Memorial Day

Memorial Day found us camping with the throngs of sunny day seeking peeps at North Fork, where we enjoyed hiking, fishing, soccer, relaxin' and good times round the campfire. Most of which ended up as tribal markings on Bridger's face later.

Sail or Pergola

Because our backyard is so conveniently situated in a west facing fashion, we've always had a very difficult time enjoying the yard in the summer months. While we await the maturation of our trees, it became necessary to shade at least a small portion of the yard. I voted for a classically expensive and toilsome pergola and Kelly voted for the less expensive shade sail option. So we compromised and went with the shade sail. :D In spite of my grumblings, we've really enjoyed the serene shade it's provided and have found ourselves spending more and more time chillin' outside. There is much work to be done on the yard still. Stay tuned.

Easter

Oops! Almost forgot all about Easter. Bridger loved coloring eggs and helping make chicklet cake pops. Both of which were epic failures. :) The Easter Bunny brought a special treat for Bridger in the form of a brand new bicycle, which he had so much fun riding with his cousins. Mr. EB also hid some eggs for the pups filled with special treats.

Ready...Set....Go!

Here comes a slew of posts with little to no commentary, because of my inability to really commit to blogging. ie) no time. So until I get caught up, here are a bunch of random things that have happened the last 4 months. We'll start with a visit to pleasant Vernal to celebrate Grandpa's 94th birthday! And some additional recreating.

Benatar-nation!!!

I have been yearning, PINING even, to see Pat Benatar in concert...pretty much since I was old enough to belt "Love is a Battlefield" into my hairbrush in front of my full length mirror, littered with photos of Debbie Gibson and Belinda Carlisle. At long last, she came to the Peppermill Concert Hall and it was, of course, completely sold out. Long story short, I HAD to have tickets. Had tickets. They were sold from under me. Drove to Bendover. Schmoozed the right peeps and got VIP tix. I can die happy now. :)

Just Cause

B loves his cousins sooo much!! They're so good to entertain him for hours and he lives to torment them. Please overlook the fact that we still have a Christmas tree set up in the basement.

Like Vitamin D for the Soul

March, the end of a long, frigidly cold winter, we found ourselves in need of sunshine and a mini vacay. We packed up the fam and made a road trip to St. George. We stayed at the Entrada in a gorgeous two bedroom with amazing vistas right off an expertly groomed green. The Ledges, where we ended up golfing, was re-seeding and was crunchy and dry. It was still a great time. We made a little detour to the natural history museum, which Bridger luuurved and hiked up Snow Canyon to the three ponds, which looked more like three puddles of mud. It was a great trip and rejuvenated the mind and bod.