NOOOOOOOOO!

Justin got home from work, we ate dinner, and piled the kids into the car. We headed over to Aunt Cindi's pool to wear out the kids and as for me, I was looking forward to burning some much needed extra calories.

The kids and Justin jumped right in and I was chasing them around like a crazy woman with a camera making sure I didn't miss any cute thing they did and I'm pretty sure I got every angle you could imagine.

We love Aunt Cindi's Pool. It is kid friendly, has super sonic bubbles in the hot tub, grassy patches complete with two barbecue grills, and is tucked in the middle of growing trees, shrubs and flowers. In the back, the workout room sits with huge windows that overlooks the entire pool area. This particular evening there were 7 MEN using the facility.

I was eager to say the least to get into the pool to join in the "sports" games, (as Nathan called it), and with my back towards the work out room, 7 MEN and my entire family's eyes on me, I ripped down my shorts and froze. Just by the look on Justin's face I knew exactly what I did. His eyes were as big as Georgia peaches, ready for the pickin! I had pulled off my ENTIRE BOTTOM HALF OF MY TANKINI!

Those men were blinded and traumatized by a BIG, WHITE, (it's never seen the sun), BOTTOM! I screamed, reached down, pulled up my tankini bottoms, and jumped into the pool!

I knew I had to surface, I was about to pass out and couldn't stay under the water forever. We (mostly Justin), couldn't stop laughing the entire rest of the night. I'm pretty sure I'm turning into Aunt Kathie!

Gag!

I really, really, really, hate the smell of a rotten washcloth!

Reckenbridge!

Our family unanimously voted Breckenridge our favorite weekend getaway spot. I love the boy's ages right now. It makes little trips so much fun!
(Kendall and Dad)

We packed the weekend full with trips to Daylight Doughnuts for the morning special and some maple, chocolate and Bavarian creme filled doughnuts, a beautiful, scenic ride up the mountain and whipping down it on the Alpine slides, a picnic in the heart of the mountains at a slide riddled park, swimming in the pool and sitting in the hot tub until we all turned into fish, shopping at the outlets, watching movies every night and bawling our eyes out at the end of Marley and Me, steamy cups of hot chocolate before bed, going to the marina at Lake Dillon to watch the boats, and hiking around the lake.


When I asked the boys what they liked most, they both agreed that the chairlift was fun and there is nothing like playing in the mountain dirt!

This town has so many cute little shops and places to eat. This place went wild with flowers! Every where you turn there is an interesting building, door, yard, and potted folige that fills the streets.

Breathtaking Views...

Lake Dillon

After we soaked in this cute little town, we wore the boys out and put them to bed. We went out on the deck of the place we were staying, and it just so happened that the town was celebrating it's 150 anniversary with a firework show. It was so loud that Kendall came and joined us while Nathan, of course slept through the whole thing. It was so amazing that by the end of it, Justin, Kendall and I could not even talk. We just laughed. It was fun.

One SWEET Boy...

I just melt into a big puddle when this little guy is around. He has a huge heart and is so thoughtful.

Every time he hears the shower turn off, he runs into the bathroom, opens the linen closet as fast as he can and gets me two towels. Never fail.

When he hears that the water is on for a bath, he runs to get the bubble bath and makes sure there is plenty of bubbles for me to enjoy a relaxing bath.

He greets Nathan with a big, long, embrace in the morning and always wants to wait and eat with him. Then Nathan tackles him and it all changes:).

He is so cuddly and squishy. He could snuggle for hours and is perfectly content sitting by me or anyone willing, all day. He is very in tune with the feeling in the room and gets uncomfortable and even sad when he senses contention.

He can sense when I have a bad day and out of the blue he will come and hold my hand and kiss it.

He LOVES the pool and every time we drive by it, he does the cutest, out of control, "happy dance", while squealing and pointing to it

I'm It's BIGGEST Fan!

This is Arnica.

I owe a TON to my Aunt for showing me this 10 years ago. It is as important to have this in my medicine cabinet as band-aids.

It's little pellets you take to help you with trauma, bruises, and muscle soreness. I was just reading about Arnica, and it has SO many benefits. It really makes for a speedy recovery and is defiantly worth looking into!

In the CLEAR!!!

Yesterday, my dad got his results back from his brain scan. It's been 10 years since his brain tumor and the results came back perfect! That is a HUGE relief considering some less than ordinary things have been going on this past year.

Looks like we will be having many more Cokes form Chick-fil-a, drop overs, pocket treats, "sophisticated chats", plans to finagle our way out of sacrament meeting, ugly house drive by's, grilled zucchini on the deck, straws in every beverage, getting doctored up with a plethora of first aid supplies, fatherly advice you have to ask for, and good ole gut wrenching laughs!

The coolest part, was within a couple of hours, each of his brothers and sisters had called him to celebrate the results. I LOVE my Aunts and Uncles!

(picture of all of them singing to Granny on her birthday)

Christmas in July!

I've already been bitten by the Christmas bug! I love to do silly little projects that help me stay organized. I made this "Christmas planner" complete with a little pouch for receipts to do just the trick.

Holy Mocus!

The Hillan muggles were off to enjoy a lovely evening together making coxinihas (a delicious Brazilian appetizer that is fried, but my friends, the extra calories are defiantly worth 5 extra workouts to burn off!) and watching Harry Potter.

Making coxinhas is a family affair. Each person fills their dough balls with mozzarella cheese or a yummy chicken mixture. It takes a little while to form the tasty guys and while doing so it is best to have great conversation with the fam- yes, even tiny tots can participate in the fun experience.

All of us were so enthralled that we didn't notice our kitchen, dining room, and living room filling up with a thick, greasy, gray, smoke. When we looked up, the pan of hot oil was only moments away from a disastrous fire!

Justin, thinking fast grabbed the potholders and took the hot oil out in the front hall. I've never been so proud! The doors and windows flew open to ventilate the affected area and the fan was spinning full blast. We were almost on our way to enjoy a salvaged night of coxinha making and that was when I heard the earth shaking explosion. I ran out to see what had happened and my darling husband had thrown ICE CUBES in the boiling oil! Do you know what happens when you do that?

Apparently, he didn't know either!

I'm here to report that everyone is alive and there miraculously were no injuries.

The Toe Slayer!

Skip this post if fainting is a lovely talent you posses.

Justin and I, have both become victims to a light honey glazed changing table with golden knobs and a deadly base. Justin stubbed his toe and lost his toenail a year ago and I decided to follow in his footsteps, literally- only mine split open in 3 spots.

Needless to say our lovely piece of furniture will be on Craig's list before the week is over. I'm tired of our filleted toes getting blood all over the carpet:).