July 4th Girls

FUN, FOOD, FAMILY/FRIENDS and FIREWORKS!
The four-f's of July. (I had to put Family and Friends into one.)

This year we didn't go to the parade and I have to say that getting to sleep in was awesome. It would have been better if Eric would have been home but he had a race in Las Vegas that I was not attending. He did great there and I am really proud of him, out of 22 cars he finished 11th and that was with all the big time racers from California. It was a quick trip. He left Wed morning and raced on Thurs and was home at 10 on Friday. That's why I didn't go. They rode in the semi hauler that transports the cars and had to shower at the truck stop.....not my type of Vegas trip. But I was sure glad to get him home. I do have a hard time being without him!

Eric had another race here on Sat and we all ventured out in the heat for it. He didn't do too hot at all here. Something went wrong with his car and he didn't get to finish the race. I still love him and as long as he is safe it doesn't matter to me win or lose as long as he has fun. (He did report this time was no fun) A lot of work goes into this whole race car thing

Although we didn't go to the parade the girls looked fabulous all day, (if I do say so myself) in their cute festive dresses that I made them put back on the next day to take pictures cause I forgot.

We had a great 2008 4th of July!

Congrats Party

So here is the Party we had for Larry and DJ. They were married in March in California were they reside. It was nice to visit with them again since there last trip up for Chrsitmas. I too, like Desiree', do not have many pictures of the adults. It was a very hot day, but luckily there was a breeze and the pool always helps the kiddies cool off. It was a small gathering mostly just our immediate family. Small and nice and not too crowded.

Cake

My cousin from Cali and her new husband, DJ and Larry, came up for the holiday and we kind-a threw them a congrats party since this was the first time we have seen them since they became the new couple.
Once again I tried to better the last one and decided I would make flowers out of the fondant I use to cover the cake.The flowers are the same that she had in her wedding and were very fun to make. Kimberlen, my little helper in all this, kept saying "Wow Mom they look just like the real one (I had pulled up a picture on the internet to make sure they looked real) and you are a great creator". She meant creative but that's in her own words.
The cake is off white and the decorations are white. It's a little hard to see the color contrast in the photos.
Here is the latest and so far greatest.

Here is the website that I have used to help me try and master the whole fondant thing:
http://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/Fondant.htm

Taylorsville Dayzz

This past weekend was Taylorsville's annual celebration for the City, or what ever you call it. We usually try to go to the Parade so we don't have to fight our way down to the parade for the 4th. But, this year Kimberlen was able to be in the Parade with her Dance Studio. I was up at 7 to get her ready after she had already woke up once at 6 because she said she was too excited. The had told us they wanted all the girls to wear curly ponies, so I had put foam rollers in her hair the night before to make it easier. I got her ready and down to the meeting place at 8 and then back to get Maycee and Eric to go watch the parade at 9. It was fun this was Maycee's first parade (well we took her last year but does that count?) It was funny to watch her look at all the people and things as they went by. Here she is

Unfortunately I didn't get a good picture of Kimberlen due to all the Mothers and what have you that were walking with the girls. So here is what I was able to get, her taking off her head band and then as I tried to walk backwards to get a picture I cut off her head in this shot. After the parade we had to walk quite a ways to pick her up and then walk all the way back to the car. Next time we will definately watch at the end of the parade route. Kimberlen said she never wants to do that again. It was too hot and too far to walk (2 1/2 miles is far for little kids) She said she would be in a parade again if she could ride on something.

Afterwards we went home had lunch and took naps. We got the pool out and Eric and I laughed our buts off at these two little girls. Sorry no pictures of this, but it won't be the last time we get it out. We had a nice wet time.

The day was so fun then Eric made a great dinner and we were able to eat outside. We called some friends to see if they wanted to go the fireworks

later and the night was set. We piled up in cars

about 9:00 and headed over to the park. We

were able to get really close to the fireworks,

probably too close as some of the ashes came

down on top of us.

Maycee was not too thrilled with the loud BooM that some of them put off but did like seeing the colors in the sky.

