Memory Tag

I just visited a friend's blog and she had this tag on her's. It is for everyone and/or anyone who wants to do it.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Summertime Fun...

Okay, so I know it has been awhile since I've last posted, but I'll try to make up for it in this post (hopefully without boring you too much!). This past month has been crazy--but then again, aren't most summer months? Brooke was able to go visit her Grandpa & Grandma Tolman for a couple of weeks during the first half of June. Emily and I went to pick her up and stayed for a few days. The last few pictures (sorry the order isn't correct--it is backwards) are of the first trip we took to Idaho. We went to the zoo, a water park, and went on a carousel ride. We came home for a week, and then turned around and went back to Idaho (with Mike this time) for another week and a half! We had a lot of fun during our stay--Jill, Katie, Theresa, my mom, and myself decided we needed a girls' night out, so we went to dinner and then to a movie--kidless! Brooke celebrated her birthday (July 3) while we were there--we went to the water park (again) and then had a family party at my parent's house, with sparklers to finish off the night! Mike and I were able to go to the temple a couple of times while in Idaho, too. The Rexburg Temple is beautiful! I also had my 10 year class reunion I dragged poor Mike to (and he was an excellent sport about it, too!) It was nice to see a lot of classmates and get reacquainted with them--seeing their kids and finding out what they're up to these days. By the end of our visit, we were ready to go home! We had a great time, but we were all anxious to be back home. Here are some pictures of our trip(s), like I mentioned earlier they are in backwards order (sorry about that, but you get to see the same thing either way). :0) Grandpa Tolman found a baby rabbit in his garden. Mike was able to catch it so the kids could pet it. Of course, Brooke (our little animal lover) wanted to take it home to be our new pet!

Emily and Adam (Josh and Jill's two-year-old) are having fun hanging out at the end of one of the slides at the water park.
Brooke blowing out her candles. Every time I asked Brooke what she wanted her birthday cake to be, she picked a different animal, so I decided to make a barn cake and I made cupcakes to go along with it that had different farm animals on them. The cousins loved it! Thanks Aunt Katie for your help with the barn cake.
Emily enjoying her cupcake.
lots of food=lots of fun
Thanks to Uncle Jason, we were able to end the birthday party with some fun sparklers.

Girls' night out--we used Jill's birthday as our excuse to go out, but next time I think we'll just go, without any excuse at all!

Adam, Brielle, Emily, and Brooke on top a tiger at the Idaho Falls Zoo.

Brooke, Emily, Brielle, and Aunt Katie having some fun at the water park. Brielle is a water baby, we couldn't keep her out of the water. Emily, on the otherhand, would only put a finger in the water.

Carousel ride--we went for two rounds. Each time the ride stopped, Emily would hold onto the bar with a death-grip, not wanting to get off!

We're home and enjoying being home for now. We don't have any more trips planned for the summer, but have lots of fun things we want to do here. Tonight Mike is planning a "campout" in the backyard with Brooke...more excitement pending!

Recent fishing trips...

Mike recently went on a couple of fishing outings--one with Brooke and one with a friend. The picture of the girls with Mike is the trip he went on with a friend. (The girls were in the process of getting ready for bed when Mike got home, hence the pajamas on Brooke and only diaper attire for Emily) :0) He caught a 5 lb walleye on his first go! Needless to say, Mike was "hooked" after that trip. Previously, he had taken Brooke fishing, but with not as much luck. Brooke didn't mind too much, though, she just enjoys going for the boat ride as much as anything!

Me--through the eyes of Brooke

All About My Mommy: (Brooke was tagged to answer these questions about her mom.)

1. What is something mom always says to you? "Don't touch the garden." (we don't have a garden, yet.)

2. What makes mom happy? "Giving her a hug and a kiss."

3. What makes mom sad? "When dad talks mean (Mike's going to love that)!"

4. How does mom make you laugh? "Tickling."

5. What was mom like as a child? “Mom was a baby.”

6. How old is your mom? “8.”

7. How tall is your mom? (Brooke raised her hand high above her head. ) "This tall.”

8. What is her favorite thing to do? “Cook.”

9. What does your mom do when you're not around? “Cook again.”

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? “If I read the paper.” (?)

11. What is your mom really good at? “Laundry.”

12. What is your mom not very good at? “Not good at fixing a car.”

13. What does your mom do for her job? “Mowing the lawn. Stay home and take care of the kids."

14. What is your mom's favorite food? “Bananas.”

15. What makes you proud of your mom? “ I like to make pancakes with my mom and I love my mom."

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? "Ariel."

17. What do you and your mom do together? “Play games."

18. How are you and your mom the same? “We wear pink shirts."

19. How are you and your mom different? “When we are not wearing pink shirts."

20. How do you know your mom loves you? “Gives me a hug and a kiss.”

Brooke tags Aiden Cottam, Colter Harris, Thompson Goodfellow, and Max Tolman