Off To Yellowstone!

I finally get a vacation!! We get to go to Yellowstone and are happy to have my parents come too. We wished Kortney and Cody could have made it, but we still have our big family trip coming up with them. I'll make sure to take a lot of pictures! Have a great weekend!!

Feisty!!

We've made a discovery!! We discovered a new breed of animal. We call it a "piranha dog". They're feisty little things with lots of bite! In the above picture we see the notorious piranha dog biting and attacking it's nemesis..the foot. Stay tuned for more hair raising action!

WHO ARE YOU???

Place an X by all the things you've done up until this point in your life!Answer 29 questions at the end.This is for your entire life...
Gone on a blind date (X)
Skipped school (X)
Watched someone die (X)
Been to Canada (X)
Been to Mexico (X)
Been to Florida (X)
Been on a plane (X)
Been lost (X)
Been on the opposite side of the country (X)
Gone to Washington, DC (X)
Swam in the ocean (X)
Cried yourself to sleep (X)
Played cops and robbers (X)
Recently colored with crayons
Sang Karaoke (X)
Paid for a meal with coins only (X)
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't (X)
Made prank phone calls (X)
Laughed until a beverage came out of your nose (X)
Caught a snowflake on your tongue (X)
Danced in the rain (X)
Written a letter to Santa Claus (X)
Been kissed under the mistletoe (X)
Watched a sunset with someone you care about (X)
Blown bubbles (X)
Gone ice-skating (X)
Been skinny dipping outdoors
Gone to a drive-in movie theatre (X)
1. Any nicknames: Kam-slam, Boomslammer
2. Mothers name: Elaine
3. Favorite Drink? Rootbeer
4. Tattoo? rub on, or permanent?
5. Body Piercing? My ears
6. Do you like your job? Love it...But I don't get paid for it.
7. Pets? Our puppy Macey
8. Favorite vacation spot? There's too many, but I really like Bora-Bora, and Hawaii
9. Ever been to Africa? yes
10. Ever eaten cookies for Dinner? No
11. Ever been on TV? yes
12 Ever steal any traffic signs? no
13. Ever been in a car accident? ...yes, but most weren't my fault
14. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4 door
15. Favorite salad dressing? ranch
16. Favorite pie? cherry, or rhubarb
17. Favorite number? I've never had a favorite number
18. Favorite movie? Pride and Prejudice
19. Favorite Holiday? Christmas
20. Favorite dessert? Hahaha....too many!
21. Favorite food? Italian
22. Favorite day of the week? Friday (I get a break from the kids!)
23. Favorite brand of body wash? Bath and Body Works: Coconut Lime Sebena
24. Favorite toothpaste? As long as it's mint it's ok.
25. Favorite smell? Good food cooking in the oven.
26. What do you do to relax? Lay in bed and watch tv.
27 How do you see yourself in 10 years? Older and hopefully still happy.
28. Are you happy with your life? yes

Poor Macey

What's a little dog to do?...

It's pouring rain outside and hitting the top of our porch pretty hard. You can't really tell in the picture, but she's hiding from the sound of the rain. Poor thing. She just doesn't know what to do. I hope it doesn't wake Connor up from his nap.

The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Want to know the secret for making super soft, super yummy, super GOOD chocolate chip cookies?? Pudding! That's right.. you heard me correctly. It's Jell-O instant pudding. Wouldn't have ever guessed it huh? I made a batch of these cookies and they were AWESOME!! They are so soft and chewy and just MMMMM!!! So, I thought I would share the recipe and you guys can share in the goodness! Keep in mind though, this recipe makes about 7 doz. so you can also half the recipe. :)

4 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups butter, softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 (3.4 oz.) packages instant vanilla pudding mix (or you can choose your own flavor)
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Sift together the flour and baking soda and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the pudding mix (dry, not pre made) until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Blend in the flour mix. It works best to blend it a little at a time. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips and nuts. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet(s). Bake for 12 minutes. Edges should be golden brown.
When you make them they will come out looking doughy, but I promise you they're done! 12 minutes is all it takes and they will be PERFECT!! Trust me! Let me know if you make them and how they turned out! :)

Memory Game

I'm going to play this too. Hope you all play! Here's the directions...


1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Bugs.. BE GONE!! *POOF*

I haven't mentioned this to anyone because it's really gross. I've said before how we had spider issues, well.. we also have a HUGE ant and earwig problem. So now.. dum da da dum!.. Orkin to the rescue! We're getting rid of those nasty critters for good! This is funny but gross, John got attacked by flying ants this morning in the driveway on his way to work. They were flying into his head, swarming on the porch light, and otherwise infesting the garage door. EWWW!!! This has got to be stopped! I will be so glad when they are all gone! I'm too grossed out to want to be outside in our yard much. I want my home back!

I Have Flowers!!

My beautiful lily's FINALLY bloomed! Well, a few of them anyway. We planted these I think in March. They were supposed to bloom between June and July. It has taken them soooo long! But they made it! I'm so excited to see the rest of them bloom now. I finally have a garden! :)

Happy Birthday Sierra!!

Happy Birthday to my 5 year old niece Sierra!! CC is such a cute girl with loads of energy! She's always busy doing something creative and imaginative. It's so much fun to see the kind of things she comes up with. She's also a baseball player just like Wyatt. And a darn good one too!! For a 5 year old, she's into some big stuff! Sierra is the best at what she does and we love her to pieces!! Happy Birthday CC!!! We LOVE you!!

Happy 4th Of July Weekend!!

Don't burn your house down with your fireworks! (Or launch them in your neighbors tree....oops!)