Vacation

We took our family vacation in early June. We started out in Provo, and I know some of you are laughing but we had a lot of fun. We were surprised to see Aunt Sherry at the campground. Aunt Sherry was my Mom's very best friend in highschool. I have the best memories of spending time with Aunt Sherry and Uncle Kully. And it was amazing to see them. It was very ironic because I had recently felt so lonely with out my Mom and Dad and seeing Aunt Sherry really made me happy! We hiked Timpanogas Cave (55 minutes up, not bad). We were able to go to the Stihl Lumber Jack competition again, always a favorite activity of ours. And we ended up spending an additional day and cutting out one stop on our trip to spend more time with Aunt Sherry. We rode our bikes 10 miles on the Provo River Bike Trail. And of course we had to get our first scorching sunburn of the summer hanging out at the pool for 3 hours. After Provo we headed to Bryce Canyon! AMAZING is the best word I can find to describe it. We hiked for 3 days and did several trails. The 3rd day was the furthest that we hiked. We did 3 trails that day including Bryce Point one of the harder trails in Bryce. The kids were awesome hikers. After Bryce Canyon we went to Cedar City for Summer Games. Opening ceremony was a lot of fun. And the firework show was spectacular! I would go every year just to see the fireworks. And of course seeing Morgan march in with her team was so much fun. Morgan played 4 games in two days. She was awesome! And of course the hit of the game. Everyone always commented on Morgan, the coach of the 16 yr old boys team tried to trade a player for Morgan. She is amazing at soccer and she has worked really hard to develop her skills. She really enjoys playing. We braided her hair in over 30 small braids (It took forever). We had such a great time! And I would love to share photos with you but......... we didn't have a camera so we bought the disposable camera's and I haven't had time to get them developed yet. I will post more pictures when I can but until then here are just a couple that we had. We are really blessed to be able to spend time together as a family. We are so lucky that we have a trailer and that it makes traveling a little more affordable. (atleast until gas hits 4 dollars a gallon again). I am very grateful for the amazing family that I have.

Grandma Lizzies House

Check out this blog. http://grandmalizzieshouse.com/2009 Grandma Lizzies house has darling ideas for projects with your kids. And this month she is doing a give away for sharing thoughts about your Mom. It was fun to read all the comments. And the odds of winning are probably better here than in vegas. Liz is an amazing mom and Grandma. She is very talented, patient and kind. I know this because she never yelled at me when I made Callee skip school. Although she did always strongly encourage us to attend our classes. As I reflect on Mother's Day and remember all those who have touched my life I am grateful for Liz. And as you will read in your blog she truly always has made sure that she goes out of her way to make others happy and feel apart of anything that she is doing. Pass Grandma lizzies blog onto anyone you think would enjoy these great ideas for kids projects. Have fun!

"Glam"ping...........

I had to still the term "glam"ping from a friend of mine. I believe the interpretation is glamour camping. Everyone makes fun of me because camping to me is going to the Canyons resort in Park City. It has a nice mountain setting and fresh air while on the balcony. And you can always start a fire in the fireplace. Now what's wrong with that? Well apparently my family doesn't share my same views of camping. So we compromised. For Christmas this year we were able to get a 5th wheel trailer. This weekend was the first opportunity we had to take it out and try it. Friday night on our way home from soccer at 9:45 p.m. 15 min. before the storage lot closed we grabbed the trailer and took it home and started getting ready to go. Saturday morning I had opening ceremonies for baseball so the plan was to leave right after that. We were just going to take a small road trip and go here in Tooele because it was close and free. But as we headed up to the campsite we realized it was still closed for winter. So we headed to Wasatch State Park in midway. It was awesome!!!! Although it rained all day saturday and snowed sunday morning it was still nice to get away. We were able to just hang out play games and watch it snow. Morgan and Thaddeus both thought they would catch a skunk. I assured them if they even tried I was going to leave them in the mountains. So they settled for worms, bugs, squirrels. The kids were great to help pack and unpack. I expect that to wear off fairly quickly. But it was a great trial run. We are looking forward to Memorial Day weekend, 0ur next scheduled camping trip!

Take me out to the ball game..........

Wow it is that time again. Outdoor soccer is well under way and T Ball season just started. Any given day you will find us hanging at the ball park. Wether it is for T Ball or Soccer we love them both!!! This time of year get's very crazy and leaves little time for updating blogs but I will try my best to keep up. I am coaching the Giants this year. We just had opening ceremonies and it rained the whole time but, it was still worth it. There is something amazing about being at the ball park and hearing the National Anthem. Morgan's team is doing very well and we have 5 tournaments this summer. So there should be plenty of pictures to post. Morgan plays both defender and midfield. She is an amazing runner. I love to hear the comments on the side lines when morgan runs down field. Last friday night we had a game and we noticed Morgan having a shoving match out on the field. Later Morgan reported the girl on the other team told her she was too short so Morgan replied with "maybe your too big" and then they started shoving each other. As a parent I realize I shouldn't condone that but I was proud!!! Mike and I both sat on the sidelines looking to see who was coming out on top. Morgan won!! She really gave the big girl a work out. And she got the ball around her and ran off giving her this little stare of see I am not too small. I know call me a bad mom but It was cool to see Morgan becoming a little more aggressive and defend herself. She is small but I pitty the fool who under estimates the attitude wrapped up in her small little body. Thaddeus loves to play T Ball. He is a great hitter and likes to announce to his team that he rocks at T Ball. Well he doesn't lack confindence.

Date night

So I am sure everyone has the same experience with date night....... it never happens!!! It's hard to find time in our busy schedules to get a night out. We usually call date night a late night trip to Wal-mart and a stop at maverick for the beloved diet coke. But last weekend we had an awards banquet for work so it forced us to take a night out. I complained all week long about having to find a dress. (I am on my 3rd year of looking for a dress for this particular night, if I shopped more than I complained I would probably find one) I waited till Friday to actually attempt to find one. Thank goodness for friends I had 2 that offered me a dress. Mike wore his dress blues. And for all the complaining I do, I actually enjoy the one night a year that I put on a dress and go out with Mike. After I get a little photo shop and cropping I think this will be one of my favorite pictures of Mike and I.

Loser Friends

Ok, I am sure we have all had loser friends before. And do we keep calling them our friend or do they lose the friend title when it gets to the point you start calling them a loser. So I am sure you all know the type that we call loser........but here's my definition. They type that your only their friend if it's convenient on their time watch not yours. The type that you confide in and suddenly their gone leaving you to believe you should have never told them anything. The kind that take advantage of your good cooking, car pooling, and daycare services. The type that say they'll call and never do till you find each other years later on facebook. The type that is so excited you moved 30 miles closer so you can not hang out with them. Oh wait I just described myself. This blog insert is dedicated to Callee who has had a really bad day of loser friends.
( just a little reminder why you stay my friend)

Who else lets you take their kids bowling



who else would let you watch their crazy kid


Who else would let you buy their kids birthday presents they wouldn't allow

Who else has the absolute best 13 yr old to get your kids sick
who else would adopt your family as their own because they don' have one, and who else would spend the special Christmas activity with you. Which by the way we can't wait til December. We had so much fun.


Well that aside. I will always be your loser friend and you'll never get rid of me. Are you feeling better?

Weekend

We just spent the weekend in Island Park Idaho snowmobiling. (Of Course I didn't snow mobile for all those who just had shocked looks on their faces). Mike and the kids went out for hours and they had an awesome time. I however spent endless hours watching the Gilmore girls and soaking in the hot tub. Now that was my kind of weekend.