Elissa's Wedding

Allison got to be the flower girl in my cousin, Elissa's, wedding. She did SUCH a great job throwing the flowers down the aisle, and she was so brave and wanted to walk out all by herself! She was so cute! Elissa gave her a really cute Cinderella Wedding Barbie and a cute little Butterfly Bag for being her flower girl.Here are some pictures.

The Kool Bus (AKA Krazy Bus!)

Yesterday my dad was at Sam's Club, and called and told me to bring the kids down, as there was a Monster Truck Bus giving rides. Oh, man, if we ONLY knew what we were in for! My dad said "It will be good for the kids! Samuel will LOVE IT!" Well, as the driver kept telling us, and we had to "learn the hard way", "This ain't no kiddie ride!"

We get there, and I noticed the guy had a small area blocked off in the Sears parking lot for driving the thing. I just thought he was going to drive around the little circle, maybe 5 miles an hour max, and that's that. Boy, was I wrong!

The guy starts telling us he has insurance and everything for the riders, and I'm thinking "Why would he need that much insurance? Oh, maybe in case somebody fell down the stairs when they were coming off the bus."

The kids were SO excited because the thing was HUGE! We climb up the stairs, and the guy tells us that the best ride is in the very back. So we get in the back seat. The driver buckled us all in really tight, THEN told me to put my arms across the girls to hold on to them, and my dad to put his arm in front of Samuel to hold on to him. He told us to hold the kids tight, AND for us to hold on to the railing. I was thinking "Ok, why is this guy being so cautious?! This is silly!" I wasn't even going to put my seatbelt on.....I didn't see the need for such a small area he was taking us around in. He was acting like we were going to be driving up big mountains or something!

Tthe guy yells out "HOLD ON TO THE RAILINGS!" Next thing I know, I hear the loud rumble of the engine, and the bus starts bouncing as it backs up. What happened after that, I'll never know because I had to close my eyes! It was the most WILD RIDE I've EVER been on in MY LIFE! Rides at Lagoon don't even come close to what we went through on that bus! The guy was spinning in circles, flipping donuts, all kinds of things! My dad was thinking "Who is this wacko?! He's going to flip us over!"

The driver does this for charities. He was raising money for the March of Dimes yesterday. He will come to any event and raise money for the charity of your choice. He doesn’t even charge the person hiring him ANYTHING for him to come and give rides. It would be a great, fun, and UNFORGETTABLE fundraiser!

He was saying he's moving over to the parking lot by Kmart on 5400 So and Bangerter in the next few days. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND taking your family for a ride! It was the ride of a lifetime, and I'll never forget it!

Cowgirls!

Allison and Kenzie had a great time riding horses at Grandma and Grandpa's house yesterday! Grandpa even let them do it by themselves. Of course he walked by them, but they got to "steer" the horse and give commands and everything all by themselves!