Oh Those Summer Days!

So it's official,.. I, Amanda Marie Bateman Robbins, from this day forward vow, to me, to my family, to my dear friends and fellow bloggers, that I will never utter a word of sadness toward having a boring life!!! Although this summer has been SOO much fun, it has been all TOO jammed packed with events. With every event that came and went, we did have lots of fun, don't get me wrong, but I am done! (actually I'm not!) I am done with going, going, going, going, I am NOT, I repeat, Am NOT the energizer bunny. I am human and I will admit when I have had too much, and that is now, (actually I had it about a week ago) Starting with a big trip alone to New York the end of June and we haven't stopped since then. 4 trips to Bear Lake, too many trips to Centerville to count, 2 trips to Logan, 1 trip to SpringHaven, 2 Dr's Appointments, A family reunion planned and executed by yours truly, and my sister and her 6 little ones staying at my place[which if you know the size you would know that there should be no earthly way to fit 7 kids(mine included) and 3 adults in it for a week (and we all lived! it was close though!)] Bailey has DEFINITELY had it.

So anyway, there it is,.. in words! Here are some pictured Highlights of the last month!(has it really only been a month!????)

We had my cute 12 year old nephew for one day. He is from Wyoming and LOVES to hunt and fish and all that cowboy stuff,.. so naturally he died and went to heaven when we took him to Cabela's!!
Bailey has decided that the nook of her arm is a wonderful place to carry things with straps (ie the little camera bag and this bucket!) We LOVE bear Lake!!

SO Peter's Grandma is wonderful and allowed us a few days at the cabin at Bear Lake with my family. My sister and her kids are here from New York and so we invited them up with us. Well the night we got there we sat around and waited for the rain to go away,.. and it didn't,.. so the fire pit was a bust for dinner. So instead we decided to order an Old Ephraim Pizza in Garden City(that's about 10 miles from the cabin-that will be important information later in the story!) If you have never had an Old Ephraim pizza you are missin out!! It is about 3 feet in diameter and has about 20 slices! Its really fun to order and eat! So Bailey was getting tired so we left to go back to the cabin in our car, and my sister, her kids and my mom all went in the mini shaggin wagon(minivan, barf!) -no offence if you own one, just not my cup of tea!- We get back the cabin around 8 and are playing games, laughin, watchin movies, sayin FAMILY prayer, and just having a Grand ole time! Well right at 10 Peter comes in and says, "Hey babe have you seen Ammon lately?" I sat there and thought,.. well no,.. but I haven't been looking for him! (he is my 12 yr old nephew) So we asked his brothers, and they hadn't seen him, and so I asked my sister -the mom- and she was like, we he buckled Reina in, and Dax says from across the room,.. actually mom, I buckled her in. I looked at Peter and we both booked it out the door! We had forgotten Ammon at the Pizza place over 2 hours earlier!! So Peter and I drive as fast as we could back to the restaurant,.. we get there just as they are putting up the chairs to close for the night. I walk in, no platinum blonde in sight! So I give the people at the pizza place my number and said, if you see him,.. please call me! So we leave, call the cops, go to all 2 gas stations and ice cream places in Garden City and see if they had seen him, and with no luck we drove back the cabin FREAKING OUT!!! Well by the time we got there, I get a phone call,.. one of the girls from the pizza place saw Ammon walking while she was driving home. He made it more than half way. Poor kid was trying to WALK back to the cabin which he didn't know where it was located,.. and he was BAWLING!! I love my sister, but I was so glad it wasn't me that left my kid!

All of the Robbins Cousins at Johnny's Birthday!
We are in charge of our Ward Activities and we had a Ward Bonananaza,.. its like a Bonanza but it was Banana Sundays!,.......Bonananaza! I know, I crack my self up!

Besties Cousins!

Bailey has decided that if it's not a onesie it can be lifted and people laugh! It is especially funny in the middle of Sacrament!

Bailey is also VERY good at throwing temper tantrums! Example: Poor Grandma and Grandpa Robbins!
Ahhhhhhh,.. that is me breathing easier now that we sold Peter's motorcycle! It was a sad day for us all,.. but a good decision for our family! He will have another one someday! But Peter had the hardest time with it,.. so I made him a cake! I also helped get me out of the dog house for a not so nice comment earlier that day! I love you babe!
Bateman Family Reunion=I am a bad photographer! Robbins Family Reunion(kinda) Rachel=Awesome Photographer!
My sister and her kids moved to Utah and I am really excited to have them close!
And I know it's a shocker but the ole Spaghetti Bowl I call a brain needs wound up, so I am going to take a class or two this fall and see if I can get the wires attached again! Things are pretty rusty up there!!

So All in all,.. it has been super busy,.. but we will always remember this CRAZY summer!!