Funniness....

If you missed the ESPY awards (how could you?) and you're a Will Ferrell fan like we are at my house....check out his acceptance speech for Tiger Woods...me and Jed laughed hard at his list of sponsors...SO FUNNY!

The 24th Festivities: The wrap-up (i promise)

Saturday, we ran up to the ranch for the Terry Reunion....we made these yummy rolls.......and they were a hit! Jed rode his motorbike up there and I met him with the truck....we stayed long enough to snack on some yumminess and then back to town for Kyron and Ryland's combined birthday party! They rented this awesome water slide and had the yummiest BBQ....oh yea i went all over the place with my points..oh well...it was good! After the party we decided since our hubbies were working on the Farm until late we would take our chillins to the RO-DEO....We are the only ones that show up in our capris and flip flops....everyone else pulls out the dark blue wranglers and boots just for these three special nights! haha Just kiddin...i'm jealous that i don't have a wrangler butt! Anywhoo-Broc, Davis and Kyron did the chicken chase....and again my kid was in flip flops and shorts...kinda embarassing actually! The boys had fun with their glow sticks thanks to Morgan (a.k.a soccer mom) who is always prepared! We then ate Rodeo Hot Dogs (THE BEST) and Nachos.....YUMM! We ended the night at the Farm taking Jed his very own Rodeo Dog and breaking open our glow sticks all over the hay and eachother! We totally came up with another annual tradition...glowsticks at the farm! It might even become a bi-annual tradition...Halloween time would be fun!

The 24th Festivities: IV (yes there's more)

Friday, my Mom decided to have a craft day for all the girly grand daughters. I needed some ideas for Mother Daughter Enrichment Night, so I jumped on board.....my Mom was tending Baby K8...and had a house full of family...so for that reason me and Michelle ended up doing all the crafts.....it was fun though. The older girls got flip flops to decorate cutesy! For the younger girls, we made them tutu's. They are really cute, but kind of a lot of work. I was planning on doing the tutu for Enrichment, but decided it was a lot of work and I'll let people bring their own stuff and I will instruct them.....I didn't want to be in charge of all that material....so we also made cute pony tail holder with all sorts of ribbon....they turned out sooo cute. They were addicting..I wanted to keep making them in every color~ K8 totally got in on the action as well! Good idea Grandma Lainie....you always try to do the funnest things for your Grandkids! AND they always love it!

The 24th Festivities: Part III

THE FIREWORKS

We went to the Ranch for dinner and played around up there. Then we got home and Broc was sad that it was too dark to sleep out in a tent like we had promised, so I bucked up and set up a huge tent that I had only assisted on once. We got it up! We ran over to Grandma Nette's to watch the "Fireworks Fantastico" by Jed and Terron..and it was! We had popcorn and rootbeer floats and the awesome ambience of Annette's backyard pond and lights....it was a fun night! Then we went home and slept in the tent...the boys did really well...they both fell asleep easily and slept the whole night! GOOD TIMES!

The 24th Festivities:Part II

THE PARADE

So, after the Fun Run we had front row seats to the parade (we live on main street). Broc was on the Primary float...we couldn't talk him into all the candy he would get if he stayed with us...I was proud of him! Brayden had fun chasing the candy!

The 24th Festivities: Part I

THE FUN RUN
Michelle (SIL) and I did the Enterprise Fun Run on Thursday morning. We got on a school bus at 6:30 am and were dropped off 3.2 miles up Cottonwood (windy hill/road coming into Enterprise). We started out walking, but we got in the groove and we jogged a little as well! We really did it for the T-shirt, so we weren't taking it too seriously! It was so much fun! We will definitely do it again next year!

FUN Recipes for the 24th WEEKEND...

{MEXICORN SALAD}
the micillece spot
2 ripe avocados, peeled and diced
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
3 tomatoes, diced
1 1/2 cup Jack/Cheddar cheese, shredded
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can mexicorn, drained and rinsed
Combine all above in a large bowl. Mix the juice of 2 limes, 1 Tbsp. olive oil, a pinch of salt, and garlic powder to taste and drizzle over salad. Serve with corn chips.

{V-DIP}
(a.k.a. vomit dip)
at home redesigns
8-ounce package of cream cheese
8-ounce container of sour cream
1 bottle of salsa (any kind, any heat, any size)
8-ounce package of shredded Monterey Jack cheese (or any Mexican blend)
With electric hand mixer, combine cream cheese, sour cream and salsa until (relatively) smooth. Fold in shredded cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or so.
Serve with nacho chips.
Stand back as crowd attacks the dip.
Suggestion: Wait until after your guests try this to tell them the name...

I want THIS!

I'm not sure how I came across this cute blog...but it's cute {AND} she's doing a {giveaway}! You TOO, can win, but I'd rather you let me!

This quilt is so darn cute! I would love to be able to quilt,

but for now I will have to win it and claim it as my own...haha.

