Back to life, back to reality...

Tony's break is over and what a cold, wet slap in the face it has been. Just kidding. But I really do miss him. We tried to play the crap out of his break and I think we succeeded. We were able to check off most of the things on "the list" but we almost needed a break from the break.

It took a lot of energy and planning, but I am so glad we were able to do so much. I'll be honest, I still have not gotten the hang of going anywhere alone with two kids, so it may be a while before I venture out to do things on my own.

I am slowly adjusting to two kids and getting on a schedule. I really don't know how people with a lot of kids do it, I mean really, how do they do it?!?

Anyways, it was so nice to have Tony here lending me a hand, helping with meal time or bath time, which for some reason is the hardest part of the day.

I am happy that Tony was able to spend time with Eden and get to know her. Tony has a very special relationship with Indie. When she was born he would work 7 days in a row and then have 7 days off so he was able to spend a lot of time with her. I worked part time and he would watch her, he was as good at caring for her as I was. I think they really developed a bond. I want him to have that same bond with Edie.

So I guess there won't be anymore mid-day walks to 7-11...

or days spent playing playstation...

or evenings spent watching all 5 Harry Potter's...

but it was great while it lasted.

Thanks Tony for all of the fun memories we made.

I. love. you.

Bear Lake, part two...

Neil and Allie invited us along with Jessie, Preston and Mike to Bear Lake. Neil's friend at work offered to let us stay at his "place" which turned out to be a trailer home. But hey, beggars can't be choosers, right? And we appreciated a place to stay. Anywho, we rolled into town and hit up LaBeau's for dinner. Okay I am just going to admit it, between the two trips to Bear Lake, in one weeks time, I had 5 raspberry shakes and I am proud of it. Plus I am a nursing mother so I am burning calories just sitting here (that's my way of justifying). The next morning we rented two surrey bikes and rode around town. The best part of the ride is when Allie, Jessie and Preston careened into the back of us and pieces of their headlight went flying. Something about the brakes not working.

Ignore Indie's poor little red eye in this picture, Tony didn't believe me when I said he needed to use the stick sunscreen instead of the spray sunscreen on her face because the spray always gets in her eyes...I guess father knows best.

Obviously Indie was loving our surrey ride.

Fischer joined in on the fun.

We spent the afternoon at the beach. Tony's family happened to be there that day too so we got together with them and enjoyed the sunny, perfect day.

For dinner, we opted for the largest pizza this side of the Mississippi. Literally...

Old Ephraim measures 28 inches across.

Tony was lovin' him some pizza and didn't notice he was sharing with the babe.

These two are so cute together. Fischer is always so sweet to Indie. Several times during the trip he would chase Indie around saying "Give me a kiss."

Our place had a great view of the lake.

The only thing that could've made this trip better is if Indie would've remembered that she needs to sleep at night. I had a horrible time trying to get her to sleep and then she woke up about 5 times per night and got up for good at 6 a.m. I don't know how she functioned on that little sleep, I know I wasn't functioning. Little stinker.

Thanks for the fun trip guys.

Check out Allie and Jessie's posts too.

Bear Lake, part one...

We were invited up to Bear Lake with 4 other guys and their families from Tony's P.A. class. We stayed at a beautiful cabin right on the golf course and had so much fun. The people we went with were awesome and it was fun getting to know them and their wives.

The first night we were there we stayed up until 2 a.m. playing pool, ping pong, laser tag, board games and just talking. I felt like a kid again, despite the fact my two babies were asleep in the next room.

The next day we went to the pool at the condos in Sweetwater and had a picnic in the park.

Later Tony got in 9 holes of golf with the guys while I hung out with the wives and the kids.

You can't go to Bear Lake without a trip (or two) to LaBeau's for their famous raspberry shakes.

Before we headed home we took a drive around the whole lake which took about 1 hour. Then we grabbed some lunch at LaBeau's and played at a nearby park.

I love, love, love this picture.

And this one too, she looks so cute.

I love Bear Lake. It is so beautiful and I have so many memories of that place.

Thanks for inviting us Jack and Ty!

Roy Aquatic Center...

Another stop during the break was to the Roy Aquatic Center. This place was rockin'. Slides, diving boards, 3 different pools, tons of stuff for little kids to do and all for only 5 bucks. I didn't get a picture of Tony going down the slide but he rocketed out of that puppy and skidded across the water for about 15 feet.

Indie has been pretty picky this year when it comes to pool temperatures. Unless it is "bathtub warm" she is not interested.

Tony was like the Pied Piper, the kids were following him around begging to be tossed.

Another great day.

I highly suggest this place, it's well worth the drive to Roy.

Ogden splash pad...

Pineview...

We took another trip to Pineview during Tony's break. We went with Allie, Madelyn, Erinne and the kids. The weather was much cooler and quite windy so only Tony swam but it was still a nice, relaxing day on the beach.

Please notice Indie's muff in this picture. The wind was blowing it all forward and she looked like Hans Klopeck.

Foo Fi playing in the sand.

I love Pineview. It is far enough away to feel like you are getting away but close enough for a day trip. I wish we went there more often.