a bunch of lazy kids

and one tired dad

a little shake for my dog

Carter got a hold of a shake, it dripped all down his leg and onto the floor for anna to reap the benefits as well

you cant tell from the picture but he was NOT happy when it was all gone

Happy Memorial Day

Love the Condies

Weekend at Jacobs

What did we do while we were there you ask???
Well, we did a little chalk eating/coloring We kinda just hung out

Shaun and Jacob went for a little "guy love" ride on the motorcycle to go play tennis.Jacob got them all dizzy in the front yard J has become quite the decorator while Deidre has apparently fallen into the breadwinner category so he saw some rocks, sand, and thought "i have a vase that will look good with those things" and created the below masterpiece.

After playing hard we hung out, made cookies and rented a redbox we didn't watch. he kept it for 5 days but never watched it... AWESOME!

Deidre was there, but just like this picture not too much. she worked 5-10 the first night then 6-6 the next day. We also saw Kathy and the kids and played a little tennis with them and had a BBQ, played wizard, attempted to hike the "D" but apparently you can't s0 we attempted hiking the "Dixie" but you basically drive to it then walk around so we headed to Sand Hollow but decided against that because you have to pay so we went to Quail lake instead where Shaun... well I wont go into details. ( hows that for a run-on) anyway, it was a fun, relaxing weekend. it wasn't too hot, and we got to see both sides of the family. i think we'll head back a few times this summer!

we have a patio shout horray!

This is the new patio (old patio is the light part) there were 2 pads now there are 15! time for some BBQing!The extended driveway.

Cupcakes anyone?

i think he likes cupcakes! he downed 3 of these in a matter of seconds, yes i know very nutritious but i do it so why cant he?

at the top

hiking the Y

hanging out on the white rocks of the Y

She thought she was bigger than this rock, so to prove she wasn't she got on it, took a picture and then i showed her the rock was much bigger than her.

at the top

about half way up. she wanted to wear her "exercise clothes"

For a birthday party mom's and daughter's hiked the Y. it was so much fun. Kailey did such a good job. she has done it before and I think that made it easier. We made it all the way to the top no problem. Then she wanted to walk done the Y and climb around on the rocks. then we had snacks with the other moms and kids and headed back down, why is down harder? she kept wanting me to go slower, but i think slower would have been stopping, she didn't want to trip like she did last time. but we made it and it was fun. She asked if we could do it again every week, i told her maybe 2x a year (that's reasonable?) and about 1/2 way up she said "mom, i miss Jordan" she is such a cute big sister, we had some pretty funny talks along the way. shes a funny kid.

He's just a big kid

Shaun had some sort of "system" when getting rid of the grass and dirt, to me it looked like his system was put in anywhere on the grass, if not everywhere.
if you look closely Shaun's is doing his "thinking face" he had a lot of fun and so did the girls... carter was another story, constantly looking scared and up at Shaun to check if the bumping, loud noises and mayhem was normal, it was funny.

it was sad to see our lovely green, unlevel grass go, but Shaun got to enjoy it on Tim's skidster- apparently i call it the wrong name, it isn't a back-ho and it isn't technically a bob cat.. who knew? i am such novice apparently? all I DO KNOW is that it levels out grass and when doing 360 its turns up and ruins other grass that was not intentionally meant to be torn up... i guess that's the price you pay for getting a patio and extending your driveway. he has been hard at work or 3 days straight!

happy mothers Day to me

The reason I can enjoy mothers day I wanted to go up the canyon so we packed a picnic and hiked up this beautiful canyon

We even brought Anna. She loved it

The first reason i love being a momThe 2nd reason i love being a momMy 3rd reason I love being a momCarter is cheesin it up for the camera

We went and threw rocks in the river, Carter tried to eat them... we need to work on that. Jordan decided to wade in the water (good thing I accidentally bought her water socks yesterday!) and Kailey tried to splash Shaun, I haven't figured out why she hasn't realized don't mess with Dad, he always gets them worse and someone always ends up crying, and if he's lucky he gets all three of them going. He is such a kid! it was a fun day. He is doing the dishes now, gotta love that!

Carter's facing forward

we weighed him yesterday and he is just shy of 20lbs so we switched him. He loved it, seeing us in the mirror and being able to see out the windows. His eyes were watching everything and could tell he was big now like his sister and they rocked out to music all facing front!

6 years

its hard to believe that 6 yrs ago we were doing this (this was at the reception at Shaun's house) and now we have 3 kids and i can't imagine life without him! a lot can happen in 6 years! Shaun surprised me and took me up to Sundance to the Foundry Grill. It was great! it has been a great 6 years, i wouldn't change a thing! he is the greatest husband out there. I'm a lucky girl!

who doesnt like to watch TV in a box?

Confession

Yes Ryan and Annalyn that is Luke eating white Oreos... i Gotta win favorite Aunt somehow! We made a deal. I would give him cookies and he would sleep through the night and go down without crying. he pulled through pretty good!

Luke comes to town

This is Carters face when Luke comes to visit, messy and excited

Carters face says "look mom i have a friend my size" Luke's face says " why are we playing with these handles when there are millions of toys in your room?"

Happy birthday Annalyn! they came down and stayed with us for her birthday and carter loved it. He actually played with him, with the occasional head butt and grabbing of the face of course, but i was surprised, it was like he knew they are going to be best cousin? I guess when you know you know?

Deliciousness

This could possibly be the best dessert I have ever made, and I know my desserts!
8oz semi-sweet baking choc
4oz dark choc baking choc
1 c butter
melt 30 sec at a time
1 1/4 c sugar whisk in
6 egg yolks
in a separate bowl beat 6 egg whites until stiff peaks and fold into choc mixture

line a 9" spring form pan with parchment paper so it hangs out and spray bottom and sides of pan

Bake at 325 for 1 hr. it will rise in oven and then fall a lot when taken out
cool on counter for 1 hr then refrigerate for 4 hrs. sprinkle with powdered sugar

I heated it up again and served with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge. YUM!

I got this recipe from bakerella who got it from Paula Deen

the birthday song

you can feel the excitement in the singing

Kailey turns 5

My five year old I can't believe i have a 5 year old! Spence and Kailey

Dad and the Birthday girl

Mom and the birthday girl

What better way to spend a birthday than with some of your favorite cousins? (carter was anxious for the cupcakes.. he ate 3 1/2!)