My 200th post... The MEGA Post... June Recap...Swimming, Parties, Dr. Cooper, Cousins, Crafts, Bike-iversary, & L & L Show Low Getaway! PHEW!!!!

Oh My oh my! 200 Hundred Posts already! No way!!! WOWZERS!!!! That is quite the accomplishment for sure :) 

In honor of this special occasion, I decided to clump 12 blog post entries....which I am behind in posting...  into to the MOTHER OF ALL BLOG POSTS!!! 

THE MEGA POST!!!! 

Sounds like fun hu?  I know ;) If you haven't noticed, I haven't been updating as often as I use to. Not really sure where my funk has been, other than I have been running around with my head chopped off and when I could be updating my own blog... I stalk and read yours instead :) 

 But friends and family, I will not let you down on this major catch up post today.... I realize it might take a couple days to read this entire post.... but you know you want to right :) hee hee! 

I like to think of it as an ALL YOU CAN EAT SMORGASBORD OF Blogging Goodness I have been saving up for you all today :)

Without further ado... you are about to get stuffed to the gills with the June 2010 Zito Family Recap :)

Many of you know we are a family of Swimmers.

Summer is the girls favorite time of the year because they get to swim their little arms & legs off on the Swim Team. They are swimming with Fremont Flying Fish this year and are loving every minute. 

It seems to get tougher every year as the competition grows fierce. But the Zito Girls are up to a challenge! :)

June 10th - First Meet of the Season... FREESTYLE 

Carly is ripping up the water. She came in 5th place individual and 1st in team relay! 25 meters...you go girl  :)

Since my Kaitlyn is getting so old. She doesn't get to swim until all the little kids are done with their races and by then, the sun goes down. It makes it hard to get a good picture! BUMMER!!!  She did great though! Once you turn 11... you graduate to swimming with the big kids... and double the distance... 50 meters... so she gets to master flip turns...teach me teach me!!! :) 

Kaitlyn got 5th place in individual and 3rd in team relay! We are so proud of our swimmers!!!

"I'm BORED!"

Oh heavens, not yet!!! Summer just got here!  So to cure our boredom, the girls spent and afternoon making their own friendship bracelets! They did great :)

Carly's bracelet is GROOVY and Kaitlyn's Ring is SWEETNESS :)

Blake was feeling left out....

He wanted to go to swim team too....so, we arranged his own "Swim Team" swimming lessons with Miss Emilee! Blake made us proud! 2 weeks of swim lessons and he is a future little swimmer in the making as well. It HAS to be in his blood :) 

His favorite part of swim lessons was.... motor boat, diving for rings and wow can he kick and he blows AWESOME bubbles.  Hooray for Blakey Boy! :)

~ BIRTHDAYS ~

Both my parents celebrated Birthdays in June and we had Birthday celebrations for both. 

I only got pics of my mom's b-day....oops! sorry dad :) 

Isn't this birthday lady and beauty?! I Know! 

I love you mom! 

Family loving the PARTY and cake of course.... oh there is the birthday boy in the bottom middle pic! Love you dad! :) 

Is there a Dr. in the House????

My brother in law did it! He worked hard the past 4 years in dental school and on June 12th, he graduated from Dental school! We are so proud of him! What an accomplishment! My sister Ann is so so sooo happy he is finally done! Aren't they a cute family? :) So folks, if you need a cavity filled or good teeth cleaning Dr. Cooper is your man! :) Hooray!!!!

While Dr. Cooper and his wife headed to the Dominican Republic to relax and celebrate on the beach, we had fun having Claire & Ethne hang out with us a few days :)

We painted our own sun catchers

oooh aaahhhh

So pretty! 

Another day we sculpted and created our own erasers

Wow those are AWESOME!!! Eraser clay is sweet stuff. just mold into your fantastic shape and bake at 250 for 10 minutes :) they really work too :)

We indulged in some yummy patriotic cupcakes! YUM :)

And of course we hit the pool! 

Do you like my little Mermaids??? and one handsome little MerMan :)

What Lovely mermaids we have here. So glamorous.

Claire is head over heels in LOVE with mermaids. The girls got creative and made their own tail by squeezing both legs in to one pant leg in their PJ pants. It was pretty cute! They had a ball pretending to be mermaids. I remember doing the same thing when I was little :)

Tricks & Dives

Look at my mermaids go! oh and my cute little merman too :) Love you Apple, Pearl, Sapphire, & Aquamarine....aka Ethne, Carly, Claire, Kaitlyn :) I LOVE your imagination!

Back Stroke Swim Meet  - June 17th

Another AWESOME meet for both girls.

Carly came in 2nd individual & 3rd Team Relay

Kaitlyn came in 3rd individual & 1st Team Relay

You are both ROCK STARS!!!!

Happy BIKE-IVERSARY to me :) 

I've been riding my road bike for 3 years now and it was time for an UPGRADE :) Leonard & I have been working hard and saving up to upgrade both our road bikes and we LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Them.... oh did I mention that we LOVE our new bikes? :)

This is me... happy as can be for my first ride on this beauty :)

My handsome man and his new sweet ride. 

