Dance Recitals and Rocking Out at the Gym

As the end of the school year comes, so follows the parade of dance, piano and other recitals! Katie and Chloe were in different dance classes and performed a couple of cute numbers. Melanie, Rob and Clark are off to Chicago for the summer. We enjoyed having Mel and Clark stay with us about a week while Rob was in Chicago getting everything settled.







For Family Home Evening the other night, we took all the kids to the Phoenix Rock gym and Mike taught the girls how to climb the various walls. They've had us climbing the wall for years so it's only fair that they learn how, too. To our surprise, the girls were naturals and loved scampering to the top.

Easter/Spring Break

During Spring Break, we headed to the happiest place on Earth--(aka Disneyland) with our two youngest--and had a really nice time together. Christy spent the week down in Mexico with friends and Carly enjoyed helping her sister, Melanie, babysit Clark in Mesa. We were able to enjoy our Easter weekend together as a family--with Mike coming down from Provo earlier in the week.

Cruisin the Mexican Riv

After nearly 25 years of marriage, we ventured out on our first cruise--heading off to the "Mexican Riviera." We were pleasantly surprised to find that we were among the youngest couples on the cruise. Rob and Melanie watched the home front while we were gone and we admit, with some guilt, that we didn't worry about the kids once. It has taken about a week to get back into the routine of our pre-cruise lives--and will take even longer to work off the added poundage. Whose going to turn our bed down each evening?--and where are those doggone mints!

Apache Tears

On the last day of Christmas vacation, Dave, Katte and Chloe went on a hike in the Superior area to look for Apache tears. The legend--perhaps with a Weed twist--is that as the Apaches were driven from the Superstition Mountain range, the tears of the people fell to the ground and turned into black, obsidian-like rocks. It didn't take us long to hit a mother lode of Apache Tears and in a short time the girls had filled their bags.

Holiday Happenings

The Ray cousins also got together one evening last week for the first time in many years. It was great to see everyone again--it is quite a crew. Thanks to Aunt Sidney and Aunt Melody for organizing and hosting this wonderful event. The cousins range in age from 40+ to our Chloe, who is 6.

The holidays have come and are almost gone. We enjoyed getting together with all our kids and grandson.

Party Time

Katie had a fun party with friends on her 9th birthday. Everyone pitched in to help and Mom and Dad managed to survive the day. We love our Katie!

Birthday Girl

Katie is celebrating her 9th birthday on the 30th. It's hard to believe she's been part of our lives for so long. She has always been the perfect little girl and is such a delight. We love her to pieces!