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Hiking in the Uintah's

Over Labor Day we went up to my parents' cabin in the Uintah's. It was beautiful! We went on one of our favorite hikes, and I'm proud to say that Mekinley and Sierra are born hikers. They do a great job with minimal whining (I know--surprising) and love it. I think Mekinley's favorite part was doing "Dirty Dancing" on the logs and Sierra's was when we got a little ahead of Rob and Mekinley we hid behind some rocks and when they came by we jumped out and scared them. What fun!

Las Vegas, the City of ..........

A few weekends ago we went to Las Vegas to spend some quality time with the Foy family. We stayed at the Red Rock Casino living the high life (or to Michael, the everyday life--for those of you who don't know, Rob's younger brother works for Red Rock). I got to go to Phantom of the Opera with Rob's mom, Lana. It was amazing. From the second the organ struck its first note, I was mesmerized. What a show!

We also spent a lot of time swimming at the casino pool, the family-friendly section that is. We were actually supposed to have a cabana for the day, but the reservationist accidentally reserved Michael's usual spot, the cabana at the topless pool! Oh, yes. I'm not kidding. When I went to check in to get our cabana that Michael had reserved, the young, male lifeguard staff lit up when they told me we had a great spot at the "Cherry Pool." By the reaction of the staff I thought that Michael must have really pulled some strings to get us a great place. As I was proudly following the lifeguard who was taking me to our place, I spotted Rob and the kids across the pool and beckoned them over to come follow us. The lifeguard looked confused and said, "They can't come with you," pointing to our kids. When I looked at him completely bewildered he said with a small grin, "No one over the age of 21." Still not catching on, the lifeguard finally said, "It's topless." My jaw dropped to the floor, and then I started to laugh. Needless to say, we just camped out on a beach chair for the day. Thanks Michael! But I guess it wouldn't really be Vegas without a little nudity.

Anyway, we had a fun time and didn't completely melt. And on the car drive home I got to listen to Twilight on book on tape.

Boating at Pineview

This past weekend we went boating with some good friends from Reno at Pineview. It was beautiful as always, even though the water was a little rough and crowded. I even went surfing behind the boat. Can you believe it? Finally, for the first time in a very long time, the forces of nature came together just right. I wasn't pregnant (thanks Rob), I had a great teacher (thanks Danny), I had a very hard act to follow and so I at least had to give it a try (thanks Annie), and I had the most amazing cheerleading section (thanks girls). It was a blast. Rob and Mekinley also strutted their stuff on the surf board. North Shore here we come. What a great day. Thanks Danny and Annie!

I know. I made it sound more knarly than it is.

Next year Kinley will be solo.

Mekinley, Danny, and Malia

Happy Birthday Myles!

Myles turned 1 on Aug. 22. I can't believe it's been a year already! And what a crazy year it's been. I will be the first to admit that three kids has taken me by storm, but Myles has been worth every minute of it. He truly is such a fun and happy boy.

Lately he's started to become quite attached to his dad. I know! How dare he? I don't like it one bit. In fact, his favorite word is "Da Da." He says it perfectly and reaches for Rob. I've tried and tried to get him to say Mom, but with no luck. He'll purse his lips together and say, "Mmmm," but that's about it. After all I do for him! He also betrayed his loyalty a few mornings ago when Rob was still home when he got up, which doesn't happen very often. He would not let Rob leave. He clung to him and screamed, "Da Da Da Da Da." Of course, Rob was milking every minute of it and making it worse. When Rob finally snuck out, it took me an hour to get him happy again. He used to have eyes for just me, and I don't like sharing him.

Myles' new favorite game is peek-a-boo. When you say, "Where's Myles?" He gets all excited and covers the side of his head with his hands. He can't quite get to his eyes. When he removes his hands he has the biggest, cheesiest, toothiest (only two bottom teeth) smile and then you have to say, "There he is!" This sends him into hysterics. It is so cute! He also loves to talk. He blabbers and blabbers with such an intent expression on his face. I only wish I knew what he was saying. He's also decided that he's had enough of baby food. About a month ago he started to refuse to eat it. If it's anywhere within his reach he chucks it with a very loud grunt. So now he eats pretty much everything--as long as we're eating it. There's no tricking him either. I'm also afraid we have another chocolate fiend on our hands. His first experience with it was when Kinley had a chocolate shake. She held her cup up to him so he could have a taste. He took one small sip out of the straw and completely lit up with the widest grin. He took a hold of the cup with both hands and wrestled it away from Kinley. He would not give it back, and if she even came close to taking it from him he screamed. He then ate the entire thing. Ever since then he devours anything chocolate he can get his hands on. This made his first birthday cake a great treat. He stuffed as much as he could into his mouth and just kept going. The more everyone laughed and cheered, the more he ate. It was so adorable. He loved the attention almost as much as the chocolate cake.

