Pine Needle Tea

They've been watching a little too much "Man vs. Wild" with host Mr. Vitamin C! Here's my lovely brother-in-law, Wes, trying out the pine needle "tea" they made on their backpacking adventure. I wonder if the scent attracted any pumas...

He likes it, he really likes it!

Nerds Released into the Wild

I'm so funny, I know! Chris and two of his brothers went backpacking for two days up in the Uintas. I get more Nice-Wife-Points for holding down the fort (and then doing his laundry when he came back!). Apparently they had an exciting time naming pieces of wood, sleeping in the dirt, overeating, and being sweaty and gross. I'm going to have to give Chris rights to post on here so he can defend himself, aren't I?

The Three Amigops

"Twiggy" the camp mascot

Torry with "Unbearable" the bear-hunting stick (I don't lay claim to that bad pun, that's all him)

Wes, tired of wearing the same hat as his two brothers, decides to float his downstream

Chris with what his Scouts called his "Man Poles"

First time in Exersaucer

My little man is growing up! He was super-wobbly in the Exersaucer, so I couldn't even tell if he liked it. During this picture Kenzie was quizzing Parker on his colors: "Do you know what color the elephant is, bud?" In a few more weeks he'll be ready to play. That is, if Kenzie lets him have a turn! (It's currently filled with Barbies).

Happy 28th Birthday to Daddy!

I'm such a nice wife... not only did I load up a box with Twinkies, Apple Beer, cornichons, root beer, Tim's potato chips, and the They Might Be Giants DVD "Here Come the 123s" (ok that was from Kenzie), but I also made an appointment for him to have a 1-hour massage at Massage Envy. Not to mention that I made him ribs for dinner. (Am I talking myself up enough here?) McKenzie was so excited that it was Daddy's birthday that we even put candles on the cake twice and let her sing and blow them out. And she even let Daddy open one of the presents on his own!

Museum of Ancient Life

McKenzie has been begging to see the dinosaur museum for some time now, so we finally went tonight with Grandma Susan and Great-Grandma. Little did we know it was "Two Dollar Tuesday"at Thanksgiving Point so it was insane! Parker slept in his carrier (although I couldn't see over the thing and plowed over some little boy who was walking backwards) and McKenzie was initially wary of the large bones but quickly got over it. Strangely enough I think her favorite thing was a gigantic replica of an ancient shark. (Yet she gets worried about ladybugs on her ceiling!) She even got to dig for dinosaur bones (but she just played in the sand). I hope they both sleep well tonight!

5 Year Anniversary

Saturday was our 5th wedding anniversary, so we followed tradition and went to Mimi's Cafe. (That started when a travel agent tried to convince us to stay at a hotel for our honeymoon that was, "even close to Mimi's Cafe!" We hadn't heard of it, so we thought it was a local landmark! We didn't pick the hotel, and a good thing since when we came home from our honeymoon we noticed a Mimi's Cafe just a few minutes from our apartment!). Anyways, we made it halfway through the meal. Kenzie was very good, even asking very politely, "Mommy, can I play with the sharp knife?" (referring to the steak knife at her spot). Parker slept until I had finished half my sandwich, when he promptly awoke and started screaming. Nothing would pacify him so I stood outside enduring strange looks while Chris packed up the food in boxes... we wound up finishing our meal at home watching the Olympics. Oh, the glamour is sure gone, but at least the food was good!