The New Bike!

This time Olivia is the lucky one who gets the new bike...

Johnny went on a business trip and came home with a new bike for Olivia. It is the cutest little thing i've ever seen, therefore, it deserves it's own post.

It's a balance bike. The newest craze. It doesn't have any peddles and helps kids learn to balance first and foremost. No more training wheels. She is already getting pretty good and has learned how to balance really quickly!
Inside...

on the driveway...

on the grass...

...wherever, you can't be picky with these sort of things!

Isn't it cute?

She loves it!

Annual Girls Weekend!

Every year my in-laws and I go down to St. George for a super fun girls weekend! This was the Fifth year of our annual girls weekend trip and probably the most low key! We had a small attendance this year due to people's busy lives and one person (you know who you are) re-locating all the way across the Pacific Ocean. We had a total count of 7 adults, 2 kids, 1 baby and one on the way~a lot smaller that other years! Even though some of the KEY people of girls weekend weren't there this year we still managed to have an excellent time!

Somehow we never managed to get an entire group pic...Linda, Cassidy and Izzy are missing from this one! Cute Baby Jayne is the most chill baby i've ever met!

We got mani/pedi's

Annie, Jess, Amanda and I opted out of Tuahcahn this year and decided to got to a movie instead! Best choice EVER and we got this GIANT bag of popcorn for FREE after the show!! haha Annie worked her magic! This is HOW giant it is...

Cute Jayne and her mean mom feeding her a lemon!

I didn't get too many pics this year but we still had an amazing time! This year was one of my personal best and biggest shopping trips yet...Livi got SPOILED and I got myself some goodies too! :) Here's to shopping without a kid in tow!!!! I also really enjoyed laying by the pool and relaxing all weekend without any manditory chores! What a great break!

I love it.

I dare you to try it.

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Wendover

Johnny has been training for his upcoming fight in the Gladiator Challenge at The Nugget Hotel & Casino in Wendover. Well this past weekend was it! A bunch of family and friends drove out to see him fight and SURPRISE...his opponent backed out at the last minute (apparently he cut his hand?!) Well, this is the THIRD time that Johnny's guy has bailed. I think they are ALL SCARED! Mushin and Bernales have GREAT reputations for having the toughest, well-trained fighters...and no-one wants to get beat by them! Well, we still went out to watch Johnny's "team-mate" fight for his Title as Welter-Weight Champion and to have a good time! Jman still got paid, we got a free room and Jake Paul retained his title as Welter-Weight champion with a FIVE SECOND K.O.!!!! Booya. Was a great night all around and everybody wins!

Jake Paul and Johnny training for their fights!

Jake P, Johnny and their Stellar trainers at Mushin: Cade, Brandon and Brian!

At the Fights

The Ladies Angel, Me, Jackie and Melina
Paul, Jman, JakeS'more

Jman and his handsome brothers Jake and Ben....(who happen to both by single) *wink-wink.

Me and Jake Pauls Victory Belt. Don't be scurred.
Some the Guys

The Crew. The Win.

us at 5 am...after playing hard! zzz

Bart at 5 am... :)

and a "Thanks" to LuLu for watching OUR little NUGGET!!!

Angel's Getting MARRIED!

We have had fun spoiling Angel before her wedding on Sept. 5th...

Bachelorette at Studio Soiree:

Jesse, Jane, Karen, Angel, Melina, Kristen, Meki, Kacie and Me

Enough Seen....

and The Wedding Shower:

Daxton, Clara, Bridger and Olivia the Giant. The babies are all within 5 days of eachother!
Me and all of my work peeps pitched in to get Angel this sweet BBQ!

We are SO excited for Angel and AJ...Only ONE more week!

Hobble Creek Half

I ran my 3rd Half Marathon of the summer Last weekend and it was a BLAST!

Angel, Me, Jackie and Meki

We all managed to run under our goal times! My time was 1:58:06 and my goal was to finish under 2 hours! Hooray. I really enjoy running....what a fun summer it has been :)

Short 8 Mile Hike

Kacie and I went on a sweet hike up to Red Pine Lake while our amazing husbands stayed home with the kids! It was SUCH a nice day and a great feeling to be out in the mountains and so we hiked to the top of one... literally! It was soo much fun we want to do one of these every week! Here are the pics

Red Pine Lake

Kacie and me

Minneapolis Extravamaganza!

I had the opportunity to fly out to Minneapolis, Minnesota to visit my BFF/Cousin Debra and her husband Ryan for a few days this month! I had such a blast with them and loved, loved, loved Minneapolis! Thanks Deb-again, for entertaining me for the weekend and letting me stay! Over the weekend we had so much fun! It started with us running the Gopher to Badger Half Marathon together. Besides the two mile asthma attack and the downpour at the start...it was amazing! We got to run along side the St. Croix river and the last two or so miles we ran over the river and ended in Hudson, WI. MAN, was it BEAUTIFUL. I decided while there that I am completely GREEN DEPRIVED!!! I am IN LOVE with all of the rivers, bridges, planter boxes, green, green, green! What a cool City~

Deb's Man Ryan ran the race "with" us...but finished 20 minutes before us! Deb stayed with me through the race, it was fun to have a running budy to race with!

Calhoun Lake

Kayaking on the lake was HEAVEN. I'd be out there every single day if I lived there.

deb n me

So Beautiful!

awe.

This is no joke, folks! Fried Cheese...

:)

The "beach" at Calhoun Lake

Cool Sculpture Downtown

serious art.

I loved these walls...

An old Mill that burned down...they preserved the building and it's now a museum!

This is in the middle of the city!

Stone Arch Bridge

Sitting in ...

Downtown Minneapolis

I should've started digging!

On Stone Arch Bridge

Love it

I stopped by Greg Nelson's Gym and got Johnny a T!

The TWINS new stadium!

The IDS Tower Sweet staircase. The locals were looking up in the sky like "what in the world is she taking a picture of?" haha
On top of the Foshay Tower

Minneapolis

I couldn't help it!

The Foshay- a W Hotel

The Only Pic from the Mall of America! HAha

Not only did we do all this awesome stuff that you see but I also got to sleep in until 1130 one day, see two movies, and eat out at several great restaurants with no kids!!! What a relaxing and fun weekend!

Home:

Olivia's Souvineirs...she thought it was her birthday, she kept saying "my birthday, my birthday!"

Glad to be home but miss Deb like CRAZY!!! I also miss the vacation! :)