The blind leading the blind...

Our family is leaving for Saint George in the morning. We were at the dinner table tonight, and Michael was talking about our trip. He said he was excited for the morning, because we were going to leave for "Same George". We all giggled a little. But then Spencer leans over in that super-slow, exaggerated tone and says, "Michael, its "S-A-N-K George!"

Hee-hee. Kids are funny! :D

I'm Bragging...!

Howdy! I had to take a break for a couple of weeks...My internet had been disconnected. It was so sad...

But it's back, and now I feel better.

So a while back you all heard me mention the Herriman play that my kids are in. I'm providing details, in case anyone wants to come watch my fantastic children!! :D

"We Build this City on Rock and Roll...The Story of the Unbeatables"

August 26, 27, and 28 at 7:30
W&M Butterfield Park (6212 West 14200 South) at the Rosecrest Pavilion.
$3 ages 12 and up; $1 11 and under

A clever little show, packed with fun songs from the 80's...ought to be pretty fun. So come, if you wanna.

Happy Anniversary!

I have now officially been married for 13 years! Can you believe it? I can't! It's true what they say...time flies when you're having fun.

My cute hubby bought me an ipod touch...Cool! To top it off, he also had it engraved. The back reads:

"You still itouch my heart."

Hee-Hee...How cute is that?!

Lee, I'm thankful that you asked...and I love you so much! You are fabulous, as a daddy and a hubby! You make me happy...I wouldn't change a thing!

Love you!

Ironic...?

So Monday night I was at work. I'm guessing Prom was roughly 35-40 days ago...because I sold probably 4-5 pregnancy tests to young women who should not have needed them!

But I digress.

One of these young women came through my register with her pregnancy test, and a box of "Life" cereal.

Life cereal, and a test to see it there IS life...I giggled. (But not in front of her...That would have been rude!)

Hey...You don't have to think it's funny. It's my blog.

:D

Final Day of Fun!

Today was the last day at camp. Then tomorrow morning we'd start the long drive home. We spent most of the day just hanging out. There was a playground at the campsite we hadn't visited yet. We headed down there and let the kids play. They had horseshoes and a little mini-golf course that you could play, too. Kendra and Chad played horseshoes. Sort of. :D All my kids played mini golf with Chad and Kendra. I played on the playground with Eva. The had a little train that you could climb in and pretend to drive. Eva kept telling me to "get in" the car in back and she'd take me for a ride in the train.

Then we went swimming again. (My kids could live at the pool!) Kendra and Chad put their girls down while my kids were swimming, then when we came back Syd went and hung out at their trailer with the sleeping girls while all the grown-ups (minus Lee...he was watching my kids so I could go!) went to the adult pool/hot tub. The adult pool was actually warm...quite the contrast to the chilly pool they make the kids swim in!

We had an awesome trip! My kids are already planning their next long camping trip! What great memories. I love that my kids get to spend vacation time with their grandma and grandpa! Thanks for the invite, guys!

White Pine

We had seen signs advertising another ghost town. After enjoying our trip to St. Elmo, we figured it was worth seeing. So we headed. The town has and old mine.

And an old cemetery.

And that's kind of it. Wasn't nearly as "ghosty". There were some old little houses, but it looked like people were still living there...Making it NOT a ghost town. Kendra and Chad wanted to run up to house which boasted a sign claiming to be home to the town newsletter. We wanted to see what kind of news they'd be passing on...

Then it was time for the "big kids" horse back riding. We had a great time! I've ridden horses, but just on the road. The guide took us up into the mountains on little trails, and back down over some loose rock.

Here's Lee's shadow...He was taking the pictures, so it's the only image of him on a horse we have. I'm sure he was actually trying to get a picture of the fantastic scenery, but I just like that it's his shadow.

This was the top. We stopped to have a look out at the breath taking landscape. You could see the lake below, and the mountains across the way.

Here are the kids getting saddled up for the ride...See Syd's face? She's already nervous that she can't steer her horse. :D

My horse was Trigger, Lee was riding Fancy, Sydney rode Myrtle (the same horse as the little boys rode for their "pony" ride!), Meg rode Red Hawk, and Tory was on Flea Bag. The had us lined up: The guide, Syd, Meg, Tory, Me, and Lee. I would watch Tory...every time the path would be wide enough for two horses, he would start nudging that horse. He was trying to pass Megan! He would just get started, and then the road would narrow again, and he'd have to drop back. Then Lee's horse, on the way down the mountain, would decide "Hey, I'm not following them!" and she would just head off on her own. Not far, but just far enough to be NOT following. It was funny.

We had a great time...Megan kept saying that now she wants to be a horse trainer! Talk about expensive hobbies!

Lake City

Here we are in Lake City! We came loaded with a picnic and turned the kids loose on the playground.

Hee-Hee. Nuff said.

(He didn't spend much time on the playground. Tory went up to perfect strangers playing catch and asked if he could join.)

These two were pretty much inseparable for the whole week! If I couldn't find Sydney, I just looked for Eva. I love this picture of them.

You might be thinking "Why hummingbirds?". Well I'll tell you. They were absolutely everywhere! And Lee tried very hard to get some good shots of them and only these turned out. So included them in his honor! :D

Just how many kids can you fit on one of these little merry-go-rounds?

Spencer had been spinning while leaning way back. You can see he remembered the coin box on THIS trip around.

Sometimes as many as SEVEN! (And we probably could have put 1 or 2 more in there...somewhere!)