Cam meets Audrina Patridge!

Cam & I went down to Vegas for an auto auction a few weeks ago. Weston & Sara S. drove down to play with us for a couple of days. We were able to go to a show, eat lots of food, stay up late, sleep in, & lay out by the pool! While we were at Caesar's Palace eating at the Cheesecake Factory- Cam spotted Audrina Patridge (from 'The Hills')!! She was really sweet when we asked to take a picture with her! Her mom offered to take it & Cam was seriously on cloud 9!!! She is a babe though so I can't blame him! Good thing I know he loves me!!

"E" is for Ebleskiver

My mom came to my house to help me & my cousins, Rach & Patty, learn how to make Danish Ebleskivers like my Oma used to make us! It was a riot! We "mis-measured" the flour, the sugar (5 tsps- not 5 cups!), & spilled the egg whites! After starting over, we began the process of cooking them at the stove! Yes- me wearing the goggles was a joke! :0) I really respect how my grandma used to spend hours at the stove making these for family parties cause all of our backs were aching at the end of the day! We ate them as fast as they were made & got the stamp of approval from the taste-testers aka- the kids! Only Sadie said she didn't care for them (picky picky)! It was fun to get together & learn a tradition that I hope to pass down to my children! I only wish my Oma were here to teach us herself! Thanks Mom for standing in! & thanks to Rach & Patty for the laughs! I wasn't quite sure if the tummy ache I had afterwards was from laughing or from eating so many of them dipped in powdered sugar! Probably both!!

"W" is for Wall-E

My kids (okay-and me too!) wanted to go see the new movie- Wall-E! So- they grabbed their friends, Cooper Hiatt, Miranda Mumford, & Abby Howe & we met Amber & Will Gorham there for some fun movie time! I totally recommend this movie to everyone! It was so stinking cute! Of course- my kids got distracted by popcorn, pop, & candy- but loved the movie! All of them give it "two big thumbs up"!! It has a cute plot, endearing characters, & a touching love story! I love to hold hands with Cam & to see robots want that too was too cute!

"D" is for Dinosaur Park, Donuts, & Dads

For "D" Day- Cam & I took the kids up to Ogden Eccles Dinosaur Park! Then we went & took them to Krispy Kreme for donuts (no-not fat free-but incredibly delicious)!! Quick night of fun for the family! & the D in Dad is for the best dad in the whole world! Cam is seriously the most wonderful dad I know & is incredibly good to our children! He lives for them! The pic of him & the kids was taken out front of our house after church on Father's Day!! We love you Cam!! Thanks for being so good to us!!

The newest member of the Lavulo family!

Getting my house ready for my future sister-in-law's wedding shower, going dancing at a club for her bachelorette party til 4 in the morning (free Sprite for the designated driver!), and planning a groom's dinner for almost 100 people in my back yard definitely took it's toll on me! But watching my only brother's smiling face as his cute bride walked down the aisle towards him made it all worth it!! They make such an adorable couple & it makes me happy to see how much they love each other! It's so fun to see them together & how sweetly they treat one another! Made me also realize something else- I'm extremely grateful for how sweet my husband still treats me after almost 14 years! Anyways- the wedding was awesome! (VERY glad it's all over though!) I'm excited to have a new sister-in-law who loves my brother! Welcome to the family-crazy as we may be!

"T" is for Treehouse Museum!!

Rach & I took our kids to the Children's Treehouse Museum in Ogden for a couple hours. Colby & Trenten decided it was okay to actually play there since they had each other to be "cool" with. However, Drew is a true teenager & much too cool for the museum now! Every now & then, he'll go to a few "kid places" with me- but high school football practice & hanging with his buddies is a lot more appealing to him these days! It was hilarious how Jody & Kaytlin kept modeling outfit after outfit for Rach & I. They kept telling us to take their pictures- to the point where we'd pretend to take it & say "oh ya- that one looks great!"! They finally caught on & figured out we were pretending! We were busted but had the good excuse that the batteries on the camera were running low! Rach & I attempted to take a pic of ourselves, without much success! (See the photo of a really close up shot of only half of my face!) We gave in & had Colby take one for us! It was fun to go with them & it made me realize I really don't get to spend as much time with Rach as I'd like to! We'll have to fix that this summer!!

Island Park Cabin May 31st

We went up to Island Park the weekend after school got out (May 31st) with our friends, the Harris's & the Gorham's. It was great weather & the kids had an absolute blast! We ate WAY too much junk food (I swear I gained a few lbs those few days)! Sara taught us a new game using the Scrabble letters- & I must admit, that even though it didn't sound too fun at first, we all found ourselves addicted to playing it! The kids loved the paddle boat & Drew, Colby, & Parker even tried to tow home an abandoned dock (It's amazing what kids will do to entertain themselves)! The little kids went on a walk with us & we saw a giant bunny rabbit & some cute chipmunks! It really was a fun getaway for our kids & a great way for us parents to run away from our chores, jobs, etc! Thanks again for the invite!!