't have a desire to go and the other one thought it was not responsible to do it while he had four young kids at home! Neither of their excuses stopped Katie and I from wanting to go!

When we arrived at Skydive Perris, we spent a majority of our time signing our lives away. I can't even remember how many documents we signed stating that they were not responsible for an accidents that might occur or worse our death in any circumstance, such as slipping on a banana peel or getting hit by an airplane! The whole time we were signing papers a video was playing of a lawyer sitting at his desk stating that these were the most important papers we have ever signed in our lives and that we could die from skydiving. It sure calmed our fears & got us excited.....NOT!

We joked about what kind of men we would be strapped to and hoped for the best! Luckily, I got the tall, fun, handsome one named Kenneth! Unfortunately, Katie was not as lucky...she was stuck with the old, short, smokers breathe man, who held onto her hand while they dropped down from the plane! It made for some good laughs!

We thought we would be spending hours in a class preparing us to skydive. That was not the case at all. As we were putting on our cute gear they quickly gave us some instructions and that was it. Our lives were pretty much in their hands.




It took about 15 min to get to the elevation of 12,000 feet, which is where the jumping began!

Ready or not...here we go!

He had me swimming and spinning through the air!

He had me pull the parachute, which jerked us back up!

As we were parachuting, he asked if I liked roller coasters, to which I answered yes, & he then swirled us all around...it was AMAZING!

We then slowly floated down back to the ground.

The landing was soft and I was glad to not be a pancake on the ground!

Skydiving was such an AWESOME experience and I would do it again in a heart beat! As soon as we landed we both wanted to go get back in line like you do on a ride and go again. The best part was doing it with Katie, she is so fun and adventurous...my kind of girl! We are planning our next adventure, but lets be honest, how do you trump skydiving?

To see a video of our jumps you can click here

http://www.skydiveperrisvideo.com/#!mode=view&date=04-07-2012&current_jump=650052

or www.skydiveperrisvideo.com

You will have to select the day, April 7, & look up Katie or Johanna to find our video's amongst that days uploaded videos

****Our videos are quite different, because my instructor told me to laugh and have fun with the camera and Katie's worried her about breathing difficulties and told her to keep her mouth closed. WE COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING AS WE WATCHED THEM TOGETHER!!!!!

{Easter}

Our kids woke up to an empty Easter basket in the middle of their rooms and eggs filled with candy and Lego's hidden everywhere!

Crazy Hair Mya

We then watched a video on "Finding Faith in Christ" and reminded them about the true meaning of Easter, which is celebrating the Resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ.

We then got ready to go to church. I realized on Sunday morning, that I neglected to buy a new Easter outfit for my boys, but Mya had a new dress to show off!

Owen is into posing right now!

I went out looking for an Easter dress, but decided on an Easter purse instead! Mya wanted a purse too and this was one of those moments that I just kept thinking....I love having a little girl! This picture was taken by Ian :)

{Dog Days}

Our dogs love to run, fetch, and swim, so when Kenny discovered a big ravine full of water from a recent rain, he decided to take the dogs there to play. As they jumped out of the car the 3 of them took off in a dead sprint for the water and leaped in sending the ducks flying!

Of course Owen was jealous and jumped right in too!

The water was freezing, but it didn't stop him from having fun!

{Las Vegas}

On our way home from Utah, we stayed in Las Vegas at the Stratosphere. The Stratosphere is known for there 1, 149 ft. tower, which is the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States. Every time we drive through Vegas to Colorado, the boys beg to go there. They have a ride known as the Big Shot which sits atop the Stratosphere hotel tower and shoots you 160 feet in the air overlooking Las Vegas. My boys are thrill seekers and love a good ride. Let's face it, Kenny and I were just as eager to go.

As we stood in line to get tickets. We were told they were having to shut down the ride due to wind. We were so disappointed that we couldn't ride the ride, but the boys still had fun looking over the edge and spitting! We told them we would do something else fun, so we headed back to the room so they could take a dip in the jacuzzi!



We had a fun night in Las Vegas, but decided it is definitely not a place for children!

{Utah Bound}

We traveled to Utah to attend General Conference for our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We usually just watch general conference from the comfort of our home, but we had the wonderful opportunity to get tickets to attend it live. Kelly, Kenny's dad, had access to tickets, so we jumped at the chance to see family, friends, and conference.

We looked at the Christus in the visitors center right when we got to temple square. The boys were so excited to be out of the car after driving 12 hours, and even though I encouraged reverence, it didn't happen! After I stopped Owen from climbing up the statue of Jesus as he exclaimed, "I want to see the nail prints in his hands," we got a quick photo and left to explore outside!

The kids loved seeing the beautiful Salt Lake Temple.

We went to the church history museum, where the kids were able to do some hands on activities & burn some energy.

Here the kids learned about Nephi following the Lord's commandment to build a ship.

They learned how the early settlers lived and helped with some of the daily tasks....

Drew and Ian examined a replica of the gold plates.

Mya loved dressing up as a Senorita from Mexico and dancing!

We walked with our friends the Dunns, Auntie Kim & Cat, & Uncle Gabbi all over the BYU campus. The kids ran wildly and we decided they were good birth control for all the young married couples! Eyring Science building was a favorite stop. Here Drew watched the pendulum with the aunties!

We ate dinner at the Brick Oven....yummy! Aunt Kim and Mya both beaming in yellow!

Curtis, Grandpa Summers, & Drew outside of the conference center.

This was Drew and Curtis's first time to go to the conference center. Drew was amazed that it seats over 21, 000 people and stated, "This is so much cooler than church!"

Kelly's wish came true and he was able to have his son and son-in-laws at the conference with him. It was a very special time and emotions were tender!

While the men went to their session, we women and kids were left to play! We took the kids to a jump place to burn more energy!

Grandma with her grands & the Dunn kids!

We stayed with our good friends Erik and Stephanie and our kids had a blast hanging out together. We wish they lived closer to us! We also were able to visit with Aunt Kay & Uncle Arlin, we love them too! She is Kelly's sister & so much fun!

After our quick weekend away in Utah we were all exhausted! Kenny snapped this photo of us as we traveled back home. Ian was asleep in the front seat. Poor Kenny had to drive through the snow and sleet while the rest of us slept! Las Vegas here we come....