Redneck Hillbillies

Chad told me I didn't get any comments on my last post because it was boring...so I thought I'd make this post a little more exciting. What better way than to post some gross pictures!! To finish up the month of May, we had our annual pig roast for our friends. If you don't know about it, you do now, and you are officially invited to next years! Every year we buy a pig from a local rancher, kill/skin it, put it on a spit, season it, and cook it for hours...it's delicious!! (I will give a little warning: Don't eat too much in one sitting because it is greasy and you will be on the toilet later!) Yes, we are rednecks. No, we don't care. Why? Because we have fun!! Hope you don't get sick looking at these pictures...it is NOT for those with a weak stomach! hehe

The boys took it to our friends property to "take care of business." Much better than last year!

I told you they were gross! Is it more exciting than the last post....I would say so!!

Washing it up so it can be seasoned. You KNOW our neighbors LOVE us!
Here she is...roasting to perfection!! Yummy!

They always eat so much while cutting it up that they aren't hungry by partytime! What is it with men and meat?!

Our friend is an optometrist so we made him join the "eyeball club." He did it, but I don't think his wife is going to kiss him for a LONG time!

Thanks to all of our great friends for a great party! We can't wait for next years!!

Strangers

Yes, we have become strangers. I know it's been a while, and I don't even have a good excuse. I'm going to try to catch up on few of our recent events, but it's going to take a couple of posts...sorry! :) First is Mother's Day. I had a great day with some exciting visitors. Our favorite friends (family really) from AZ came to spend the weekend with us. We have missed them so much! We had lots of fun with them at soccer, Bananas Fun Park, the dinosaur museum, and the river. Of course, there was also mountain biking involved :) The next event might seem silly to most of you, but it was important to us :) Our yellow lab Layla had her 10th birthday. We've had her since she was a puppy and it's hard to believe that she is already so old! She doesn't do much anymore and she is such a good dog.

Soccer is finally over! Don't get me wrong, it was fun and the girls loved it, but it's nice to have a break before next season. It has been so good for the girls and Chad. He is trying really hard to learn "girl sports" since he doesn't have a boy to teach wrestling/football! He is going to be one of Carli's coaches next season...should be fun! The Brownlows were here to watch their last game :0)

An exciting event is Regan graduated from Joy School this month! For those of you who don't know what that is, it's a preschool group we put together that is taught by the moms. We had a curriculum we followed and we rotated to a different house each week. A lot of work but a lot of fun!! She is already missing her Joy School friends!Carli is done with 1st grade (CRAZY!) and is already excited for 2nd grade. She has grown so much this last school year and is a great student! She had a great teacher and we will miss her!

Summer has officially started and we have already been sooooo busy! I will update more later. We will try not to be strangers! Happy Summer!

"Someone"

a mother is someone who thinks going to the grocery store alone is relaxing.
a mother is someone who never gets tired of telling her labor/delivery stories.

a mother is someone who loves the smell of a soft newborn in her arms.

a mother is someone who stays up all night with a sick baby and never gets a nap the next day.

a mother is someone who takes thousands of pictures but can't find hardly any of herself.

a mother is someone who loves her children even when they walk through the house covered in mud.

a mother is someone who gains 60 lbs. while pregnant and STILL has more children.

a mother is someone who prays everyday.

a mother is someone who never gets tired of looking at her children's baby pictures.

a mother is someone who has the flu but doesn't get to call in sick.

a mother is someone who needs a date (or two) with her husband every once in a while.

a mother is someone who serves selflessly everyday.

a mother is someone who doesn't get a cookie because her child's got eaten by the dog.

a mother is someone who can't help but smile when she looks at her children.

a mother is someone that may be ordinary, but has an extraordinary calling.

a mother is someone.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. Hope it was a great day!

ps-I know the pictures are pretty scary...sorry!! I hope to never have hair or a chubby face like that again :)

Crazy 8's

Both girls wanted to be #8 for soccer (I don't know why) so we started calling them "crazy 8's". It is so cute to see them walking together when they have their uniforms on...they think they're so cool!

Regan is catching on to the game a little. She just likes to get out there and "kick that ball". It doesn't matter which direction it goes! It is so cute to watch!

Carli has become a soccer-fanatic!! She has improved SO much from last season, and is one of the best on her team...check out this action shot! We are so proud of her!!

This picture has a story behind it: The girl in blue "flying" through the air is Carli's friend Kylee. This is their first time playing against each other. Prior to the game, the dads were laughing about "taking out" their friend during the game...all in fun! Well, no sooner had the first quarter started and Carli totally plowed down Kylee!! Aaahhhh!! She said it was an accident, but Kylee's dad unfortunately got a picture of the incident. Here is the picture of Kylee falling and Carli's arm extended from taking her out! Thanks for not suing us! :) Don't worry, they're still friends!!

facebook

Alright, so I finally joined "facebook". It looks like it might be fun! I hope it doesn't take over any extra time I may have :) I've been getting bugged about this for a while now, so here are your options:

a) Log onto "facebook" and add me as a friend

b) Become a member (or whatever it's called) of "facebook" and add me as a friend

c) Not care about "facebook" in the slightest

To those of you who put off "facebook" like I did, just think....friends are great! Who doesn't need more friends?!? :)

All of my sisters are on "facebook"...I'm the last one to join!

Biker Chick

Mountain biking, that is! Carli started mountain biking with Chad this weekend!! On Friday afternoon she biked Kessel and Saturday afternoon she biked Rustlers. She did AWSUM!! She had a couple wrecks on Friday and they made her "a little worried", but Saturday she jumped on and rode with no problems! Chad is so proud! He is excited that they can go out and ride together. Mountain biking has become one of his favorite hobbies. We are spoiled living here because we have great friends who are always up for getting out and having fun! Now Regan wants to learn to ride without training wheels so she can go with them! (I want to go too!) We are so happy our girls love to be outdoors and spend time as a family! Maybe in a few years we'll have a bunch of "biker chicks"! :)
Chad coming in
Carli before the ride

Carli coming in...doesn't she look so tiny!? Carli after the ride...look at that smile!
One cute mountain biker!

What's up?

For those of you who have been wondering lately, "Where is Mindy?" "Why hasn't she made any comments on my blog?" "Why hasn't she done her hair this week?" "Does she always wear dirty clothes?" let me explain...I decided last week, spur of the moment, that I was going to paint my table and chairs. Why I chose the week of Easter (and many other activites) to do it, I don't know. I LOVE the finished product, but it was quite the undertaking. After days of sanding, hours of painting, days to dry and more hours of sealing, I am ready for this project to be done!! AND it's not! I still have to finish the leaf for the table and I'm searching for two more chairs to buy/sand/paint. My family is happy to have a table back after a week and I am happy it's almost done. Now it's time to start curtains! :)