We Moved!

I know some of you already know and I apologize for the long lapse in posts but we have been a bit busy. About 7 weeks ago we stumbled on a home that has everything one can imagine and then some, and it was a need to make a decision right now sort of deal. In between my business trips, which have been long and plentiful we bought a house and moved. We still have our other house which needs to sell. We are currently trying to balance both. I have attached photos for all of you who have been asking. These are a few, there are many more needed to be put on here but I just can't seem to find the time to take the pictures and get this done!


Front of the house


Living Room


Kitchen


D-Room


Theater / Safe Room (furniture on order)



Tanning room


Private office with seperate entry and bath


Patio area


Back view ... future pool right there in the middle!


Mom's entry and recently added dogs pens off of kennel room


Moms area is the orginal homestead they just kept building and building forever! (she will be moving too!)



Dogs new barn with runs


Playhouses (1) for each child Akins' comes complete with a zip line!


View of the pond

The Bet

The new soccer season was about to begin. Once again, Lorea is the coach. So, she lays the bet, one she is certain Akins will never deliver on because generally speaking he is not able to focus on anything long enough to pull it off. $100 if you score 5 goals! What does Akins do..... score 6!!!! The whole team and all of their family supporters were cheering him on.The boys just wanted to see Coach Lorea have to pay up and of course win the game which they certainly did, 7 to 1.

He chose the following items with his money:

A DS game for him. One that will help him read.
A DS game for Maima. A baby sitting game so she can take care of him really good.
A box of Blueberry Cereal for him.
A box of Corn Chex Cereal for Maima (her choice).
Two coconuts, one for him and one for Maima.
Dinner at the "place where they do tricks with fire". Tokyo Garden serves Hibatchi style where they cook around a Habachi grill. Best part Lorea catching the shrimp tail in her mouth, oh and the rice of course! Duh!

The Darndest Things

On Saturday I made Eggs Benedict....

Akins: "Mommy I think if you made this on the competition you would go to Hollywood".

On Sunday we decided to give Lorea three surprise ingredients and she had to make something from them. We choose mayonnaise, red vinaigrette sugar free dressing and cocoa.

She made two different cupcakes. The first a chocolate mayonnaise cake with almond, cherry and vinaigrette frosting. Topped with a cherry. The second was a chocolate mayonnaise cake with pumpkin seeds, vinaigrette and Chinese Chile frosting. The kids voted that Lorea would go to Hollywood on the spicy one.

Okay, so perhaps we watch the Food Network too much. I also think American Idol is mixed in here somewhere.

Redneck Olympics

While some people watch the Superbowl on this glorious Sunday, others (us specifically) make best of our blizzard of 2011 conditions and engage in "Redneck Olympics". We head off to the local ski resort where we sled and snowboard!


The local ski resort boasts the most terrifying "Overpass Trail"

One thing missing is the tow rope and/or ski lift

Cars whizzing by on the highway above just add that much more spice to the event

Our sled seems to always out run the inner tubes! First place goes to....







Then there is the snowboard event

and they are off!

Mush Lorea Mush!

Wipe Out!

The tables turn and now Akins gets to be the human dog sled

Mush Akins Mush

and the tow rope grand prize goes to Team Ybarra

Or maybe Team Knupp?