Summer Vacation...

For the past month we have been going crazy traveling. I feel like we have lived in the trailer and out of suitcases since summer began.

It all started with Memorial
weekend. We headed up with Laraine and Drew to their family cabin in Duchesne. We did nothing but puzzles, watched movies and ate junk for 4 days. It was surprisingly very relaxing considering how bleeping cold it was outside.

Best parts:

•Emmett and Shadow being gay best friends.

•Laraine and I having to drive back to the little store for more Chocolate covered cinnamon bears. Those things are covered in chocolate, then dipped in crack! We cleaned the store out!!

•Putting the kids to bed and watching movies with adults.

•Squishing 4 adults, 2 kids, 2 dogs and all of our crap into the Pilot.

•Trying to eat order Wendy's and eat in the car without spilling anything.


Next we headed to our favorite yearly retreat...LAKE POWELL! We go every year with the Lassig family. I have gone every year with them since I was a junior in high school. We spend the week wakeboarding, jet skiing and getting tanned.











(Quinn wailing on Gavin....he deserved it)












Memorable moments:

•Quinn and I setting up a napping spot in the kitchen of the trailer right in front of the A/C with the iPad propped up so we could watch Tangled.

• I'm the boss at wakeboarding. Just sayin'. (and so is tim)

• I managed not to get sunburned!

• Gavin did not leave the lake! He was diving off rocks. Jumping off the boat and shooting people with water guns.

•Murder mystery....I'm the worst murderer EVER! Tim is the best.


As soon as we came home from Lake Powell we had 2 days to leave get ready to leave for my work camping retreat. Camping (or doing anything with the Roberts) is pristine! They spare no expense to take care of us. They got us a fancy little campsite with private (super clean) bathrooms, a giant pavilion with a real live kitchen, oh, and full freaking hookups! They wined and dined us until we were sick. It was such a great time.

















This is why I could never quit my job! I love these people and I love what I do!

Best of the best:

• Learning the pleasure of having full hookups for our trailer...NO NOISY GENERATOR!!

• golfing, cards, and s'mores until we were sick.

• Quinn and Carly are best friends again.

• I was able to braid Quinn's mullet! It's a miracle!!

Now we are officially headed home with Quinn crying about buying a pink swimming pool. I think we all need to rest!





- Crystal

Gavin's 6 year check up

My kids know that every time you have a birthday, you get to go to the doctor and the dentist. Poor saps.

Luckily, Gavin is at the age where he doesn't require any shots. On the way, he kept asking about shots and I tried to reassure him that he did not need any, but he was never quite believed me. I noticed that he started to quietly panic about the shots right before we went into the room. Thank goodness he believed the nurse and he was back to his old self. He was so brave about the whole ordeal that we went to Chickfila to play and get an icecream cone.

Gavin's stats:

Height: 46.5 in. (75%)
Weight: 46 lbs. (50%)

At the dentist both kids did great. Quinn was absolutely terrified (like always), but she listened and didn't freak out. We are once again cavity free healthy. I am so proud!

Gavin's 6th Birthday...

My baby Gavin celebrated his 6th birthday today! Well, I guess it is technically tomorrow, but Tim and I both have to work.

The night before, we hid all of his presents in the kids bathroom then told Gavin not go in there because Quinn peed all over the bathroom. I know, it's gross....but it worked.

He woke up to a door crisscrossed with crepe paper (thanks, pinterest), balloons (Angry Birds), and a wicked awesome bike (so he can stop riding Quinn's).

I also let (made) Gav make his own cake. He watched about 10 YouTube videos on how to successfully create an angry birds cake. I will say, he was pretty successful.







After church, we let Gavin chose where we ate dinner (I will give you one guess where) and joined up with the other birthday boy, Riley, and Wyatt for fun at the park.









Yeah, Gavin is going about 400 mph. He is giving me a heart attack.


Quinny shaking her groove thang. It really has been a nice day.



- Posted at the park...