Delicious

Hey everyone, I just wanted to share my preacher's sermon from last Sunday. It was amazing! If you have at least 20 minutes or so to watch the first part, he talks about a talk he has with a porn star....it's really intersting! Let me know what you think!



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The First and Last Time......

Everyone who knows my daughter knows she is independent, adventurous, and loves to do exciting new things! So she has always wanted to go to Six Flags, and she is finally tall enough to ride most of the roller coasters. She has always been in awe of the roller coasters when we drive by Six Flags, and would beg to go. I haven't wanted to take her until she could ride the rides, because I felt it would be disappointing to her and it's a lot of money to spend and only get to ride the "kiddy rides." So anyways, we decide it is time to go to Six Flags! I am pumped, because I love riding the roller coasters, and have loved roller coasters since I was Aspen's age. I am also excited to be there with her for her first roller coaster experience! We were both so ready to go! We get there before the park opens, last Wednesday, and she is so anxious to ride the rides, but my parents had wisely suggested she go on the Mine Train first just to make sure she is ok on a roller coaster. Six Flags is dead, there are very few people there, and so we could have ridden on The Titan, Giant, Shockwave, etc. with hardly any line at all, but we went to the Mine Train first. My first clue the day would not be quite as planned was when Aspen started to scream hysterically during the first 10 seconds of the Mine Train. Then she started crying, because it went too fast! I was like "Is this a joke?" I have just spent $100 to take my "adventurous" daughter to ride all the rides, and she can't even ride the Mine Train! So then we went on the Mini Mine Train, and she was terrified on that! So I told her this was the first and last time I will take her to Six Flags! Some people may think I am terribly mean, but that place is so freakin' expensive, and what is the point if you only go to ride Yosemite Sam's Boat that goes in circles! I can take her on a boat ride on the lake for a lot less, and it's a lot more fun!

Anyways, we stayed till about 3pm and we did have fun. We took pictures with all the Looney Toons Characters, we rode Yosemite Sam's Boat 4 times, we went on the carousel, she wouldn't ride the Log Ride so she stood under the misters to cool down, we went to the 3D ride, and a couple of baby rides. But we really had fun together! Here are a few pictures of the day!

Aspen with Marvin the Martian


Aspen in front of fountains


Aspen with Sylvester and Wiley the Coyote

Aspen on Yosemite Sam Boat Ride


Aspen Playing in the Misters


Aspen on the Carousel





Aspen with Elmer Fudd


Aspen Driving!


Track Star!


The Next Olympian!


Aspen and I

Aspen Swimming

Aspen has been doing a great job swimming this summer! I didn't get her enrolled in swimming lessons in time, but she has learned so much on her own (and some help from others. Here are a couple of videos of her swimming for those who have not gotten to see it in person! You can turn the music down at the bottom of the blog so you can hear her.

Weekend With Aspen!

Last weekend I went to see my darling Aspen! We had so much fun! We stayed with some of my best friends, Kelli and Aaron Strickland, at Aaron's parents' lake house! It was so fun! Aspen and Brayden got to hang out together and it was so fun to watch them! Aspen seems to be doing wonderful! I was so happy to see her! I will get to take her to the beach next weekend so there will be more pictures soon! Here are some videos of Aspen and Brayden playing! They were hilarious!