The Collings Family

More family pics from our Utah trip: My siblings and our 2 year olds. We all had a kid in 2006. Aren't they adorable? We miss them so much. Every time we leave Utah we spend at least 7 hours of our drive trying to figure out where Dave should apply for jobs in SLC . Maybe one day we really will move back...

We got back from a long vacation 4 days ago and I still haven't recovered! Where did we go??Here are some pics...take a guess! " accidentally slipped and fell in...ha ha ha" However, I absolutely fell in love with this lake and the restaurant that sits just above it. If you are ever in Island Park and need a good recommendation, give me a call. We told the kids we'd give them 5 cents for every buffalo that they saw. Who knew it was the buffalo rut (is there such a thing?) we ended up shelling out $10.00 to each kid! Thanks to grandma and grandpa for the incredible trip. It was so peaceful and fun..we can't wait to come back. Finally, a family picture! This is a game that I used to play as a kid. Gather the golf balls and throw the down grandma's stairs! Boating with the cousins :) The molecule. Yes, it was a typical, yet wonderful family vacation. 5 days in Yellowstone and then 5 days in Salt Lake. We are so lucky to have access to such beautiful plac...

My visiting brother from Utah and I were left without spouses for 4 days. This wouldn't have been such a big deal, but our kids had already been together 24/7 for 6 days and our boys couldn't think of anything better to do than fight. I don't know about you, but 1 entire day of fighting is enough to drive one mad--now times that by 4. Near the end of the week(and our rope) my brother and I had a heart to heart and posed the question~what in life could be more mentally difficult than this? The only thing I could think of (now remember, we'd just run the Ragnar) was running a marathon. Someone once told me that if you could mentally get through a marathon, you could get through anything. So, I put it to the test...I ran a... OK , not a marathon, but a 1/2. Raising children and running difficult races are so much the same. They both require so much of you emotionally, physically and mentally and yet the end reward is so gratifying. I can't express the joy I felt yester...