Torrey Trip Pics!

Finally! I have been without internet for a week and now it's back up and I can FINALLY post some Torrey pictures! We had a BLAST with everyone down at Thousand Lakes and can't wait to do it again next year! Mom and Dad are actually down there again this weekend 4 wheeling with Aunt Nan and Uncle Steve and we're totally jealous! Anyway, here are some pictures from our weekend-o-fun.

Quote of the Week:
"Nothing makes a sound in the night like the wind does, But you ain't afraid if you're washed in the blood like I was. The smell of cape jasmine through the window screen, John R. and the wolfman kept me company. By the light of the radio by my bed, With Thomas Wolfe whispering in my head." -Don Williams

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Alexander Family Vacation Pics!

Wow! We had a BLAST at the Alexander family vacation and are sad that it's over! We drove up to Ashton, ID and stayed in a (there's really no other word for it) PIMPIN' cabin! There were tons of things to do and all the cousins had fun playing with each other for four days! We played tons of games, went golfing, floated the river, ate like kings, laughed, got pedicures, almost blew up, and basically had oodles of fun. (Can you doodle a poodle cloodle? :)) Here are lots of pics which can tell the story much better than I can. Enjoy!

Quote of the Day:

"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."
-Desmond Tutu

Little Drummer Girl

Is she cute or WHAT? I pulled out this drum that I bought a few years ago and Gracie (and Myles :)) have been loving it. For some reason though, I've had pounding headaches all week long. ;) They both just pound away at it, and Gracie likes to pound away at everything ELSE too! I think it's pretty cute...she's figuing out how everything sounds, I guess.
The top picture is one of Gracie's favorite activities...finding her cheerios container in the diaper bag and emptying it on the floor :) She tries to put them back in the container too, but hasn't quite figured that out yet because the opening is pretty small. She just drops the cheerios onto the top of the container and can't quite figure out why they're not going inside it. So innocent :)
Well, tomorrow's the big day! We're heading off to Island Park, ID for the big Alexander family vacation! I've packed everything but the cats, so hopefully we'll be all set! (The cats are bummed though!) :) We're going to have loads of fun and can't wait for next weekend too when we'll be in Torrey for the Gentry family vacation! Woo hoo! Scrapbook pages galore! :)
PS. Gracie's hair is getting pretty unruly, but I just CANT cut it. It's got to grow out so I can torture her with sponge curlers just like my madre did for me! (It's sort of a rite of passage, isn't it?)

Quote of the Day:
"A woman is like a tea bag - you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water."
-Elanor Roosevelt

Ode To A Celery Stick

Gracie's Poem for her celery stick (translated by her mother):

O celery stick, o celery stick
I dearly love to chew thee.
Thy frogish shade and stringy-ness
Art so appealing to me.


Quote of the day:

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song
above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
-J.R.R. Tolkien