So pretty fancy hu? We ended up buying our new bikes at Global Bikes in Gilbert and they gave us a fantastic trade in for our old bikes. So upgrade we did, in deed :)

My bike is a Specialized Roubaix Pro...pronounced roo-bay :) It is beyond sweetness! 

Full carbon fibre frame, crank, handlebars...actually the entire bike is carbon ...even the hubs in my wheels are carbon...which means light as a feather...and makes Lenny a little jealous :). hee hee :) that makes a girl happy... oh not about making leonard jealous just at the lightness :)

SRAM Red Components...the BEST top of the line gearing and shifting on the market. Compact crank for climbing up all the hills and mountains I plan to climb... oh yeah!  Can you say fancy pants? but this fancy ride is worth every penny to me.. it makes for the smoothest, fastest ride.  Best bike on the market for endurance rides... in my humble opinion ;)

Leonard's handsome sleek new baby is also a Specialized Roubaix. It is a little step down from mine. He has the Expert and I have the Pro. Now let me explain. Leonard bought his back back in April and this bike was the exact one I was gonna buy too. It has a full carbon frame and great components too but the Pro is just bit lighter and higher components. His bike is also a compact crank...great for climbing. Anyway, when it was my turn to go bike shopping they were all sold out in this bike and the only option was to upgrade to the pro. Well dang it, twist my arm... i had no choice but to go PRO! Although, I truly did feel bad about having a sweeter bike than Lenny, I was ready to walk away from the deal but my good ol lenny insisted and so there you have it.... 

it is official...

I HAVE THE BEST HUSBAND IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!! 

Take a closer at the details. gorgeous hu? 

New Helmets are the cherry on top. :)

Some people buy boats, quads, cars, other toys .... we buy bikes... We run on Zito Power! 

We look forward to the 1000's of miles we will be putting on these babies! 

I LOVE MY BIKE!!! 

~14 years of Boyfriend Bliss ~

Leonard & I finally had the opportunity to head out of town for a little weekend romantic getaway. 

You read my little title correct. I have enjoyed having the Best Boyfriend in my life for almost 14 years now. We met back in July 1996 and it was Love at first sight. 

This sweet man swept me off my feet in a little AZ town called Show Low, 14 years ago and we decided to re-live our glory days together to relax and enjoy some well needed time together.

We stayed at the nicest hotel in Show Low I believe... Hampton Inn! We upgraded our room to have a balcony and a great view! It was perfect. We couldn't get enough of the fresh mountain air. It smelled so good. 

We took an afternoon to go on a little 100 mile road trip through Eagar & Springerville to Greer & Sunrise ski resort, to McNary and Hondah to Pinetop & Lakeside. It was a nice ride & it was raining...even better! Haven't seen rain in ages. We were checking out the route for bike race Leonard is thinking about riding in. This ride was also memorable because Leonard served his mission up here in the mountains 15-16 years ago and it was fun to hear stories of places he served.

So this is GREER!!! I have never been here. All the advertisements say it is a little piece of green heaven here in greer and the coldest place in AZ. I would have to agree that is was little, it was green and it was cold. we left 110 degrees in the valley and shivered in a brisk 54 degrees! It was lovely. We saw a couple cabins we would love to own in Greer. Maybe one day.

PS... There is a cabin resort here that we passed and almost booked and stayed here. but I am glad we didn't it is very crammed together and not secluded like they make it sound, plus it is very pricey. Greer is a nice place to visit but i wouldn't pay to stay at their expensive resort...save your money and camp if you like.

Our friends Mike & Annette are the proud new owners of this beautiful chalet in Show Low and we went to go check it out and we loved it! It was so peaceful and relaxing here! Their reading chairs were the comfiest! We are coming back to read on their porch later :)

You could get really use to this lifestyle! :)

Loving life at the Chalet! We can't wait to actually go inside some time and see the rest of this beauty. 

My handsome man and his truck....which we both love love love :)

Taking it easy back at the hotel getting some quiet reading time in! Look at the view from our room.... horses! I was nice and LET Lenny use my kindle! I keep borrowing "Real" books to read. So Leonard is  happy to get good use out of the kindle :)

Getting ready for a beautiful Morning Bike ride in the mountains

matching jerseys...check

excited riders....check

Sweet Bikes....check

Spending time with my boyfriend.... PRICELESS! :)

15 mile ride to Fool Hollows Lake and it was a windy windy day! The air is definitely thinner up there but a beautiful ride and wish we could go all day :)

After the ride, got cleaned up and had the BEST BBQ Bacon Burger at the Maverick Corral. We decided to take it easy and head to Woodland Lake. It was a gorgeous park. 

We enjoyed listening to the birds sing, holding hands and reminiscing about the early days. We brought our books and enjoyed the awesome weather.

I could see us holding hand and taking walks around the lake when we are 2 little old people! Ahhhh! This is the life.

We walked and talked and watched the sunset! It was beautiful!

It was a perfect weekend getaway with the Man of my Dreams, My Mr. Galaxy!

I love you Leonard! Thanks for being so wonderful to me all these years. You won my heart 14 years ago and you will have it through eternity! 

* so are you stuffed to the gills yet? did you make it through my 200th MEGA POST??? I take it back, I think this is the GRAND DADDY of ALL POSTS :) congrats and thanks for reading! stay tuned for more adventures to come :)