Sunday, September 13, 2009

Bear Lake Family Reunion 09'

So it has been a REALLY long time since I have update this so I thought I should probably start doing some updating....
So for family reunions we go to Bear Lake....SNIFF SNIFF...It was our last year there due to problems with the management and their policies that keep changing on allowing my parents to reserve so many spots :( we are very sad about the changes but it is kind of life and it isn't the first time we have moved locations for family reunions.

This year was the first time we had every single member of our family together in 9 years! It was so much fun and we all had a blast.
For one of the meals we did a cheese & chocolate fondue. The kids loved it and it was a nice twist on the normal hot doggies and chicken stuff.

The kids of course loved the playgroun and so we spent a lot of time over there letting them wear themselves out
Getting the fondue all set up for dinner....

All the family sitting around the fire doing smores and just catching up on life...

Tent City!!! we had so many tents that we started running out of room to put them....luckily we stopped having them show up :) Bear lake is a legacy that will be hard to beat but we will see what other domains we get to explore next summer.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

THANK GOODNESS FOR "AAA"

So I was on my way to WSU this morning to lay blankets out for the fireworks tonight...yeah totally hit a massive pot hole and it flattened my tire...so I called Triple A and as I sat there I thought...why I am calling them I know how to change a tire, and I am women enough to do it so I figured I would attempt while I waited. So I got out the spare which was greasy all around the underneath part of the rim so within 10 seconds I was already a greasy monkey... already manly huh :)
Then I grabed the jack and when to jack up the car and remembered that you have to loosen the bolts before putting the car up...so I pulled out the "bolt loosener" and put it over the bolt and pushed....and pushed....ummm and pushed...yeah I did not have enough manly strength to loosen these things. By this time the guy called me and was like..ummm where are you at? I said I am at 4600 and Harrison on the North East side in a Silver Passat....he responds...ummm I am sitting in the middle of the intersection and I don't see you..I turn around to look at the intersection and I think..huh? no he isn't. Then I look up...Yeah Pauline you are at 5600 and harrison NOT 4600 and Harrison...yeah total blonde moment considering I have lived off of 5600 for like 3 years now! So he came to my rescue and change my tire.
Well, then I think...what and interesting morning...time to head to Weber State...I turn my key....and I turn my key again...yeah my car was dead. I kind of laughed to myself. Luckily AAA policy is that they don't leave until the customer has left...and luckily they also jump cars!!! :) so he pulled out his batter pack thing and jump my car...
I can honestly say that AAA was a blessing to be on this earth :) I did make it to the gigantic quilt of blankets to put ours down and home with no further problems :)

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Boondocks Double Date

So we decided to go out a double date with Bobbi and Steven. We went to dinner at the Old Spegehtti factory which was a blast and then we walked around Trolley Square. It has been years since I have been inside of there...its pretty dead which is unfortunate but made it nice to avoid crowds :) We unfortunately didn't get any pictures with dinner but don't worry we took tons of pictures later on in the evening :)






We ran into this store at Trolley Square that has all kinds of gagets and those massage chair things..I can't remember what it is called but we were quite entertained for a while :) I even took my blood pressure with this cool machine..you can all rest easy to know that I have a healthy heart :)




Bobbi & Steven


In the car after dinner.














Shawn and I
well you can't forget Bobbi and Steven who tried to get into our picture. Don't worry we were at the stop light :)







BOONDOCKS, HERE WE COME!!!





Bumper Boats





Yes that is a pool of water...we were in these little boats that at water gun things on them. They were so much fun. We made sure we did it first because then we would be wet at least while it was still warm outside. Poor Shawn, his boat motor was giving him problems so it kind of made him easy to shoot but he was a good sport anyway:)


AFTER Bumper Boats..yeah good thing I had a brown tank top underneath that white shirt :) We were a little wet :)

















After Bumper Boats


Steven and Bobbi, Bobbi didn't get to bad. Luckily her hair was already curly so it dried just right while mine had to go up into a pony tail because it was no longer straight :)













Miniture Golfing was next


So I am pretty sure we took more pictures then we actually HIT the ball. :) But it worked out because the group ahead of us had like 6 people so we were quite often waiting for them so it made it perfect for picture moments :)







So I found flowers on the ground and I tried to put it in Shawns hair but he didn't relaly want it...crazy boy. SO he put it in my hair instead. Well I found a second one and handed it to Steven and he put it in Bobbi's hair...so we became twiners!!!













































I actually picked the 2nd flower in my hair...I am sorry I coudln't help it...the flower bush was calling my name and just begging me to pick them








Shawn got a HOLE IN ONE!!!!



















