Kaiser boy

My cute grandson Kaiser is 18 months old. He is such a little man, he loves to explore, climb and play outside. He loves the tramp, the slide, and running on the lawn. He will come right next to your legs and hold up his arms, he wants you to pick him up. When he wants a kiss he will left his head and turn his cheek. His smile still melts my heart, and now he has the laugh to go with it. He is my lil handsome man, can't believe he's growing up so fast.

Memphis TN

BB Kings Blue's club on Beale Street The View from our hotel - the Autozone Ball park....watched fireworks one night from there after a game.

Another view from our room, The Fed Ex forum....the plaza below was filled with vendors on the weekend. It had been raining that day so they all packed up and went home.

The infamous Hooters was our main view out our hotel room....not the best thing to see.

Alice and I climbing aboard the Lisa Marie Airplane at Graceland

Laney & I enjoying a ride on the Trolley, that was our daily transportation back and forth from our hotel to the Convention Center

More of my Utah PTA friends standing in front of the balcony where Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. The wreath signifies the place of his death.

Our first night in Memphis on Beale street, the banner in the back welcomes National PTA to Memphis

My friend Laney and I in Memphis TN

Some of my friends from Utah PTA at our favorite restaurant in Memphis-The Arcade

My roomies and good friends at Graceland

In just one of the rooms that holds all of Elvis' gold records at Graceland

My friend Alice and I on Beale Street in Memphis, ready to hear some Blue's Music

June 9th-14th I was in Memphis, TN for the National PTA Convention. We stayed one block off of Beale street, so we could hear the night life into the wee hours of the morning. We went to Beale street almost every night to check out the shops, see all the people and even went to a Blue's Club to hear the music. Everyday we rode their trolley back and forth to our convention, it was the cheapest transportation, each trolley was different and unique. We went to Graceland for an afternoon, we spent a few hours going through the Civil Rights Museum. I didn't know that Dr. Martin Luther King was killed there. After going through the museum I was embarrassed of how cruel African Americans were treated back then.

The weather was rainy the first couple of days and then it was very hot and humid. I am so glad I live in the Desert where it's a dry heat. I had a lot of fun hanging with my PTA friends and just having some girl time. Spending 5 nights in a hotel didn't hurt either, having breakfast cooked for me and eating out....although towards the end I really just wanted a home cooked meal. The food in the south is very heavy, I was sick of smelling Barbecue by the time I came home. I haven't been called Mam so many times in my life, they are very polite and friendly in the South.

Vacation in St. George

The playground at the Condo

The view of St. George from the Condo

Another view of St. George, makes me sad to think it could be the last from the condo's.

May 16th-22nd we went to St. George, Utah. We stayed in my parents condo, there was just Scott, Robert & I along with my parents in their 2 bedroom condo. It was only the 2nd time that none of my siblings were able to join us, so it made for a very quite week.

Scott and I spent every morning but 1 hanging out by the pool, that was even quite as there weren't that many people staying at that condo's that week, at least they weren't at the pool the same times we were. Robert went golfing on 2 different mornings with my Dad, his last golf game was by himself. My Dad was busy with business and Scott & I didn't want to go....sorry we hauled my clubs all the way there and I didn't use them. We had the traditional Monday night dinner at the "Pizza Factory", can't go to St. George without eating there.

The weather was perfect for us, since the best day for cooler temps in Las Vegas was Tuesday that was the day we headed South. We all rode in our car since it was a little bigger and could hold the 5 of us more comfortably. We had fun in Vegas, saw our favorite sites, The Mirage, Caesar's Palace, the M&M store, the Coke Factory. Ate lunch at the buffet cafe' at the Belagio, and enjoyed the beautiful flower garden. The day went by so fast and we wanted to get back to St. George before it got too dark. We did make a side trip to see the Hoover Dam, we had never been there before, we only spent long enough there to snap a few pictures and then we were off.

Jeana got to go to lunch one day with a friend from her childhood days that she still keeps in touch with, we enjoyed lunch at In & Out Burger, I had never eaten there before. It was a good lunch, and enjoyed the time I spent with my friend.

The week as always went by way to fast, sadly we found out towards the end of the week that this may be one of our last time to stay at the condo's. They were bought by new owner's who have done away with Bonus weeks, which is how we always got a condo. So the last few days became more sentimental to me, we have been going to St. George for about 13 years, it makes me sad to think that it's come to an end. I have many fond memories over the years going with our family, my siblings and their families, time spent at the pool, shopping the outlets, early morning excerise walks with my sisters, big dinner parties at the Pizza Factory. Great memories for myself, Robert and our children. Hopefully we will be able to still share a few more over the coming years.