Beth and I went on a cruise this week to celebrate the end of high school and the beginning of adulthood! Definitely something to celebrate! Yay! We flew to California on Monday and boarded our ship. Tuesday we were "At Sea," Wednesday we were in Catalina, Thursday we were in Ensenada, and Friday we disembarked back in Long Beach. While on board we went to two shows with singing and dancing and two comedy shows. We learned to salsa and embroider, we read books on deck chairs in the sun, and we ate lots of food, lemonade, and ice cream! In Catalina and Ensenada we shopped and wandered and enjoyed the cities. On Friday we had a whole day before our plane was scheduled to leave so we toured the Queen Mary which is a famous retired ocean liner that is now a museum and moored right next to our cruise ship. That was fun, too!

That night, our plane got delayed four times and then rescheduled until the next day at 2pm. Beth and I were itching for adventure, so we rented a car to drive home instead! This meant that we got to stop in Las Vegas and see my mom and dad which was awesome! We got to exhange stories and hugs! What a great bonus to our trip! The next day we drove the rest of the way home with a week full of terrific memories stored in our hearts!

While we were gone, Ben and Dad went on our ward's young men camp high adventure. They camped in Flaming Gorge. Leaders brought motor boats, and they enjoyed skiing and rock jumping. Kevin did some fishing, too! There were devotionals and campfires and games. They both reported having a good time and were glad they came home early on Friday night so they missed Saturday's storm. I think it's super cool they got to do that together!

 It was Ben's last week of school! Because he's in the choir, he went to the graduation rehearsal on Monday and the graduation on Tuesday. Then on Wednesday he still had a test to take and some work to turn in--which he did and he finished the semester with all As! Way to go, Ben! He went to a bonfire end of school party on Thursday night and on Friday night. So many fun things! On Saturday, he and his guy friends got together to set goals for the summer and to create morning and night routines. I love that. On Friday afternoon, Kevin, Beth, and I went to the temple with him and he did his first baptisms. I was the first person he ever baptised! So so cool!

Beth got the stomach flu this week so her week was hard! However, before she got sick, she was able to go to Avery's preschool graduation with me and go to the graduation party at Provo Beach on Tuesday night. So fun!

Cheyenne also had the stomach flu this week, poor girl! She had to come home early from work on Tuesday night and then had to miss Wednesday night. She was still feeling weak on Thursday but had been planning on attending her mission companion's bachelorette party in Jackson Hole. She came home today and reported having a great time!

On Saturday, my niece, Mandy, had a baby shower! This meant that my mom, two of my sisters, and four of my nieces came to stay at my house! It was so fun! Kayla did a great job with the party and we had a great time hanging out and visiting until the sun went down. I love being with my family!