Patrick Goes to School

So we dropped Patrick off at BYU!

It all started with a haircut! Courtney had to get her Cali long haired

little brother upto the strict hair over the ears standard!

Before...

After... notice the photo over his right shoulder.

The dorm

Patrick in front of the view from his dorm. We will be hiking up to the "Y"( behind him click for a better view) at the end of the month when we go up for the BYU/Colorado St game!

Patrick and his room mate Justin.

Chris helped us to get Patrick all signed up, purchase books, and moved into the dorm! Here Patrick is contemplating how nice it was of his brother to do that!

Move in day!

The kids putting their education where their mouths are.. those are their BYU id cards.

We went up to the canyons for s'mores... we made some, but nobody ate them.

We like the idea of s'mores more than the actual taste and consequences of s'mores.

Joshua killed a tree so we could stay warm... in august.

We are so proud of Patrick and wish him nothing but success! He is a great boy and we miss him very much already! One to go...

Yeah, so me and Courtney... we're kinda famous.... Ain't no thang...

Tori, Courtney, Me

Courtney and her friend, Hailey started a new business called Designer Consigner. They were featured on Good Things Utah yesterday and since I am up here dropping Patrick off at school, I got to be one of her models. Check out the video here. So now I can add 'model' to my already full resume. I am sure the phone will be ringing off the hook with all kinds of offers. In fact I think my phone must be broken because so far....dead silence...I better have it checked!

(BTW I felt like a total dork. I have a new appreciation for models...it's harder than it looks.)

Rah Rah Sis Boom Bah!

My 30 year high school reunion is coming up.

Look what i found in a box in the attic.

Yes that is me circa 1978. You may mock me now....

Newport... land that I love

I love Newport! Every year the weather is a perfect 75 degrees with a nice breeze. And every year I beg my husband to move there. He always has the same lame story 'we can't afford it and I work in Burbank' or some such nonsense... I don't know why I can't hear him but I won't... I mean, can't. But here are the reasons I love it...

The Views...

The family bbq's and campfires...

The beaches...

the juggling beach minstrels...

The water...

Balboa Island...

Cousin Cody won the big fish competition and was rewarded nicely!

The guy working the trampoline decided to make an example of Luke. He got him bouncing so high that a crowd gathered and then he said very loudly "Luke do me a favor, quit farting" We all thought it was funny...cuz we are 12. Be sure to click on this one!

The Pools...

This is my sister... I hate her.

We had a great trip and arrived home after an hour and 15 minute drive to a 40 degree temp difference (yep 109 baby!)

Lindsay will live with us forever

Lindsay bought a car... a nice car.  I said "Lindsay you know this means you will live with us forever" Her reply? "I figured I was going to live with you forever anyway so I might as well have a nice car."  You certainly can't argue with that logic!

Annual Trip to Lake Naci!

We bought a super cool digital underwater camera. It broke while cliff diving... sooo not cool! As a result, we got very few photos and videos in the water. Boo! Here are a couple we did get before disaster struck. Click on the photo to enlarge. One boy would be on the tube with the camera while the other boarded. Make sure you watch the video till the end to see the wipe out!

The boys modeling the jackets they buy every year. I think they now have every color.

The whole gang at dinner.

Peace, love and harmony!

Every year we make the trek from Lake Naci to Morro Bay for a day trip. It let's us escape from the heat and have a little beach fun. It's a spectacular drive and we stop at the wineries and cider houses along the way for some yummy treats and pomegranate juice. We stop in Cambria and Harmony too. Harmony says population 18, but it's really Population:1. Apparently seventeen people have moved.

I love doors old doors .

Harmony wants you to sign a petition to save their post office. You know, for that one person who lives there. He/she may need to drop off a package once in a while.

Morro Rock

Luke, Justin, Kyle and Patrick

Yes, Kyle is doing exactly what you think he s doing. I think Kyle may have become waaaaay too comfortable around me!