Only in Mexico

I love Mexico for a few different reasons. 

-First, obviously the warm ocean and the smell of salt water mixed with carne asada cooking. 

-Second, the vendors trying to sell way over priced "fakes" and then being able to talk them down to half of the original price.

-Third, the sweet braids with beads that Ryah loves to get.

-Fourth, the food, the lime and the bottled coca cola. 

     Well last weekend for Joe's birthday we went to Rocky Point with the Caldwells and had so much fun. It's really only a little bit scary.(haha) Big deal there are 17 year old kids with machine guns in hand, and a random kid walking down the highway with a big machete knife. These thing all come with the get-a-way to Mexico. Oh and did I mention the flash flood we had to go through to get there and home? We were able to get through the water filled streets on the way there but, coming back we had to hire a guy to pull us across on his flat bed. He wanted $80 and we gave him $20....see what I mean. Only in Mexico...

We did stay at an amazing hotel. The Las Polomas, it was so nice, it included a lazy river, a slide for the kids, a huge hot tub, a swim up bar, a kid pool and a few regular pools. But seriously who goes to mexico without their camera...(me) lame. So sorry. it was awesome though.

I hope Joe had an amazing birthday. On Monday  his actual birthday we went out and got a load of wood, had a fire and went spotlighting. We have a super boring life...

Our first garden

                                                              The first crop of our tomatoes

                                         My first time canning. Beets, pickles, and green beans.

                                                           The sunset from our porch.

                           Our not yet ripe watermelons. We have loads so if anyone wants some. let us know!

                                                  Cantaloupes which are almost ready

                             Our beets, carrots, green beans, tomatoes, cucumber, and cantaloupe plants.

                                   Our corn, we have already eaten a few ears. It is delicious!

                                                   Our home, hanging baskets and zenias.

I'm excited to say our first garden was a triumph! It has been a full time job between finding, picking, washing, preparing, and finally bottling or eating. It has been fun though. I love being here and being able to have a garden. The sunsets are the most beautiful and the kids love running around free. I feel so blessed with everything. I am so grateful to live here and have such a great husband who put the water system in for the garden and prepared everything so it turned out so amazing! Now if we can remember next year what we did for this year we will be ok. This gardening thing actually works. Weird...

My little Male Nurse

Joe is done with nursing school!
 I am proud of him and all the hard work he put into the past two years. Between being a dad, a husband, and dealing with a pregnant wife with a sick baby this last year he did amazing. His teachers were so good with him when he had to miss school for certain things that were going on with Brigham. And he always went back to school and did a great job on his tests and make up work. I was so emotional this night and felt such a proud feeling for Joe. I really am so grateful to be married to this man. He is so ambitious and anything he sets his mind to will be accomplished.
  Joe was also asked to be the student speaker. Go figure (he is loved by everyone). He handled it with such grace and ease. He kept the audiance laughing and everyone entertained.

Joe, I am so excited and proud of you! Thank you for everything you do for our family. Thank you for always working so hard in all you do. It makes me better. I love you! Congratulations!

I think we can call it stage fright

Ryah had her dance recital after about four months of dance class and it ended like this:

She walks up on stage like the shyest little thing I've ever seen.
Then she starts her dance, but likes looking around her and at the other girls rather then doing her dance.
She then looks out into the audience, hears us cheering her on in the third row but can't see.
Starts twirling her hair nervously.
With a squint in her eyes she begins to call out for her mom. (in the middle of her dance)
Then gets more nervouse that I'm not anwsering...
And boom, she starts weeping, "mommy, mmmmmooooomm.." hands imidiately come to her face, sholders bouncing full out cry.
And then exits the stage in the middle of the dance.
Bravo...

Haha... all those long months of her "dancing" really paid off. Ryah Seriously has stage fright. Big time and I'm just begining to see it more and more. She gets so nervous doing things she's not comfortable with. She starts licking her lips, and twirling her finger in her hair. It's super cute. Oh and Yes we got it all on video. But I don't know how to put it on my computer from my video recorder. (sorry)  But I love sweet Ryah Roo, I'm proud of her for trying. She is constantly keeping us laughing.

The first picture she just looks so big and grown up to me. So pretty:)
The second is her whole class.
I had to put the third picture up there because Kate just put a post up about her nose and it being grandpa Denhalter's nose. Well this certain face for some reason reminds me of that same nose. Maybe its the mouse face? Don't mind the runny nose part. She was just getting over a cold. But Anyway this seems to be a Grandpa Denhalter nose and if she looks anything like Kate I will be soooooo happy. Kate is a knock out!

it's been a while

 This is from my birthday Trip, Joe once again took me on an amazing trip to Pagosa Springs Colorado. It was such a fun mountain. A little extreme, but fun. I love spending time with this fun guy. He rocks at everything, so doing anything with him is super fun!

This is from Angies awesome Easter Party. She really knows how to throw a party. There were a little over 70 kids and around 50 adults. I just put a few pictures on because i'm way behind on posts and don't want to bore you:)

On Easter Sunday we went to visit Brigham's grave. It was a nice reminder of the true meaning of Easter. We did order his headstone and it should be in soon. I will post pictures of that when it arrives. I am going to try to keep my posts updated from now on! It's my goal.