Before I Forget...

Wow life has been crazy nuts busy...like bananas busy. I know I am never going to catch up and post everything I have written down in my little notebook to blog about and I am tired of feeling guilty for it. So today I am putting on my big girl panties and just doing a quick catch up post.

FIRST we have a WINNER!! Remember THIS Absolutely Fabulous giveaway? Well the winner of the DARLING zebra print bag is Amy of Keeping up with the Schultz Family congrats Amy...get your info to me and I will hook you up with Melody and she will send you your bag. Lucky girl you!!

OK so remember when I ran away from home for a week and went to see my folks in Colorado? My sister Meg and her family drove from Arkansas and met me there. We had a great time visiting with my brother Scotty and his wife Kristie and a good time was had by all...well I was lucky enough to go with Meg and her family on a few of their adventures...and I was their family photog to document their happy family vacation. I slipped in a few pics of me too, just to prove I was actually there.

First stop Denver Zoo...FABULOUS!! Reese pretty much pinched her nose the whole time and it cracked me up...such a little princess, I can relate and even joined her in the nose holding a few times. Quincy loooooved all of the animals and walked or hitched a ride on someone most of the time, she was not interested in the stroller. Corbin slept...he is such an easy going baby...super cute.

We went to this little museum/farmtown/cool place in Littleton (I can't remember the name of it but it was darling) there was the cutest little house and inside was so cool. There was even a real live kitty cat sleeping in a basket by the window in one of the bedrooms. Meg loved the pantry with all the home canned goods and when she went home she went straight to work canning...I kid you not check out these posts of hers On Being Prepared-Summertime, Seriously? Another post with pics of a bunch of jars and Meg in an apron... and "Because they like to say, 'SAL-SAH'..." Do me a favor though...she just took her blog public again so if you DO stop by say hello and that Mamarazzi sent ya, so she doesn't FREAK out. My folks were able to take the day off to spend with us and it was so much fun walking around this little place, checking out the baby animals (new pigs and a calf) and chickens. There was even a black smith on hand to educate us (we didn't last long enough to hear his whole shtick...but I am sure it was interesting).
We also found a little time to just lounge by the pool...the first 20 minutes were lathering Meg and the girls up with sunscreen (this family should buy stock in waterbabies SPF 100). I bought the girls sunglasses...aren't they cute?!?

check out the tan I gave my pasty white sister...LOL...gotta love some photoshop skillz...I will be jealous when we are old and she has no wrinkles...but for now I love me some sun!

TOMORROW we pick up my 6 nephews for 10 whole days. We are headed straight to my in laws where we will have a camp out...be sure to check in...I WILL be back into blogging mode and keeping y'all updated on our adventures as summer winds down. Jordan starts 8th grade on Aug 12...can you believe it? School already....and right in the middle of "Camp Vasquez" with the boys! But she is super stoked and ready for her last year of middle school!! Woo hoo!