Have I ever mentioned my children's eyelashes??? I wish I had a better camara and I would post pictures of them. They are spectacular. Both of my kids have beautiful eyes (something I'm SO grateful for, given my lifelong eye issues)...and both of them have super long (and very thick) eyelashes! Ellie's are long and straight...they hit her sunglasses. And Jack's curl perfectly! They are awesome. My lucky kids. Maybe when Jack is married, his wife will pin him down and put mascara on him...sort of like I did to his daddy!! Okay, John was recovering from knee surgery and couldn't get away. He has the longest blonde eyelashes I've ever seen on a guy, and they were too pretty for a guy when they had mascara on!! It was torture for him, and he's going to kill me for telling the world that I put mascara on him!! It was just too tempting...men just shouldn't be allowed to have such beautiful eyelashes :).
By the way, I forgot to mention a very fun evening we had with John's college buddy, Jared. We always love it when he comes in town and wish he lived closer. And we'd REALLY like to find him a wife...preferably someone in Utah who would force him to move here :). He's a great friend to John...and I now claim him as my friend too.
Another side note - I must make killer cookie dough...it seems men can't get enough of it! John and his buddies eat it as fast as I make it and I only get one batch of cookies out of my dough...and even that I have to fight for. Even Ellie now prefers my cookie dough to baked cookies. Jared took some home to California with him and has horded it. And we gave some to Anton for his birthday...I'm so lame! But I know he likes it, so that's what we gave him - a batch of cookie dough!
Johnny and I had a really fun day yesterday. We golfed in the morning, and both played better than normal :). Then I worked out with my trainer (yes, I'm still working out with one and my muffin top is slowly diminishing!) for 2 hours (I know, crazy! And unusual...I don't normally workout for that long.), and then John and I had a fun date at Ruth's Diner. My pork tenderloin was to die for and I ate every last bite. There was a great band playing so we just stayed and enjoyed the evening for a while. It was a great day.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
July Recap...
How time is flying! I've been slacking on my blog...perhaps no one has noticed :). So, I thought I would do a quick recap of the month of July, which was really fun and busy.
We started the month in Midway with the Woodward family reunion. We had a great time! Ellie loves spending time with her cousins, and I love spending time with my sibs and parents. We golfed (John & I came in dead last...we're pathetic. Good thing I gave him golf lessons for Father's day. We'll see how they're paying off when we play next Saturday.) On Thursday and then went to a private chuck wagon dinner. I think that was my favorite part of the weekend. Ellie got to ride two horses, we did a wagon ride to and from the dinner, ate good food, and just had fun. Friday we had kid races, games, swam, etc. Then we had a delicious fajita dinner and did fireworks, which scared Ellie to death! Oh, and we did a great bike ride. Saturday we swam, shopped, and just hung out. It was a really fun weekend. Of course I laughed my head off at my brothers...they are so funny! Good times.
Ellie loves Horses...and isn't afraid to ride them all by herself!
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Ellie hangin' with the girls.a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKu4rWFI7ABcGiGiQiMwL3jVnVxTGZs3TAfsXJLiWVpJMBLmcbGkk2iA7KeaYYebrDbWCd4k9gfQ714bL1zjwItL8SUdDs_5rkVt5bB5Xik_5NWM36-K0wWsKSZdgYGgnc8WBGV_P4tfc/s1600-h/fireworks+-+loud!.JPG">
Ellie didn't like the fireworks very much.a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWFG3p6yaJzNq6upI-cPyOPe6CSe0M-qj01tnLTpc0mh9gxwnFce84oIyUnZgOBFs5ZaVgs915tNa_z4bwftYdG_KDU3AfnOvhwnxowRckL0Gd4qJ11d4XYpRkISMILS8J7ET1N25SKI/s1600-h/4th+of+july+jack+slept+through+fireworks.JPG">
But, later, Jack slept through them.
Ellie's been in swimming lessons twice a week this summer and is such a great little swimmer! Everytime I take her to the "big" pool, people are amazed at how well she swims and can't believe she's only 2! a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt-UNHNvclN31I3CyyyYKksdyRfaj1QlTYDxd8Wo2ODSm14o009mq7Cu9ltksz4FTdUC8mI-16W6kxnnqovCFrPzHYIVaPei5v8PTXljAd_kHhjEpcQKJVHm-xOOhXw63wYjbv7JKnPU/s1600-h/IMGP1218.JPG">
John took Ellie on a daddy - daughter vacation to Cottonwood Lake. They had a great time fishing, hiking, and playing with Ellie's cousins. So sad I couldn't go (okay, not really!). I suggested they make it an annual event...just daddy and Ellie...and eventually Jack. But, I'm not sure John is too keen on the proposal just yet.
