Memorial Day Camping Trip!!!

We began our adventure on Thursday, May 21st... Dan and I pulled our trailer up to a great campground to secure a spot, and then headed back so he could wrap up a few things at work. As soon as he got home we headed back up until Monday afternoon!

Courtney likes to have a place to play... as I don't like her running in and out of the trailer all day... so Dan always sets up our tent for a "play house"... she LOVES playing in the dirt!
Dan and the girls having a "jump-off"... how impressive!
We went on a "nature hike" but didn't go far... there was still a lot of snow... and very wet and muddy on the trail!

On Saturday, some of our best friends... Chris, Shelby, and cute little Emma Bond came up for a "sleep-over"... we had a blast!!!
McKenna and Chris having a horseshoe competition! They were both REALLY good!!!!
Courtney made a "teeter-totter" with a block of wood and a stick... Kenna tried to tell her she needed to find someone her own size...
Dan is the ultimate cook! We loved our chicken and potatoes!
Courtney what are you drinkin'?.... oh... IBC rootbeer!

Cheers Shelby!

Emma and Shelby snuggled up! It was cold up there!!!!
Gangster Dan...
Kenna making a mess with her delicious smore! We all ate way too many of those! We will have to put in some extra time on the eliptical machine!
Emma Bond... what a gorgeous baby girl!!!! She was so much fun! We are so excited we got to enjoy her first camping trip with her ! She can come with us anytime!
Time for Watermelon! (Not that we hadn't already ate enough!!) It's Courtney's favorite!
It was sooooo sweet! I have no idea what this face was all about!
Chris and Courtney preparing for a seed spitting contest!!!!

Emma getting her first taste of watermelon!

Courtney's fort she built with her friend Amanda (a girl she met up there)....Time for "Floyd's VS Bond's" horseshoe competition! Bring it!!!Emma is ready for bed! It rained ALL night long!!!!!!Sunday morning after the Bond's left we spent some time playing games, reading scriptures, and watching a movie. ("Bedtime Stories") Even though it rained all day, we really enjoyed having a quiet Sabbath Day. Dan wearing my pajama pants! He didn't pack any long ones and was cold...weird but funny!BLUE SKY!!!!!!!! It didn't last long... but we did get to see it while we packed up camp on Monday morning! It rained when we left... but we had a beautiful morning!Dan kept his promise to help Courtney build a new fort... some campers used the wood from her first one to build a fire... she was a little upset over that one! She had us take turns coming in when it was done to play "I Spy" and tell her something we love about her .... only one?! I have milllions of things I love about you "Court"!!!!Our beautiful girls! They are the best!!!!!! I love my girls!We stopped for lunch at the bottom of the canyon at this diner in Oakley... it's called the "Rhode Island Diner" as it was moved cross-country in 2008 here to it's new home. Courtney "shaking her booty" to one of the songs she chose on our table top "jukebox"...

We had a great camping trip... great friends, great food, not being in a tent during torrential rain... and GREAT MEMORIES!!!!

No More Weeds!

We finally have our new flowers planted and the weeds are GONE!!! As things start to really bloom I will update the pictures...

And Dan got the waterfall looking great...

Let the BBQ's begin!!!!!!!!

How Cute are they?!

These are the cute things Jana sent McKenna and Courtney... Kenna isn't wearing the skirt, but she LOVES it! She can't wait to wear the shirt to school tomorrow! And Courtney has informed me that she won't be taking the dress off for the rest of the day, and will also be wearing it to school tomorrow! Jana, it's like you KNOW them! They were both thrilled and shocked that they got something from you too! Thanks again SO much!

My sister invited me to be a part of a "Mothers Day Exchange" with people from all over the united states. I think she has met everyone through her blog or we are family and friends. Well today my package has arrived! I was so excited to find it waiting for me on the front porch! Thanks Jana from Texas! I will go through what the note said... I could hardly wait to dig in!!!...
All my fun stuff!!! And now the play-by-play!...

1. Pink fuzzy socks... I LOVE socks too! If I'm not wearing flip-flops, I'm wearing socks!


2. A big plastic cup (with flip-flops on it)... I always have a diet pepsi, diet dr. pepper, or ice water... so this is awesome! It will be used daily!



3. A candle holder... this I will use as well. I think I might use it out on my deck when we have BBQ's and parties!



4. A candle... "Caribbean Salsa"... I have it burning right now! It will take me back to our Disney Cruise and the beach! I love it!



5. Wind Chime... I haven't ever had one before, but I've always enjoyed them! It's beautiful!



6. A frame with her favorite quote... it also happens to be one of my favorites! I know just where to put it!



7. A GORGEOUS necklace! Also one of my favorite colors! I will wear it often!



8. Bluebonnet seeds... how did you know we have spent the entire last week out in our yard planting and getting the flowerbeds in order?! I will plant these this Saturday!



9. A Texas cookie cutter... very cute!

10. And GIFTS FOR MY GIRLS!!!!! How sweet are you Jana! The most amazing thing is how much you captured their personalities in what you got for them! McKenna will LOVE the skirt and shirt... and Courtney will love the dress! I re-wrapped them after taking the picture so they can open them when they get home today... I will post a picture of them wearing the clothes later today!

THANK YOU !!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! This was a blast!

Hot Tubbin' at the Floyd's

McKenna has some GREAT friends... they clearly are all boys... so you might think Dan would be losing his mind over this... but we love them all! She looks like a girl, but can't stand the "girl drama", so she would rather hang out with the boys! She tells me all the time that she has tons of friends that are girls at school, but she just doesn't need the drama in her life. She wants to have FUN!
We have told her we don't know how much longer they will all be allowed to hot tub together... but maybe Dan will just get in with them! They are great kids! Thanks to all the mom's raising such wonderful boys!