MORE MEMORIAL PICTURES!

On our way up for camping this Memorial Weekend Lance and I recounted for the kids the many adventures of previous Memorial Camping Weekends! The year we got lost and had to sleep in our truck and survive the night on Ding Dong's and Pepsi. The port-a-potty year. The year Gramps was going to clothesline the kids riding their motorcycle through our camp with a shovel. The year the motor fell of the boat in the middle of Mackay Reservoir. And I can't believe I forgot to tell them about the first Memorial Weekend that Lance spent with our family when we were engaged. Ya know the one where he ended up breaking all 3 fishing poles he brought in various "accidents". Anyway, I'm sure there are so many more you can think of!

As we left Blackfoot Reservoir this year, we talked about our new memories and about how many times throughout our marriage and throughout my life I have taken that drive....the one leaving a weekend full of tradition, family, and memories. It occurred to me that Memorial Weekend is so much more than just a weekend of camping. It's a weekend of leaving the regular world and our busy, chaotic lives behind to reunite as a family. It's building memories with our children, cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, grandma and grandpa that will be told to their children just like we tell to them. ( It must be the Indian in us, passing down the "old stories") It's strengthening bonds and family ties that still bring us all together and will serve them the rest of their lives just as it has us.

I am grateful for spouses who have come into our family and have been willing to embrace this tradition. I'm grateful to our mom and dad for their wisdom and for tirelessly continuing this tradition, no matter how much work it takes. And I'm grateful for grandma and grandpa.....where it all began.

FISHING FUN!

REDNECK MOTOR-BOATING!

If there's a will........there's a

Lords!

TEAM ASHBY!

Today was the kids 5k Fun Run at school and what a "Fun Run" it was! Every year the kids and I discuss the same strategy for our run....how we are not going to start out running as fast as we can and burn out our musles in the first 50 yards, and, that we are going to keep a steady, not super fast pace! This is all good in theory! The minute they say "go" all strategy is left at the starting line! The kids did awesome though! Ethan ran with his grade and came in 11th and Tylar and I stayed together and she came in 8th for her grade! We had a great time and as usual I am a little sad that this was Ethan's last year!

The Blackfoot Reservoir Fashion Show Spring 2009

This Memorial Day weekend was a non stop fashion frenzy showcasing the hottest trend setting styles for camping in 2009.

Who said you couldn't be beautiful and stylish while camping? Grammy rocks this hat...Blackfoot Reservoir style.






Here another great example of high fashion while camping. This popular style of haircut is called "The emergency fireside haircut because I was being too cute with this fan". Tylar is a lucky girl to have such a high profile stylist working on her lovely locks.


The photographer was attempting to capture this stunning 1990's day-glo yellow jacket modeled by Rob Van Winkle. However, the shot was block by little Ms. Fourteen and Fabulous. Nice butt!



Speaking of butts... Need I say more?

I had a great weekend camping with the family. It will definitely be a camping trip to remember....redneck fishing, redneck rafting, mayflies and Buttface.

RACE FOR THE CURE 2009

So we did it! After months of preparing, the Race for the Cure 5k finally arrived and what an awesome experience! We had a beautiful morning to run and along with 18,000 other runner's and walkers we completed the 3.1 mile loop in just over 32 minutes! (It could have been shorter but getting 18,000 people moving is quite a task!) I was glad to have the opportunity to support an awesome cause and hopefully in some small way contribute to the efforts of finding a cure. Thank you to those who donated in my behalf and thank you to Deb, Zach, Ethan and Tylar for getting up at the crack of dawn and dealing with the crowds to hold up signs and cheer me on at the end!

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