'Tis the season......

Rodeo season in one of my favorite times of year!!! I LOVE it! Life can't get much better with when cowboys, friends and strawberries and cream are involved.

Here is our rodeo group... Matt, Katie, Merrill, Selina, Ted, Me and Mindy

I LOVE cowboys!

Jalapenos poppers

Who would have known that making these..... Would have been the cause of all of this....

Apparently my arm is not a big fan of Jalapeno juice. Me and Matt wore gloves to prevent this from happening, but some how the juice still made its way to my arm. Nothing really stopped much of the burning, but we tried milk, oatmeal, and baking soda. Each was used in many different forms. Next time I need to wear longer gloves.

Saving my pennies.....

I am hoping to own one of these by the end of summer. They are so pretty!!! All they need are baskets.

Conversations

So I am officially back home which means I am back to babysitting like crazy. I have forgotten how much I missed all of the kids while I was in Logan. Luckily I will be hanging out with them all summer to make up for lost time. My favorite part of watching them is the conversations we have and the things they tell me. Here are some of winners of the week.

Brinn

Brinn: Abee why aren't you a mom yet?

Me: Because I am not married yet.

Brinn: Oh...... why aren't you married yet?

Me: I haven't found a husband.....

Brinn: (she thinks about this for a minute) Abee when are you going to find a husband?

Me: I have no idea.......

Kaleton

Kale had managed to find a catepillar and brought him into the house to play with

Me: Kale why don't you take him outside? He will like it much better out there

Kale: (Kale looks at me distraughtly )Abee that is a bad idea. He is my best friend.

Me: My bad

Christian and Lisa

I was sitting on the ground with them playing with their dog and their mom had gone outside to get something and left the back door open. Something outside kind of smelled funky.

Lisa: What's that smell?

Christian: (without thinking twice about his answer turns to her and says) It is just albree.

I didn't know what to say to that.... I had just showered....

Florida

To celebrate the end of the school year, Sara and I ventured down to Florida to visit the fam and get some much needed beach time. Some of my family friends own a condo right on the beach and, lucky for us, they are generous enough to let us use it when we come to town. The condo is amazing (my dream is to own one of my own some day). Here are some pictures....

The view from the balcony.
The kitchen

and the living room
It also has two bedrooms, bathrooms, and a front porch like thing.
Sara and I stayed here for a good portion of the trip and the other nights were spent at my Grandparents. We had a pretty good time on the trip. Most of our time was spent sitting on the beach and eating.... Nothing that I can complain about.

We mangaged to see most of my cousins while we were there. My cousin Maryjane was visiting at the same time from Georgia and came and spent some time at the beach with us. This is her little boy Hayden.

Sara and I had a few mishaps while were were there. One of the nights we got back to the condo pretty late and discovered that the lock on the door was jammed. We spent a fair amount of time getting to know the security guard while he tried to get the key to work. Our attempt was unsucessful and we ended up having to drive to a friends house to stay the night. The next morning we attempted again with the mateniance guys. After they couldn't get the key to turn, we called a locksmith who also was unsucessful. After two and a half hours of waiting the mateniance guys sawed off the door knob so we could get into the condo. Good times.....

Sara and I saved a crab from the swimming pool.

I managed to wake up for sunrise... Despite the early hour it was worth the pretty site.

I miss the beach already......