{Bear Lake}

We have been in Bear Lake for the last 4 days soaking up the sun!! The weather was perfect and it was so fun to spend time with my family.

Dave was able to get a lot of wakeboarding and his new found hobby, surfing done.
The kids spent more time on the beach building sand castles then in the water but we did get them on the tube once or twice

I got this great photo of me, my sister and two brothers. Our lives are so busy and we don't get together as much as we should so it was really great that we were able to be with eachother and have such a great timeThe highlight of the trip for me and probably everyone else was the play we went to. The small town in Bear Lake puts on a few plays during the summer. Pickleville Playhouse. These people know how to put on a good, wholesome, FUNNY! production. My cheeks hurt by the end of the night from laughing so hard.

My dad got pulled up on stage because they were.....well to tell you the truth I don't remember why they pulled people up on stage but they wanted everyone to do a different sound effect or dance. When it was my dad's turn he was suppose to say ohhh la la. The guy tried to paint the picture of seeing your wife in a pink dress and you like what you see.... He asked, "Are you married?" My dad responds, "Yes" The guy says "How many years?" My dad truthfully responds "2 1/2 years" Silence...hmmmm, confusion Then my dad adds "2 1/2 years and 11 kids!" He just puts his arm around my dad and says "we won't judge" IT WAS CLASSIC! So here is my dad's Oh La La performance.

And I have to post a little snip of what had us laughing so hard. This guy cracked me up!!

Juanito Bandito, you are my hero!

{Derby}

Our weekend started off with the redneck olympics or others call it Demolition Derby. I have redneck in my blood so this was an exciting event!! And I hate to admit it but my kids now have redneck in them too. Guess we will just pass it down from generation to generation.

We didn't stay until the end because it started pouring rain and it was cold, so I guess you would call us fairweather rednecks. But here are some of the highlights!

{24th of July}

We had our first get together at our house and the pictures will speak for themselves. Lots of laughing and not ONE normal picture. Okay, 1 of the kids watching the fireworks. Dave's Sister & her boyfriend came and our friends Johnny and Ruthanne. It was a lot of fun. I love warm summer nights and hope that we have many more get togethers like this before it gets cold again

What is up with Rio's eyes and why is Garrett and Dave looking the other way? Come on people! ha ha

Safety first!

They couldn't let the kids have all the fun!

{New House}

Today I am skipping our regularly scheduled program (Wednesday Weigh In) to bring you what we have been doing the last few days. MOVING. And because my scale is still packed and I haven't worked out or watched my eating. I am scared to see what the scale says.

We have thought long and hard about where we wanted to watch our kids grow up. We have been in Midway/Heber for the last 4 years moving around and trying to find roots. With Dave losing his business last year and trying to work his way up to a new career we have been struggling. The housing market is horrible and we can't sell the house that we had to move out of because we couldn't afford. Thank goodness we found renters. ANYWHO! way too much information but what it boiled down to is where we would be happy? We found ourselves driving down to the valley every weekend to spend time with family and friends. Houses in Midway and Heber are extremely high and could never afford. So we looked at a new area in Saratoga Springs and the prices were very good. I found one that I liked, made a phone call and everything seemed to just fall into place. Now I just need to find a good job closer to our new home, right now I am commuting which actually isn't that bad except for the thought that is going through your mind right now. GAS. Gas is going to kill me but I can't just up and quit my job without finding another. So if any of you know of a good job in Utah County or Sandy/Draper/Riverton area let me know! I have been doing secretarial work for 15 years.

Here are a few pictures of our house. It is a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom rambler with an unfinished basement. Perfect size for our little family. We are really enjoying it so far, the boys have already made friends and we have been invited to a neighborhood BBQ.

{Memory Tuesday}

If you had to pick one of your favorite physical features, what would it be?

Oh this is a hard one, I can name so many things that I DON'T like!

I guess I would have to say my legs. No matter how much weight I gain, my legs seem to stay the same size. They are slender with even a little muscular in them. Now if I could just get the rest of my body to match I would be a happy camper!

{Soccer}

McKay wanted to tryout for competition soccer in May and made the team! Today it became official when he got his team uniform. I am so proud of him!!! He is a great soccer player. They start their games in a couple of weeks and I can't wait to see him in action! This is sure a different experience for him compared to city soccer where there aren't a lot of rules or direction. He is loving it!

The team name is HEBER STORM. They have practice once or twice a week and the coach works them to the bone! Now I can see why it is so important to have your kids in something that they love. It keeps them busy, active, disciplined and out of trouble!

{About me}

I saw this on another blog and thought it was cute! Just a little collage about me.

1. What is your first name? Amy
2. What is your favorite food? Fajitas
3. What high school did you go to? Timpview
4. What is your favorite color? Red
5. Who is your celebrity crush? Brad Pitt
6. Favorite drink? Diet Coke
7. Dream vacation? Paris
8. Favorite dessert? Burnt Almond Fudge Ice Cream
9. What you want to be when you grow up? A Grandma
10. What do you love most in life? My husband and boys
11. One Word to describe you? Sarcastic
12. Your flickr name? happy2bamy
13. Favorite hobby? Scrapbooking

So if you like pretty colors and random pictures here's how you can do your own...
1. Type each of your answers from the questions into Flickr Search
2. Using only the first page, pick an image
3. Copy and paste the URLs into this Mosaic Maker

{Wednesday Weigh-in}

Well it looks like I am maintaining the same weight which I'm not disapointed or complaining at all.

