Visit To Grandma's House

This past weekend, my sister, Susan, and I (along with the 5 kids) went to visit Bama (my mom's mom) up in Oroville, CA. It was just as hot there as it was in Fresno. Yuck! Luckily, Bama has a pool with a slide. Somehow I didn't get pics in the pool. I was too busy going down the slide on my back-head first! My body didn't appreciate that. We went to the park, swam, watched home movies, and ate dinner Bama cooked up. The kids loved playing her in checkers and sitting on her lap. Bama does have a cat and since Kala & I have bad allergies, she took the cat to the vet for us. That's Ella in one of the pics holding the cat. It was very cute.

July

The summer heat has me exhausted right now. It's so hot and it's not going to let up anytime soon :( I'm so unmotivated to do anything productive. Here are some recent pics from 4th of July and the David Archuleta/Demi Lovato concert from last week...

Skating Babies

Sadly, it takes very little to make me laugh like crazy!!

What Happens In Vegas...

What a wonderful trip with my BFF's (known them since the '80's). I love them so much. Everyone came in from a different state: Jen-Connecticut, Krysta-Texas, Sara-New Mexico, Me-Cali. We grew up together in Clovis and all ended up in Utah after high school, but then we went our separate ways. We hadn't seen each other in 10 years! That is way too long. Everyone is married w/kids (Krysta is expecting #4 and is 6 months pregnant in these pics-doesn't even look it). The is the best 4 days!! I love them so much! The next trip is planned to occur in the next 2-3 years. I can't wait. We will never go that long again.

...Ends Up On My Blog!!

Fun & Sun

Nothing like a fun-filled day at the lake with 4 jet-skis, a floating water trampoline, and 3 families! What a way to kick off summer vacation.

Creative Cookies

Every Friday I scrapbook with my friend, Michelle, for a few hours. She was my sister's friend, but she introduced us last summer when I got into scrapbooking. A few weeks ago she told me about this new printer she purchased that prints edible ink. I was shocked! I had never heard of such a thing. We got to talking and the ideas just started coming out (from her not me) about the possibilities. SHe is an extremely creative person-me not so much. I asked her if she'd do something for me to give to Mahkala's teacher and she said yes. So for $1 a cookie, she put each kid on a cookie and I gave it to her teacher as a end-of-the-year gift. She loved it. The pictures turn out great and, of course, I'm going to use her for Mahkala's b-day cake!