Elliot... Celebrate the little things.

My friend Jessica posted this on her blog yesterday and I have watched it 3 times and the Oprah show that this was on a couple of days ago. I just cry every time I watch it. I wasn't going to post this, because Jessica has but I keep thinking about his story and his parents ability to just love, live and take care of their precious son and to celebrate his life and little triumphs. I have felt the need to make my children and husband my priority and this is a great reminder to cherish every second of the day, not to worry so much about other things that are truly not as important. Thanks again for sharing this wonderful story...

I am Esme.... hmmm!!

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The Haunted Train Ride

Here we are after the ride... two of the characters??? Mel, Jamie, Taryn, Pam, Ceri and Michelle on back row. Me and Kelly front row. We missed you Margie, I hope your feeling better.
After the ride... hurry so we can get out of here!!!
This is us before the ride started. Taryn already worked up and us just having fun. Well we are not as tough as we thought!!!
Kelly, Taryn, Me and Melony
Jamie, Ceri, Pam and Michelle across from us before the ride started.

Scary, Creepy, Yukky.... I am basically laying in Taryn's lap, Kelly tyring to bury her head and hold onto Mel and Taryn hiding under her hat squeezing me, Mel just having fun!!! These guys were just creepy and they knew we didn't like them just hanging out.

Taryn and me huddled, Kelly "Help!", Mel just having fun!!!

He just stayed, and stayed and stayed...

Watch out Mel!! The werewolf wants you...

K- This guy, seriously FREAKY!!! He wouldn't leave us alone... just tooo creepy for us tough women... haha!

So she just screamed way too loud... Mel's poor ears!

So Kelly and I are not as tough as we portrayed... We are just all huddled together holding onto Taryn trying to get some distance from the CREEPY people!

He really liked Pam! Ahhhh...

This was such a fun trip... We went on the Haunted Heber Creeper last week for Bunco. Taryn made us laugh because she was already scared and we thought, ok... then they turn out the lights, stop the train and that was it. Kelly, Taryn and I are huddled together, breaking Taryn's glasses in the meantime, (Sorry!) trying to get any distance between us and THEM that we could. All of the people that were outside in the mountains boarded the train on the way back... and you can see what happened next!

Thanks Ceri, great choice! I had so much fun... ooooohhhh!

Finally... Universal Studios Pictures

Ammon, mom and Carter with Curious George
Ammon, Carter, Nathan, mom and Carson at the entrance.

Dad, Carson, Ammon, Carter and Nathan

The boys in the front by the fountain. Do you see the guy behind them, yeah he is real. All of the sudden he moved behind the boys.

The statue guy trying to get Carson

I don't think Carter ever noticed!!!

The boys at the fountain.

Ammon sooo excited to see Curious George! Ammon, Carson and Carter getting wet under the giant rocket.

Dad, Ammon, Nathan and Carter trying to get me wet!

Nathan

Nathan, Carter and Dad

Jeff trying to get me... what the...

Jeff loading the big gun with the vacuum. Watch out!

Nathan gathering his ammo.

Dad getting in on the act...

Carson and Ammon loading their guns.

Carson trying to align his gun with all his might...

Carson trying to aim for his target.

Carson, did I get him?

Ammon heading to the guns with his ammo...

Carter gathering ammo...

Nathan watching in Curious George's Playhouse.

Ammon getting wet under the giant rocket.

Carter and Ammon getting wet.

Nathan going down the slide while big brother keeps and eye on him.

Ammon down the slide... ahhh!

Carter working so hard to cross the bar.

Carson working so hard to wind the chair over to him. Ammon happy to watch.

Ammon with Sponge Bob character.

Me

Carter, Nathan and Carson with Shrek

Carter and Carson seeing what it would be like to be eaten by a shark!!

Carter and Carson with the scary mummy guy.

Nate has an owie on his leg. He just sat down and was saying owie. He must have scraped it on the play land.

After the Water World show

Carter and Nathan talking to Donkey

Carter, Nathan and Carson with Shrek

We had a lot of fun at Universal Studios. Our favorite part was Curious George's play house. We spent most of our time there. It was amazing and so much fun for boys... As you can see there were guns and balls everywhere. You could shoot all day long. Of course the water was a huge attraction and the play area with slides and things to climb. We loved that part. We road a few rides, the kids were too small for most of them. We loved the Shrek 4D and Spongebob. Carter and I got to ride Jurassic Park and I tried to sneak Carson in twice, but they were sticklers. It was fun. I think they need to be a little bit older to fully enjoy Universal. The Water World show was cool, the kids loved them riding boats, wave runners, etc... in the water and blowing things up, and oh yeah the huge airplane that landed in the water. Fun stuff. Great day...