Here she is with her dad who is trying to protect her. He he he

So I have yet to master the art of taking a picture of myself or at least trying to get Eric to look at the camera so this is the best I got. And yes, I do have clothes on.

PoPSicLe!

So what are we doing these hot days of summer?? Eating popsicles!!! This is the first popsicle that Maycee has ever had and she just loved it. Kimberlen also says that popsicles are her favorite too, she even asked for them all winter long.

Since Maycee loves to eat and suck on ice, I figured that she would love this cold, sweet treat. And, of course she did!! They were so cute sitting on the front porch in the shade with their treats.

Maycee was really good about sharing with me and her sister. She let both of us taste her treat. Kimberlen was not as willing to share with Maycee and I. But, I made her share so that we could both taste each flavor.

I could tell that she was getting a bit chilly when her lips and face around her mouth were cold to the touch. Even with that she was not letting go or giving it up.

What a hard thing to understand, that fact that when it is gone there is no more to eat! I am sure that she would have sat there for hours eating one after another. It was fun to watch the juice drip down her chin, and the laughter between the three of us was just HilArioUs!

Race Day

Another fun day at the local Rocky Mountain Race Track. It turned out not to be that great of a day for racing but we sure had a fun time. It was 90+ degrees and breezy, prefect for a getting a sun tan and thanks to Cory for demonstrating how it is done.
Kimberlen in her Flower Hat that the clown made for her. She thought she was pretty cute, which she was, until she stood too close to the fence and it popped. Bummer!!

Maycee was quite content in the shade of her stroller sucking on ice. Her she has her thumb up through the center of it. And we used the silicone earplugs for both girls and Maycee left them alone all night and was not bothered be the noisy cars. Hurray!! She made it through her first night of racing. Last time I brought her she started bawling and Uncle Cory took her home for the rest of the night.

Once again here is Kimberlen being her goofy self. We signed her up for Rocky's Kid Club and she got a free T-Shirt and was able to ride in the Pace Car. She was so excited, she stood in line half the night waiting for her turn. I didn't get a picture of her on the track but as they drove through the Pits the driver stopped in front of Eric's trailer so she could say "HI DAD" and he was able to see her in the car. Pretty exciting for a 6 year old. Now Maycee and I are the only ones that have not been around the track in our family.

Here is a In Motion picture of Eric racing. It looks pretty good and he just passed the yellow car behind him. Yeah! Unfortunately one of the cars in front of him broke an oil gasket and laid down a bunch of oil as they came around the corner and he spun out and was hit a couple of times, but not too much damage this time. He ended up finishing 8th out of 13 cars, so that's pretty good considering the wreck! Way to go.

And this is probably the most exciting moment of the night for Kimberlen. James, Eric's teammate, let her get in his car and "drive it" as they loaded it into the trailer. So all in all we had a pretty event full night. We had a bunch of family and friends that helped support him show up and this is what racing is all about!!

Fathers Day Part II

On Sunday we broke out the boat and had some fun in the sun! I bought Eric and his father an annual day pass to all the State Parks for fathers day. It turned out that Eric's father was unable to come due to being sick but he didn't want us to stay home because of him so we stopped and pick up Eric's brother Cory and the food his mom had prepared and headed off to the water. We didn't decide were to go until we were on road and Eric said East Canyon and I said that's too cold lets go to Echo. Big mistake, and totally my fault because I think I know it all!!!. The further we went the colder it got and it turned out Echo is not a State Park but is Privately owned. So our pass did not work and we had to pay, but what a fun day. The sun was shinning and the breeze was mild. The water did feel as though it should have ice cubes floating in it but that didn't stop Kimberlen. She jumped in about 4 or 5 different times even though it was chilly. Maycee also took her turn in the water but only to about her waist then she wanted out. Here are some fun Pictures of our day.

Hudson says.......

NO MORE BEER KRISSY!!!

Fathers Day Part I

First for Fathers Day we went to my moms house for a BBQ with my family. We had a great time and the weather was beautiful, almost hot. We played silly toss games, ate a ton of good food and dessert and threw in a little bit of wrestling. (Mom and Desiree'). Here are a few shots of the fun time.