Memories from P-Town

Things that came to my mind prior to my trip to Portland

1-5th grade state report
2-site of my dental hygiene board exam August 2002
3-home to Rusty, Collette, and Rick

Things that come to my mind after my trip to Portland

1-The Allison Resort and Spa

We ate lunch at this ultra swanky hotel and enjoyed the best food I've had in a long time.

Randy won't stop talking about his gourmet pinot burger. It was AMAZING!

2-Wine Country

I had no idea how many vineyards Oregon has. Rusty loved educating us on the types of soil in these regions. I'm pretty stoked I have another beautiful landscape photo for my yoga room.

Breath taking views

Randy wanted to fight a guy here...not pictured. I calmed him down but Rusty totally had his back....cute brothers!

3- Fantastic Food

We ate some of the best food I've ever had on this trip. Every meal was a delicious dining experience, combined with excellent company made it true perfection.

4-Yoga

I love trying out yoga studios in different cities. I made Collette come with me and she endured a pretty challenging power yoga class, taught in a 95 degree room!
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Hopefully I didn't turn her off to the whole yoga thing!

5- Brotherly Love

These three are complete entertainment. They can even make a world cup soccer game interesting!

6-KARAOKE

"I believe in miracles...where you from, you sexy thing!"
Hilarious

Wait a minute...who is that , I'm not sure how this sweet girl ended up with a mic in her hand!

Imagine the crowd's face when they heard Rage against the Machine belted by this unidentified girl. She was really into it! "Now TESTIFY!"

Good thing the freaky DJ was in love at first sight!
(she is pictured on the right)

Rick and Randy channeled their inner Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg

7- Oregon Coast/Twilight Set

Maybe I was the only one pretending to be Bella! It was hard not to imagine being a vampire while in these spectacular surroundings.

P-Town Crew

Rusty trying to perfect Randy's infamous finger point.

Chelsea, Rick and I

Rusty and Rick most definitely give me an idea of what life would be like with brothers!

As you can see Randy and I had a fantastic time in Portland, thanks to our incredible hosts. They really showed us the best parts of the city. I didn't wash a dish, mop a floor, put in a load of laundry, make a meal, or drive a car for nearly 5 days and it was heaven, yet I was ready to get home to my babies!

Vacations are always hard to come home from, but when you have adorable children like this to greet you, it's much easier! I can't thank Rusty, Collette, and Rick enough for the great times this weekend. Come visit us real soon. I also must thank everyone who helped out with our kids while we were gone. I didn't worry for a second, as I knew they were in very capable hands. I could do a whole other post on what my kids did while we were gone. They had a mini vacation as well!
Next up...4th of July celebrations in Zion's!

Rain or Shine

In true Utah fashion, we have had snow, rain, and a random day of 90 degrees all in the month of June. That hasn't stopped us from enjoying our summer thus far.

Example A

Splash Park

I'm not saying it was ideal to run through ice cold water in low 70 degree weather but the kids didn't seem to mind. We decided to call it a day once their lips turned purple.

Mino kept saying "Mom, I'm cold freezing!"

Example B

Cruisin' in the "Burb"
My kids can't get enough of Sarah's newly acquired vehicle. It is our method of transportation this summer, seeing as we can all ride together and jam out to mix CD's from 10 years ago.

No ride would be complete without a stop to the frozen yogurt joint.

Example C

BBQ at the Griffin's
We may have been shivering outside but the weather wasn't going to stop us from grilling a delicious burger and listening to classic hits on the deck. Max also insisted we jam out to "Imma Be".

(I just found this picture on my camera)

On a totally unrelated note...
Hank was supposed to be part of a demo for his Tae Kwon Do studio for the Saratoga Splash Days but it was canceled due to rain. On our way home he kept saying "Stop being scared, stop being scared". I asked him why he was saying that and this was his reply, " My performance got canceled but I'm still nervous so I'm telling myself I can stop being scared now". Classic Hank right there. I love it!

Good Morning

The boys didn't want to face the day this morning. Instead they lounged in Hank's bed. I could hear them giggling and Hank said "Max lets just love each other". Great idea!

It reminds me of a picture I took not long ago. The sheets are the same, the bed is the same but somehow my babies are growing at an alarming rate. STOP, or at least slow down a bit...sheesh!

Boys Gone Wild...St. George Edition

Randy and I took the kids on a spontaneous trip to St. George last weekend and despite only being there one day...we wasted no time partying it up! Here's a recap of the boy's fun filled weekend.

Lovin' the hotel beds and sleeping in

Chillin' in the hot tub, even though it was 90 degrees outside

Finding some hot babe to hang with pool side

All the pina colada's and shirley temples you can drink

Max had one too many

Drag races

Max was some stiff competition

Arcade action

Mini Golf

Bumper boats...squirting innocent women and children (Max wasn't into it)

Cannon Ball

Hour upon hours of swimming

Pool volleyball with a cute little girl

Winning his volleyball match even though he was the only one keeping score

Lots of laughter (who wouldn't laugh at that crazy lady)

Passing out in the car

My little family totally rules! This is what it's all about...quality time with the family. It doesn't get any better than that.