we're the dancers...

The bride and groom...Christina and Andrew Zimmerman. WOOHOO! This was such a beautiful wedding and reception. I have many posts still to come. :) For now, let's focus on all these sweet dance moves.

We knew Christy and Andrew were going to have a dance floor at their reception. My sisters and I can all get timid about these things. We committed to eachother that we would WATCH the dancing, but not make fools of ourselves and participate. Whelp, as soon as I heard the beat, I lost all control. I'd venture to say that I made a sweaty fool of myself, but I just don't really care. I had SO much fun! My nieces were feeling it too. Elsie is dipping Charlotte right here.

My brother in law, Tony. He is a blast. He always has been. He was such a proud, handsome father that day.

My sister Lisa and her man, Tony. Mother and father of the bride. They were both so happy. At the temple, at the reception. All day. It makes me teary thinking about them and their proud, emotional faces. They are dancing in a competition right here, the kind where the DJ asks how long you've been married, and eliminates you as the years get higher. Lisa and Tony almost won...

but they couldn't beat these 2! My sweet mom and dad. 53 years. Isn't that amazing? I can remember them dancing like this a lot when I was younger. Dad would turn on music in the den and twirl her around. They loved it...and it made me sick. Doesn't everything make you sick when you're 15? Now I love it. They love eachother...there is never any doubt about that.

The WINNERS! Woot!

Dad was feeling it. So was my niece Annie. She was my girl. We'd copy eachother's moves. The spectators were jealous. I know they were. We'll put together an instructional video.

What? What?

See, nobody can resist. My sisters even got it going. They knew they couldn't look any more ridiculous than me. I seriously had the time of my life at that reception...the "kidless" time of my life!

8:20...

I slept in until 8:20 this morning. I didn't run today, and I just don't care. I ran my fastest 5 miles ever yesterday with Tara and Kami and I was wiped out...40:23 in case you were wondering. :) They say you can't really catch up on missed sleep, but I think I did this morning. Usually on friday, I would get up at 4:45a, get ready as fast as possible and drive to AF with Tara for Nikki's spin class. I just didn't have it in me this morning. Then I thought I'd get up at 7 and run a few miles by myself. Didn't have that in me either. I have been ridiculously sleep deprived for the past few weeks. I don't think I've gotten more than 6 hours a night since May. DE was the worst, waking up at 6-6:30a every day...which, for the record is 4-4:30a Utah time. Anyhow, sleeping in totally rejuvinated me today.

I am now 38 years old. No biggie. Just another year. My birthday was pretty great though. Hectic but great. Started with a 6 am run. I came home and found a 32 oz. Diet Coke on the counter with 3 Dunford donuts and a sweet note from my Dave. As I was swigging my drink, I heard a knock at the door. It was Tara with another DC and another donut. Heaven, people.

My kids wanted me to sit and open my presents really fast before I showered and started my day. They were REALLY cute about it. Sat right up on the edge of the couch. I recognized a lot of stuff from the "yard sale" the day before. I thought it was so cute that they had thought of me. I told them how much I appreciated them spending some of their yard sale $ on me. Emily said,"Well.....we didn't have to spend our money on it. It's the stuff that didn't sell." Oh WOW, thank you! I laughed so hard, and treasured every single bit of junk they had wrapped for me.

Tara took me to lunch at Magelby's Fresh. FABULOUS. It was so great to have child care set up for me, and to be taken out of my home to enjoy a quiet meal. I really do have other t-shirts besides that blue one. Anyhow, I want all of my friends and family to know how much I love them. How important and special they made me feel on June 22nd. Texts, emails, phone calls, messages, facebook notes, deliveries to my door. I LOVE these people. I feel like I have been blessed with a crazy amount of wonderful people in my life.

Just a quick picture of the yard sale to end all yard sales. I'm sure you are SO sorry you missed it. I'm also sure there will be many more this summer, complete with near boiling Crystal Light. Look at my cute friend who came with her 2 kids in tow. Lots of my friends came. See, that is why I love them so much. They love me, so they love my kids. It's a big, fat, neighborhood of love.

something new...

