Picnics, Pancakes & Pets

Picnic, Pancakes and Pets... that's what our last few days have consisted of. Friday evening we had our annual work BBQ. A HUGE thanks to everyone who helped out. We had yummy food (thanks Brad), fun games, great prizes and perfect weather. I am sooo glad it is over and done with now. I love planning these types of things, but when crunch time hits I wonder "what the hell I was thinking".

Here is Myles showing us his tremendous Hula Hoop skills. Seriously, I had no idea he could hula hoop so well :)

Teri and Rebecca were life-savers and helped me pull off this shindig without a glitch!! And it was Rebecca's B-day, so Happy Birthday Rebecca!!

The kids played water games. And what better an activity in 107 degree weather!?!?

Saturday the kid-o's and I went to the Cub Scout pancake breakfast at the park. Poor Brad had just fallen asleep when it was time to leave, so no pancakes for him. The rest of the day we spent running weekend errands such as grocery shopping, the library, and laundry. I got the movie Cujo at the library because Brad had never seen it!! So we watched that last night. I could hardly remember the movie myself, but watching it this time around I felt so bad for Cujo. He was such a nice pooch before that pesky Bat had to go bite him and screw up every ones life!!

This afternoon Myles taught his first Family Home Evening lesson. He did great and was actually upset that he couldn't teach again next week. After dinner Brad and Evie and I took my car to the local car-wash (Brad had just finished getting off all the tar that some truck splattered me with, dumb old truck, ggrrr!) We weren't planning on taking Evie to the car wash with us, but she ran out the door so Brad just threw her in the back for a little ride. Well we have discovered Evie's greatest fear, yep the poor thing hated the car wash!! She jumped over both the back rows of seats and sat between us shaking like a leave the entire time!

We were planning on going to Seven Peaks Water Park tomorrow, but with the weather, it is looking highly unlikely. We are still keeping our fingers crossed, but I think the movie theater would be better suited for a family activity during Thunder/Lightening storms.

"Tough times never last, but tough people do!" -- Robert Schuller