Like I Said, Nothing Better to Do

Josh AND Maddie are sleeping in and I am trying to be quiet. So I am finally catching up on the blogger world. I came across this quiz which I thought was lame (still did it though, I must be lame too) until I got my results back. Belle was always my favorite!



"Intelligent and kind. Your beauty goes much further than your apperance. Also, you make judgements of people based on their personality and not their looks. Attaining all the knowledge that you can is one of your major goals in life, but you are also a person who can make things happen."

Take this quiz!

Nothing better to do on a Saturday morning.

Maddie looking gorgeous in her new dress-up dress. (She is obsessed about getting married, and I blame the Disney princess movies for that.)



This is hilarious. I hate grocery shopping, so when I go I try to stock up on as many groceries as I can fit in one cart. Loading them onto the conveyer belt takes me forever. (If you ever see me in line at a grocery store, be sure not to get in line behind me.) Anyway, it took me long enough to get all the groceries checked out that Maddie was able to find time to grab a beef jerky stick, open it, and eat half of it without me noticing. Me and the check out lady got a good laugh.

Tingey Family Reunion 2008

For as long as I can remember, I have attended the bi-annual Bill and Sylvia Tingey Reunion. They had ten kids, and my grandpa is their second born. Then my grandpa had twelve kids and my mom is the oldest. If this is too confusing, just know that there are a LOT of people and that it is a lot of fun. I am glad I went and allowed Maddie to experience it the way I did growing up.

During craft time with 2nd Cousin Ellen and Great-Great-Uncle Sherman:


Making cards for Great-Great Grandma Sylvia in her retirement home:


With me waiting for her pony ride:


The pony ride:


Getting her groove on with Grandma Linda and Great-Grandpa Don:

One more, and I am caught up.

Jamie, I don't want to hear about how lame my blog has been and that I used to pride myself on blogging in "real time."

Here are the pictures from my family's trip to Oceanside. (If you haven't already noticed the theme of my blog this summer - it is "going to places that aren't as hot as Las Vegas to try to find ways to stay cool.")


Here is our latest sister picture.




Just hanging around.




Best friends telling secrets.




Best friends holding hands.




Uncle Kyle digging a hole. What is it for?




Maddie & Emma's fort.




Here are the girl cousins in their dresses that Aunt Candace made for them.




Our little family - isn't Maddie adorable here?




Me & Emma are the kind of girls who sit on the beach. (As you can see - my hair is still the texture of shredded wheat.)




Maddie and Hailey are the wild and crazy kind - who actually go into the water! I know! Crazy!




We went with Kyle to tour some law schools in San Diego. (We may have taken a little longer in the moot court room for a photo session.)




Maddie and her best friend - Grandma Linda.




Grandma Linda looking so proud of her offspring.

Yellowstone

A couple of weeks ago we went to Yellowstone with Karen's family and had a super fun time. My camera was still lost, so I had to use a disposable camera and it took me forever to get them developed.

Here we are on our way down the 328 death defying steps of a hike. No, those are not Crocs, it is a figment of your imagination! (I was desperate, I only packed heels - we didn't know we were going until a last minute decision from Utah.)




And here is Josh's poor cousin, John, who had to carry the extra 30 pounds on the way up. Needless to say we were all shaky the rest of the day and sore the rest of the week.




And here is John carrying around Maddie at a big, stinky, beautiful water feature. (Don't you love newly married couples - they are always the best to have around your kids!)




Great Grandma Tobler was so sweet to take the Madster into her motorhome and make her a bracelet of the beads she picked out. So cute.




And here is Josh's other cousin who was adorable with Maddie, Scott. They were taking an ice cream break.




Three generations of Yellowstone campers waiting for Old Faithful to blow. (Isn't anybody else worried that this is the top of a massive volcano that could explode at any time?)




Our latest sad attempt at a family picture with the uncooperative Madster.




The loves of my life at "The Bog of Eternal Stench." (Renamed by me.)




Looking for all the animals. (We saw bears, a wolf, beavers, otters, eagles, a million buffalos, a billion squirrels, etc., etc.) We had a blast, and camping with Karen's new motor-home is the only way to go!

