Being spontaneous

I sleep in on Saturdays.
Every morning, Crystal, who happens to be an early riser, comes in my room and wakes me up, but on Saturday Scott is home and he is usually kind enough to wake up when the kids do in the morning and give them breakfast and help them start their day.
Yesterday he woke me up during my weekly sleep in time and told me that we were "going on an adventure"... to get dressed in outdoor clothes and bring a swimsuit.
He had a bag packed with all the kids things an everything else he wanted to bring and so I got up, got ready and we were off.
He took us south, through Spanish fork, into the canyon, past Price, and all the way to Huntington Lake. Why? Cause it was something different, and Saturdays at my house are usually boring. Usually we run errands, then come home and lounge around the house. Today Scott wanted to do something different, and it was awesome. Before I got married, I was very extremely spontaneous. Life's routines sort of take that away as the years go by, you wake up, do your morning ritual, and start the routine...change diapers, do last nights dishes, (I wait till morning) make breakfast, etc. Sometimes I have work in there too. Anyway, I'm not complaining, I don't mind it, it's nice having the security that comes with a husband who loves you and two kids who think you're the smartest most capable person alive. Who wouldn't want that? There always is a part of me though, that still likes the unexpected, so when Scott, who usually loves to have things planned out, randomly wanted to get in the car and escape the world with me for a while, I was so excited I didn't ask any questions I just got ready and jumped in the car.
Anyway, we hung out at the lake all day. The kids had a blast. For Seth, it was just like the beach (because as a 2 year old he couldn't tell the difference) and for us, it was an excuse to be outside and enjoy mother nature, and get a tan.
I'm so thankful for a husband who still likes to pull out the occasional surprise. I love watching my kids laugh and giggle outside and enjoy life, and I love having that to share with my spouse. Yesterday was a blast.



















The kids slept the whole way back. It was fantastic.



I realize that this little excursion wasn't what my single friends consider living the wild life, but for me, it was all I needed. I find fulfillment in little things, like being far away from humanity, in the sun, at a beautiful lake with the people I love most. Life is good.

Joker vs. Seth

Every time Seth eats a chocolate chip cookie. He looks like the Joker.





IT CREEPS ME OUT.

Family photos

We got together last Memorial day with Scott's family and took a bunch of pics. Kyle is going on his mission soon so this was the last time Scott's fam could all take pics together for a long time.



Here are all the Itri Boys




And here are their wives...plus Crystal. Crystal kept shrugging in her pictures which makes it look like she has no neck, but what can you do?


What a nice looking family!



Here are the three grand kids. Regan, (Son of Rob and Stephanie) Seth, and Crystal.



What kind of post would this be without the gratuitous, "look at my cute kids" shots?

Scott and I are torn over this picture. He thinks she looks like she's in pain because she looks so sad in the pic. I think it's still cute, but it does in fact, lack her smile.


This is a little more like her.


It was Seth's nap time, and boy was he a pain during the whole photo session. Trying to get him to hold still or look at the camera was like trying to peel my skin off.


We did get ONE of his smiles in one pic though.


Here are our two favorite knuckleheads. Not exactly natural smiles for either of them, but it's still them.



So on to our own little family. Again, getting our children to cooperate was difficult. This one turned out OKAY except that I'm not crazy about my kids expressions. Seth looks half normal, a little serious, but not bad. Crystal is making a weird face though. Don't know what she was doing.


Out of all the copies of my little family, I liked this one the best because we all look sort of normal. My only complaint is that the tippy top of Scott's hair is missing. What do you think? Should I still get it framed even though he's missing some hair? I'm torn.


Close to the end Seth started freaking out. He plays this game where he grabs peoples faces and squeezes their cheeks, and instead of looking at the camera man, he started goofing around playing his favorite games.


This is when BOTH of them lost it. Crystal is complaining to the cameraman that the pictures are taking too long and Seth is doing his best monster roar.


Seth is obsessed with monsters lately. I guess looking on the bright side that it's a good thing we got at least one pic of his monster roar before he grows out of it.

It's August, and I feel guilty for not blogging.

Okay just because I said I'd be better at this it doesn't mean that I'd be awesome at it. Sheesh.
Sooo....the month of June came and went. That was quick. We went to the East Coast to have some fun on Long Beach Island with the East Coast family.
My kids are so cute in Beach clothes!


Even though Long beach Island is beautiful, my biggest complaint is the long walk from the beach house to the beach, which is a pain when you're carrying all your beach gear and lugging two kids with you.


Here are some more fun pictures...





Seth and his cousin Regan playing in the sand



Crystal playing a prank:


Cute cousin Regan








Kite flying!!





At the end of each day we would hang out at the Beach house and eat and play games.










We HIGHLY recommend bring a portable DVD player to keep your kids busy sometimes. You can't really see the player in the pic, but you can definitely see that they're interested.




Okay back to the beach:





Sand in the mouth...




Nap time








Annual seafood Long Beach Island feast:









The oldest microwave I've EVER seen!



Crystal doing dishes with grandma Margie:



There was this thing sitting in the sand that we almost stepped on while walking on the beach the next morning.













After a week at the beach, we went back to Philly for a day to enjoy some East Coast excitement.

East coast Pizza: (BEST pizza in the world)


Best place in Philly to eat a cheesesteak...Tony Lukes.




Eagles stadium


At the same time we were there, a mini-hurricane hit all of Philly and there was no Electricity or hot water for 2 days. Luckily, some family friends, Fritz and Linda still had power over at their house, so we went over there to hang out rather than sit in a dark basement for a thousand hours since it was the coolest room in the house. (We only sat in it for about 4 hours before leaving).

Upon arrival, Regan and Seth discovered a flower pot in the backyard and chaos ensued.










Lucky for us there was a bathtub nearby.


Anyway, that was our East Coast vacation in a nutshell this year, and also the highlight of our month of June. Just one and half months from being caught up!