Catching up!

So...I will admit that my summer blogging has been lacking. Sorry about that. Hope to try harder!
So here is a summary from my birthday weekend in August, to now.

I told Brent that all I wanted for my birthday was to go to the cabin, and relax. Seriously, I was hoping to only plan on feeding them, and the rest was up in the air. It was so wonderful! Sadly though, not many pictures of us lazing around.
We wandered the mountain on the wheelers, BBQ'd, played games, and just enjoyed each others company. Here we go.......


This picture of Emmy might just be my favorite. Is she not the cutest little wheeler you ever did see? Love it!
We rode a new area, Casto canyon, by Bryce, and it was so beautiful. Here is the Family on the ride. Gorgeous red canyon, lots of fun.Here the girly wheeler is full throttle. Poor Emmy....she just can't see a thing. It cracks me up. She was sure with all the towering cliffs, that at any minute we would be to Big Thunder Mountain in Disneyland. What a cute Disney girl!We saw this amazing tree, and loved the shot. It is so desolate in such a beautiful setting.We have a favorite ride, close to the cabin. It's called Neverland, and no there are no pixies, or flying green boys. But, there are great amounts of Horny Toads. The kids each had to have their own.Good times, good times.


This past weekend, after a failed professional attempt at family pictures, we snuck up the canyon for some quick pix of the family. (Hey, we were all done up real pretty like!)

My two handsome guys. How lucky am I?I practically had to wrangle Hunt to get this shot. Silly boy! I'm just your mom, not your girlfriend. Such a beautiful smile. What more is there to say?Cute girls, cute smiles = Stellar pictures.Emmy looks so sweet, but is a naughty demon. Sugar and spice and all that......Loving that cheesy grin of Emmy's.Sometimes the silly pictures are the best. Emmy wanted Hunter to move, and had been pinching his shoulder to get him to move, and Hayley jumped in and was faux punching Hunt too. His expression is priceless.Love to you all!!!!!

Cowabunga, Dude!

On July 31st, we took the kids to the new waterpark in Draper Utah. Everyone had a blast. Enjoy our slideshow of the wet and wild event!

Lookey lookey!! Vote for Brookey!

Voting time is here. Now is my chance to win the mommy models contest. Please, please, please get online at www.mommymodels.blogspot.com and vote for me (#15) before Friday 31st at midnight. You can only vote once per computer, but you can vote wherever you want, work, home, school, whatever.
Thanks so much,
GO TEAM!

Pick me, pick me!!!!

I was able to be a 'Mommy Model" for a super fun competition this past few weeks. It is actually a fun way to win some free pictures, and though it is a contest of cute shoes, (I don't think mine are the cutest) I still want to win, so my family can get pictures done in the fall. So check some of these out.

I think my mother is the most beautiful ever! She is a wonderful person. Love you so much mom!

Two wild and crazy chicks........

We had such a great time, and both ADORE these pictures. Emily is so amazingly talented, I can't wait to do some more. WOW!

I will let you know when the time to vote is. If you want to check out her website, go to
http://www.winkfotos.com/
If you just want to check out our photo shoot go to,
http://mommymodels.blogspot.com/2009/07/brooke.html

WARNING. If you see how great she is, (Emily) you won't be able to stop yourself from using her. I may take responsibility if it helps my cause. Hee Hee!The End

These last two weeks have been a mish-mash of craziness. We finally were able to get Brent's family's boat in working order, so to to the lake we went.
This was Hayley and Emmy's first time on a boat and they had so much fun. Emmy is still unsure that she wants anything to do with water when the quantity is above what we can get into our bathtub.

Emmy is with one of her favorite people in the world , "Greempa", and she still doesn't think she wants to be in the water. I love how it looks as if she is trying to talk him out of swimming. Have you ever seen such a beautiful boater? She's smiles and giggles the whole time. Little fish!Doesn't swimming just tucker you out? I remember feeling the way Hunter looks in this shot.Emmy and Gaona taking time out to spray everyone with the water cannon. Good times!
Since the run to Quail Creek was successful, we then went to Lake Powell for a few days with my Aunt's family. They own a beautiful houseboat, and we were lucky enough to be invited this year. There were about 30 of us, and it was completely nutty. My mom and sister's family went too.

