Only Slightly Tragic End...

... to what was a wonderful beginning to a day. This is the day that we realized our oldest daughter wanted to fly... and she realized that would never happen without wings or a Firebolt! She still tried. I am just going to say that I personally despise trampolines. Mostly because they seem like a travesty waiting to happen, but also because, I can't stay on one to save my life. I always seem to jump off of them when I should be jumping up. Anyway, not naming names, but the husband, put the girls on the tramp. All seemed to be going well for a while... then Boo decided that she had had enough of the jumping and decided to fly off. That might not have been so bad if she had not first knocked her face into the metal bar, flew off and then contorted her body so that we thought she would be paralyzed for life. Fortunately, as you can imagine, all was well. Here are a few pictures of their last blissful moments on a trampoline... ever, if I have anything to do with it!

It kind of looks like she is making some incredible shot with an invisible basketball here.

Ode to joy.

"Let me show you how to pop and lock, Mommy!" (Although we were told that there is no real moves called "pop and lock." There is popping and then there is locking. It all sounds like a trip to a chiropractor to me :) I am getting old).

Bo is about to do a break dancing spin here. It was amazing! ;)

This is how I like to be a on a trampoline. Still as a statue.

If only she knew the fate that awaited her poor little face!

Finally, both girls are safe!

Taking it slow...

Folk dancing on the tramp.

I love it when my kids are smart!

Here is Daddy making sure Boo gets maximum fun.

I am pretty sure this last one is seconds before the big nose dive. She did get good height from her jump, however. Oh the woes of tramp jumpin'!

It's Been a While

So... I haven't been on here in a while and the fact that I am writing this right now is pushing me to be late for work (last day... hooray!). I realized, however, that the world continues to blog without me. That's just fine, except I promised myself I would be better with this one. Oh well. I finish work today and things should be back on track until we leave in a week and a few days for a month and a half! Hopefully my mom will let me use her computer. If not, you will all have to continue crying! :)

Things have been crazy with work and lack of sun and then lots of sun. This is the first week of camp (three have been three) that it hasn't rained during the week. Therefore, we spent all weekend long outside enjoying the warmth. It has been lovely (It was around 90 the other day... sweltering for the people here... barely warm for me... as I was wearing a sweatshirt that day. I went to the grocery store that same day and as I was coming out a lady commented to me that it was 86 degrees outside. I noticed she didn't say that to anyone else so she must have been warning me that I was insane. Oh well, she is mostly right). We are, however, gearing ourselves up for much warmer weather as the lower 48 has some very WARM temperatures. It should be fun. I am slightly worried about the girls because I don't know if their little bodies know how to deal with heat, but we shall surely find out.

Well, I am going to get going. I hope and pray all is well in your land and that life is treating you kind. Know that most of us are melting up here and one of us is doing wonderfully. Take care and hopefully, I will get on here next week with some new pictures. I am way too behind!

Happy Birf-day To You!

It's that time of the year again... that time that comes every year whether we want it to or not (although Auntie is still young enough that she won't have an emotional breakdown at the sound of her own age. Just wait, it will happen :) My own tears aside... we got together to celebrate Auntie's 19th birthday. Hooray! We were so happy to celebrate her happy day with her. Grandpa, Buggum, Nona and Auntie went to halibut dinner (delish) and then, because we were super late (for a good reason), we got some not so hot, but still heavenly food back at the ranch. Then we partied like sinners all night long and didn't give a care about who called the police (wait, that wasn't our party... sorry, I was thinking of the parties my mom has at the senior center). We had a lovely little party with cake and fun. Here are some of the pictures we took in between eating. Gotta love great food!

Here is Boo thinking about cake or anything sweet... yum!

Here is the cake (my latest passion. Passion is something you just have to like a lot, not necessary be good at, right?) I made Auntie. I have a free account on a website called cakecentral.com and I took the idea and recipe for the ganache (chocolate topping) from one of their photos. It was a lot of fun to work with and I thought it turned out kind of lovely. I wanted to make something pretty that we could demolish and eat for the sister-in-law's birthday. It almost looked like Boston Creme Pie, but... it wasn't. I also got a really great frosting recipe from Magnolia Bakery's cookbook. Fantastic!

Auntie and Buggum share a moment. What sweeties!

Bo and Nona. It can be tricky to wrangle Bo sometimes, but Nona has the magic touch!

Another great picture. I had to get two!

Her highness prepares to give us a dance recital... prim and proper style.

Getting ready to blow out the candles. In case you are wondering, her birthday is on Cinco de Mayo (thus the reason for the sombrero). I went on a 5K run/walk with a friend of mine (she was eight months pregnant. I was truly amazed, especially since we had to turn around and walk it back. Long story...) and a guy just stopped along the way, got out of his car and started handing out sombreros to anyone that walked by his car. Pretty random? Yes. Great accessory for a birthday? Of course!

Up close and birthday-onal!

Bo getting her play on to celebrate the big day. Decisions, decisions!