Weekend at the Cabin

      One of Corey's recent races was in Park City so we decided to make a weekend of it and go up to the cabin.  I love the cabin and the way it seems to slow down time and instantly relax me.  We did a bit of a hike and I was so excited that everyone did so well.  It's fun to have everyone big enough to do these types of things.  We hiked just above Smith Morehouse lake and it was beautiful!

      The bike race was fun too. All the kids got to race and it was really fun.  Brecken didn't actually get on the balance bike, he's skeptical of a bike without pedals.  Avery on the other hand would have stayed on her bike all night long had we let her. Corey did awesome taking first in his division, but stood on the "podium" for only a second and I couldn't get a pic.  

Summer of Biking

      Anyone who knows Corey well knows he's an avid biker.  The fun thing is when we get to share in his passion.  During the summer our weekends and even once-a-week weeknights are full of bike races.  The weekly series Corey likes to do has a free kids race before the "dads" race.  It's awesome and the boys love it.  Corey's been really strong this year placing first in his division multiple times.  Pretty amazing for a man with two less quadriceps muscles in his right leg. 

      This is Corey's good friend and BikER buisness partner Nick.  Funny thing is that I went to school with Nick K-12.  Pretty cool. 

      Corey on the first place podium with our twins...obviously we need to do a little coaching with them about the arm raising.

Corey's little brother Tyler told him he'd buy him this awesome tiger shirt (please sense my sarcasm) if he'd race in it and he did.  Pretty hot babe!
This is him and his older brother Jared.  

School's Out Let the Fun Begin!!

      I love my kids school.  They have great teachers, good programs and a feeling of home there.  One of my favorite things is the annual fun run fundraiser.  Instead of selling aweful, overpriced stuff, they host a fun run.  The kids get donations for their school and then they run a 5k together.  It's awesome.  100% of the money donated goes to the school.  This year they were earning extra money for a mobile computer lab so my kids set up a snow-cone/bake sale table in our front yard and were able to earn enough to meet their individual goals.  I'm sad I didn't get a pic of their table, but it was pretty awesome.
     The first fun summer activity we did was John Huntsman day at "This is the Place" state park.  It's a special day where John Huntsman pays for everyone who goes including yummy ice cream for all.  We went with Kathy and her girls and Hayley and her sweet boy.  So fun to be there together!

Gretel and Tate

                                                           

  Wyatt, Keaton, Mac and Avery....enjoying her ice cream.

                                    

   Cute Ady

   

Me and Wyatt.  This kid gives me deja vu....so like his daddy!!

     Posing at the carpenters shop, a very cool Native American dance program, panning for gold and a much needed shave for McKay at the Barbers shop.  What a fun day!  I can't wait to see what else summer holds for us!

Brecken at the end of the day...time to go home! 

                                

It's Finished!!!

    Our driveway is finished.  It was a very exciting day to watch the three cement trucks come and all the guys smoothing it out and making it beautiful.  The kids have been LOVING the long runway for biking, basketball, rollerblading, rip-sticking and scootering.   The bathroom will have to wait while we replenish our savings account, but until then we'll just enjoy our beautiful new driveway. 

     One of my favorite things that came with the driveway are the addition of my flower pots.  We used to have a "built in" flower bed full of beautiful, huge hibiscus flowers.  Due to the cracks in our foundation we needed to take the concrete to the house.  This made me very sad as I really do love the flowers, so Corey gave me the go-ahead for big flower pots done to my liking....and I do, loooove them. 

     In case you're wondering they're full of red fountain grass, sweet potato vine, lantana, petunias, and coleus.  Beautiful!