First Day of School

Man, this summer FLEW by! Not the heat, just the summer break. This morning was that annual tradition that I like to call "The TRUE Mother's Day". Up at 6:45, and our the door by 7:40. Off to school we go! The kids were actually excited. They haven't gotten to that "I hate school" stage yet - hopefully they never will.....my fingers are crossed. Caitlin has insisted that she can do her own hair this year. She does a pretty good job of it, so I guess I'll just supervise. They all had a great day. It'll probably take us a little while to get in the swing of things. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays are our crazy days now with gymnastics, piano, wrestling, Activity days, Young Womens, and scouts. Whew! Then we can relax for the rest of the week. So, to all of you mothers out there....Happy Mothers' Day!!

You might think this is lame, but....

Ok, I'm a HUGE Survivor fan. I've watched EVERY season of it and I love it. Well, for those of you who are fans of the show, you know that during Survivor Fans vs. Favorites: Micronesia, there was a Phoenix Firefighter, Joel Anderson, who was one of the "Fans" to compete on the show. Today, Hugh was with him and Hugh called me and put Joel on the phone. It was so cool! We talked about one of the funniest moments on Survivor, which was an obstacle course in which Joel was tied to another guy named Chet and they had to chase after another team through an obstacle course to grab that team's flag. Well, Chet weighs about 50 pounds, and Joel is built like a truck, so he was literally dragging Chet along the course. Chet was banging his head all over the place. Sounds brutal, but it was truly hysterical to watch - especially since Chet was so annoying. Anyway, during our conversation, Joel mentioned names like "Parvati" and "Jonathon" and "Amy" and "Eliza" who are all returning Survivor players. And, of course, we talked about my ALL TIME favorite Survivor player - James. It was such a cool conversation! I told him I would love to sit down with him sometime and find out all the behind the scene stuff, but he said if I learned that, I would probably not want to watch the show anymore, and I certainly don't want that! Anyway, it was the highlight of my day - with the exception of my kids having a great first day of school. :)

I've been Tagged!

I was just tagged by Molly, so here goes...

How to play this game of tag. Post these rules on your blog:List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

3 joys...being with my family, a night out with the girls that leaves me laughing until it hurts, and planning parties
3 fears....something bad happening to one of my kids or to Hugh, heights, and my DVR not recording So You Think You Can Dance
3 goals.....to do my family's genaology, to get my kids rooms really organized, to lose a few more pounds
3 current obsessions....So You Think You Can Dance, Breaking Dawn, thinking about when we can have another high school reunion because our 20 year reunion was so dang fun!!!
3 random facts......I am deathly afraid of bees - this is because I saw the movie "The Swarm" when I was 5 and I've been afraid ever since, "Wolf" from American Gladiators asked me to the prom, and I don't ususally go to bed before midnight.

I tag Wendy, Amy, Chantae, Brenna & Katie

Back to School Fashion!

We spent today doing back to school shopping - my favorite! Well, we scored at Justice where they had all of their summer stuff on sale. We're talking $25 shirts for $5. So, we bought a few. :) The girls tried on all of their stuff when we got home and we took some pictures. They also got new bathing suits (couldn't pass them up at $7 each) and they had me take their pictures out by the pool. My little models......they are so adorable.

An Amazing Man

I just saw a special on Primetime (thanks Wendy) on Randy Pausch and I'm going out tomorrow to get this book. He was an amazing man.

I Love Shoes!

This is one of my favorite pictures that we took at the wedding. Actually, Justin Yoder took this picture...so thanks Justin!

Ashley's Married!

Ashley Nicole Yoder - daughter of our great friends Bryon & JoAnna Yoder - was married on Wednesday in the San Diego Temple. Wendy & I went over there on Tuesday (it was so nice to escape the heat) so we could attend the festivities! It was a beautiful day - the weather was perfect, and Ashley & Nate looked so adorable! It was so nice to see them so happy, as well as the rest of the Yoder and Wilkinsin families. The wedding was followed by a luncheon at the Four Seasons in Carlsbad. Fancy Schmancy!

Caitlin Conquered Her Fear!!

For years, Caitlin would NOT go in the water - she was afraid of the seaweed. (she must have got that fear from her Uncle Scotty!!). Well, she overcame that this year. And she got her own boogie board and surf shirt. She said she could not believe she has been missing this fun for all of these years!

San Diego Zoo

Here are a few pictures from the Zoo.

San Diego

Each summer we have the fortunate opportunity to go to San Diego. My Aunt & Uncle lived there and they go to Alaska each year to fish, and we get to go stay at their house while they are gone. Rough, huh? It so great over there. The weather is perfect and there is so much to do. Kort & Amy also came over for a few days, and they brought Hugh's dad with them. We had a great time and we were so sad to come home to the hot weather. At least the gas prices are lower here. Can you imagine being grateful for $4.07 a gallon???