Game Night Gone Wrong

THIS is what we end up with when I play
Scrabble with the boys
(that would be Mike, Jon & McKay)
until 2:00 am.
I'm just trying to have a nice, civilized game of Scrabble, and someone has to put the word Farts on the board.
Things went downhill from there...

Let this be a lesson people.
No Scrabble After Midnight.

A Festivus Miracle!

Mike & I found our kids the perfect wooden play set (for the perfect low price) on Craigslist, after much research & googling. Once we had made our purchase the reality began to set in...
HOW in the WORLD are we going to get the play set from point A to point B ???

Stress.
And then came Kent, Dave & Bob (with kids in tow) to our rescue. Our super hero friends helped Mike pick up the play set & transport it to our house on Bob's flatbed.

This was the scene as they pulled up.

Pause for Dave & Mike to de-spider-web... ewwwwww!

Kent, whom we now refer to as "The Man", skillfully maneuvered the play set UP & OVER our fence with his forklift.

The crew on the other side lifted the play set off the forklift & into our backyard...

and I didn't see my 3 youngest children until the sun went down...
Oh Happy Day!
Thank you Super Heroes.
ps - i'm still looking for the perfect thank-you gift, but haven't come across any "thanks for moving my play set with your mad skills" cards...

Everybody was Kung-Fu Fighting

It all started when Tony found my post-Lasik protective eye goggles. They instantly became one of his favorite accessories.

I would often find him like this...

Pretty soon everybody decided to get in on the action...
the goggles brought out the kung-fu fighter in all of us.

Even Murphy.
hi-ya!

Spring Break Fever Part VI (The Final Chapter or Let It Snow or Farewell Beloved Utah)

What is this ridiculous blue straight jacket???

And, by the way, what IS snow ???

Once there was a snow(wo)man.

and TWO cute girls.

Take the Taylors bowling... take them bowling

Who needs Brunswick ?

Party Freaks

Just a shout out to my birthday boy...

Happy Birthday, Mike !

do we know how to party, or what ?

Oh what do you do in the Summertime?

Today is officially our first day of summer. I am ecstatic that we can slow down the pace and spend some time simply playing. At our house it is all about getting wet, popsicles & games (of the board and Wii variety).




Summer rocks !

oh yeah.