Ryan and Monica visit!

This is about two months overdue, but Blake's brother Ryan came to visit with his wife Monica and their daughter Addie. They are so great!! We are wishing they lived closer.=)

Blake has a polishing shoe addiction that started in the military and I thought it was so cute that they were polishing together.
The two redheads in the family!
We went to see Blue Man Group and were so close we had to have this attractive ponchos so we didn't get dirty from their "interesting" stunts. It was so crazy and random and fun!
We went to the shark reef where the kids got to see tons of different fish and pet a stingray.

We went to Hash House a go go. We have always wanted to go there. It was on Man vs. Food. It was good. The plates were ginormous and the biscuits were to die for!
Ryan just had to take a picture with this creepy guy on the strip. He had spray painted this suit. Totally weird!

I have always thought gambling was so dumb. So when we one 95 cents I was totally inspired to win more money. ha. Not even!!

We took them to the temple. It's cool because there is a place to go inside for kids and a garden. It is beautiful and so neat to see the kid's reverance when they went inside!


Where Blake proposed to me almost 9 years ago!
Big bad Monica blowin' some dough!
Spencer loved Addie and was so excited to get to sit by her! The kids all bawled their eyes out when we dropped them off at the airport. Even Brooke cried. We love them!

The best picture of the trip in my opinion. Blake and his brothers always get matching shirts when they are together. The dorkiest shirts ever!! So, when Monica and I found these at Ross after scouring every section, we couldn't resist.=) We love you guys!! Hope to see you again soon.

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Anonymous said…
awww i LOVE the picture of Spencer and Addie holding hands. so sweet! It was fun to visit...we need to do it again! :)
April 22, 2011 at 7:40 PM
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