Michael Jackson

Yes yes, I know what you're thinking... "Haven't we heard enough of Michael yet?" I'm sorry, but my answer is no.... I'm a HUGE fan of Michael Jackson, along with my family. He was an amazingly talented man, through singing and dancing. Who else can move like him?? No one could do it quite as charismatically as he did. I just wanted to post a little tribute to him, cause that may have been one of the most amazing concerts to go to, his comeback tour. I would definitely have paid for that one! Hopefully now that he has passed. People will stop ridiculing him and just enjoy what he brought to this world. Rest in Peace Michael. You are one of the most amazing performers I think this world will ever see. I posted one of my favorite videos of his. "Smooth Criminal" What amazing dance moves!!

Update

In this post, you will see a couple different occasions. The first one is from when me and a couple friends went to the the Circle Lounge for some good music and yummy sushi! The next pictures will be of Amy, one of my best friends! She just had her first baby girl, Taelor Jeanne. She was born on June 17th. Congrats Amy and Phil! Love you guys! And let me tell you, they make beautiful babies! She is so cute! And I'm so excited for them, what a great adventure for them to experience together! The next fun thing I did, was go on an overnight camping trip, me Mason, Kristi, and Errin went camping for a night up in Farmington Canyon, what a crazy but fun night! We couldn't have asked for better weather, it was perfect!! Despite the fact that it was pouring rain on our way up there, but once we finally got there, it was perfect, no wind and not too cold. We really did have a lot of fun.

St. George

Catchin' up! So I went to St. George on June 5th. It was a blast!! I went down to visit my friend Naomi and we always have fun. It was a much needed get away. We were able to go to Zion's, it was my first time ever going, it was beautiful. I would love to hike Angel's Landing someday! We also were able to go to Vegas for the day we went to the Shark Reef and ate at the Hard Rock Cafe, which unfortunately took us a long time to find :) But after several miles of walking, we found it! Thanks again Nay for another great time in St. George! Miss and love you!

Las Vegas!

I've been lucky enough to go on many weekend excursions lately. They've been fun!! But it does make you appreciate being home a lot more. :) On May 22nd, I went to Vegas with Christy, Jodee, and Amy. We stayed at the Monte Carlo and our days consisted of laying by the pool and taking a tube ride in the lazy river..... Sun, Palm Trees, and a Pool.... Heaven :) My favorite part of the vacation, also the Bellagio fountains, I can never get enough of those! The night we got there, we went to Planet Hollywood....It was all right, no really my scene. The second night I was exhuasted so I stayed in and watched a movie :) Also, because they didn't go out till 1 AM, I was too tired by then. The last night we were there, Christy and I went to Margaritaville with Lora and her sister Shannon, then off to the Club at Caesars Palace, Pure. It was fun!! Short trip, but fun! Pics below :)

Hope for Maggie

Maggie's fundraiser was a success!!! It was a lot work for her neighbors to put together this whole thing, but they did an Awesome job!! I know Michelle and Sean are truly grateful for what they have all done. And us, being family members, are also so grateful for them in helping out little Maggie and her family in ways we never could have without there tremendous service. The fundraiser was great and a lot of fun! I got to know Michelle and Sean's neighbors a little better and they are so nice and hilarious! I had a blast helping. Time flew by cause there was always someone to talk to. Thank you thank you thank you for everyone's help, donations, and prayers!! Maggie is going to be our miracle baby!! :) Here are some pics of the Fundraiser.

In Memory of Leo Mckinney (Grandpa)

My Grandpa. What a wonderful wonderful man. He could always make you laugh no matter what. He brightened my day every day I would see him. Even if it was just because he called me "bubble butt" Or even when he would ask me if my face hurt cause it was killin' him. haha He was a major jokester, I think that's one thing we will always remember about him. Even if he did use the same joke a few times ;-) I remember when I was younger, we would go visit him and my Grandma in California, he would take each of us back, one at a time, for maybe an hour or more, so he could have us listen to his German music as he talked about politics and the past. He's so freakin' cute! He would be so excited to have us back there with him. As we got older, he started bringing us in one at a time still, but now it was to see his new electronic toy!! Whether it be a new computer, printer, picture editing software, tv, or camera's. He was definitely up to date on his electronics! Usually ahead of me!! Every time I would go visit, he would talk to me about my Digital SLR camera and his new Olympus camera. Always telling us what was better quality. My Grandpa was the most amazing scenery photgrapher I think I have ever seen and this was back when it was just slides!! I saw some of his work and I was blown away. That's one thing I struggle in when taking pictures. But he's an inspiration to make me try harder. He loved having his grandkids over, even when he wasn't feeling well he would try to spend as much time with us as he could, he even got a little more energy being with us. One women gave him his happiness and his twinkle in his eye though, and that is the one and only, Betsy Mckinney, my amazing Grandma who has done an AMAZING job taking care of him and just being at his side. These two people are people to look up to. So giving and loving. I can't express how much they both mean to me. My poor Grandma had to watch her husband pass and a week later, the other love of her life, her dog Gretchen. I can't imagine going through all that in such a short time. Man, she is one strong strong woman!! Love you Grandma and you are a great example to us all.
A few of us were able to head down to the funeral in California. Melissa, Melanie, and I sang "God be with you till we meet again" at his funeral. We got through the first verse just fine. Then my Grandma started crying so all three of us broke down at the same time and literally blubbered through the rest of the song when we should have just stopped. It was quite embarrassing. I just hope it made my Grandpa laugh, I'm sure he would have enjoyed that :-) In fact our uncle came up to us after and said "you started out like beautiful songbirds and ended up like the chipmunks!" haha I was glad I was able to sing with my sisters though. Here are a few pics of visiting at the funeral and also when we were able to spend time with family Kareoking and at the beach! Enjoy! We love you and miss you so so much G-pa! xoxoxo

Park City

I'm behind on updates again. So here I go! Me and a few friends were able to go to Park City for a night. We had a lot of fun. We went to dinner at Iggy's, then went for a swim in the hot tubs and played a mad game of Cranium, it was a lot of fun! Thanks for lettin' us use your place Chad!