The car Trouble that never ends!

The mechanic that we left are car with wasn't able to look at it till Monday. So Monday morning we called to find out what was wrong with the car there response was some oxygen sensor was bad and they replaced it and test drove the car and said it was fixed. We were quite relieved that it wasn't to serious or expensive. So we finished off our vacation and headed home Tuesday morning as planned. We stopped in St. George to pick up our car and drop off the rental. Then 40 miles out of Vegas the car starts chugging just like before. We were frustrated and didn't know what to do. First we called are Mechanic at home and he said that there is usually a bigger problem causing something small like the sensor they replaced and he didn't think we should try to make it home, next we called the guy who fixed are oil leak on the way up and they said we could bring it in but they wouldn't be able to get to it till the morning. So we chugged are way to the exit this time we made it to the first light before it died then we sat in the turn lane for a few lights before it would start again. we were able to chug all the way into the Sunset Station Hotel and Casino were we got a room for the night. The Hotel was really nice and there was lots to do we took the kids to the arcade and had dinner and then retired to the from for the night were the kids crashed out! In the morning Paul took the car in to the shop they fixed a few little problems and had Paul test drive it it drove fine and the check engine light turned off but we were not satisfied that that was the main problem. Mark the guy who fixed the car said that it could be the fuel injector and that it wouldn't show up on the computer as the problem and since are car still had the original and it had over a hundred thousand miles on it it wouldn't hurt to replace it so that's what they did by 3 we were on the road AGAIN the car ran fine the rest of the way and we finally made it home! The moral of the story is we have bad luck with cars on trips and this one will not be making anymore with us!!!

4th Of July Trip

So we left for Utah on the 3rd at 3am and made it to Vegas about 7 when we stopped for gas Paul noticed smoke coming out of the car and looked to find our oil was leaking so after driving to four different shops we found someone to look at are car and they found the problem and fixed it pretty quick. Back on the road and coming into St. George the car started chugging like it wasn't getting any gas when we were exiting the freeway the car died on the off ramp so we sat for a few and got it started again we decided to try and trade it in for a new car cause there was a dealership right there. After test driving and running numbers we came to the conclusion that it wouldn't work out so plan B was find a mechanic and a car rental. after a half hour of phone calls we dropped a car off at a shop and the rental car place picked us up then we spent another 2 hours trying to rent a car ( everything you could think of went wrong) finally we got back on the road at about 6 and arrived at Missi's around 9! So much for getting there early all though we were happy to get there at all!On the 4th we went to the parade in Provo!
The kids really enjoyed the parade! And after ward we had lunch and went back to Missi's for a nap in the evening Everyone went to Mike and Kelliann's for a fabulous BBQ a soggy water Fight and some super fire works! Kenlee was mesmerised by the sparkler!

Project #2

Our second project was painting Jaces room we wanted to do it before we go pick him up from Utah. It will be a great surprise he will be so excited!
w e had a casualty Kenlee couldn't hang with the big dogs and she passed out on the floor with her paint roller in hand!


The finished product looks great I love it but it was a little pain full I started taping and prepping at 2 on Sat. I didn't stop painting till 12:30 when Paul made me throw in the towel and go to bed! I finished Sunday morning. The reason it took to long is my tape job did not hold up the way it was suppose to and I had to go back with white touch up paint and fix the stripes it took for ever but it was worth it in the end!

Project #1

Tess and Aubrey helped me Paint Kenlee and Maci's room. Aubrey got stuck doing the hardest part she measured marked and taped the diamonds. She did an awesome job it took a while but it looks amazing! Thank you Aubrey and Tess! Oh and Paul helped to he taped the ceiling he didn't like me up on the ladder!

New member of our Family

This is Roxy she came from Utah to live with us! Jace and Kenlee love animals and have been wanting one for a long time! I couldn't handle a dog right now and my sisters cat just happened to have kittens so we decided to give a kitten a try! So far it has been great she is fun to have around and the kids love her! Roxy got her head stuck in this candle stand I was really nervous cause I couldn't get her out and thought I was going to have to call someone to cut it off her! After a few minutes of trying to get her to calm down and turning her every which way I got her out! She doesn't play by it anymore!
Here is her favorite thing to play with as of late! It use to be a decorative wreath but Missi's dog chewed it all up so now we let Roxy play with it!

CHAMPS!

Paul Played softball on a city league with a bunch of his friends! They played such a great season only loosing a few games! They took first in the league so they got a trophy for that and then Tuesday night was the championships which were single elimination games. They played their first( Paul pitched) and won so went on to play the second were Paul pitched again and they won that one to! The last game Paul started but decided to give there usual pitcher a go at the final game and it was a close game neck and neck the hole time but we pulled it out in the end and took home the big trophy, some sassy t-shirts and the next season they get a discount! It was lots of fun to go watch their games and even better to see them win! Can't wait till next season!

Getting together

So Saturday my hole family got together! My mom and dad, Brother Mike and his family, and sister Missi and her family all came in from Utah for baby Elsi's Blessing! So we BBQed and swam. Jace Got thrown around a lot by his uncles! And then I made the mistake of pushing Becki in so she made it her goal in life to get me in! She couldn't get me in on her own she wasn't strong enough but Missi so willingly came to help! We all went in but not without a few battle wounds I got smacked in the back of the head with the chair I was sitting in it didn't feel very good! I had decided before we got there that I did not want to swim so I was not very happy about going in!!!! That was the end of the night for me!