The Linn Family Reunion 2011

In July we went to a little piece of heaven outside of Sandpoint. It was right on the river with a little inlet with a sandy beach. Kaiser swam the whole time. The day we left he slept the whole drive to Bozeman! haha! Anyway Troy's cousin Dani found this great house to rent. It was HUGE!! There were 34 or 35 of us, but you would never have known there were that many people there. We had so much fun catching up with all the cousins. It was really cute to see Madi and Kaiden's relationship blossom. Madison is completely in love with all her Linn cousins. She still talks about them almost everyday. I can't wait for the next reunion!!

Someone asked who wanted to go on the boat...Mad didn't even take the time to change out of her pj's. She was pretty ticked that Dad made her wear sunscreen.

We had to work while we were at the reunion because we took the next week off to explore Montana and Yellowstone. Let's put it this way. That is not happening again. We missed out on all the fun daytime stuff. It all worked out and we had a great time, but next time we are leaving the computers at home.

At least we had this view....

Silverwood

I didn't get many pictures at Silverwood. We had too much fun running around and going on rides.

Madison got an airbrush tattoo. She thought it was the coolest thing.

Montana, Yellowstone, and Jackson Hole

We planned this trip for over a year. We built out Troy's utility trailer. We bought a lugable loo. Basically we were so EXCITED!!! It was an amazing trip. We camped all over Bozeman, Big Sky, West Yellowstone, and stayed in a hotel one night in Jackson Hole. We are already planning our trip for next summer. Maybe California coast..?!

Here are a TON of pictures!

Kaiser at Lisa's

We have the best dog boarder of all time!! Lisa is amazing with Kaiser. He has so much fun there. She takes him swimming, lets him follow her around, and not only bathes him, but blow dries him!! He is one lucky pup! These are some pictures that Lisa has taken of Kaiser on his vacations at her house.

random information...

1 – Number of nephews that I have. AIDAN!!!!!

2 – Number of children that I have. Madison and Kaiser. What?

3- Number of brothers that I have. Two older and one younger.

4- Number of Countries I have been to. And I don’t count airports.

5- Number of double cousins that I have. And they are all boys! I’m surrounded. (Mom+Dad and Mom’s sister+Dad’s brother = double cousins get it?)

6- Number of times I have been to Hawaii. I would like that to be a higher number.

7- Number of hours of sleep I get a night. I would like that to be a higher number as well.

8- Number of books on my nightstand waiting to be read.

9- Number of blogs that I obsessively follow.

10- Number of diet cokes I have in a week…give or take…I’m addicted.

AND A BONUS ONE!!!

11- Number of houses I lived in BEFORE I was married.

***ATTENTION***THIS IS NOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT***

Madison, if you have a brother what do you want his name to be?

Um Choo Choo.

Oh yeah. And what if you have a sister?

Monkey!

What would your brother's middle name be?

Express.

So his name will be Choo Choo Express?

Yeah!

So what will your sister's middle name be?

Choo Choo.

You want her name to be Monkey Choo Choo.

Yep.

*** This is not an announcement. I promise. She is obsessed with the fact that her Tiffy has a baby in her belly and DD is going to have a sister. ***

Karen + Kate = BFF

Troy and I have been working for his mom (aka Lucy aka Granny Sassy) for a while now. Actually for Troy it has been almost a year! Wow. Anyway we are both crazy busy and work anywhere from 10 to 12 hrs a day. We negotiate short sales, so needless to say there are not enough hours in the day. When I first started working for Lucy, it was completely commission based and I would wait until a property closed before getting paid. It is usually 4 to 6 months to develop a consistent pipeline of closings if you are working full time. In February, Lucy asked me to work full time as a salaried employee (I told you we are crazy busy!!). One thing that Troy and I did not think about was all of my old files that I would still be getting my commission pay on when they closed. It has been such a blessing to our family to have the extra income coming in and finally feel like we are getting caught up financially.

However this last weekend, I might have made one of the most irresponsible financial decisions in my life... I went to Nordstrom's. I bought some things. I spent way too much money. And my husband was totally the instigator (I am VERY spoiled).

Basically this sums it up. Karen + Kate = BFF...

Cutest Cookies Ever!

You need to check out Melanie's blog. She does some amazing stuff with sugar cookies and posts some recipes that I can't wait to try. Plus she is doing a giveaway!!! Who doesn't love that?!

http://www.killerzebras.com/2011/04/mothers-day-cookie-givaway.html

MINNE MOUSE AND BUZZ LIGHTYEAR!!

MADISON'S 2ND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Claudia made Madison the cutest Minnie cupcakes

Breakfast of Champions!!

Yes I made these cakes. I'm just as impressed as you are.

The spread. Madi planned the menu. Hot dogs, Doritos, juice, and cake. I threw in a couple of salads just to balance is out.

Troy insisted that she get Buzz's face. haha!

I love this picture! He WANTS that hot dog sooo bad!!

He is so handsome!!!

Be polite Madi. Open the card first.

A talking Buzz?! What?!!

We had such a great time. Madison loved every minute of her Minnie and Buzz party. She keeps asking us, "Where my party go?" haha! Thank you everyone that was able to come! She sure feels loved.