152.5

I am not working out or really watching what I eat. I am planning on getting back on track with my excercise next month after we move, get settled and get back from vacation.

{Memory Tuesday}

What do you remember about shopping with your mother? Any particular store?

My mom loved shopping at JC Penny and ZCMI. I remember going to ZCMI and eating at the Tiffin room many times with her and my Grandma.

When we would go school shopping she would buy me extra things and say "don't tell your dad" I felt so special when she did that.

She would get the JC Penny catalog and look through it all the time. She ordered from it alot and would go pick up the things from the catalog center at the store instead of having it shipped to our house.

And when she went Beanie baby hunting watch out! All the stores knew who she was.

I miss my mom!

{Scrapbooking}

I had another great weekend! Every spring, summer, fall and winter the store in Midway (memory box) does retreats. Summer and Winter are at the store and Spring and Fall is away at a cabin for 3 days.

This weekend was at the store. I love being close to the store so you don't have to cart your entire scrapbook room with you. Just bring your pics and everything you need is right there to buy.

Not only do I get to hang out with my fave aunt, I have also made friends with some of the regulars to these retreats and it is so fun to get together. Some of them weren't there (you know who you are!! ha ha) and you missed out!

It was great food, friends, Lots of laughing!, prizes, scrapbook pages and gifts. Lori and Lindsey are the hosts and designers of the kits. They always do a great job! Thanks girls!!

Can't wait for October!!

Who would have known that taking a group picture could be so funny! We were dying! ha ha ha!

Just a fun little collage I made

{Aloha!}

I just wanted to congratulate my Dad and Stepmom Vickie. They just got a service mission call to good old HAWAII!!! My dad will be doing maintenance around BYU and the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) and Vickie will be working at the ticket stand and i'm sure many other things at the PCC as well. They leave in a month! August 11th.

What a fun adventure! They will be gone for 2 years and very much missed. Hopefully if we save our pennies we can go visit them before they come home.

{Wednesday Weigh-In}

Weigh-In 152.5

25.5 pounds lost 17.5 lbs to go!

Finally I lost a pound. Not sure how because I haven't been working out that much but I will take it!. I have come to realize it is HARD to workout in the summer when it is so hot! Last year all my weight was lost in the winter and then summer came around and I put weight loss on the back burner and then I started back up again in the winter, I think that is how it is going to happen again. Maybe by next summer I will be at my goal!

One idea, put my elliptical in the basement where it is cooler.

{Memory Tuesday}

Who would you choose for a leading man if you were the actress?

This question could be answered based on acting skills but lets be honest, all us girls really care about is how HOT they are. ha ha



If it was 1994 Brad Pitt from the movie Legends of the Fall SIGN ME UP!!!

Any movie with Matthew Mcconaughey on the beach I could deal with. He is VERY easy on the eyes.

{Happy Birthday!}

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister Teressa! We are 11 years apart in age. In the last few years we have gotten really close and I am so glad we did! I LOVE YOU!

She was in town for the 4th so I took advantage of that and I took her to go get a pedicure. It was a lot of fun but the guy went a little crazy on her toe and cut her cuticle too far. She was bleeding all over the place!! If you lose your toe don't blame me! ha ha

{4th of July Weekend}

This weekend was a lot of fun for us. I love all of the 4th of July festivities, it's one of my favorite holidays.

We went up to the Park City parade with some friends. I usually don't like parades. It's just hot, crowded and LONG but this parade was really laid back and at the end very entertaining. At first it was your typical floats, beauty queens and bagpipes. I can't really explain how it ended but here are some of the highlights.

This float was from one of the ski resorts. They brought in real snow and were throwing snowballs, it was funny.

Of course everyone loves the bagpipes.

A cooler on wheels? GENIUS!! Dave wants one!

Belly dancers on stilts? Man dressed in woman's clothing? Hula hoop girl with snow boots?

I don't even know what he was suppose to be!

So after that was over we went and ate lunch at the local fire fighter fundraiser BBQ and hit a movie. Hancock. It was an alright movie. It could have done without the F word (only used once) and A** H*** excessively used (it was the word that sent him over the edge in anger). It just blows my mind that they would ruin a show for kids with ALOT of swearing. Maybe they weren't looking to make it a kid movie but it was about a superhero! Come on people!

We came home and relaxed for a while before it was time for the fireworks. We went over to my dad's house. He has a great view of this big hill where they light the fireworks in Midway. We roasted marshmallows and hung out with my brother and sister.

{Scrap Blog}

My friend Malinda introduced me to this website today http://www.scrapblog.com/. OH MY GOODNESS! If you are behind on scrapbooking and you want to get some easy digital scrapbooking done like I do then this is for you! It is so easy and so FREE. I haven't figured out how to print the pages I have made so far but i'm sure I will figure it out.

Check it out. It is really fun!

{Wednesday Weigh-in}

Weigh-In 154.5

23.5 pounds lost 19.5 lbs to go!

No pounds gained from last weeks weigh in which is good I guess. I have decided that walking is not doing it for me. I am going to jump back on my eliptical, that is how I lost all my weight before.

{Memory Tuesday}

If you were on a deserted island what 5 things would you want to have with you and why?

1. Without a doubt the first thing I would want to take with me is Dave! He would be able to keep us alive. When we watch the show Survivor he always says he could win and can't believe that some of the people can't start a fire, catch food, build shelter etc....

2. Fire starter
3. knife
4. a pan for cooking
5. a pot for boiling water