Joni Baloni is 48!

We had a birthday party for my mom on Sunday and she turned 48! (Her birthday was actually Saturday the 23rd). My sister & I invited all of the family and some friends over to my mom's house for dinner, cake & ice-cream. We all sat around eating, talking and having a great time! Then we pulled out some old pictures and took a walk down memory lane. I have the cutest mom in the world. She is so friendly and happy to everyone she meets and I wish I could be more like that! I am grateful for her wonderful example.

Happy Birthday Mom! You are one of my favorite people and I love you so much!

Happy Birthday Wendy!

My bestest friend Wendy celebrated her 26th birthday a few weeks ago! Happy Birthday Wendy! For her birthday she was feeling adventurous and wanted to go SKY DIVING! She invited us to go and it was awesome! Wendy paid extra to get the professional video and pictures taken and they are pretty sweet! I have some of those pictures saved on our other computer, but it is at Bear Lake so I will have to post those later. Here are some of the ones we took...

Sean & Wendy waiting for their chance to jump out of the plane!

Brent, Gavin, Randi...

Randi, Wendy, Robin

Randi, Wendy, Robin, Gavin & Brent

(At this moment I was thinking, "Okay, we're suited up, when does the class begin?

Come to find out, there isn't one!)

The sweet (yet scary) airplane that we jumped out of!

Action shot! Not sure who this is...but since it was Wendy's birthday we'll say it's her!
The four of us (Brent, Randi, Wendy & Sean) after our awesome adventure!

We had so much fun! Thanks for inviting us guys!

I love ya Wend! You are awesome and I am so glad that we have stayed so close after all of these years. Our friendship has stood the test of time. You're the best!

Missing Meeko...

Our dog, Meeko, has been missing since July 3rd. By now I have given up hope that she is coming home. We have had her for 6 years, so it has been quite an adjustment not having her around. She became a part of our family and I miss her and want to know what happened to her!

I started putting her in the (fenced) back yard when I left the house because she was doing her business in the house. June & July were so crazy busy for us and Meeko didn't get much attention, so I think she was rebelling to get attention! Anyway, the last straw came when one day I got up to get ready and as I went into the bathroom I stepped in Meeko pee and it was all over the tile and the rug. Nasty! Then the very next day I walked into our bedroom and she had thrown up on our bed! Ever nastier!

So when I put her in the back yard she found some way to escape while I was gone. When I got home that night she scratched at the front door and I let her in to discover that she had had quite the adventure that day and was covered in poop. We figured out where she was getting out and closed it off, but the next time I left and put her in the back yard she found another way to get out... only this time we never saw her again. I just keep telling myself that she is happy where she is, whether it be in doggy heaven or with some nice family! I just want some closure.

It takes a long time to grow old friends...

My cute friend Lindsay was in town from Georgia so she got a group of us together for lunch at the Coppermill here in Logan. It was fun to catch up with old friends! Here's our group! We had 4 little boys at our table so it was quite an adventure!

Please Forgive Me...

...I changed our background and lost everyone's links in the process! I am still trying to figure out who else I don't have on my list. So, if you don't see your name please let me know so that I can put you on there!

Thanks!
- Randi

Memories...

I got this from my friend Joell's blog.

Here's how you do it-

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Summer is in full swing! (Where did June go?)

Well you can obviously tell that life has been busy for me because I haven't posted anything for a month! I can't believe we are already into July. That's what happens when I get so busy, time flies by too fast and I don't even know what day it is. June was full of getting everything at Bear Lake going, including our watercraft rental business and two rental cabins. As of Sunday the cabins are both finished and people are there renting them. Yay! If anyone ever wants to check out our business web-site it is http://www.bearlakewatersports.com/ and more information and all of the cabin info can be found on Brian's web-site at http://www.bearlakefun.com/

Here are some of our recent pictures...

Gavin playing in the back yard. Give this kid some sand toys and a bucket full of water and he's entertained!

Our Fun Day at Bear Lake...

Gavin hanging out on the RXT. Once he got on he didn't want to get off!

Our friends from St. George, the Kearls, came to Bear Lake and paid us a visit! It was so great to see their cute family and catch up with them for a while!

Heather & Brinlee...

Heather & Brinlee's cute matching toes!

Matt & Allie...

The Stocking Family joined us at the beach also!

Cute Zailey...

Zenick having a blast playing in the sand...

Wade & Brian working hard! Thanks Wade for coming and helping us out that day! You're awesome. And we miss you Brian!

Brent & Gavin out for a ride on the Sea-Doo!

Wade, Brent & Gavin loading up the Sea-Doo's after work...

My boys on the tractor...

Our family...

Mark & Kristen and Jaimee & Spencer also came to the beach later that day to hang out with us for a while! By that time I had already put my camera away and didn't think about it so I didn't get any pictures of them! Sorry guys! We enjoyed their company and are glad we got to hang out with them for a bit! I'm sure we will have more chances this summer to get pictures of us all!

Brent and Gavin Riding the New Skid Steer...

Right now we are building some rental cabins in Harbor Village at Bear Lake with Brent's cousin Chuck and their friend Kody. We were spending a ton of money on rental equipment and decided it would be cost effective to buy a skid steer for all of the landscaping projects we have coming up.

Here are some pictures of Brent and Gavin enjoying our new toy!