The Derby

Tuesday morning about 9:30 I found a note on my door inviting my family to attend the Pinewood Derby that evening. "WHAT THE HECK?? Pack meeting is the last Tuesday of the month not tonight. Oh, wait. Pack meeting is the FOURTH Tuesday of the month, that is tonight." Panic began to set in...we did not have a car. My first thought: Colin will just have to use the car he made last Derby. Oops, that's not going to work. Can't find Colin's car. Second thought: Colton's car, he could use Colton's old car. Oops, that's not going to work. Can't find Colton's car. Next thought: Bryson, I will text Bryson and see if he has a car we could use. Oops, that's not going to work. Bryson can't find his car.

At 4:00 pm Colin, Tulo and I put together a car for the race. After a trip to Allen's for "the wedge," sand paper, weights and a tattoo skin, we were ready to go. Colin's car was epic. There were 24 cars racing and Colin was in the top 5. Three cars tied for third, but do to time constraints, they did not get to race each other.

All in all it was a fun night and I even learned a few things:

1. The Pinewood Derby could be renamed The Daddywood Derby
2. The Pinewood Derby could be renamed The Testosterone Derby (The hint of estrogen in Colin's car made several people uncomfortable.)
3. Ward basketball's got nothin' on the derby
4. A car made in 2 hours can perform as well as "professionally" made cars. Always use "the wedge."
5. After the Derby, store your cars in a safe, easy to find place. You never know when you will need it.

What's so cool about Hawaii???

1. Whales, of course
2. Rainbows

3. The Ocean

4. Sand (OK, maybe not really sand)

4. Waterfalls

6. Glow Putt Golf

7. Dunking at the pool

8. Hikes to the blow hole......in the rain 9. Golden Brown Flesh

10. Snorkeling

11. and Sunsets

How Much is Your Integrity Worth?

We found out the hard way, that for some, their integrity is only worth a set of Walmart beach chairs. We left our snorkel gear, towels and chairs on the beach while we walked up to the pool. When we came back ten minutes later our chairs were gone, vanished, hasta luego baby. Seriously, who steals someones $15 beach chairs. All I can say is I hope they needed them more than we did.

The NBA All Attractive Team

In honor of the NBA All Star Weekend (which has nothing to do with all stars and everything to do with who sells the most jerseys) I have created my own all star team. The only qualification needed to be picked for my team is to possess an above average level of attractiveness. In other words, you need to be good lookin'!!

The number one vote getter for 2010 (yes, I am the only one voting) is ... RAJA BELL-just look at that smile
The remaining members on my team, not listed in any particular order, are:

Dwight Howard-He gets extra points for that body

Joel Pryzbella-Attractive and come on, his name is Pryzbella

Steve Nash-Maybe it's the hair, maybe it's his Canadian heritage

Tony Parker-Prettier than Eva Longoria

Marc Gasol- Pau may have got the talent, but Marc definitely got the looks

Jason Williams-How can I not pick him? He is a blond headed Casey

Robin Lopez-Definitely the hair and possibly the long socks

And the lifetime achievement award goes to...Brian Grant. Seriously, can you get any cuter than this?!!

How Cute Is This??

Who knew that one little squishy ball could provide Tulo with so many hours of entertainment.

Guilty Pleasures

I think in a previous life I may have been an F-Chick because I love Freestyle Motocross. It is really hard for me to pass up a chance to go. So, I usually don't and Saturday was no exception.

Nick Dunne definitely had the most original trick: The Captain Morgan

And we even stayed to get autographs from these role models.

MLK Weekend Fun

Thanks to Martin Luther King Jr. we were able to enjoy a 4 day weekend in sunny St. George. We, of course, started out the trip by looking at homes. This has become a trend in our trips down south, maybe by the time we retire we will have figured out what we actually want and be ready to buy one.

The next day we enjoyed visiting Creepy Colorado City. What a crazy place, we tried to be friendly and wave at the little polyg kids, but they ran and hid from us. Maybe we looked like government workers. How do you live in an unfinished home with 25 other people?

We had lunch at the Hurricane City Park, where Cassidy hooked up with a Pioneer family.

We also did a little hiking in Zions National Park. The signs said "No dogs allowed," but that just seemed silly. Who would not allow our pretty dog?

Brian thinks Zions is one of the prettiest places on earth. (He thinks that about alot of places.)

Colin did come home with wet shoes. What a surprise.

The ice, snow and mud made for some adventurous hiking.

All in all it was a very stress free weekend enjoyed by everyone who participated.