Sold!

We sadly sold our motorcycle this weekend. We loved riding it but haven't had the time this year like we had last year know that Brad is back in school. Luckily we sold it for what we paid for it so the only thing we lost was the accessories that we added to it. Maybe down the road will by a new one but for now I have my eye on a new car...

Here is us on a bike trip last year that we went with the Day's to Silver City, New Mexico.

Batman

I'm a big fan of the Marvel movies. I grew up watching the cartoons of Batman, Spiderman, and X-men with my Uncle Matt. So when a new movie comes out with some action hero I drag Brad to go see it. Now I'm not a movie review critic like Jack Saunders (Brad's really good friend), but I loved this movie. I love how more realistic they have made these movies then the old Batman series. The action was great and Heath Ledger (who I was really surprised got this role and wondered if he could pull it off) was completely creepy and fit the part perfectly. I highly recommend this movie if only for pure enjoyment.

Water Aerobics

Well I've been going to a water aerobics class and its actually quite fun. Yes there are a lot of old people, but its the perfect way to cool down and excerise in this Arizona weather.

Family Roots

With pioneer day coming up I thought it would be a good time to reflect on my heritage and to share with you some of my ancestors. I've never really have gotten into Genealogy like my mother and grandfather have, but I do know the importance of family history and how its important to pass along for future generations and since this blog is like a journal I thought it would be good to record it.

My Great-Grandparents:

My great grandparents on my mother's side Herman and Maria Bender. They both immigrated to America from Germany. They raised their 11 children in Salt Lake City, Utah. Herman was the owner of an auto body shop and Maria was a wonderful homemaker who taught my grandmother to make wonderful German food.
My great grandparents on my mother's side. Sterling and Abbie Forsyth. Abbie grew up in a polygamist family. She was also a school teacher. Sterling worked at Spring Canyon Coal Company as their chief accountant. My grandfather grew up in an old mining town that has since become a ghost town.Great-Grandma Mabel on my father's side raised my grandpa and his brother alone during the great depression. She painted on china cups and plates. I am lucky to have a china plate that she painted as an heirloom.
Vasco Tanner my great grandfather on my father's side was a zoology professor at BYU and even found an unknown species of bugs that he named after him. Because of her father my grandmother was never afraid of bugs or snakes. (Which obviously is a trait that didn't pass down to me).

Its fun to see where my grandparents came from because it makes me understand them more. I can see how my parents have some of those attributes and in turn how they are passed to me. I'm thankful for my heritage because without it I wouldn't be who I am today.

"Knowing where we come from gives us an understanding and meaning of who we are and becomes the foundation of our heritage."

Japanese Night

Last night we went to the Hickenloopers for a Japanese night. Christine and I often talk about food so we thought it would be fun to have theme nights were we both cook something from a different country. It was a lot of fun she made teriyaki chicken and egg rolls and I made my Aunt Sherry's famous pot stickers. The food was so good! We have also discussed about having French night (Steve went to France on his mission and according to Christine makes really good crapes), German night, and Greek night. Last night was such a huge success I'm sure we will do it again.

4th of July in Vegas

Brad and I just came back from a trip to Vegas. Brad convinced me to go saying he needs a break from work and school. So we left Wednesday and came home Sunday. I told Brad if I went to Vegas we have to at least see some good shows so we went to the Cirque Du Soleil show Mystere.

This was the first Cirque Du Soleil show and it had a lot of amazing acrobatics and a funny clown that was a baby. It was like an old school circus show with a modern twist. It was by far the best show we saw that week.

We saw amazing things like this:And this:

Another night we went to a show called V the Ultimate Variety Show at Planet Hollywood where they had acrobatics, a juggler, a magician, and a comedian.

Here is the Russian duo who could do this:

This guy was called the "TV Guy" and he made fun of TV shows. He was hilarious. Brad and I were on the front row so at one point in the show this guy came right up to Brad's face and was shaking his stuff. I laughed so hard I was crying. Brad however did not think it was as funny as I did and was really embarrassed. I loved it.
The juggler in the show was amazing. This guy could juggle ping pong balls in his mouth! He can also juggle balls on the piano and play the Star Spangled Banner.

On the 4th of July Vegas does not do fireworks on the strip! You had to travel out to the local parks to see the fireworks. So we went to Lake Las Vegas a 15 minute drive (good thing we have GPS) off the strip. Even then the fireworks only lasted 10 minutes. In Morenci last year the fireworks lasted 30 minutes with tons of fireworks. I was really disappointed. I love fireworks and wanted them to last a little bit longer. Who knew a small mining town would have bigger and better fireworks then Vegas?

Overall we had a great time in Vegas. We ate at some great places and went shopping at the outlet mall where I got the cutest purse. We did see a couple other shows but those 2 were my favorite. It was however extremely hot and even though I live in Arizona I'm not outside all day walking around I stay inside where there is air conditioning.

Next year though for the 4th I'm wanting the traditional BBQ and fireworks.