X-men Trim Their Toe Nails on the Pot

So I found the perfect place to trim  pick my toe nails. On the pot! I don't know why I never thought of it before! I mean, I'm already hunched over 3 feet away and I'm sitting on my trash can!

My daughter came over to me while in my recliner and handed me an empty little toy water gun, you know, just so I could have it. She left to do who knows what else. I proceeded to pull the trigger of the empty water gun over and over and  over and over... I couldn't stop! I had the toy gun in my hand, and my finger on the trigger. It was like some weird crazy impulse. You try it. Pick up an empty toy water gun and put your finger on the trigger and tell me you're not temped to pull the trigger at least three times!

Stacy came over Friday night to babysit so Rach and I could go out. Thx Stace! We went to Carrabba's Italian Grill, our new favorite spot where I had one of the best dishes ever! I had their Sirloin (rhymes with groin) Marsala with garlic mashed potato's and  Rach had some grilled chicken dish with her all time favorite blackberry sangria. We saw X-men once we had quenched our belly's and were happy to be sitting down to allow for ample flow of blood to our stomachs. X-men was good and kept me entertained. Rach didn't seem to into it. Before the movie started she asked if Hugh J. or Wolverine was in it. When I said no, I knew from that moment on it was going to be rough for her. I wanted to take my shirt off and take a pic and send it to her phone so she could have some eye candy throughout the movie, but the theater didn't seem the right place to be pulling a stunt like that :-)

I was an idiot and and wanted to get some sun on my white body yesterday, so I did my yard work w/o a shirt on. Now I have red all over my shoulders and back! And that's what we call cause and effect at its finest. Don't forget to pickup Aloe Vera at the grocery store babe...

Christopher Creek and a Dressed Up Flying Kite That Graduated

So we (our totally awesome family) went on a vacation to Christopher Creek instead of our previously planned vacation to Greer. Why did we change plans a day before we left? Crazy Wallow fire blazing with its infamous fury!

Despite the terrible tragedy and utter destruction of helpless trees, foliage, and cabins, we all enjoyed the peaceful serenity of God's beauty. We stayed in a 600 sq ft cabin that had 5 beds! Four of them were in the attic. The creek was literally 15ft from our back door!

This is the back door. The wooden fence to the right guards the creek.

It was a 2 night vacation that was maximized to the fullest! We saw a trout hatchery, went on many little hikes, and had many spills in the creek. I was able to catch two baby crawdads! I didn't see any full sized ones, probably because I didn't want to go deep enough. If for some reason I had an insatiable hunger for crayfish I probably would've rolled around in the creek like a pig in slop!

On the way to the playground in the CC loop area we'd run into the Mogillon Monster carved out of wood. 

Lacie's not in the pic with the monster because she was really afraid of it. The pic of her is a true Happ reaction to Sean going to touch it hahaha. I mean, we kept passing it and she just never got used to it. I love how the artist felt that the monster should have some abs :-) The kids called him grumpy old troll.

We are trying to plan another vacation for August to get out of the heat as soon as possible!

As I write this Sean is throwing the foam airplane at me trying to get my attention. What?! Me?? Neglect my children?! That's preposterous!

Sean wanted to start with some extra air

Should a women approaching 30 be standing on a picnic bench? You decide...

 Don't forget SMORES (Super Marshmallows On Ridiculously Exquisite Squares) for those of you who aren't familiar with the dessert...

Fire restrictions force SMORE action over a grill

Along with this vacation we all went to Sedona for Mother's day last month. We went hiking up the West Fork trail again. Sean's second time, the twins first. Sean's first time that he'll remember though. We stayed one night at a hotel in Cottonwood and flew a kite for the first time ever out in the parking lot! I can't find any pics from that vacation for some reason. I blame technology. I'm obviously leaving out a whole lot of details about this trip. This is due to my outrageously tired fingers!

Sean graduated (kind of) he'll still do another year of pre-school. He got the Mr. Personality award this year. That's because I taught him everything he knows! His teacher may just have a list and randomly give out awards, who knows...

Awesome Pose Buddy!

Mom and Dad visited. We all went to the children's museum.

Grandparents watched the kids so Rach and I could have a date night and get dressed up to see a play in old town Gilbert. The play was pretty good. I haven't gone to see an actual live performance like that in a very long time. Thanks Mom and Dad!