I Can't Wait!

Mark and I went with Shane and Heather (they are having a baby in two weeks- congrats!) to see The Dark Knight. I loved Batman Begins and this was just as good. It was non-stop action throughout the entire movie. It was almost 3 hours longs but well worth it. I'm going to have nightmares about the Joker for weeks. Creepy! Next in line for movies I can't wait for are Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (Nov 21) and Twilight (Dec 12)!

Harry Potter: http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi215810329/

Twilight: http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1188823321/

Boys will be boys....

In June while Ashley was at Rough Camp, Adam got to go to Cub Country. He had so much fun up there especially at the trading post. Each day, he took up a little money to buy something he wanted. The first day, he came home with a whip. The second day, he came home with a pocketknife. Is this some kind of Webelos Militia they are forming? They are going to take over the world and use their Pinewood Derby cars (with pennies taped to them for weight at the front) to deliver their messages of taking over the world. It was really funny because I was joking with Mark that he would come home with some type of weapon and he ended up with two1 He practiced the whip for about a week after he bought it. He would put out an empty can and see if he could whip it- whip it good. Where's a picture of DEVO when you need it? Watch out Indiana Jones, you have some competition! Between both of my daredevil kids, I'm surprised I haven't spent more time in an emergency room. (knock on wood....)

Tibble Spork

Hi- on Tuesday night we all went canoeing at Tibble Fork with my parents and Matt's family. We stopped off for some KFC, and of course, the sporks were an added bonus. Not to mention the moist towelettes. The temperature at the lake was so great- it was so nice to be in the 70's instead of the constant high 90's and 100's that we've been at lately. I'm ready for fall! We took turns paddling around the lake and Adam tried a little fishing. He caught a fish with Mark and my dad while they were in the canoe. Nice job!! Ashley had a lot of fun in the canoe and spending time with her cute cousins. They all liked wading through the murky water. It's amazing the magnetizing effect water has on kids regardless of what type, of how gross the water is. haha....

tag- you're it

Melissa just tagged me so I guess I'm it. Here it goes. Post these rules on your blog. Answer these 15 questions about yourself on your blog. Tag five people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Here it is:

JOYS:
1- My family
2- losing weight- even .2 is a loss!!
3- My husband who can work miracles in our home. Honey, are you ready to re-do a bathroom yet? :)

FEARS:
1- Something happening to my kids.
2- Snakes, Bears, Sharks
3- Tornados and Earthquakes and Volcanos. Okay, so basically any major disaster.

GOALS:
1- Finally get to my goal weight.
2- Try to be better about exercise.
3- Get more organized. Things are stacking up lately around the house.

OBSESSIONS/COLLECTIONS:
1-Reading - usually anything will do, but I love mystery fiction types.
2- TV - I love Last Comic Standing and can't wait for the new season of House and Heros to start up again. Oh, and WipeOut is seriously the funniest thing out there right now.
3- The Olympics. I'll say it right now, I'm sure I will be glued to the TV watching whatever sport they are doing that day. And I cry everytime they come out for the opening and closing ceremonies. And when they are on the stand listening to their national anthem...basically, I'm a wreck for a few weeks. I have so much pride for people who have so much talent, determination and coordination. I can barely walk up the stairs without tripping. haha

RANDOM SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT ME:
1- I am a closet Country Music lover. Okay, not that obssessed, but ever since Ashley has decided to go to the dark side (music-wise) I've found that there are some really good ones out there. Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw... I'll end the list there.
2-I can carry on a conversation with movie quotes. It won't win me the nobel peace prize, but it does help with conversations with Tina and Melissa. :)
3- Like Melissa, I had to take the BYU Correspondence in P.E. and also English. I learned about the Ultimate Bowling from Melissa and also went to the seedy Midvale alley to try to pick up a few spares. Not so good, but I finished it. Bowling is like golf where you want the lowest number, right? I had to go down to BYU to take my English test and while I was slaving away trying to remember i before e except after c, my dad was taking Tina to the BYU creamery for a shake. What did I get? A passing grade, but I would have preffered the creamy goodness of a shake.

Tag: You, you, you, you and you. Basically anyone who hasn't done one already. :)

Fun stuff!

I thought this looked fun from Kiley's blog, so I'm stealing the idea!
Here are the directions:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave a comment about you on my comments.

Our Maiden Voyage

We just got back from our first real camping trip with our new pop-up trailer. Our sleepover in the driveway last weekend really doesn't officially count. After hunting for a couple of months for a small trailer that would fit on the side of our house, but would also be comfortable for the four of us, we finally found one that we loved. It's a Rockwood 1980 model. No, no, it does not come with neon colors, a Duran Duran record or a copy of a John Hughes
movie on Beta, 1980 is just their model number. Oh, the 80's... good times, but I digress... the camper has everything we need. It even has a fridge and a furnace. It will be really nice on some 2 night trips. I grew up camping with my family and had so many great memories. My favorite campgrounds are The Spruces and Payson Lakes. Our campout was so much fun! My mom and dad went up to the Spruces campground on Thursday and lucked out with a great site. We weren't able to go up until Friday so it was nice to have a spot already set up. We played a lot of fun games, had some great food (dutch oven peach cobbler!) and especially enjoyed the outdoors. I think Adam enjoyed nature a little too much. He created a little trap to catch a chipmunk. After a lot of trial and error, he ended up tying a string to a stick so that he could pull it away and trap a chipmunk. His persistence paid off, but luckily the little critter was able to escape after a minute or two of us laughing and wondering who was going to let it out of the box. Hmm, who wants rabies? haha. Either way, that was the most still I've seen Adam in weeks! He was so focused on getting a new pet, but we ended up doing the catch-and-release method of catching chipmunks. Either way, the chipmunks will now be scheduling appointments with their doctors for some good cholesterol medications from all the Pringles and scrambled eggs they ate. We can't wait until our next trip! If we don't answer the phone on the weekends, it's because we're enjoying another adventure.

Here's my sign....

Okay, I realized I didn't mention one of my most embarassing moments that happened when we were at Wheeler Farm. I am willing to share to help someone else from making the same fateful mistake that I did. Call it community service if you will.
Picture this....the farm is full of new springtime animals. We were drawn to the baby calf that was very loudly mooing over and over and over. Mark and the kids were standing next to me by the fence, until I decided to turn and moo at the top of my lungs at Mark. Ummm, yeah, Mark had apparently mooved (sorry, bad one) and some man and his son were standing next to me instead. There was that akward moment where I just stood there with a deer-in-the-headlights look before I turned and walked away. It was the walk of shame, and of course, we ran into him about 6 more times that day. It's nice that I'm here to provide such entertainment for my family. It definitely should count towards community service.
That's almost as good as the time I ran over a deposit tube-thingy at the bank. Did you know those little suckers are strong? Well, they held up to the weight of a Dodge Shadow. :)