LAZER TAG
So lazer tag was next...yes we definitely were exhausted by the end of the night. There was only 6 of us but we had a blast...I unfortunately finished 5th. I think that Shawn got the most points.







GO-CARTS!!
Go carts was next. It was a new experience...Shawn got spun out but I did pretty good. I did get hit because some punk kid had to be first or something but I survived...no bruise, broken bones :)




















We did decide to do the other 16 hld miniture golf course before calling it a night. The course went so much faster...might have something to do with the fact that it was too dark to do pictures so there weren't as many distractions...but just maybe! :)
It was fabulous night and we can't wait until we can get a chance to hang out with Bobbi and Steven again. Thanks guys for keeping us entertained and coming with us!!!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

4-Wheeling Trip

SO we decided that we needed a 4-wheeling trip so what better place then to take them back home and take them up some trails and then to the sand dunes. Yes Pauline did get us lost for a bit on Friday but no worries we found our way back :) We even slept outside Friday night under the stars and they were Amazing!!! We also pulled out my dad portable firepit and did Hotdogs and marshmellows...YUMMY!!! I love going home, its like a perfect vacation!!!
Taylor

Whit and Taylor...they ate my dust :)

Cinthia, me and Whit

Whit was determined to catch a lizard that she wound
herself through tree branches to try and get him but
didn't have any luck....

Cinthia and I

Taylor, Whit, Cinthia and me
Cinthia and I
on the way back home to life :(
Taylor

Playing in the water

Taylor and Whit







Happy 27 to me!!!

So for the BIG 27 I decided I wanted to get out and have a weekend get away so me and the friends rented a cabin up in Heber City for the weekend. It was perfect!! It was all decked out and had a killer view!!! We had a ton of fun and has gone down in the record books for the best birthdays ever!!!
Heckw tih 5" of snow it was just asking for us to make a snow man
and since Cinthia had never made one before what
better opportunity...he is my snowman boyfriend :)
OOoooo Ahhhhhh!!

oooooo Pretty!!!

Whit, Cinthia and me
sitting in the hot tub while it was snowing outside

Dorothee, April and me

LOOK LOOK!! Its a Ms. Potatoe head!!!

Dorothee, Paul and April


yeah, so while everyone slept on bunk beds...
this was my bed!!! it was so comfy Friday night but then
Cinthia and Whit decided that they were going to over take my bed
and all 3 of us slept in it on Saturday night...yeah not so comfy

Whit and Cinthia

Check out this view in the morning!!

Cody, Mike, Erin and Jeremey

Me and Cody
The boys were trying to make it look like cody was putting his
tongue in my ear...EW!!!!
Mike, Julie and Erin

Paul, Cody, Dorothee and April

Cody and Dorthee relaxing

Mike, Julie and Erin relaxing on the comfy couch.

The boys attempts to do snow angels...the wimps...there was only
about an inch on the ground....

Cinthia and Whit, yes there is about 5" of snow and
they are doing snow angles in their swimming suits

Family Game Day/Daddy's Slamming B-day Party

SO we try to get together every couple of months to hang out. Every spring we get together at Kristi's house to play games and they are based on points and we have a winner and loser.
Also this year we decided we would hit two birds with one stone and celebrate daddy's birthday at the same time.


Daddy's Birthday Cake, isn't Kristi's Cakes amazing

Daddy cutting his face
Daddy and Bobbi'

Wayne, Daddy, Heather, Corinne, Devon, Ruth, Mom

Heather and Brendan


Bobbi is the loser
She won a Color by Numbers book

Heather is the winner...
She won the trophy and gets to display it at her house
until next year and then also won fake money