Here are just a couple more pictures of things we did in July.
Alpine slide...Ellie could have ridden it all day...
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Ellie chillin' around the campfire.a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisO0MR6nha7doNWp8fjD-pra8T_kcRM3J5m4jYUzC6ja7FaQwL51OBQXF1O7i_V3i0Z4DrhIfgNmiyUG12OftNx5_aXDYiaQOqdXk1zKlruTeTKvJd5pWLZ6249xYK3zX7B5sJnHImFI/s1600-h/IMGP1203.JPG">
Jack sleeping through more fireworks...Aren't my boys cute?! Like father, like son.
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Ellie loves water, even when it's freezing cold! This is up Millcreek Canyon with the Woodwards.
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Should we be worried????
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I know the pictures are annoying with all the writing...but Jack is crying and I can't figure out how to get rid of it right now...sorry!
We started the month in Midway with the Woodward family reunion. We had a great time! Ellie loves spending time with her cousins, and I love spending time with my sibs and parents. We golfed (John & I came in dead last...we're pathetic. Good thing I gave him golf lessons for Father's day. We'll see how they're paying off when we play next Saturday.) On Thursday and then went to a private chuck wagon dinner. I think that was my favorite part of the weekend. Ellie got to ride two horses, we did a wagon ride to and from the dinner, ate good food, and just had fun. Friday we had kid races, games, swam, etc. Then we had a delicious fajita dinner and did fireworks, which scared Ellie to death! Oh, and we did a great bike ride. Saturday we swam, shopped, and just hung out. It was a really fun weekend. Of course I laughed my head off at my brothers...they are so funny! Good times.
Ellie loves Horses...and isn't afraid to ride them all by herself!
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Ellie hangin' with the girls.a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKu4rWFI7ABcGiGiQiMwL3jVnVxTGZs3TAfsXJLiWVpJMBLmcbGkk2iA7KeaYYebrDbWCd4k9gfQ714bL1zjwItL8SUdDs_5rkVt5bB5Xik_5NWM36-K0wWsKSZdgYGgnc8WBGV_P4tfc/s1600-h/fireworks+-+loud!.JPG">
Ellie didn't like the fireworks very much.a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWFG3p6yaJzNq6upI-cPyOPe6CSe0M-qj01tnLTpc0mh9gxwnFce84oIyUnZgOBFs5ZaVgs915tNa_z4bwftYdG_KDU3AfnOvhwnxowRckL0Gd4qJ11d4XYpRkISMILS8J7ET1N25SKI/s1600-h/4th+of+july+jack+slept+through+fireworks.JPG">But, later, Jack slept through them.
Ellie's been in swimming lessons twice a week this summer and is such a great little swimmer! Everytime I take her to the "big" pool, people are amazed at how well she swims and can't believe she's only 2! a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilt-UNHNvclN31I3CyyyYKksdyRfaj1QlTYDxd8Wo2ODSm14o009mq7Cu9ltksz4FTdUC8mI-16W6kxnnqovCFrPzHYIVaPei5v8PTXljAd_kHhjEpcQKJVHm-xOOhXw63wYjbv7JKnPU/s1600-h/IMGP1218.JPG">
John took Ellie on a daddy - daughter vacation to Cottonwood Lake. They had a great time fishing, hiking, and playing with Ellie's cousins. So sad I couldn't go (okay, not really!). I suggested they make it an annual event...just daddy and Ellie...and eventually Jack. But, I'm not sure John is too keen on the proposal just yet.
Here are just a couple more pictures of things we did in July.
Alpine slide...Ellie could have ridden it all day...
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Ellie chillin' around the campfire.a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisO0MR6nha7doNWp8fjD-pra8T_kcRM3J5m4jYUzC6ja7FaQwL51OBQXF1O7i_V3i0Z4DrhIfgNmiyUG12OftNx5_aXDYiaQOqdXk1zKlruTeTKvJd5pWLZ6249xYK3zX7B5sJnHImFI/s1600-h/IMGP1203.JPG">Jack sleeping through more fireworks...Aren't my boys cute?! Like father, like son.
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Ellie loves water, even when it's freezing cold! This is up Millcreek Canyon with the Woodwards.
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Should we be worried????
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I know the pictures are annoying with all the writing...but Jack is crying and I can't figure out how to get rid of it right now...sorry!
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