Those Darn Bloodsuckers...

As a kid vacationing at the Nichol's cabin in Pinetop, AZ I would always be covered in mosquito bites, especially on my neck. When I was 16 I was out on the trampoline with my boyfriend one night and my legs were covered in mosquito bites. I have since then been very cautious during the summer. The last 5 years or so I have been really good and maybe only get bitten once. This summer that has all changed... we were outside having pie and ice cream (I had banana cream pie with chocolate ice cream; yum!) and I didn't change my shorts to pants or use bug spray because I had thought it was cool enough outside for mosquitos not to be out. Boy was I wrong! I have seven bites on the foot below (you can only see six), two on that same leg by the knee, two on my other foot, and one on that leg by my knee. So not fun and it has been a long time since I have itched so badly. I have discovered though that with some anti itch cream and Benadryl the itchiness does go away. I am definitely going to be more like my mom and always put on bug spray because I never want to go through this again.

Pictureless Week

My mom had the chance to come up and visit me for a week. I didn't take pictures, although my mom took some so someday you will see them on her blog :) Anyway, she came up Friday and was here for Snowflake's Pioneer Day festivities on the 18th. We skipped on the parade because I wasn't going to be in it this time and instead went to the craft festival; which I have never been to. We saw a lot of cute things but nothing we were willing to buy for the amount of money they were asking for. Then we went out to the car and motorcycle show where David and his brother were this year to advertise and give out prizes to winners. I saw many cool cars and learned a lot about them :) Afterwards my mom and I had lunch and went to the quilt show which was small but fun.

The rest of the week was mainly being bums. She taught me how to make green chili burros, no-bake cookies, and our version of goulash. On Wednesday I finally saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (loved it) and we shopped at Walmart. We had a lot of goodies, read many books, and she is knitting me a sweater (her first), and pretty much hung out enjoying each other's company. I really like having my mom visit and this will be an annual event :)

Thanks for everything, Mom!

2 Weekends in 1 Post

On the last weekend of June David and I got to go down to the "valley" for Sam's 1st birthday party. We had a BBQ and went swimming. David and I rode down on this:

It's a 2007 Yamah YZF-R6. I took this picture off the internet because I kept forgetting to take a picture of David's.

On our way to Sam's party.

Sam eating his 1st hotdog. Later Carly adds watermelon to the mix :)

My favorite picture! Sam liking his birthday song.

David holding Steve and Kristi's baby David (one of the twins). Love his serious face.

David cool in the pool.

Now onto 4th of July:

Our annual Bellybutton neighborhood party. Part of the crowd; most of them Flakes :)

Neighborhhood kids having fun on the trampoline.

My niece Tara (the blonde) sitting next her friends Stephanie and Talitha.

My niece Kimi hanging out.

David throwing sticks at me for fun.

Both weekends were a lot of fun! I love it when I get to hang out with my family and I was so happy to get to go swimming; it's been too long. The 4th of July party was great, too. I really enjoy my neighbors; especially Randy. He is the one that cooks all the meat for the BBQ each year and it is the best meat ever. We had chicken breasts, sausage, slabs of beef, pork ribs, tons of salads, chips, and of course dessert. Having fun this summer! And, while I am writing this the fireworks are going off in Taylor. I am not taking any pictures because I can see them out my bedroom window so I don't have to leave the house :)

6th picture tagWell I was tagged by my Aunt Bobbi at It's Good To Be Queen so here it goes...The rules are simple 1)go into your picture file, 2)open the sixth folder, 3)find the sixth picture, and 4)to tell the story behind the picture.... 5)THEN to tag 5 more bloggers to do the same. :)

6th picture tag

Well I was tagged by my Aunt Bobbi at It's Good To Be Queen so here it goes...

The rules are simple 1)go into your picture file, 2)open the sixth folder, 3)find the sixth picture, and 4)to tell the story behind the picture.... 5)THEN to tag 5 more bloggers to do the same. :)

This picture was taken in June 2006. My sister-in-law Valeen works with Queen Creek's Performing Arts Center; right now they are doing Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat. Anyway, that year they were doing Cinderella and she wanted David to try out with her and her husband because David has a good voice. David got the part of the chef where he got to sing two lines of a song and then later was the clumsy dancer at the ball. Valeen was the Fairy Godmother and her husband Brent was the town Mayor. It was a small production but a lot of fun to watch the rehearsals and finally opening night. I don't think David will ever do it again but I am glad he had the chance to do it.

I tag:

1. Ashley

2. Sarah

3. Kortnei

4. Janey (my mom)

5. Kristi

Because I am a fan...

So, this morning after catching up on my emails, blogs, and all the updates on Facebook I had read from my aunt about Johnny Depp being the Mad Hatter for Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland (in 3-D). I remembered reading about this rumor right after his last pirate movie came out but had completely forgotten about until today. Anyway, being the dork that I am, I found a picture of what he is going to look like. Enjoy :) and... the movie will be coming out in March 2010.

Oh and Aunt Bobbi, I know I was tagged by you and I should have that blog up by next week :)

My Father...(An early Father's Day note)

Well, I wrote one for my mom so it's only right that I have one for my dad.

Dad, you are the greatest! I enjoy all the things we do together like playing Scrabble, card games, or watching something. Growing up, you were a great dad. Always kind and understanding; and hardly ever getting mad. You are one of the nicest people I know; always ready to help if you can. As a kid I enjoyed watching M*A*S*H, Quantam Leap, and Columbo reruns with you. :) You are smart, loving, caring, and a great dad all around!

Happy Father's Day, Dad!

I love you!

A Weekend With Family

This weekend David and I got to go down to Gilbert to spend time with family and see Cozette get baptized. It started off on Friday night at Someburros (yummy!) and yes, I did take some pictures. However, I accidently erased them on Saturday so I don't have any pictures of Donovan. Sorry, dude! Anyway, here are some I manage to save...

Cozette, after being baptized.

David and Sam. Two cute boys :)

Cozette swimmimg. We are at Jared's inlaws for a luncheon after the baptism.

My dad also taking pictures. He will have some of Donovan.

Kortnei and Jill. Kortnei is writing on a poster card for Cozette.

At Jordan's place playing with Sam. Such a cute boy.

This picture is blurry because Sam was walking towards me when I got the camera out. He was so much fun!

I also got to go shopping at Target (bought a shirt), Payless, (new flip flops), and we ate at Panda Express and Dairy Queen. The baptism was really good and I am so happy for Cozette. And, I want to thank Sam for making me laugh so hard this weekend :) I miss everyone already!