Seriously So Cute

After spending 3 hours bike shopping. YES I got a BIKE, a really really really really really AWESOME road bike.... alas, they had to order my size. Did you know that bikes came in sizes? Other than by tire? Ya. I didn't. Crazy. Apparently they come in sizes like cm. Awesome.

I digress.

We were on our way home from the bike shop when I was coming off the exit to go home. I was on my phone with Doug and all of the sudden, heard, chink. chink. chink. chink. Awesome. I was like CRAP honey I BROKE THE CAR, you know like HOney I Shrunk the Kids?, but like HOney I broke the car.

I pulled off to the side of the road into the gravel, hung up with Doug and proceeded to find a way to get myself out of this little predicament. I didn't know what was going on. The car wasn't driving weird, I just heard the chinking of metal scraping. Ya. Not a good sound.... I got out of the car and saw that my tire was SUPER flat. I knew that I didn't run over anything that big... I mean maybe something small, but not big enough to give me a FLAT!!!!

I tried to find somewhere for the girls to go.... Mikenna had Ballet and Savannah had therapy. Alas, no luck. I called my dad, he sent out a patrol, I called my mom.... no luck. Good grief!!!! Who to call?

Chad and Brett. TO. The. Rescue. There was a highway patrolman who did pull over. He did ask if I had AAA or if I had someone coming. I told him I was working on it.... He walked back to his car, got in, and left. SERIOUSLY!!!!!! GRRR.

Well luckily Chad and Brett were available to come and save me. After some investigating it was determined that there was a screw that got up in the inside of the tire and the thing you put the tire on (I know. I am super smart about car terminology) and it tore my rim to shreds. Awesome. At least it will be cheap to fix.... NOT!

Isabella was such a good sport. She was SO tired she could hardly stand it. Oh and she was Super hungry too. I know. I am an awesome mom. I hadn't fed her all day long. It all ended up ok.

I married the man of my dreams. I knew from the moment I saw him in Jack Weyland's (the author of the teen books, absentminded physics professor) class on the first day of my sophomore year at Ricks. I told myself he was the one I was going to marry.

Now to just convince him (by introducing myself....). Throughout the semester our paths crossed in the halls, study groups, the apartment, and we eventually became good enough friends that he enlisted in 3 of the same classes as I. I very sneaky :).

Eventually we made a road trip to AZ from Provo and it was all history from there.

Here we are 10 years 1 day 11 hours and 35 minutes later. Here is to another 70 years as Doug said. He will be the age of a tree by then :). LOVE YOU BABE!!!! Thanks for an awesome date!!

Super Fit and Fab Yet?

You go. I double dare you to join. It isn't to late.

Loves.

My teenage brother in law Colt is the funniest kid I know. He says the darndest funniest things if I do say so myself. He has broken his collar bone, his leg, his arm, some bones in his head, a few cracked ribs. He has been in a car accident (NO MORE TEXTING WHILE DRIVING), he has wrecked heavy machinery, run into houses with cars, motorcycles, and bikes.

Despite all his broken bones and misdemeanors, he is a very special guy. He plays with all the nieces and nephews. He is the favorite youngest son. He is hilarious. He is always happy. He is mostly willing to help with just about anything... except what his mom asks him to do. LOL. He is talented in sports, piano, school, and playing the trumpet.

I tell you all this because he is a VERY special kid. He also says some of the wittiest phrases. The other day my sister in law was complaining and he says:

"Only you can be in control whether you are cranky or not so I suggest that you cowgirl up and stop whining."

I totally agree. I am in control of my emotions (most of the time) I am in control of what I eat, say, how I act, what I choose to do or not to do, etc. So I guess it is about time I "cowgirl up."

Happy Weekend all!

Today it was about 113 degrees outside.

Mild compared to the 124 about 10 years ago. It was seriously hot then. Seriously. When it is too hot to swim, I would say that it is TOOOOOOOOO hot.

SO we were all standing outside talking to some good friends who insisted on staying outside :) and we were all dying of heat stroke.

After our friends left, I told Mikenna and Savannah to come inside because they would sweat their guts out if they didn't. LOL.

Mikenna then asked me, "Mom what color are guts?"

"They are blue and yellow and green and red."

"Oooooo, Gross."

LOL

My entire life we have traveled to and from St. George about a 100000 times. I am NOT exaggerating. I could do it in my sleep. Really. And so could my mom. And my dad. And my brother.

We usually pass through the Hoover Dam to get to Las Vegas. (there isn't really another way....) One time, when I was about 15, we were traveling through the Dam and I looked at the water and said, "Mom, can you believe how low the Dam water is?" We all started to laugh and each took our turn. "And look at all the Dam people" "The Dam traffic is terrible today" "Isn't the Dam sky beautiful?" "The Dam streets need some work" "All the Dam cars are sure in our way"

And so began the tradition of the Hoover Dam.

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School Shopping

I have this same picture with me and my sister. Someday I will find it and post it next to it. For now, this is all I have.

I don't know if I am supposed to be happy or sad. I have been counting the days down for about 2 weeks. The kids have been bored out of their minds the 5 days that we weren't doing anything.

We completed our list. Seems crazy that we are already into the next school year and just 10 short weeks ago we made the list. It was quite a feat and we set high expectations for next summer.

