Lagoon

The "Wicked" Survivors. (I volunteered to stay with Luke!!)




Alex: Dad, does that go upside down?
Kev: Don't know for sure.
Alex: Ok, I'll go.
After they are strapped in...
Kev: Well, it may go upside down.
Alex: Oh crap.
He went..he loved it..he went again! Way to go Alex!


Still walking around after 9 hours!! (Barely)


Because of this little lady...it's was the reason we actually went this year! Thanks for wanting to go with our family Linds. We had a great time with you!


Kev and his girl on the Big Pirate Ship.


"Thriller" came on the radio and B had to get to moves on!


The first ride of the day...this was a new one as well. Oh, the excitement!


Before Luke knew what he was riding, he was all smiles. He cried and wanted off once it got going. Needless to say, he stuck to the kiddie rides the rest of the day!



Me and Luke had our own photo shoot while the others were riding Wicked. He makes me laugh. We had fun!



Outside the "Spider". (My favorite ride!) The spider spits water. Luke thought it was awesome!


Everyone on the "Wild Mouse". I DETEST this ride, but the kids insist on going on it. I again, volunteered to stay with Luke. Alex did get me to go on it one time with him. (No one else would go again....now I remember why I really, really dislike this ride!!)


On the airplanes.


B and Alex were riding "Puff". I am such an awesome photographer!!


Luke on the planes. They loved that the guns made noise!



The Cars. They boys LOVED this one!



Odessy. B and Alex were the only ones that wanted to ride it. They love it, we don't. You get wet. As long as they had fun!

Thanks Aunt Sharon and Bop for the tickets. We had such a fun time and made some more great memories! We loved having Lindsy come with us and B had a ride-partner for everything!

We are sooooo lucky.

The Witches

Ahh, the Witches.....



This Witch came right up to us just as we went into Gardner Village. The kids were a little freaked out by her, but once she started talking to them, they warmed up and really liked her. The fun part about going to Gardner Village during Halloween time is all the amazing Witches they have all around the park. It was awesome to see and I love seeing the wonder on their faces as they find a new one. I think our favorite is the "Witchy Poo". She was in an outhouse sitting on the toilet. I thought I got a picture of her, but I guess I didn't. We laughed and went back to check her out again before we left. (The witches posted around the Village are fake, just FYI!!!)



In the beginning....


This is one of my favorite pictures. I laugh every time I see it. I told the boys to be afraid of the big spider behind them... cracks me up!





The kids wanted to get their hair painted. Luke got green with a black strip on his mohawk. B did red and black stripes with lots of glitter. (I think she left 1/2 of it in the back on Lindsy's rental car!!) Alex wanted just black. Made me laugh because he looked like he just had a black helmet on his head. I kept doing a double take.


Luke with the "Witch with the really big boobs"...as my kids called her!


B


My kids are awesome. We had a GREAT time and I am so glad Lindsy wanted to go see the Witches. Otherwise, I am not sure we would have gone this year. It was so fun and we all had a great laugh. We ate yummy food from the bakery and me and Linds got some fake eyelashes put on. We looked pretty dang hot. Of course, I didn't get any pictures of us looking smokin' hot! After about 5 hours with them on though, we both got so sick of having them on...we had to rip those bad dogs off!

A fun time was had by all. We missed Kev...he had to work. Maybe next year...

Linds Trip

My friend Lindsy came up for a visit. What a fun time we had!! We did A LOT while she was here. We barely sat for 5 minutes at a time. But what we did do...was make some wonderful memories that me and the kids will cherish always!!

First up, we did Park City.


We look exactly like we did in High School!!!! ;)



Lindsy with the boys in front of Bridal Veil Falls.



Me and my boys! (B was with her friend)



The boys were so good while we were shopping. What great friends.



Because they were so good while we were shopping, they got to raid Lindsy's wallet and took ALL her quarters to ride some rides before the ride home.

We had a great time!

Happy Birthday Luke

Happy Birthday Luke!

My little man is 4 today. I took the day off and me and Kev took him to Chili's for a special birthday lunch. We had a nice time. Yesterday we spent the day at Lagoon. Today is a little party with some friends, dino-cupcakes, and then off to the skating rink for some good ol' fun times and cake with the family.

