Will someone Update my Blog for me?

So, I really hate when people dont update their blogs. I get on the internet to check out all the new blog updates, and people DONT have anything new! How lame...like those Stoker's...have they slacked or what??? They have been gone all summer and not bothered to update at all.

Truth is, we haven't been home for more than 4 days consecutively this whole summer. I haven't had enough time to do laundry and repack, let alone blog. Yet, I seem to have the time to peek at everyone elses, and get mad when they don't update??

Our goal this summer...Party hard before med school...MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!I think too accomplished. But we got home just in the nick of time for Rob to start his first day of medical school today! Wahoo!!! I will also be starting my days as a single mother I fear very soon. I'm sure there will be many blogs on that to come.
As for our last 3 weeks....
Northern California.....

LAKE TAHOE...Our annual family trip

Hiking to Emerald Bay...even with the babies

Evening boat cruises

Thomas- the "Boat man"

Great Grandma, "mana" me, and all the Grandkids

The whole family

Tubing around

Playing cards on the beach

Playing in the sand...eating sand

Big Sur

Fat man in a speedo we had to take a picture of

Robbie wishing his days weren't numbered till Med school

Pheipher State beach...where I grew up camping

Monterey

Along the famous "17 mile drive"

SO, what did you do the last 3 weeks? Yea, not as cool as us are you?

Lake Powell

We just got back from a week at Lake Powell and we both look like lobsters. It was our first time there and we absolutely loved it. The red rock cliffs and the green water were amazing. We stayed on a houseboat and had access to a boat and 2 jet skis. Rob and I both wake-boarded and wake-surfed everyday. We also went cliff jumping. The weather was perfect and so was the food. Every second was amazing. We're so glad we were able to go.

I plead Insanity...

So sorry we haven't blogged lately...I plead insanity! As we all know, we get caught up in everyday madness...Starting with getting up to a crying baby, skip the workout (that we swore we would do no matter what the night before), feeding, playing, feeding, cleaning, driving, calling, getting Diet cokes (best part), thinking of something good to make for dinner, playing...you get the idea. It is just like all of yours. On top of all of it, Rob and I are in charge of our Youth conference for 3 days. Our dear friend Arianne offered to watch our Tommy boy even though he is sick, but I think that would make me the worst mom ever to leave him for 3 days when he is sick and his asthma is acting up. Knowing our luck he would end up in the ER again...like in San Diego 2 weeks ago on our Vacation...Oh yea, did I mention that vacaction, 6 days, Tommy had 2 ER visits and Rob had 1? Tommy with high fevers and Rob with a STING RAY STING?? Rob is still working off that pain. Ouch!

Recovering from our vacation, getting ready for youth conference, we hope our next vacation (which we leave on the DAY we get home form youth confernece) to lake Powell will offer us some rest and Relaxation. So our next blog will be less hectic, I hope. Cause if I have one more ER visit, I might call it quits.

Thomas First Year Pictures

What else needs to be said about our little man??



Our little Doctor McDreamy...

Patient Zero

Tommy and Friend Heather can BOOGIE!!!

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Thomas' First Birthday...Down with the Ducky

RUBBER DUCKY TIME...Yesterday we had Tommy's First birthday party with some friends. It was so fun...except for the weather. We ended up having to have it at the church...bummer. Everything was Rubber Ducky, including his invitation and announcement. We stuck with the theme, since that seems to be the only thing that really excites the kid when he sees one.
We made him a cool shirt to wear all day
He is doing his "sexy" pose here
Rob actually painted this rubber ducky for the "Pin the Beak on the Rubber Ducky". I was so impressed with his skills.
Our "Ducky" punch...with floating duckies
Ducky cupcakes

And Thomas' cake... Yes, I did make this...
I realized later I created a clean freak...he doesn't like to get dirty that much...
Finally I just threw him in it...Then he went for it! I'm waiting for an all blue diaper in the next few days if you catch my drift!

Thomas we are so glad you are our little boy! We love you to pieces and don't know what we would do without you. We hope this next year will be better than your first year...with less crying!