Avery and George sure are! They both wanted to pet the Stingrays at the Sandy Aquarium, but the minute they had the opporunity, they freaked out! It was pretty funny! I wished I could have recorded it. We planned an outing to the Aquarium with my friend Lyndsey and her kids. We had a great time! The kids ran, played and mucked in the petting pool! It was good times!
I can now check attending the American Idol Finals off my list of things to-do!! Whaoo!! It was definitely a once in a lifetime experience! We had a blast to say the least. Here are some of the details for those of you who have been asking...Okay, so we were able to get tickets to both the Tuesday and Wednesday shows -yeah!! We got awesome seats on the main floor both nights. Tuesday night, Ryan Seacrest grabs my hand as Tim called out, "What's up Ryan". Tim and I just both laughed our heads off with silly delight. It was all so surreal. When we watched the replay, we could definitely see ourselves in the audience scans. Both Davids were AMAZING in person. We yelled and screamed and even booed Simon. It felt good. It was fascinating to watch what takes place at the commercial breaks. Everyone is up out of their seats, talking, getting make-up & hair touched-up and then the count down begins 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2...audience applause! Yahooooo!! Fun times to be remembered. On Wednesday, we got in line so early that we were in the first 200 (we were actually #34 & #35 in line) that got to go to the red carpet event after the show. We got our wristbands and tickets, then left around noon. We grabbed some lunch at the best salad place in LA, "The Dressing Room", it was delicious -yummy! We stopped by our hotel to freshen-up, then back to the Nokia Theatre. We were there early to watch all the famous people on the red carpet...I didn't recognize a single person. I am so NOT a celebrity guru (for lack of a better term). Once in our seat, we had the best time! The show was truly AMAZING! We were in awe of how cool it was to be there live and experience it firsthand. We danced and sang and screamed our brains out! After the American Idol winner was announced...go DAVID COOK! (we were thrilled with either David), we headed out to the red carpet and got to be in the audience for the taping of American Idol Tonight and American Idol Extra! You can totally see us a billion times on the playbacks. We are on the second row. I got to meet David Cook and wish him the very BEST! He thanked me as he signed a picture for me!! We talked with David Archuleta and saw the rest of the top 12 as we yell back and forth across the set to them...it was FUN and really FUNNY! We were exhausted by the time we got back to our hotel. We ordered room service, packed our bags and went to bed. We got up early and headed home. Thanks to my wonderful mom for watching the kids and to my mother-in-law for helping with them too! I love you both! I'll post some picture soon! BTW, I was in a hurry to blog this, since so many people were asking about it...so, it's kind of silly.
Tim sitting between his two new girlfriends...hahaha!!
Hollywood here we COME...
Our walk along the Santa Monica Boardwalk as we watched the sun set and ate dinner. It was a beautiful evening and I enjoyed that it was just the two of us!
In line bright and early at the Los Angeles Convention Center. I'm surrounded by all our new friends for the day! They were really excited about the 'Jonas Brothers'?!
Look at that HOT guy in the picture with me...do you think he's someone famous? :)
Where it all took place...the Nokia Theatre
Our fancy American Idol wristbands...we are sooooo lame, but I love it!
We dropped by the local L.A. Target (2 stories) on Tuesday night to get ourselves prepared to stand in line ALL day on Wednesday, luckily we didn't have to, but we were PREPARED! Checkout the neat Cartalator, pretty COOL and ONLY in L.A. (I'm sure!) 
There is something so sweet and peaceful about a sleeping child! I love to just stare at my little ones while they are sleeping. I am so glad I captured Avery and George's very individual ways to rest their sleepy heads!
*More Pictures*
Avery and Gabby (our neighbor) in their matching Jammies!
You would have thought we planned the outfits - Red, white and Blue! I love it!!
My friend from college -Lynnette and her daughter Eden, came over for a visit. It was great to see them. It had been nearly a year, since we got together last. We had lunch and went to a park. The kids had fun together and Lynnette and I enjoyed catching-up. I want to give a Shout-Out to Lynnette for being such a great friend! I look forward to some more fun outings this summer!
Mother's - wow, how do you sum it up? It encompass a whole world of words and emotions. I am so grateful for my mother. She is truly my hero and a modern-day saint. I aspire daily to be just an ounce of what and who she is. I am so humbled to be a mother. What an AMAZING calling and experience. It brings me more joy in life than I could have ever imagined possible...and a whole lots of other emotions as well, but I want to just focus on the JOY today! I am also blessed to have a fantastic mother-in-law, who is also a modern-day saint in so many ways. She is a great example to me and I am grateful she is in my life.
Here are what some have said about their mothers and I hope to one day live up to being a mother like theirs and mine.
"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother." - Abraham Lincoln
"My mother was the making of me. She was so true and so sure of me, I felt that I had someone to live for -someone I must not disappoint." -Thomas Edison
"My mother was the most beautiful women I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother, I attribute all my sucess in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her." -George Washington
"It seems to me that my mother was the most splendid women I ever knew...I have met a lot of people knocking around the whole world since, but I have never met a more thoroughly refined women than my mother. If I have amounted to anything, it will be due to her." -Charles Chaplin
"Men are what their mother made them." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Details of my day: Mother's Day was interesting. I was so tired from the busy weekend in St. George and all the driving time in the car. So, I took a nice nap after church and woke-up kind of groggy. Tim and the kids were great to take care of me and make me meals. We had dinner (pizza and salad) with the Peterson's and then stopped by to visit my mom and had dessert there (strawberrey shortcake-delicious!). One highlight of the evening was talking with my brother (Elder McDermott) in NY. I know my mom was excited for that too. I can't believe he comes home in August! My kids drew on some cards for me and Tim told me he would taking me shopping for some shoes I want. So all in all, it was great! We didn't take any pictures, but here are some pics from last Mother's Day!
Look at that HOT bod!
My cute babies, that were great for most of the event. They had a few tough moments, but they survived!
On another note, I am debating about whether Triathlons would be something I might enjoy. Tim has expressed his desire for me to participate with him. To be honest it scares me, but I may learn to love it. I don't know. I guess I'd have to train to even get a feel for it. Just a thought. Here are some pictures for the rest of the trip. We had a very busy and short weekend.
Drive down on Friday afternoon
Our Coral Canyon home...it's a comfy little place! 
Right after Tim finished the Triathlon we went swimming at the community pool
After naps, we packed up the car and headed to In-N-Out (the 1st on in Utah)
