The Great Outdoors!

Now, I know this may come as a shock to most of my friends, but I'm not really an outdoorsy kind of girl (ha, ha). I like going away to Condos, not to campers. But, my kids and husband love it, so I'm learning to relax and endure! We went to Flaming Gorge over the 4th of July weekend with Brandon's dad and family friends. It was a lot of fun. The kids spent most of the day by the water catching craw-daddys, or tubing behind the fishing boat. Then we cooked s'mores and sat around the campfire at night. We were only gone for 2 nights (about perfect without a shower), but it was a good time. At least I don't have to tent it, now that we have our pop-up trailer. This works until we can afford a slightly bigger trailer, with my own bathroom. Oh, the little things we look forward to as an adult, huh?

Breyden's Catch

Crawdad Fishing with Madi, Addy (Madi's Friend), Breyden and Aunt Libby

Alyssa enjoying a popsicle

Setting up for Breakfast

Breyden by the campfire

Getting ready for a ride with Uncle Josh

Happy Birthday Madison and America!!

Well, the nice thing about having your birthday on July 4th is that most people remember that day, you usually get the day off and there's a parade and fireworks, all for you. The problem is that a lot of people go out of town, especially if the 4th falls around a weekend like this year, and that means that when you're young, you do your party the week before. So, June 28th was Madison's birthday party, and that also happened to be Pleasant View's Founders Day, and Madi's softball team was in the parade that morning, with half the team invited to the party that afternoon. We left the house by 7:30 am, went to the city's breakfast, staked out a place for the parade, watched the parade, the kids did some of the attractions that were set up, then went home to set up for our own party.

We kept the party simple, just did it at our house, set up the Slip 'N Slides, and had water shooters for a water fight, but by the end of the day, we were exhausted. Madi and her friends had a great time, not to mention my dad, brother and husband did as well. The three adults instigated most of the water fight. [One nice thing about having summer birthdays is the parties are usually really easy to plan because they can all be held outside.] All in all, it was a great day, a little hot, but we had a breeze to keep it tolerable. So, Happy 9th Birthday Madison!!


Madi in the Parade

Alyssa and Brandon at the Parade

Slip 'N Slidding Away

Presents!!

More Presents!!

Alyssa, Mya and Jax (my niece and nephew) chillin' in the pool.

Crazy Summer Days!

So, May and June were very hectic. Yes, I know, I havent updated since the end of April. We finished soccer mid-May, and swiftly moved onto T-Ball and Softball which lasted through the end of June. At one point we had soccer on Saturdays, T-Ball and Softball on Mondays and Wednesdays, and practice on Thursdays. It was CRAZY. We have the yard finished (thank goodness), with pictures to follow. We celebrated Madi's bithday on June 28th, because we were going to be out of town on July 4th, her actual birthday. Now, with all of these other prior engagements out of the way, it's time to just focus on enjoying the yard, the summer, and doing a little camping now and then. I also promise to try and update a little more frequently, at least once a month. More could be pushing it! I've included a couple pictures below, just a few highlights of the last little while.

Breyden, Ready Position!

Breyden, Alyssa and Brandon waiting for the Parade