Wednesday night dinner with good friends!

Wednesday night, my bestest of good old buddy, ol' pals came over

with her family for dinner!

Maelee and I go way back... to 5th grade!

I will spare you the details of our colorful past together!

Let's just say.... we always have fun!

Sky enjoying his root beer float!
Maelee and I. People used to ask us in middle school if we were twins!
Lol.... um, yeah... I'm just especially white for being of Navajo decent!

Maelee's Jaxon and her nephew DJ.... dishin up the goods!

We have a Jaycie and a Maecee (2 weeks apart in age) and a Jaxon

and a Jaxyn (2 weeks apart) Not planned!

Maecee! She's tons of fun! I'm so excited to have them here!!!

Saturday Fun (June 20,2009)

Saturday was a great mixture of work and fun!

I started out working my one Saturday a month at State Farm!

Then... Jax and I washed my car!

What a good helper! Me and my Superman!

Then it was time to play!

BJ on the slip and slide! She made a big splash!

Doesn't this look like fun! I need an adult size Slip and Slide!
We had guests over for dinner.... I made Navajo Tacos!

I put Shaun and Mom to work making scones!

Ky thought it was time for a deep conditioner!

Jaycie was a good sis, and helped her rinse! I was wondering if it'd turn into a

water fight! It didn't.... whew!

We then took the kids up to Pioneer Park to hike around!

Love hangin' out with my kiddos! Sky is almost as tall as me!!!Brynklie Jo is my kid!! She is a little nervous on the rocks!

I loved that Shaun was so patient with her. Making sure

that she was able to do it herself, but that he was there

for her in case she was in trouble!

My kiddos... see the temple in the background..

love taking pics here!
Silly faces! It was a fun day!

Spin.... Again!

Friday night the kids wanted to go to the Spin Park again!

This time Ty Ty and Marley Jo came with us. (Jaycie was tending)

Jaxyn always has tons of fun with his cousins!

This is Jaycie's crazy way of pushing the kids on the swing!
It gets them going so super high.


Jaccie, Skyler, and Chandler... the only way I got them to let me take
their picture was to threaten them with Skyler being grounded!
It worked! My parenting skills are phenomenal!!!

Karaoke Night!

Thursday night (June 18th) we went and had Karaoke night!

Kylie hasn't learned to love Karaoke yet... so she practiced her photography skills!

Ky's self portrait!

It's the Eye of the Tiger...... ( they are so thrilled)

I can't find the picture of Jaycie singing! I think she had the most fun of anyone!

I'll find it and post it!

Brynklie being a good model for Ky!

Road Runner Baseball!!!

Saturday, June 13th

Sophi, Mom, and I went to the Road Runner's Game!

Gotta love the baseball games! It started to rain really hard, so the

game got called off for a minute. We all huddled under the bleachers til it

stopped. It was Star Wars Day! I totally wanted a picture with Darth Vador.

But I couldn't get his attention... what's up with that?

Just the girls!

Sophi and I makin' kissy faces! We can't do it

quite as good as Ky and Jaycie.... are we too old?

Lol.... but we had fun!

On Saturday (June 6th) we went to Zion Natl. Park!

Jaxyn's all excited to go hiking!

Riding the shuttle.....

We were on our way to the Emerald Pools but it started to rain really hard.

We high tailed it back to the shuttle....

and settled for Weeping Rock!

Which turned out to be a great thing. The kids played in the creek for hours...

Skyler and Kody went on an adventure up the creek and saw places that not many

people get to see. It was a beautiful day, and we had tons of fun!
We ended by making a candy stop at the Springdale Candy Company.

I had read about it and couldn't wait to go! It was a sweet end to a perfect day!

Round and Round

On Friday night (June 5th) it was time for the spin park!

This place is a definite favorite of ours!

Kody stands by while Jaxyn plays Indiana Jones!

Do you think he's gonna be sick!?

Too much round and round for me!

Brynklie spinning in the buckets!

If ya haven't been to the "Spin Park", do it soon!

It's tons of fun!

All Summer in a Day!

A week ago, I was feeling a little cheated....

Summer is here, it's beautiful outside, and here I am stuck inside.

I felt sorry for myself for a few days... Remember the short story by Ray Bradbury...

All Summer in a Day?

I think that's what it was called. They did

a short movie about it. I remember watching it in grade school. Anyway, in the movie

a little girl gets put in the closet because she is an outcast. While she is in there, the sun comes out (which doesn't happen but every 7 years on Venus and for only 1 hour)

the other children forget about the girl in the closet and

go out to enjoy the sun. Flowers bloom, the children frolic and play...... the little girl in the

closet is forgotten. I was feeling like that little girl. I decided that I would be locked inside no longer! It was time for all summer in a day!

I started my day off with a run, followed by a full body workout. It was great! We headed to

the pool next! Caught some rays.... had some Arby's for lunch!
The kids had a blast! And I got to watch them... which made it that much better!
A little Jamocha shake in the sun is always fun!
We went home and had baths and next headed to a movie...
Return to Witch Mountain (I give it 2 thumbs up) and then had ice cream!
I forgot to take pictures though....duh!

Then we loaded up the fandamily and went to a Road Runner's game!

Sky loves having his picture taken!

Ate some Bratwurst with Sauerkraut! Mmmmmm Yummy!

Hung out with friends!

Got some Mascot signatures on our arms... okay only BJ and CJ did this!

Watched BJ eat a hot dog bigger than her!

and enjoyed time together.....

It was an awesome day and I felt totally rejuvenated! I think I can

handle a few more weeks til I get a day off for the 4th of July!

Love being with my kiddos!

Happy Summer Everyone!

Block Party

One of my favorite things about summer is pot lucks or BBQ's! That

makes a block party the perfect outing to me! Food, friends, and fun!

Jaycie doing her best to raise one eyebrow.....

keep tryin' kid!

Brynkers and her friend Avynlee chowin' down on some melon!
The best summer treat!

Don't let Jax's attire fool ya..... it was a warm evening.

I don't know what was up with the hoodie!

The block party was great fun! Always nice to get together with neighbors and

friends! We have the best neighborhood! I feel especially blessed to be in Jason Schick's

neighborhood! He made the BEST cherry pie, and I don't even like pie!

Check out this blog!!!

I'm sitting here catching up on everyone's blogs....yes, even though I may seldomly leave comments.... I read all of your blogs on a regular basis! Here is a blog that was of interest to me....http://www.karascupcakes.blogspot.com/. I think Anne will particularly love this blog! I may just have to start making cupcakes! Yum!

Washington City Expo

So, this is what I do for a living.....Not exactly.... But I do work for State Farm Insurance and Financial Services, where

I am the bank specialist and insurance team member. This past weekend we did

the Washington City Expo. It was lots of fun and our booth was a hit!

Maybe the popcorn helped! This is my boss Greg! We had a penny guess too, a little kid won it!

He was so excited! I can now add popcorn popping to my resume! West states theaters..... watch out!