Myles is not walking quite yet. I think he's too efficient at crawling that he has no use for it. He climbs up onto everything and can stand by himself, but as soon as he realizes he's on his own, he gets scared and falls down. One of these days he'll take off, and then we'll be sorry. I have a feeling there will be no stopping him. He is, after all, his daddy's boy. And speaking of Daddy's boy, Myles loves to play the guitar with Rob. He climbs up on Rob when he's playing the guitar and strums and strums. He also bops his head like a true rocker and bounces up and down to the music. Of course Rob is beaming. Now if only he could do an ollie on a skateboard already, Rob's life would be complete.

Myles also continues to amaze me because of how much of a boy he is. After having two girls, I get the biggest kick out of watching him play. He's just automatically drawn to balls and trucks, and he knows what to do with them. He plays pass and catch with balls and rolls them away from him so he can then chase them. Last night he also got a few trucks for his birthday and he pushes them all around the house, content for hours. That's our boy.

Well, I hope you had a very happy birthday Myles. And there are many, many more to come. We all love you so much.

Boating at Mantua

This past weekend we went boating with some friends at Mantua. It was a blast. We were all our usual selves. Rob of course was in his best form and giving everyone a show. Mekinley tore it up wakeboarding. Sierra had a death grip on the bar and would not let go even for fruit snacks--except she surprised me and went on the tube. Myles smiled and played while Rob dreamed of the day when he would be on a wakeboard. And I stuck my butt out on two skiis while reminding Rob that he knew what I was when he married me and I have nothing to prove. It was a gorgeous August night and made me not want summer to end. Thanks guys for inviting us!

(In case you haven't noticed, I blog mainly so I can show off my pictures....especially when it comes to Myles.)

24th of July

We had a great traditional 24th of July in Panguitch. We watched the parade and the girls got loads of candy, although I think Mekinley was a little disappointed she wasn't in the parade herself. The highlight this year was when the fire trucks sprayed the hose into the air. Trust me, you haven't experienced the 24th of July, or small town Utah for that matter, until you've experienced the Panguitch parade. A small part of me, though, is always a little sad on the 24th in Panguitch. One of my last memories of my grandma was when she and my grandpa came over to spend one 24th in Panguich with me and Rob. We took them to the parade, the BBQ in the park, and even showed them the waterfalls coming out of Panguitch Lake that we drop in our kayaks. My grandma loved it. She talked about it every time I saw her after that. I miss you, Grandma.

We also went to the park and the girls went on a pumped up water slide and Mekinley put on a velcro suit and was thrown up onto a velcro wall. The girls also ran in the kids races. Sierra was honestly so far ahead of the other three year olds, but about four steps from the finish line she decided she was done. She seriously just stopped dead in her tracks. All of the other kids caught up to her and passed her into the finish line. It was hilarious. When we asked her why she stopped, she simply said, "They weren't my friends." Mekinley ran a good race as well, but had a slow start. Next year we'll get them.

One day in Panguitch we also rented a Rhino and went into the hills. Of course Sierra was too afraid, but we couldn't go fast enough for Mekinley. We also hiked to the hidden falls. It brought back some good memories. The last time we hiked to the falls was almost ten years ago (Has it really been that long?!) when Rob and I were dating--except you probably couldn't call it that--when we were "hanging out". Ah!! That was back when he was still trying to impress me. It really was the date that changed things for me. It was then that I started to see that Rob was more than a snowboard bum. It was also amazing to see that it hadn't changed much in ten years and that there are still places so beautiful and for the most part untouched. It was also fun to see Mekinley in the same place we had been long before she ever came around. I don't want to wait another ten years before I see it again.

Ten Years Ago....The day that started it all....

....little did we know....

...ten years later...

We haven't aged a bit!