Snowbird

This is my 5th year going up to Snowbird to stay at Rich's grandparents timeshare. It's so pretty up there and my kids love it. Here are some pictures of our stay there...

Brooklyn has no fear in the water, she was always diving and flipping off the pool.

Weston loves to swim, but if he was offered a cupcake he would gladly take a break from swimming.

It's really funny to watch him devour a cupcake, he really takes his time eating it.

Here he is gently licking the cream out of the hostess cupcake.

After a long day of swimming we would go upstairs and we would hang out with Grandpa and Grandma Stowe after a long day of playing. Grandma Stowe always insists on doing the meals during the week, she enjoys cooking for everyone. She's a pretty good cook too, I always gain a few pounds during the week of snowbird.

Blake is out!

Blake takes after his brother, he would sit here in this chair all day if I kept the snacks coming.

Brooklyn is the opposite, she wont come out of the water unless she needs to use the bathroom. She's a fish!

Almost 7 years ago Rich asked me to marry him at this look a point. We hiked up there in the rain and he said he just wanted me to show me the view. When we got up there he put his camera on a timer so we could take a picture of the both of us. Then he ran over to me and got down on one knee and proposed. Just as I said yes the the camera took the picture. It was a sweet proposal and I love that I have a picture of that moment.

I wanted to take the kids up to where this look at point was, I told Brooklyn that this is where daddy asked mommy to marry him. She then said "Didn't your white dress get all dirty?" It was fun to go on a little hike with the kids, but I don't think they fully appreciate nature yet. Brooklyn kept saying "This is kinda beautiful, but I rather be swimming".

Rich's cousin just adopted this baby two months ago. They named her Zoey. She's is the prettiest baby!! She seriously looks like a baby doll.

Rich wasn't able to spend too much time with us. He was able to come up for dinner a couple of nights, then he had to work the night shift at the hospital.

Brooklyn and her cousin Hanna.

Here is the view from the balcony...

They have a really fun park there...

Weston rides a bike!

Weston just learned how to ride his bike! He's pretty excited about it, he has a hard time taking off on his bike because he can barely touch the ground but he's doing really good. I thought he had atleast another year before we took his training wheels off, but this kid has no fear! When he falls he just gets right back up. In the video I tell him that's he's doing a good job and he answers back "I know!".

Skoubye's are in town!

Rich's sister Amber was in town visiting from Alabama. It was so good to see Amber and her family. Amber is one of my most favorite people to talk to. I love chatting with her on the phone, I usually have to lock myself in my closet because my kids always need something any time I get on the phone. Amber and her family were here for a week, so it was fun to see them. Below are some pictures of a family get-together at our park.

The kids played a little basketball

Playing a little whiffle ball..

I love this shot of my sister-in-law Staci flying threw the air. She's the athletic one in the family.

My brother-in-laws Devin and Dan ...

Weston enjoying his donut

Three generation picture, Rich, his dad and grandpa.

Amber and Alli

My niece Cambree, love this picture!

We also went to the zoo one day

All the kiddo's

Rich met up with us at the zoo right after working a night shift at the hospital, he looks a little tired in this picture but he's usually always tired these days.

Poor Blake

Here's a little video of the latest thing that Blake has been doing lately. It happens quite often, he'll come find me in the house with his hands over his face anytime he is upset. I can see he is peaking his eyes threw his fingers trying to look at me. But he's doesn't want to put his hands down because he's trying to prove that he's really upset. I tried talking to him about why he was sad, but he was too upset to talk. (I do think that Weston might have had something to do with Blake being sad.)

Shake your tail feather!

Together Again

This past weekend me and my two sisters drove down to St. George for my Uncle Paul's funeral. Attending the funeral brought back a lot of great memories of my childhood. I grew up in a small mountain community in Southern California called Frazier Park. We lived pretty much away from everything and I remember at times wishing we lived closer to a mall or theaters. As I've gotten older I've realized how lucky I was to have grown up there. My grandparents lived just across the street from us, and my Uncle Paul and Aunt Connie and their kids lived just down the street. We did a lot together as family, my cousins were some of my best friends. Since we didn't live close to much of anything, me and my cousins spent a lot of time playing monopoly with my grandma, having family talents shows, hikes with my grandpa, roasting smores for family night, slumber parties, playing flashlight tag in the mountains. Some of my favorite memories of my Uncle was him taking all of us kids out on his boat. He had a giant tractor tube that he would pull all the kids on. We had to all hang on as he whipped us around trying to throw us off. Those family vacations would not have been the same without him. Going to his funeral to pay tribute and say goodbye brought back a lot of these memories. It made me really appreciate my family. My uncle was a great man and he'll be missed by many, I'm so grateful that families are forever.

My cousins, "The girls".

My sisters: Kelly, Holly, Caroline, Lauren and my brother Steven.