Meg and Kam's Birthdays

Megan and Kamchatka had their birthdays on Wednesday. Meg turned 8 years old and Kam turned one. We went to Tepanyaki restaurant with the family on Tuesday night because I was out of town late and on Wednesday, Megan had some friends and cousins over for slippin' slide, hot tub, water balloon fights, and squirt guns. Happy birthday Megan and Kam!!!

Megan wanted some glasses like her big sister, though neither of them need it.

Tara made a "new" cake per Megan's request. She wanted a cake with pudding, then frosting on top. It tasted really good, but didn't look the best. We called it, "When Kam was a Puppy Cake." You need to figure out why. The hint: stool.

Kam is getting his chocolate flavored, dipped doggy bone from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.

Needless to say, I drained the hot tub after seeing this many kids in it. Urine content was 30% higher than normal.

Golfing with my Girls

I took all my girls out golfing last Saturday. That was the first time as an entire family hitting the links. We went to Mulligan's where there is a little Par 3 course for the girls to play. We took golf carts as well which may have been there favorite part. We lost several balls in the water, two of them were from Tara's hits. We also didn't have any stitches from swinging clubs or flying golf balls (that's a plus).

Mutton Bustin' and Cash Cowing at the Draper Rodeo

Last week Tara and I took the girls to the Draper Rodeo with Di, Gordon, and kids. The main reason we went was to see Dillion and Sammy do some Mutton Bustin'. If you've never heard of mutton bustin, it's when little kids ride full grown sheep (like they were bull riding) and see how far they can go. Dillion lasted two seconds and I'm not sure Sammy even made it a second, but it was fun to watch. There is a video of Sammy's quick ride out of the chute. Later in the evening, Megan and Ashley, and Dillion and Parker ran after the cash cow out in the arena. The rodeo sticks a bunch of money on a calf and 300 kids run after the cow trying to get some cash of it. There is also a video of that below. Rodeos are definitely more fun when your own family is involved!!!

Back to D.C. and Obama Sucks!!!

Tara and I made it back to Washington D.C. this past month. I have been there 4 times over the last several months because my company headquarters are there. I had meetings there and the company paid for spouses to come (or as they say, "conjugal visits"). Anyway, we had a fun time for a handful of days and Tara got to relax a bit, and meet most of the people who work for my company. We stayed in National Harbor just across the Potomac River from the mall.

Our hotel, Gaylord National (seriously, that's the name).

There was a Peeps store which we had never seen before anywhere, so we had to take pics.

By the pier there was some art in the sand of a dude drowning or something. It reminded me of Planet of the Apes (the old school version).

Washington Monument

Ford Theater (where Lincoln was shot).

One night by the pier, we had a Maryland style seafood dinner, crabs and lobster (Tara wasn't a big fan).

On the mall by Washington Monument.

July Birthdays

We celebrate several birthday in July in this household. First we have Tara's birthday on July 1st, also Canada's birthday. We celebrate July 4th, hopefully you all recognize that date. On July 7th is Britney's birthday. We have two birthdays on July 20th, Megan's and Kam's. This post is dedicated to Tara and Britney, we'll give Megan and Kam their own post later. Tara and I were in Washington D.C. just before her birthday this year. I had a business meeting there and the company let spouses come along and picked up the tab. We thought that was cool. Britney had a good birthday too. She turned three years old and finally grasped the concept of a birthday party and presents. We love that girl!!!

Tara standing near a million buck in ten dollar bills at the Printing and Engraving Plant in DC.

Pennsylvania Avenue with the Capitol in the background.

Britney's coveted Mickey Cash Register. She has to fight off her older sister just to play with it.