Time for a new post on here. Sorry it took me so long. It's been a busy week for Amy. I got back Saturday night from my whirlwind trip to Delaware. I love that place. LOVE. I love my sisters even more. My whole family. I actually got to see almost everyone. Missed my nephew, nephew-in-law (x2), niece's daughter (whatever you call that), and my sister Sally. We all came together for my niece Christy's marriage to Andrew Zimmerman. It was beautiful. I will do several more posts in the near future. My dad married them in the Washington DC temple on his 76th birthday. Happy, happy day. Know what else is happy? Rita's. I was determined to get a picture of my favorite place with some of my favorite people (my 3 little sisters - Tracy, Laura & Rachel). Gelati's are a little bit of heaven. This was my 2nd trip there in 2 days. Delish.

THE list...

Alex is gone for 2 weeks. He's visiting the Frey's in South Dakota while we have Ally and Cortney here with us. Dave and Jon met halfway for the exchange. I've never been away from Alex for so long. Can't say that I'm terribly worried about him though. The Frey's are family. I know he is in heaven. He and Jonathan have been talking several times a day about the trip. They talk on the phone a lot. Whenever they do, they both have the phone on speaker. It makes them feel closer. I think it is absolutely adorable. They love each other so much. This is the list that they came up with. I should just scan the original, but it has scribbles all over it. Just something I want to remember. This sweet trip that they will think about for the rest of their lives.

Alex's list for SD:

2 knights, 1 horse rider, 1 not horse rider, 1 dragon

HP 1,2,3,5,7, Napolean Dynamite, Ratatouille

Brisinger, Eragon, HP7 (he told me they were going to have reading contests)

basketball and fishing pole

Age of Empires 2

2 pillows

Fluffy

Priesthood books & scriptures (Jonathan gets the priesthood while Alex is there)

jacket

suit coat, suit pants, tie

17 pairs of shorts

17 t-shirts

12 pairs of underwear

flip-flops and slip-ons

2 pairs of jeans

long-sleeves

towel & swimming suit

plastic sword

toothbrush & tooth paste

waterbottle

***deodorant***

glasses

DO NOT FORGET***car drive pills!***

Needless to say, I modified this a little bit. We don't own 17 pairs of shorts. I wish I could have been there to see their faces when they finally saw each other after 11 long months. Dave said it took a good 10 minutes for them to calm down enough for him to call me to tell me they'd made it. Happy, happy kids.

red roots?

Does this little girl have red roots at the end of her pretty blond hair? I think she might. We had quite a morning today. I woke up at 4:45a. Not really sure why, but pretty bummed about it. Dave's alarm went off at 5:15 so he could get ready to head to Casper , WY. He is going to meet Jon Frey and exchange a few kids for 2 weeks. He took my older 3 and our neighbor Regan. He dropped off the boys with Jon and picked up Ally and Cortney and is now on his way back to Provo with a car full of little girls. Jealous?

Anyhow, back to this morning. I never really went back to sleep after my 4:45 mess. I was ticked. I stayed in bed just hoping. Nothing. Then I left myself a lousy 20 minutes to dress Molly and Margaret and get to Tara's for a run. Margaret went into tantrum mode. The REAL deal. She had her back arched, legs stiffened, screaming, hitting, kicking...anything to keep me from putting her clothes on. So, guess what. I screamed back. I screamed. It hurt my throat and scared my baby. I was SO frustrated. I was late, and she wouldn't cooperate. I also tossed her on the bed. I was done. No abuse, but close. I regretted it the second I did it. I was off for the rest of the morning. She has thrown 2 more tizzies today. She is really on one. There's not much I can do when she comes apart. My heart rate is just now slowing down. I am sad that I lost control. I want her to forget it happened. I want to kiss away the bad memories. I'm not sure that I can though. Oh well, tomorrow will be better. Actually, tonight will - Bachelorette. Enough said.