Nothin Like it!

There's nothin like a hot summer day with a Slip n' Slide and Popsicles! Well it started out a hot summer day until it started thundering and lightning.

We got a good hour and a half before the rain started falling though! We're so lucky to have fun cousins so close to us. My SIL, Michelle & co., came over for a water day

(we do that a lot--since there's no Target nearby).

Dacee & Brayden were able to make their own fun!

{Sad to say Summer is more than half over!}

motivation

Jed's sister, Mindy, brought me the pics that she had taken up at the cabin and this one was cracking me up. You can't really see it, but he has his little tongue sticking out to help him think really hard. It takes such concentration to get into the kind of trouble Brayden gets into!

{like messing with Dad's fishing pole}

HB Grandma "NETTE"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Grandma Nette (Jed's Mom) is such an awesome Grandma! She is always willing to do WHATEVER for WHOEVER! She's always the first to run and check on a crying kids (as i sit there and say "ah they're ok"). She is such a softee with those kids and they all KNOW it too! They love their Grandma Nette. She reads to them and gets down on the floor and does everything from puts together trains, puzzles and plays Little People. She is always willing to babysit and help in any way! She is truly an AWESOME Grandma, Mother (in-law) and Wife!

We Love you Grandma Nette~

the new dig(g)s

I can't decide if I {LOVE} this blog background...it's hard to get used to the whole page staying in place instead of scrolling with you....whadayathink? I picked it up at scrapgrounds.blogspot.com
There are lots of cute ones!

Yeah...I gained, {BUT} it was worth it!

We ate so much good food and it would've been considered a crime of some sort if I would have passed on any of it! I decided to take the weekend off from my "dieting" and enjoy myself! I only gained {.4} pounds so that is pretty good considering I ate potato salad, macaroni salad, peach cobbler, dutch oven taters and chicken.....and much more in between!

The days at OTTER CREEK were full of activity....We spent a lot of time at the little fish pond just {chillaxin} and fishing. The kids really loved fishing! We played lots of games....like BUZZ WORD and the guys and Broc played the Wii...I even got in on a little tennis, bowling and baseball....golf was hard!
(above: nice that sara caught my sweet face--i was cleaning moss off a fishing pole for the 50th TIME!)

We had a bon fire and SMORES! YOU totally need to try these "Reeses Smores" --YUMMO!

It was always nice outside...it felt so good to hang out on this awesome deck with this awesome {VIEW}

We took rides on motorbikes and 4 wheelers....We had such a great time....

hopefully we can make it an annual thing!

{EIGHT} years ago in March...

You might remember when this accident happened 8 years ago this March. This Southwest Airlines flight from Vegas overshot the runway at Burbank . The plane smashed past the airport fence, careened across the street and ended up with a collapsed landing gear, right next to a gas station.
But that's not the amazing part!!!

I remember driving my little purple "jelly bean" 11 years ago and it was like .99 cents a gallon....wow....I can only imagine what it will be like in another 5 years! Too bad we have to fill up our 30 gallon diesel pickup to go to Otter creek! Shoot-- we might as well be going to Disneyland! haha! This will be much more fun!

GONE FISHIN'

Broc has been counting down the days...and now it's {HERE} (you'd think we were going to Disneyland or something). We are going to Otter Creek with Jed's fam! His sister married into a cabin (thanks jared) and we are lucky enough to be invited to enjoy the awesomeness! We will be fishing, riding motorbikes, 4 wheelers and {JUST} relaxing!

(large amount of pictures to come..when we return)

What the POOL?

Yesterday we went swimming over at the "Randall's pool". If you're a local then you know where that is. It's a family in town who have a pool in their backyard! Jed's cousin, Tandy married into this sweet fam and that's how we got our hook up! Wow it is so neat. It is lined with dressing rooms and a closet full of pool toys. It is really set up for some fun parties! We were lucky enough to get invited by Morgan, who was going with her SIL (Tandy)! This pool has a slide and a diving board. The kids were so brave! Broc was jumping off the diving board and Brayden was getting shoved down the slide with little to no crying! It's always good to get out of the Summer rut and go do something fun!

Davis, Broc & Ryland

(cousins of some sort)

You've really out done yourself this time.....

Morgan just sent me this pic she edited and fixed like magic for me......She had to totally move bodies around and move ears and roofs off buildings to make this picture this cute....{THANKS MORGAN!}.... I owe ya....Do you accept tips? Oh yeah.....32 oz. or 44???? haha

mb photography

Morgan took our WHOLE FAMILY family pictures a week ago and she posted a few of the group and a couple of the kids...Check them out HERE. My fave, of course, is the one of my boys walking out into the grass! I love the Terry's Ranch for pictures. They always turn out, especially when you just tell your kids to walk away and the background makes it a cute photo opp! Thanks Morgan....you always do such awesome things!