I have been trying to get Lola on the swings all summer. She is one cautious little lady.. and finally.. she was loving her swinging world. I'm talking the Lola body booty shake with giggles galore. Love love love little girl giggles.All my kids love the swings.. every single one of them..They love swinging. They love underdogs..
But most of all.. they love helping.. .Love them*Love Summer*Love swings

Classic

We are living up the last few days before school starts. I asked the kids what they wanted to do before school started and they named all the same things we've been doing all summer long.. so I guess they have been having a pretty dang good summer. To mix things up a bit we decided to try out the old classic skating. Two words.. *So much fun!* OK three words..
Everyone had a turn or two on the real skates.. .
but for the most part everyone was pretty happy on their scooters.. .
I was crackin' up when the kids started rockin' out to, Spice girls "Wannabe." Too funny.. apparently it was in the movie "Chicken Little." I was crackin' up as my kiddos would pass me singing, "If you want to be my lover.. you gotta get with my friends.."Lola and I even got in on the fun.. Yep.. I'm a pretty fun mom! :)Lola did her dancing gig for the full two hours or whatever it was that we were there. Where there is music.. there is the Lola booty shake. Good times for sure.

*Bike crash*

I know.. I know.. I'm so pretty! Pretty freakin' dirty.. pretty freakin' scary.. pretty freakin' tired!Look I am going to make it even bigger just so you can get a good look at all my prettiness.. Is prettiness a word? Today it is..This is what I looked like after the fight I had with a bear. Are you facebook friends with my Timmers? He is a funny one .. .with sometimes very funny humor that no one understands but him (and me). Anyway.... the real story is I crashed my mountain bike but good up at Sundance. I love that place. My heart belongs in the mountains.. . throwing rocks in the river.. yelling *it's not my mom's birthday* to all the animals.. hiking with my whinny kiddos (it's too hot.. are we there yet) ..riding down the single track on a real mountain bike.. skiing down the mountain. .. warming up by the fire.. makes my heart happy just thinking about it.. Any way.. back to my bike crash.. it was totally not my fault. I was going down the fire road and my brakes totally went out on me.. I had no brakes. I kept pumping and I had nothing. So I thought to myself.. *SELF* crash on the rocky fire road or go into the soft cushy meadow.. well that meadow wasn't very soft or cushy.. After two transfers.. (urgent care.. to Timp hospital.. to Utah valley..) I ended up in the hospital over night with two fractures .. nasty road rash (ouch) and stitches in my side.
Tim says, I ought to stick to safer sports.. but a girls got to live and love her life. So last week we went back up to Sundance and we had a blast together.
That's my story. And for the record.. I have a pretty amazing life. *Love my life* Thanks to all our friends and family that stopped by with well wishes.. that help care for our children.. that brought dinner and treats. We are surrounded by such amazing people. XO

STAY*CATION 2010

I love me a UTAH*Stay*cation. I really so so so love where I live. There is so much to do in such a small radius. When our out of state family showed up we played hard! I think I have over 500 pictures.. Seriously! What I didn't capture behind the lens.. sister did.. so we have it all.. I will highlight the big stuff. ..

Day 1 * We hit Alyssa's pool for hours. When I write hours... I mean hours... the fun lasts for hours on end.
Day 2 * Sundance. I love this place. Again what could have been an hour adventure turned into an all day event. I just love watching everyone enjoy the outdoors.Day 3 * Wood park. This is my kiddos absolute favorite Utah park. We maybe go a couple times a year and this time it was twice as much fun with Auntie on the tire swing.
Day 4 and 5 * YUBA Lake. While most people would call wild winds.. thunder.. lightening and RAIN a bust.. we had a blast. The kids played and played and played non stop for 24 hours. I was a happy mom for sure. I was still recovering from my bike accident so I watched most of the chaos from my lawn chair.
Day 6 * Grandparent visit with picnic. Look at me.. I totally look like security. I'm all dressed in black and I so look in charge with those.. *I'm the boss sunglasses.* Yeah I'm the boss.. ha ha. :)
Pool Party/BBQ. Oh how I wish I had a picture of all the yummy yum food. It was delicious. I do have a picture of how our group took over the kiddy pool. Fun times for sure. Day 7 * Battle Creek Falls. L*O*V*E this hike. L*O*V*E this group!
Seven peaks. Seven water babies. Until next time... xo