I was SO excited to have the kids at school so that they didn't have to be so bored.... well I forgot one thing..... entertaining Isabella. She has no sisters to tend her and tease her and make her cry and play with her :). Oh Sad. She only has me. So we spent the day doing puzzles, playing with babies, eating, and taking a nap. When Savannah and Mikenna got home Isabella ran to Savannah and gave her a big hug and then to Mikenna and gave her a big hug.....she was so excited to have her buddies back home again :)

The girls had an awesome first day. Mikenna got home and really wanted to go to bed so that she could hurry and get back to school in the am. LOL. Wish GRANTED!!! Savannah was so tired that she went to bed at 6pm. NICE!!!! Just sayin.

This is where I spent a day, but Jess spent 3 weeks here. You jealous? I wasn't too far from the beauty in Victor though.

Check it out and feel free to join us!

We had a fun time visiting ya all in Bear Lake. I am not sorry though that we didn't get all the barfies that you had. Sorry if we brought it and left it and didn't even get it!

Every July, we try to escape AWESOME heat that lies here in the great valley of the sun, and we enter the beautifulness of Driggs, Idaho.

Equipped with four wheeler, tractors, horses, cows, mountains, fresh lime freezes, and huckelberry milkshakes, we spent 3 weeks with family. 2 weeks in Idaho and 1 week in northern Utah.

Of course we can't go to Idaho without spending HOURS on the four da wheelers (as Savannah calls it). Grandpa was ever available to take the girls on rides. We had the chance to spend a few days ALONE with Granny and Grandpa, and the girls enjoyed every minute to be spoiled ROTTEN by them.

Thanks Granny, Grandpa, Auntys, Uncles, and Cousins for a GREAT GREAT GREAT TIME.

While I was in Show Low with my little bees.....

Let's back up a moment here. We arrived at Annie's on a cold summer evening.... yes it was cold, like 75 DEGREES!!!!

We ate dinner at 7 and the kids were in bed by 10..... ya that is 10PM!!!! They would not cooperate with me. Something about CUTE boys....

So it was about 10:05 that we ended up walking out in the streets of Show Low. Safe. I know.... But as it was it was our only option. We did a few loops, walking through neighborhoods, reminiscing about old houses, touring where friends live, and walking through the kids school parking lot.

It was about here where things took a peculiar turn. A car turned into the parking lot and we thought that was odd, so we picked up the pace (a slow sprint... obviously I wasn't that worried.... heck lets be honest, my butt is too big for me to full on sprint) and the car continued to follow us.

Ok I started to get a little nervous.... until I realized it was a police ociffer. Wondering what kind of trouble we were in as he pulled up, he asked what it was we were doing. We explained that we were just out for a walk slash run when we see a strange car following us. He inquired if it was us spray painting the school. Oh yes ociffer, you see my hoochie shorts, double sports bra, and running shoes?

Nope. Wasn't us. It was then Annie pipes in, Hello officer Call. WHEW!!! She could have mentioned that she knew him.... I was beginning to get nervous.

After confirming we were not conspiring to spray paint or bust the windows to the school (it happens you know. Twice. Once when school gets out and once when it starts. kids think it is funny to vandalize and do 1000s of dollars of damage.... just ask the school where my kids go. GRRRRR!!!) He let us go.

And we completed our walk, went to McDonalds for an ice cream, and settled in to watch the BEST movie you will NEVER have to see because I am right now sparing you from WASTING your time. "Remember me" with Robert Pattinson.... you know him, Edward. That is really all you need to know. The acting was TERRIBLE. The plot was TERRIBLE. The dialogue was TERRIBLE. It was TERRIBLE.

You can thank me later for sparing you two hours of your life when you WILL feel STUPIDER (is that a word?) So take that time and watch NAPOLEON DYNAMITE. At least you will have a reason to be dumber after that one :)

It was a blast.

On our travels from Provo to Las Vegas, we encountered a most embarrassing moment. Luckily, it isn't mine to tell, however, I was a witness.

It was late, or early, depending on if you sleep regular hours or not, and I was a might bit tired. I needed my sister to take the wheel while I shut my eyes a moment. I pulled off at a random stop in Parawan or somewhere.

We weren't the only ones at this stop. Before I got out of the car in this most secluded location, I had to make sure that the car in front of us was not a crazy person, how would I know this? Who knows. But I was going to try my best.

Slowly we eased up to the White Yukon XL in front of us. And lo and behold there is a woman out of the car. I wasn't sure so I pulled up a little closer, now remember this is the middle of the night, so as I get closer my lights shine brighter and brighter on the woman in front of us.

As we inched closer (by the foot), I noticed the woman was squatting, pants down, butt hanging out, hands on her knees. PEEING!!!! She took one look at us, a very LONG look at us, finished her business and jumped in the car. It. Was. Awesome.

I am glad that she couldn't see me... or maybe she could.... but I was laughing HYSTERICALLY. H.Y.S.T.E.R.I.C.A.L.L.Y. Seriously. I almost had to get out of the car to squat because I was a bout to pee MY pants.

I am sorry to the unsuspecting woman squatting with her butt hanging out, out in the middle of nowhere. But I got a seriously good story to remember and most importantly to blog about.

LOL out Loud