Tuesday, July 6, 2010

marshmallow wars

As per family tradition, the 4th of July weekend was spent at Bear Lake. Loved it. Loved it. Loved it.


One of my favorite memories this weekend was our marshmallow war. (Gun design from here). The whole family was giggling like little kids - totally priceless. So much fun!
The whole family showing off their blowing skills

Dad chasing Brandon. Brandon's team unfortunately dominated.

My brother, Greg, loading his gun
The onslaught of the other team. Did I menion they dominated?
Kim trying out her marshmallow gun. It took some blowing finesse to make those marshmallows fly.


A funny side note: My friend called me last night to express her remorse in the death of our fish. She had been fish-sitting and the fish died while in her care.

Let's have a moment of silence for Caeli The Fish....

Well, my friend said that when they cleaned out the fish bowl, they found some unexpected surprises. I guess her 2-year-old daughter had been secretly feeding the fish - but not fish food. Caeli, in her last days, had received a healthy helping of Skittles and suckers to supplement her normal fish diet.

By the end of the story, I was laughing so hard. Death by Skittles - who would have known?