Happy Birthday Luke. You are getting so big, so fast. We love you!

Clear Creek

Clear Creek Pics

Will have to wait til tomorrow. I can't get the dang things to download.

Busy, busy, and even busier

Me and B @ Miley Cyrus



Me, B, Addy, and Simone. Our BFF's!



B and Addy enjoying the show! Look at her face. Made it worth every penny we spent on the tickets!!



Miss Miley is down there somewhere!


We have been busy. I keep thinking it will slow down, but it doesn't. Ever. I am ok with that though, it keeps things moving and keeps me sharp!

Here's a quick highlight. I'll post pictures as soon as I get them downloaded off my camera!

Last Tuesday, we convinced Kev's parents to come and watch the boys for us. They took Alex to Tae Kwon Do because we didn't want him to miss it. We were so excited to get a phone call from Alex to tell us that he had received his first strip on his belt. YAY!!! We were so proud of him. He's been working really hard and it is starting to pay off. The following Tuesday, he went again and was tested on another form and got ANOTHER stripe. (Not sure how many he has to get to advance to the next belt, but we are SO excited for him.) Back to my story...so Kev's parents took the boys for us because Kev had to work and me and B were off to see MILEY CYRUS with our good friends. We had a BLAST.

MetroStation opened up for Miley. They were pretty good. (I am still a bit confused how guys can wear "skinny" jeans. It's just not a good look...for anyone.) Anyway, Miley started singing and into her 2nd song she ran off the stage. We weren't sure what was going on and neither was her band! Her back-up singer finished the song and eventually her manager came out and said she has been sick. She was taking a few minutes to see if she could pull it together and finish the show. She did. Probably wasn't the best concert we've ever been too. I was worried that B didn't enjoy herself. I asked her on our way home if she like it. She said she was sad Miley didn't sing as much as she had hoped, but she was very excited because she sang all the songs B wanted to hear. I was glad. It was a great way to start our few days of girl time.

On Wednesday, we got up early to head over to the school. It was the girls day/night up at Clear Creek. (A school-owned property that hosts an educational camp. The 5th graders go just one night, but they do a week-long camp in the summer.) Anyway, I volunteered to go along. I am so glad I did. I had so much fun w/ B. It was great to see her with her friends and do all the fun things the overnighter held for us. We did a lot of great activities. Kudos to the teachers. They did a great job organizing everything and keeping everyone entertained. I thouroughly enjoyed myself and I am so glad I didn't pass up on the opportunity to go with B. We will both remember this always. (Pictures will be posted next!)

Saturday morning me and Kev were off to do our physical test for the Police Dept. It was tough. One of the hardest things I've put my body through. Kev helped me get through it and we both completed the whole test. We passed everything but our run. We will re-test for the run soon, as we continue with our training. I know I gave it my "all" because I puked on the football field after our run. It was pretty awesome.

Then, a mad-dash over to a jewelry party that my girls were doing. They did a great job too! They had one of our best parties and I really appreciated their putting it on, so I could have the afternoon with my fam. (Kev's still working a ton, so any time we get to spend together, we take it!!) So, after I dropped in there, it was off to the Circus. I love the Circus. No matter how old I am, it's still magical to me. The kids had a blast...even though we didn't splurge on the $10 cotton candy or the $15 snow-cones. (Seriously...who can afford that??!!!) We did however, take them to Walmart afterwards and let them pick out a reasonably-priced toy that they will actually play with after we left the Circus. (I'll post pictures of this too!)

The rest of the week up til now is all kinda a blur. I am actually not really sure what we've been doing. We are busy and the days are blending. All I know...I am having the time of my life with my kids. B is going to be starting 2 basketball leagues that will run through January. Along with Band and Piano, she's on the go too. Alex is doing Tae Kwon Do 2 times a week and getting better every class he goes to. We are so proud of our progress. Luke, well, Luke is still crazy. He repeats everything he hears and is constantly cracking us up. He keeps me on my toes. There really is NEVER a dull moment around our house.

Well, that's our busy time. Pictures will come!!