The Drive-In Movie

Pre-Movie Relaxation

Cam practicing "The Smolder"

Saturday night we took the kids to see the Smurf Movie at the Drive-In. I haven't been to a drive in movie since my sophmore year of college. I must admit I was a little scared about the adventure (I was really expecting a Lisa/Steph disaster since it was Lisa's idea and then they couldn't even come) but Dave and I were both pleasantly surprised. I think it is something we would add to an annual summer activity and invite a few more people to come next time.

Ironically with the 1000s of cars out there Chelsea Hawkes and her cute little family pulled up right next to us so we had a fun time visiting with them.

It definitely brought back good and bad memories for both Dave and I.

• My worst date ever .. BYU sophomore year when Simone and her boyfriend Dave talked me into going out with their friend (who had asked me out 10 times and I had already said no). We went to a drive-in and sat in the back of a truck with Dave tickling my dates neck so he thought it was me. All of the sudden he started to try to kiss me because he thought I was tickling his back. It went down hill from there. Not sure what was worse, the hair that came off his mustache when he tried to kiss me or when he told me he could tell I was going to be fat when I was 40 because I had fat arms. (Can I just say I had about 10% body fat at the time and had toothpick arms... any wonder why I had told him no 10 times before I consented to go out with him!)
• Dave said when he was little they went to a drive-in and he looked over at the other screen to see a naked women... ok a drawback of the drive-in.
• Our 1st apartment in Orem was right next to a drive-in movie theatre and Aracnaphobia. Every night at 11:15 pm there was massive screaming!

Happy 4th... Ok a Little Late

Along with the fun ward 4th of July breakfast, Street of Fire BBQ and firework show with friends we added a new twist to the 4th of July and volunteered at the Stadium of Fire.

It was great to watch all the teens and pre-teen girls sing along with David Archuleta and I loved Brad Paisley. The fireworks of course we the best!

Probably the best part was being out on the football field after when it was quiet and imagining what it might be like to play football there -- Cam and Uncle Mike even practiced some tackling.

We added a before and after cabin night, threw in a hike and picnic at Bridal Veil Falls, 17 Miracles movie and turned it into a tiring, fun weekend.

Braces, Braces Everywhere!

We spent the afternoon/evening with 1/2 of South Davis County at Cherry Hill at our orthodontists' Summer Party. Great weather, fabulous prizes (an IPAD won by a 6 year old -- my kids were so jealous) and a lot of fun.

Also... a disproportionate number of 7-15 year olds with braces or crooked teeth just waiting to get fixed. And when I say disproportionate, I mean probably 200-300 kids. I felt really bad for the paying customers.

It cracked me up -- everywhere I turned there was a big smile with braces. Happy, laughing, wet braces!

Glad my kids enjoyed it -- we paid a heck of a lot of money to enjoy our Cherry Hill party and be among the metal-mouthed, darling kids.

A Hunting they Will Go...

Net -- check
Carrots and Celery -- check
Reflective Vest -- check
Race for the Cure Pink Capes -- check
Leis -- check
Flashlight -- check
Hard Hats -- check

I arrived home from an evening at Lagoon last night to find Lauren dressed in a very strange outfit, heading out to catch a rabbit with Emily.

The night before we had been walking and saw a little wild rabbit hopping down the street. Last night Lisa saw it and told Lauren so at 10:30 pm Lauren, Emily and Kenzi -- in their very strange rabbit hunting outfits -- set out to catch the rabbit. Not sure what they are were going to do if they found it. Apparently they saw it, came close to catching it, but had no luck. They were a little irritated I made them stop hunting at 11:30 pm.

(Hopefully this little bunny has a better fate than last year when our cat Max, unfortunately got to a little wild rabbit in the middle of the night faster than I did. Let's just say the kids had a funeral the next day.)

The kids rabbit hunting brought back several kid memories:
* Playing night games/chinese tortue with picnic benches as a kid.
* Selling green corn bread we made in our easy-bake-oven.
* King Muimui under the waterfall in the backyard with Jenn, Nat, Rona and Steve.

Oh to be a kid in the summer again!!!

The Smolder ...

• Cam (and Dave's) recent favorite movie is Tangled. Cam loves Flynn Rider and "the smolder."


• He even did the smolder on his Lagoon season pass. While this isn't the "smolder" look he is practicing for the "love of his life" 20 years from now -- love this picture Becca took of him on the 4th of July.


• And Cam... you have to stop growing. I measured him at the 1st of June, and we measured again yesterday -- 1 inch taller!!!