Cline Family Temple Christmas Lights Trip

We decided as a family that it would be nice to get together and go up to the LDS temple in Salt Lake City and see the annual Christmas lights. They are so beautiful there especially when they surround the temple. It is nice to go up there because it is easy to remember what the true meaning of Christmas is. My parents brought a couple boxes of doughnuts and hot chocolate to eat while we were up there too. We ate them and then gave the rest to other patrons that were there cause it was freezing and we thought other people would enjoy something warm. I absolutely love my family. It is nice to be with them on temple grounds because it reminds me of the eternal blessings the temple allows us to be together for eternity. It is such a simple but powerful blessing. I am thankful for my Savior that was born into this world in very humble circumstances to come and teach us the way that we should live. I am also thankful that he gave his life that my family will be able to live with him once more.

Grandma, Grandpa and grandkids

DJ absolutely loves Shaileen... (and i dont blame him)

My favorite parents

Janica just had knee surgery so she was in a wheelchair

what a stud

Husband and Wife!

Thanksgiving 2011

What a wonderful thanksgiving! This morning I woke up early and went to play football with a friend and some of his family. It was so nice to get up and run around. One thing I am certainly thankful for was no broken bones! :) After, i came home and watched my green bay packers kick some trash and get to 11-0! Just after approximately 2pm we left to go to my parents house to get together with family and celebrate our thankfulness! I may be a little partial but I have the best family in the world. E had a great time but I do have to say that we missed Kimberly, Jason and dj very much! They were certainly in our prayers! We just look forward to adding another member to our family! Alex, we are so excited to meet you! As you can see in the pictures we had the annual ginger bread house party which my nieces and nephews absolutely love! Thank you for reading our blog and sharing our experiences with us! Love ya...

CLINE FAMILY PHOTOS!

September 13 was my Dad's birthday and he said that he did not want any presents and he asked that we get some more family photos done! We decided to go up to memory grove uptown. It was really beautiful. I am happy that we did it because the first picture I posted I think we may use for our adoption profile picture. WE LOVE IT! As always hope you enjoy!

Cline Family Dinner 9/25/11

It was our monthly Cline Family dinner! Shaileen was in charge of the camera so we could get a different perspective. We had a ton of fun and as always had some delicious food! Janica made some shredded chicken sandwiches. We always look forward to the 4th Sunday to be able to get together with my side of the family!

DOG PILE!

Picnic in the Canyon

Yesterday evening after church we had our annual dinner in the canyon before Labor Day. We all met up in Big Cottonwood Canyon at the Ledgemere picnic area. Right as we showed up my brother was carrying her daughter out of the picnic area as she was crying because her brother threw a rock into the river and it hit another rock and came back and hit her in the eye. They were gone for several hours and she got a total of 5 stitches. We all felt bad because Hilarie and Bret had put a lot of work into putting the dinner together but was not able to enjoy most of it. Again we want to say thank you to Hilarie and Bret for all of the work they did. Towards the bottom of the picnic area there was a little cave opening that all of my nieces and nephews were all curious about but were to scared to go into it. Several years ago I into it so we took them all into the cave. It was way fun to see the little girls go from way scared to confident in the cave. I am so thankful for my family and who they made me grow up to be! I love them!

So we went on the best vacation ever from 4/16/11 - 4/24/11. It was the Cline Family Mexican Riviera Carnival Cruise!!!!!! Everyone in my family went (a total of 15 people). We woke up on 4/16/11 really early which was Shaileen's and my 2nd anniversary and we drove to California. It actually was not a bad drive because the whole way we listened to the Larry H Miller Autobiography on CD which was a really good book. The second day which was sunday we woke up and went and visited with my Aunt Erolene and Uncle Chuck which live in Corona California before the cruise. It was very nice to see them since we do not get them to see them often enough. then we got to the port where the cruiseship in the early afternoon and waited through long lines for about 2 hours or so to be able to get on the cruise ship. Shaileen was freaking out because she was so excited. When we got on the cruiseship the first thing they tell you to do is go up to the lido deck and eat lunch and it never stops from there.....both the fun and the eating part :) .We had 2 days at sea which were a blast. The first day at sea was fairly chilly because we were still close to california but when we got to our first stop in Cabo San Lucas weather was absolutely perfect. It was about 90 degrees with no sun in the sky. We decided to go scuba diving and I had a really good time. Shaileen tried to do it but hyperventilated and just stayed up and snorkeled. We went to depths of 40 ft deep and saw some really cool stuff. I saw an eel, star fish, and other fish i dont remember what their names are though. It was a blast. I could stay under the water all day long if they would allow. After scuba diving we went and met up with my family on Madonno Beach and messed around for a little bit and then got back on the ship. The second day we were in Cabo San Lucas we got off of the ship and we went to one of the mexican workers that try to sell you excursions off of the ship and my family decided to go parasailing. Shaileen and I decided to go on the boat but did not go up in the air. It was a really fun time. We even got pulled over by the mexican Military because the boat was too far out in the ocean parasailing. when we were done with that we went shopping at some of the small shops that were around and then we decided to go rent a vespa scooter. It was just Shaileen and I. It was really fun but pretty scary too because we have no idea what the road signs in Mexico mean and the drivers are definately more aggressive there. That was the last thing that we did in Cabo and then we got back on the ship. The last stop was in Puerto Vallarta which was more beautiful overall then Cabo but the snorkeling was no good. The water was extremely murky so you could barely see your own hand a couple of feet in front of your face. Our family rented a catamaran for ourselves so it was 15 of us on this boat and we sailed to a couple of different spots for a total of 6 hours and stopped a a couple of different locations. It was really fun to be able to spend time there with the family. after that we got a taxi cab and went to downtown Puerto Vallarta. It was passover for them so the city was absolutely crazy busy. We went and did a little shopping and then went back to the ship. That was our last stop in Mexico but we still had 2 more sailing days on the ship. We had a lot of fun on the ship itself and would have to say that the most fun was the piano bar on the 5th floor. Almost every night they would have a sing-a-long party with an amazing piano player. With peole that were completely wasted around you it makes the party just that much more fun. I would have to say that a cruise is for sure the way to travel because you unpack once and you dont have a worry in the world. The service the workers provide you on the ship in incredible. The workers work literally all day long and they get up again and do it the next day and are happy to help you out. I am so thankful for my parents for helping us out to go on the cruise and will never forget this trip that we had with them and the rest of the family.