Where did summer go?

So Brooks tag made me realize it has been awhile since I blogged. Lets see...summer for me officially ends on Monday. I have to report to work at 7:30. The kids all go back on Thursday. Kamryn is more then ready, Brytt has accepted it, not sure where Matt stands lol.

Last week we bought a Wii and what a stinkin blast that thing is lol. I think I pulled a muscle in my thigh yesterday either playing golf or bowling :o) I swear if we had gotten that in June I may have lost some weight this summer.

We had a blast at the lake this past weekend. It was hot, hot, hot and of course the only night we were there we had thunder storms, wind and rain. But during the day it was hot and we played in the water alot. Bryttaney actually road on a tube behind the boat going full speed. I have great video of it! We all came home sun burnt and dirty.

Notice all the blankets drying on the line from the storm the night before...

Brytt in her tube with her grandpa.

Monday I woke up with a sore throat and by Tuesday it was worse so I went to the doc to find out I have strep...yippee! Nothing like spending my last week of summer vacation sick!

I took these pictures of my silly cat a few weeks ago. She was trying so hard to get comfy in this little whicker basket that holds our remote controls.

Tagged by Brook...

Today I was tagged by Brook, this is my first time and I am kind of excited lol, I have to list seven things you probably don't know...hmmmm...

1. I sleep with a mouth guard (it helps my headaches =)
2. I have never flown (except once when I was a few months old...but that doesn't count, I don't remember it lol)
3. I am terrified of hight...
4. I still love and listen to those 80's & 90's hair hands (you know...Cinderella, Poison, etc...)
5. I have every 'NSync album and saw them in concert 3 times =)
6. My college degree is in Zoology (I love animals...which is why we have 13 of them not counting the fish pond)
7. I know my way better around Childrens Hospital then I do the mall (of course, this will change as they are closing Childrens because they built a new one lol)

Boy that was hard. I am such a boring person, so why am I so busy all the time lol?!?!

July 4th

We have a family tradition that is over 20 years old of going to Manitou Springs every year to watch the fireworks off of Red Mountain and to play in the penny arcade.

This last picture is flag...for as long as I can remember they start with a water fall and end with this flag. The little red dots to the left are the Fireman waving at us.

Brytt playing air hockey with her daddy.

Kamryn with her face painted...she is a Fire Fairy...

Kamryn with a very large gum ball!

Kamryns Haircut

Last Monday Kamryn came in and said that she wanted to cut her hair. After looking at her for a little bit I realized she had already started on it. So we headed over to Great Clips where they cut off 9 inches. What a shocker but it looks so cute on her even though it makes her look older.

Camping...

This past weekend we took a quick trip up into the mountains to camp with my dad, stepmom, sister, mom & stepdad, plus me, Robin, Matt, Brytt & Kamryn. We went up early Saturday morning and came back late Sunday evening. The weather was beautiful and was the scenery! The highlight of the trip was seeing a bear! I was born and raised here, as was my mom and pretty much my husband and we have never seen a bear, so this was beyond cool!




2 of my monkeys in the tree! Kam came home with a ton of sap in her hair lol!

Like Father, Like Son...

This is a picture of Robin and his dad taken at Daytona Beach Florida in June of 1984.




This one was taken June of 2007 of Robin with his son at Pensacola Beach Florida with the same exact floaty from the first picture. When we were at the beach Robin and Matt posed because Robin knew his mom had a similar picture like it of him and his dad. As soon as we got home, Pat pulled out her album and sure enough...what a hoot!

Friends...Near and Far...

As many of you know I have belonged to a Scrapbooking Yahoo list for many years. There is a wonderful group of ladies on this list stretched across the United States and Canada and we have all become close friends. I have been blessed enough to meet 2 of them. While in Oklahoma City Sharon met us at the IHOP for a nice visit and some iced tea, then she lead us to the Bombing Memorial. This is a picture of her and I.