college bound

we took aubrey down to college a week ago.

seeing aubrey say goodbye with her brothers and sister was hard and very touching.

it was nice to see the love that they have for each other,

sometimes i wonder if they even like each other what with all the fighting that goes on between them sometimes.

after the goodbyes were said regan, aubrey and i got in the car and started the drive.

none of us said very much for awhile....i think we were all processing what was REALLY going on.

we were all pretty nervous

once we got to the school the unpacking began and let me tell you aubrey brought WAY too much..tee hee.

aubrey has an enormous amount of clothes and it wasn't going to all fit in the closet.

gotta love girls and clothes.

we ended up bringing a good portion of it back with us.

after we got her settled

and

got her room decorated

it was time to say our good byes.

to my surprise it wasn't as hard as i had imagined.

i was happy for her

i was excited for her to have this really neat experience

i was really proud and happy

i didn't cry at all

this is a rare thing for me

i am a real cry-er

aubrey is a cry-er too

(she got this from me....poor kid)

but she didn't cry either

we both must be growing up

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life around here will be different without aubrey

but

thank goodness for

text messaging

and

facebook

:)

aubrey and the family at her going away bbq

the silly siblings

her cute room

as we were gettin in our car to leave

aubrey got in a truck with 2 guys

and took off

oh boy!!!!!!

college life

celebrate

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JOURNEY wanted a small party with just a few of her friends.

the mall is where all the partying took place

i gave them each a little money and told them to have fun

then the shopping spree started

juju bought

zebra striped press on nails

(classy)

and

huge sunglasses

after they shopped till they dropped

we went to

sweet tooth fairy

for some birthday cupcakes

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JOURNEY

you are sweet

super funny

smart

talented

and

happy

you are one of a kind

HAPPY 9th BIRTHDAY!!!!

birthday photo shoot

the party

the friends

back to school

new clothes

new shoes

new attitudes

for a new school year

pics of aubs going off to college coming soon

a trip

we took the kids to the cabin and to park city for a family get away

before aubrey heads off to college.

it's a total trip to think that reg and i have a kid that is this old.

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with margarita's in hand

we all made a toast to aubrey

me and aub
im going to miss my partner in crime

regan got locked in the bathroom

i thought we would all pee our pants from laughing so hard.

he couldn't get out

one of the waitresses walked by and ask what we were doing

and we told her that he was locked in.

she said she would get her manager.

we were rolling with laughter by now

the manager came and was surprised to see a grown man coming out of the bathroom

he assumed that it was a kid locked in

the look on regans face was priceless when he finally got out

the kids

pretty soon it will just be me and this guy

kids grow up super fast

BOY VS. DONUT

Mckray is obsessed with the show MAN VS. FOOD on the travel channel. The other night as we stopped off at the grocery store for a treat BIG MACK spotted this TEXAS DONUT and the challenge was thrown down. Could he eat this mammoth sized ring of chocolate goodness in 15 minutes?

Now that is what you call a GAME FACE!!

Early on in the competition Kray was taking it to the Donut with large delicious bites.

A quick drink of milk between rounds while the bruised donut rests against the ropes,


The donut half eaten , things are looking good for the BOY!!

but then DONUT comes out swingin' with vicious blows

With four big chunks left Mckray's stomach says he's through. Although he wants to continue the body says no more...

The scavengers clean up what is left of the donut!!

DISCLAIMER: This challenge was spur of the moment and Mckray had just eaten dinner and some cake at a wedding reception. With proper preparation he feels like he could take this donut down no problem.... stay tuned for a rematch

FOOTBALL



nothing great was ever achieved without ENTHUSIASM.
ralph waldo emerson

mckray lives each day with much enthusiasm
he is a lover of life
and
loves football
its going to be a great season

staycation

reg took his vacation time last week

funds have been a lil low

so

we just did a few activities around town

aub missed out because she went down to st. george for a job.

bridger missed out on some of the fun cause

he is a teenager.

nuf said!!

he did come around

and participate in a few of the activities

that made this momma happy

you gotta LOVE the teenage years

first, we loaded up the canoe and headed for the pond

big mac daddy

feeding the fish

then the rain started

we have had a hard time getting the canoe in the water

every time we do it starts to rain.....HARD

reg and bridger picking up the lils before the lightning started.

it dumped tons o water on us

lightning and thunder followed

we were pretty bummed out

hiking the Y
it was super hot even with the sun hiding behind the clouds most of the day

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journey and mckray were the only ones that came on the hike

with us.

they are tough lil guys

juju and i stopping for a photo

im a big hot sweaty mess

when we reached the top we had a snack

granola bars

fruit roll ups

and mckrays favorite.....lil weinies

he calls them "heaven in a can"

i call them disgusting!!!

like father like son

another reason your mom tells you to wear clean underwear....or just underwear for that matter

as juju was sliding down the Y

she got a hole in her pants

well

she wasn't wearing any underwear

we had a lil conversation that went something like this before we left

juju: hey, mom i don't have any clean underwear

me: yes, you do. i just washed some, they are on the dryer

juju: o.k

needless to say, she never made it to the laundry room

so she decided to go commando for hells sake

oh boy!!!

what can you do?

nothing but just laugh

luckily we had a fanny pack

to cover her fanny

after the hike

bowling

we headed over to fat cats to play a couple of games

did you know that kids bowl free during the summer??

super cool

lane 19 was where all the sweet bowling action was

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swimming

guess the old man still has the moves...tee hee

who knew he was this flexible

i am feeling sad that summer is coming to an end

i love summer!!!!

im not going to think about it

we are just gonna continue to have as much fun as we can

before schools starts