Our Family Vacation

We went up to Washington for a family vacation. We went camping with my mom and brothers (my youngest brother and sister weren't able to go because of work schedules. We really missed them.) We had a fun time with everyone. We were really sad that we weren't able to meet up with my dad and stepmom and brothers and sisters. We'll see them soon though.

Family Trip Breakdown:
We traveled a total 2303.4 miles; used 176.2 gallons of gas; went an average speed of 45 mph and got about 13 miles to the gallon. Sounds fun, doesn't it?

So our trip begins with everything packed in our trailer except the kitchen sink. Let's just say it was SLOW going up hills. It took us 15 hours straight through the night to get to my mom's house. We were very tired.

To keep the kids entertained, they watched movies. Haley's headphones wouldn't fit, so we stuffed an unused sponge in between her head and the strap and they fit perfect.

After a couple of days with no naps, Kate was finally way too tired to stay awake at the dinner table.

Who are those handsome men? Oh yeah! Curtis and Rocky at the "beach" area at my mom's house.

Kate, Shannon, Me, Natalie, my sister Stacey, and Haley. The sky is pretty much what it looked like the ENTIRE time we were there. Needless to say, we were never able to go wakeboarding or waterskiing. We were very sad.

This was Rocky's first time swimming in a lake. He LOVED it! He kept going after ducks, but they were always too fast.

A five hour trip from my mom's house brought us to a campground up in Omak, Wa. We were able to get everything set up and then hang out for one day and then guess what - it started RAINING! It was freezing! We had a fire and Natalie decided she wanted to roast a marshmallow.

Kate was posing for each picture. She kept throwing her legs up on the arm of the chair. It was so funny!

Kate, Me, Haley, Shaunnacy and Natalie

Both Natalie and Haley went fishing. My brother Chris bought them Barbie fishing poles. They loved fishing with them. They both caught 5 trout the first time they went out.

Our water soaked campground.

Hello Cheeks!

Chris was super excited about his camping chair with a canopy. That's his dog Rufio. Jeremy's lounging in his chair.

These are the fish the older girls caught, but Kate wanted to be in on everything so she marched right up and grabbed the chain that all the yucky fish were on. They were touching her shirt. I almost threw up! EEEWWW

Chris, Jeremy and Curtis after a long dusty ride on the quads.

Our lovely trip home began about 4 hours after leaving Omak with a flat tire. Later that day, I had a breakdown because I was exhausted and had to set up camp again at 10:00pm. A couple of curse words were heard by Curtis. We drove 11 hours the first day and 12 hours the 2nd day. Although I may sound a little complainy we had tons of fun with family. They were what made the trip worth it. Thanks guys for a vacation we'll never forget!

Crazy Hair

The summer before I moved to Utah, I went on vacation with my dad, stepmom and brothers and sisters to Sunriver in Bend, Or. We were a little crazy. I had forgotten all about these pictures until yesterday. I was busting up. I can't believe I got my hair to be so big. I think I brushed it when it was dry. I guess I know now never to do that again! My hair was CRAZY big.

11 Years of Pure Marital Bliss!

We have been married for 11 years on Saturday. It has been so much fun! Curtis is the best person to be married to. He is constantly thinking of others and ALWAYS makes me laugh. I always said I wanted to marry someone like my dad and my uncle - Curtis totally fit the bill. He is perfect. Love you babe!

And so the constant harassment and teasing begins and continues to this day.

This was our engagement picture taken by my mother at "the falls" in Granite Falls

We were engaged already and I came to California to meet his parents. At least I knew what I was getting in to with the CONSTANT harassment. (I am totally diggin the overall shorts and the grey shirt. They don't call me "trend setter" for nothing. HaHa)

We met in Utah and only went on a couple of dates before Curtis knew he was supposed to marry me. It took me only a few months longer to figure it out. I don't really remember why he was dressed like that. It must have been some kind of cowboy activity. Apparently that's my best cowboy getup I got. (P.S. Love the pants honey!)

While we were dating in Utah we spent a lot of time with his younger sister Carrie. She is such a fun person to hang out with . We had a good time up in Park City. Of course Curtis looks like he's going to attack but we had a good time.

Guitar Hero Girls

The girls love to play guitar hero and of course Kate had to join in.