Just a FUN Saturday!

The Adams' family and our family wanted to do something fun and we had planned to go to I-fly, but being the cheap people Theresa and I are...we decided that $200 for 10 minutes wasn't a very good idea. SO we went to the Syracuse Fun Center. We played for 3 hours. We jumped on the trampoline, played laser tag, mini golfed and bowled. We laughed and had a great time together. Then we went out to dinner. We all jumped on the tramp and I split my pants and I got video of Brad and the girls doing their flips. I just about peed my pant when Brad got on there, he squealed like a girl. Stockton had gone there the week before so he didn't go with us... :(

Sweetheart Weekend...Get away!

The ladies wearing their matching shirts and posing...being cheerleaders, just whatever!

I couldn't bend over in my pants so Brandt went and got his spandex on (from the ski trip) and then he did a dance....he is one funny guy! He is the one who pops up skiing in a speedo too.

Mary was trying to be like me...I got my 5 marbles to stick in 13 seconds and they said I wasn't even looking...she was making fun of me! But I celebrated big!!

BEAT THAT!

We have a group of friends that are hilarious and great fun! Plus they have fantastic "stuff", so we can go and have fun together. A cabin - that is waaayyy nicer then my house, is that "stuff"? Well, I say - YES! The Erhart's have a cabin (a gorgeous home) at Bear Lake and they invited 7 couples to go for Valentines Weekend. We went up on Friday at noon and stopped in Logan to eat, then we drove up to Bear Lake and we laughed and everyone handed out gifts - everyone except ME- I didn't get the memo! The Jardine's couldn't come (neither could the Vest's) and Tonia still even sent a gift! WTH? Angie made every couple a darling platter and had sugar cookies on them all wrapped up! Marla made everyone glittered red wine glasses that were personalized with treats in them! Mary bought all the ladies heart t-shirts! Kristie got our favorite chocolate chip cookies all wrapped up cute! SERIOUSLY- when will I ever learn? They still love me!

Then Saturday, everyone went skiing, except me! I see a pattern?!? Why do they even invite me? I better step it up or I am going to be OUT! I stayed in the lodge, played on Angie's Ipad and listened to music and then that evening we had a BLAST! We played games from MINUTE TO WIN IT...Some of them were: blow me (blowing cups off the table with a balloon), bite me (picking up paper sacks that got smaller with nothing but our mouths and not touching the ground), sticky balls (rolling marbles on the table and having 5 stick to double stick tape at the other end) etc....Girls against boys and I think the boys won. Travis Erhart better watch out...we are signing him up to go on the show- he did so good at every game! We laughed at each other all night. We then played a card game from Sweden and then another game, we stayed up half the night and laughed. Then we came home on Sunday! It was a great weekend that has become a new tradition. They said we would go up in the summer too and bring the boats - all but us, since our boat NEVER works! Oh well, we will go and just wait on the shore....haha!

The Biggest Loser

Another reason I haven't had time to blog is because I have been busy exercising! Since the first of the year, Brad and I, along with a group of others, have been participating in the biggest loser challenge. I did this back in November and it was so hard and why am I doing this again? Well, I need to lose a few pounds, but more than that I need to have self control and do some exercise, and I don't mean run from my bed to the fridge and back! It was much easier the 2nd time! I am glad I did it. I didn't lose a lot of weight but I did lose some inches! But Brad lost 20 pounds! Since he has been diagnosed with an irreversible lung disease, silicosis, that has no treatment- the dr's only suggestion was to exercise and get into shape and keep his lungs active. He feels better, he looks GREAT and he has stopped snoring! To end the biggest loser, we all went to 5 Guys Burger and Fries to give out the prizes. Kent was the man's winner, Dean came in 2nd and Brad got 3rd, but Brad did lose the most weight, but he couldn't do all of the challenges because of work. Theresa won for the women! Angie got 2nd and Marla got 3rd! And between all that went to dinner that night, we lost 144 pounds in 5 weeks so Kristie put 150 lbs of potatoes on the table and the mangers about died, "that is a liability"! They made fun of me because my only award was the alarm clock award- I was ALWAYS late to Zumba!! We are doing it again in April to get ready for summer!

Basketball...sort of!

There is basketball. Then there is girls basketball. Then there is girls CHURCH basketball. New low level of skill....haha! Miss Grace went into young women's in November and when they announced basketball was starting, she was excited! She played every Thursday for 5 weeks. She practiced at the community center when she could and she used it for one of her value projects. She did ok. She didn't even wear real tennis shoes, she wore Vans, what is up with that? She is not an athlete but she is athletic (she is a great tumbler and dancer). She had fun, she was committed to going for her ward. And when she invited my dad to come watch, I was horrified! But he was a good sport and all I can say is...it's over!