My run this morning was great. Fastest 5 miles ever for me. Mile 4 was a 7:56, mile 5 was 7:24. I'm proud of that, considering that the past 2 months have been the total pits. I know I will only get faster and stronger this summer and that makes me really excited! Last week wasn't great. I started running again 1.5 weeks ago, against my chiropractor's better judgement. Went to a sports medicine DR who told me I could run, but just to add mileage slowly. I pushed too hard that week. It just felt so good to be back. I had a cold over the weekend, so that coupled with my exhaustion made for some really bad runs. I was discouraged. Today fixed that. Thank goodness.

The Schofield's minus Dave decided to do the 7 Peaks (pass of all passes) passes. I'm excited about it. We've already gotten our money's worth. Hopefully it will eliminate all the "I'm bored" comments I tend to get from June-August. It stresses me out a little. What?! Amy, stressed? Taking 5 kids by myself to the pool is a little overwhelming, but once again, my big kids come to the rescue. I can totally do it with their help.

Girl's Camp is in 3 weeks and I can't wait! I feel much more prepared than last year. It is going to be fabulous.

I get to go to DE on Wednesday for my niece's wedding. I cannot even tell you how excited I am about that, so I won't even try. :)

give me a "J"...

Can I tell you just how much I love this picture? I LOVE these Joel's. My nephew just graduated from High School last week. All 3 generations were there. I wish I had been.

Joel Richard - My Dad. Husband to one, father to 8, grandfather to 19, great-grandfather to 2. Allergist practicing in Dover, DE. Stake Patriarch. Gentle. Kind. Christlike. Generous. Gifted speaker and writer. A true Philadelphia Phillies fanatic. Wonderful in every way.

Joel David - My dear OLDER brother. :) Husband to one, father to 4 great boys. Pediatric Cardiologist practicing in PA and DE. Scoutmaster. Die-hard BYU cougar fan. Cyclist extraodinaire. Photographer. Music connoisseur. Very fancy taste buds. Truly one of the funniest people you will ever meet.

Joel Anthony - My adorable nephew. High School graduate. Skateboarder. Brilliant (he was full-on reading at 2). Quiet but observant. Witty. SO handsome. Always gentle and good to my kids.

My Joel's. I love them so much.

*This is my 500th post! Should I celebrate somehow?

go jump in a lake, CF!

Saturday was the annual CF walk/fundraiser. CF = Cystic Fibrosis. Jordan has CF. He's 13 and is the son of my sweet, wonderful friend Tess. I remember when he was diagnosed like it was yesterday. It was a scary, sad time. Tess & Jared have kept right on marching. Breathing treatments, the "special" vest, terrifying hospital stays. I love them and think they are the perfect set of parents for Jordy. We walk to raise money for CF research. C'mon now, people...find a cure, please.


We were able to reunite with so many friends from Grandview. Friends that we almost never see, but love so much. We seem to jump right back to where we were when we moved 5 years ago. I had my 1st 4 children in that ward. I love those people like my family. People like Paul Bouchard...or the local Santy Claus. Not sure how Molly scored this ride. Oh yeah...because Paul is awesome!

Jordan organized this years walk for his Eagle project. Yup...he's 13 and will soon be an Eagle Scout. He is a WONDERFUL kid.

Libby Bouchard. These 3 girls ran to each other across the grass. They make me want to cry. I love Libby's mom SO much, so these girls loving each other just sends me over the moon.

Brooke (yeah, Disneyland Brooke), fancying up my Molly.

Margaret couldn't get enough of this ice. Dave would tip the stroller, then just leave her there. You know what though? She was in her stroller for 3 straight hours with no complaints, so whatever floats her boat.

My favorite. Hunter...another Disney pal. SUCH a great boy.

Go Schofield's! Clegg's for the cure!