St. George family vacation

Braden playing in the pool.

Getting dinner ready before going to a play.

Max, Braden, and Conner in Zions

What a cute family hiking in Zion

Max and Braden sitting by our hot tub.

Dave on the patio with Max and Braden.

Yeah! Finally a picture without a double chin! We just got home from a vacation to St. George which was a ton of fun. One of the best parts was being able to hike without getting out of breath. One of the worst parts was not having a chance to go visit my best friend. We took my brother and sister in law and their three boys to our condos for a few day. The boys had a blast (I'll be posting some pictures here soon). We had a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom penthouse with a hot tub right on our patio. The boys were thrilled they had their own TV in their own bedroom. I think that they thought that was just the coolest thing ever. My eight year old nephew told me when he found out he had a TV and a bathroom in his bedroom that he felt like an adult now. It was too cute. We went hiking up in Zion's one of the days and it was wonderful to be able to hike without needing a break every few minutes like I was the last time we went. Summer hasn't been the easiest time to keep the weight off though. I thought it would be, but I end up getting so busy I forget to eat, and don't find the time to exercise, but I'm not giving up. I do have one complaint though. I don't know if this happens to anyone else, but when you work so hard to change things about yourself and become a better person does anyone else have friends that just refuse to believe you have changed or hate that you are changing. I think the hardest part about trying to become a better person is having friends who either don't want you to change or don't believe you can. But I am changing! I am better at a lot of things like for instance talking on the phone. It's still not my favorite and I don't like to talk for long, but I will call people back now and I answer when I'm available. Sorry getting off track, but for those of you who know me, that's a big deal. Life is about changes and making ones self better. I am working hard to be a good friend, better wife, loving sister and daughter. I hope that as I change my friends will help me and believe in me and know that all I want to do is be there for them and be better at being there. I will post more photos of our trip, enjoy, and have great summer.