Dad and Mom's Alaska Cruise

This is going to be in lots of installments!  I only snapped over 700 pictures!

Got a good price on a balcony Alaskan cruise quite a while ago.  We had sailed with Carnival on our first cruise but the deal had us sailing with Celebrity.  It is suppose to be a step or two above Carnival.  We sailed the inside passage with stops in Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan and Victoria, BC and cruising the Tracy Arm Fjord.  We flew to Seattle and got there early enough to visit Pike Market.  What fun place!  There are several stalls and shops surrounding a few blocks near the docks.  You can find fresh fish, beautiful flowers, spices, fruits and vegetables, etc there.  We had fun touring the area.

 

 

We stopped here for breakfast.  Lowell's is a popular place.  You order off the menu boards and then your meal is made to order.  There were 3 levels of seating but also a line of customers waiting to order out the door of the restaurant.
 

Can you imagine being able to go to a Farmer's Market anytime you wanted to go?  The fruit and veggies were so pretty!
 

 

 

Several flower stalls.  One of those bouquets of flowers were only $5!
 

 

 

These babies were huge!
 

 

 

Beecher's cheese shop.  We got to watch how cheese was made and get a free sample.
 

Cigar box guitars.
 

Looking at our ship from the market.
 

People like to draw on the walls here.
 

 

Joel's Intership at USAA

Joel accepted at job at USAA in San Antonio, Texas for most of the summer.  He and his dad drove the long distance together.
 

Joel took the suburban so he would have a vehicle while he was there.  Yes.  It still runs.
 

Off they go!  Joel had a good experience down in Texas with the company.  They offered him another internship for the upcoming summer in 2013 but he hopes to find another company to work for to see the differences.
 

The end of March and early April

At the end of March, Redi was invited to attend a Jazz game against the Kings.  Jimmer Freddette is a rookie on the Kings.  He played last year at BYU.  I was sad to hear all the boo's for him every time he was put in to play.  Utah can sometimes be so dumb.  Let's encourage the boy to excell instead of  trying to make him mess up.
 

The Jazz lost in the final second by one point.
 

These guys were pretty awesome to watch during one of the time-outs.


Easter Sunday we had Janessa and Kasey over for our 1st BBQ of the season.  Here is a picture of Janessa 4 days before she delivered Kinsley.
 

We don't get too many pictures of Kasey since he seems to work all holidays so I had to take this picture to show that he is around sometimes.
 

Later that Easter Sunday we took a drive with Janessa and Kasey up into the mountains around Henry's Fork and came out by Lone Tree.  Still alot of snow up there.
 

Wyoming beauty
 

Dad was honored at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday.  The town of Lyman choose him to be their Citizen of the Year for 2012!  Jason and Corbin had flown back from DC (visiting Emily's sister and family) the night before.  Corbin was still a bit tired from the trip.
 

Andy Hewitt, the Mayor, presenting dad with his award.
 

Yea for dad!
 

Las Vegas Baby!

For Christmas I bought dad tickets to see Bob Seger in Concert.  The closest venue was in Las Vegas so I also bought tickets to fly down there.  It was a quick trip....just overnight, but we did alot!

Got off the plane, rented our vehicle and then headed to Hoover Dam.  I was surprised to see the crowds there since it was December 30.

Inside the dam on our tour.

I searched for a hotel on Las Vegas Blvd, where all the big casinos were but the prices were outrageous.  I found this hotel away from the strip.  It was very nice.  Here is the bathroom with all it's marble.

Separate shower from the tub.

Our view down to the pools.

We drove the loop at Red Rock Canyon.  It would be a place to visit again when we have time to hike.

Since lunch was Panda Express, I wanted to eat somewhere nice.  Yup.  We did.  Food was good but you only got what you paid for.......2 filet steaks and salads, even veggies and potatoes cost extra!  It definitely was a good steak though!

Concert was good...hopefully your dad had a great time!  We were a bit late getting to the concert because there was no where to park so I left my camera in the car.  Hence no pics of the concert.  We flew home the next morning.  A great way to end 2011!