Idaho

Josh had a lawyer's convention in Cour de lene, Idaho, and once again, I invited myself along. Idaho doesn't exactly sound like an exotic getaway, but it turns out that it is a quaint little lakeside town. It was beautiful and we even found time to take a rental boat out for a spin with our friends.

Pets

Maddie has been asking me for a new pet every day for the last year. (Ever since we had that cat for a day.) So, finally, I gave in and got her the PERFECT pet for parents who don't like pets. She loved them and named them Ariel and Snow White.





Of course, after about a week, she wanted to know why there was a place for batteries under the rock! (he-he)





And my favorite pet: Cole! They were "helping" Grandma Linda wash her car.

Memories

Candace, this looked like fun.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn’t matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.

A VERY quick update

My camera is lost so I have no pictures from my last month except ones from other people, and they all downloaded in a weird order. But my mom asked for an update, so here it is:

Here is Maddie having a tea party with her girl cousins at Grandpa Stucki's house during Father's Day.


Maddie came up with a new hairstyle that she insists on wearing every day now.


Maddie stayed with Jamie for a few days at Grandpa Stucki's house and kept Grandpa company with her non-stop talking for a few days.


We went to Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia, where we went for my birthday. I am 27 now!


I did Maddie's hair for crazy hair day at school and was so proud of myself. But then Maddie saw it in a mirror and freaked out and cried and cried and said she wanted to have beautiful hair, not be crazy. I tried not to laugh in front of her, but I definitely had to take a picture to laugh at later.


This was the stunning resort we stayed at just outside of Victoria, British Columbia. It was in the middle of a forest with this amazing view of the ocean. It was a very peaceful place for me to spend my birthday. We had planned on hiking all over Washington and Canada, but then I got some kind of bug and couldn't keep food down. It turned out to be okay though because I got to lay in bed all day and read books, which is my idea of a vacation!


While we were in Canada, Maddie got to stay with her cousins in Vernal, and had a great camping/fishing experience. Thanks Eatons!


Maddie drinking a cocktail and thinking she was so cool. (It is koolaid.)


I had Lasik Eye surgery. I hated every second of it, but my vision is now freaking awesome!


For Father's Day, my family went to Sundance in Utah with my dad. It was beautiful.


That is it for now! I hope everyone else is having a great summer and finding ways to stay cool.

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Josh was in Nashville today filming one of those annoying local personal injury attorney commercials. Barf.

I don't know when they will start running on t.v., but when they do, you can call me and we will make fun of them together! (He looks so handsome though!)

My pseudo mini-van

Create your own family sticker graphic at pYzam.com

I've always liked these on people's mini-vans and suburbans, but Josh thinks they are super dorky and won't let me put one on my car. But he has no say over what I write on my blog!!! (Thanks for the idea Lindsey!)

The recent happenings (and mishaps) of the last few weeks.

My cute husband, BBQing for our family. (After reading the user's manual in depth!)

After bringing it up every day for the last year, Maddie finally talked me into letting her get her ears pierced. I was more nervous than she was.

You know you need to wash your car when you find your daughter's drawings on your bumper.

Josh was so excited that Maddie loved the baseball game so much that she actually asked him to buy her a baseball hat. Aren't they cute?

This is the beginning of my hair debacle. I have been thinking about cutting my hair and going more blond because I am having a mid-twenties-crisis. (As opposed to mid life crisis.) I decided I am just not taking advantage of my sexy twenties. I have all of my thirties and beyond to be naturally beautiful, and explained to my sister that I need to be ridiculously sexy during my twenties. Inspired by Josh's cousin who did the exact hair cut and went super blonde, I took the plunge. And instead of ridiculously sexy, it turned out just plain ridiculous. The guy made my hair WHITE instead of BLONDE! 

So after 24 hours of looking like a swedish stripper, I called my friend Katie (who does hair) and forced her to cancel her hair appointment for the night and fix my freaking hair.

This is from my iPhone, so you can't really see my hair. But it is back to my natural hair color. Phew. (Of course, my hair feels like straw because it went through coloring hell this last week.) Apparently, I am past my sexy-prime and feel much more comfortable having naturally beautiful hair and wearing ridiculously sexy shoes instead.