Being the daredevils they are, the bigger kids loved jumping off of the back of the houseboat. I was able to get some super fun 'action' shots.Okay, okay...my jump wasn't off of the houseboat, just the ski boat. But dang, it looks pretty good huh?I love this shot. I'm looking down off the top of the houseboat, to my silly son, he is such a fun boy.
Here Hayley and cousin Sydney are enjoying the wind. Such cute buddies.Here are the founders of Butt-Crack Island. (I apologize for the slang, but it really did look like a bottom!) The kids begged so we tried to make it out here everyday. Climbing and exploring were highly recommended by tour De kiddies.Here the full shape of the island is revealed. Don't ya think the name fits?Emmy the navigator showing us a good spot for a little water sport.You may think Em looks happy here, but she is really mid-scream. No Likey! I have to give her props though, for going with me later. She was constantly yelling faster daddy. I think she has a bit of crazy in her after all.Here they go.!. It was so fun to watch the kids enjoy what I grew up loving. Especially with cousins.Here my cousin Jason is in the captains seat. He truly knows how to guide this monster. I adore the faces on the kids, the expectation of hitting that wave is almost too much. Poor Hunter, the caboose looks a bit worried.And the furious 5 have been toppled. Bummer! But what a pose.Pure arrogance. I love it. Keep it up guys!Here my cute mom is hiding from the sun with Em. They are shoehorned between the boat seats. Didn't look comfy to me, but Em looks relaxed. She could be with her grandma non-stop.This is my idea of water sports, trying to keep my book dry. Happy me. Peace and quiet, sun, and a good book. This is applicable anywhere I go though.
Being so close to Glen Canyon Dam, we had to take the kids to see it. It is amazing if you've never been there. Take some time to sneak down sometime.
This picture was taken out the window of the visitor center. Gorgeous!! The scale of it is incredible.Here the Fam in front of it. It is such a cool place. We really are just one very tiny bit of this beautiful earth.We had such a fun 4th of July. Hope you did too! Thanks to Edna and Marcel for their gracious hosting. Love and kisses.

It's a........Widget!

We are proud to announce the newest member of our family. Widget. Hunter picked a dwarf hamster, and he is pretty dang cute if I do say so myself. He lives in Hunt's room, and generally is stinky. But if he is in his ball, rolling around the house, he is a tiny ball of fuzz. Super Cute.This was one of his first times outside. He sure is fast, and crawled the length of the yard in record time. Supersonic fluff. He is such a good poser. Say cheese Widget! Here cute little Bailey is playing jungle gym for Widget. He crawled all over the poor girl. She was giggling the whole time. Silly kids.

Here's to you Widget!!!!

Veyo is a splash!

Every summer the kids and I trek to Veyo for some fun. We've been able to go several times this year, the first trip, we were able to take some friends.
Hayley and her cute little buddy Koryn, swam like fish the whole day. They play so well together, and seem to have limitless energy.Hunt took a time-out to play with his sis, Emmy. It was not a very warm day, so she did not swim much, due to her excessive shivers. The poor girl has no meat on her to keep her warm.We were waiting to catch a few of the ray's through the cloud, huddled by the towels. What a cute pair.There is also the BEST crawdad catching stream ever. Here the kiddies are getting ready to catch them. A hot-dog goes a long way with these little crustacean's and they caught a bucket full. Yuck! Hunt is always trying to talk me into cooking some...uh...no way!On our way out. These girls are my favorite. They are so fun and happy. It is always fun to spend time with them.
This year we also have the addition of G-Ma Reese, (my mom). We were able to whisk her off with us, and show her our favorite summer haunt.
She took the first picture of the family playing at Veyo. This was also pretty much the only shot of Em in the pool. Poor baby was traumatized, it was so cold the first trip.I got in the the Crawdad spirit this trip, and caught my first specimen with Hunter. Dang things are sooooo icky. We only had one stick, so I was up close and personal with some hot dog on a fork. Hunt decided he'd had enough when, and I quote, " I'm so embarrassed mom, you scream just like a girl!" So he took off and left me on my own.The BIG catch...was the size of Hunter's hand. Way to catch Reese!Since Em decided to boycott swimming, she and grand-ma were posted by the Daddy-craw as she liked to call them. So glad for the live entertainment.Hunt letting the catches go. Poor buggers, they live to be caught again. Oh well. Circle of life and all.Thanks to my mom for the super fun day. Though I must tease her, she must be flustered with all my kids around. We got to Veyo, and she had.........two different shoes on. I'm glad that she is mine. Love you mom! Can't wait for the next time.