Friday, August 21, 2015
What better way to start out the school year, than with a pool party. EBLS PTA hosts a pool party every year. I always try to take the kids, because they love swimming and I can't pass up a free entrance fee.
The party was from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. I don't know how the kids can swim once the sun goes down. I get cold just sitting on sidelines. My good friend, Krista, and I sit and watch the kids and take the opportunity to catch up. We don't get to visit much any more.
Friday, August 21, 2015
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Parker's First Day of Third Grade
Once again, my baby is growing up way too fast. I can not believe Parker is in third grade. This year he is showing signs of being to old for mom. It started with taking our traditional photo on the front porch. He was so embarrassed. There happened to be a neighbor returning from her morning walk and Parker tried to hide. There was no way he was going to be seen standing on the stairs waiting for mom to take his pictures.
Then we we arrived at my work, he was very concerned about me walking him to school. "Mom, are there going to be other mom's with their kids?" Of course, I had to walk him over and try and take a picture by his locker. Had to be a fast one, so his friends didn't catch a glimpse of him posing.
He is growing up way too fast. I want my little boy to be my little boy forever. Here is to another great year.
Oh and Parker has Mrs. Nancy Stewart (my former co-worker, Frank) wife. She is a fabulous teacher and we are in for a great year.
Then we we arrived at my work, he was very concerned about me walking him to school. "Mom, are there going to be other mom's with their kids?" Of course, I had to walk him over and try and take a picture by his locker. Had to be a fast one, so his friends didn't catch a glimpse of him posing.
He is growing up way too fast. I want my little boy to be my little boy forever. Here is to another great year.
Oh and Parker has Mrs. Nancy Stewart (my former co-worker, Frank) wife. She is a fabulous teacher and we are in for a great year.
Maisie Starts 7th Grade
My beautiful Maisie has started 7th Grade. I am too hung to have a 7th grader. She has grown into such a beautiful, strong, young lady. Believe me she can stand her ground and is not afraid to speak her mind. She claims at school that she is a lot shier, but at home, she is very confident in her opinions and thoughts.
Maisie had a great summer. She got to hang out with her new best friend, Aubrey, several different times. She loves having a close friend. This is one thing she has always voiced. All she wanted was a best friend. Aubrey is a great friend and I hope they can continue their friendship.
Maisie was looking forward to starting school, just so she could wear her new school clothes. She is all about style and beauty. She wants to look her best.
I wish her the best year ever. This is will be her last year at Spring Creek Middle School. She is excited to be the oldest in the school. She said that the sixth graders look so little. I had to remind her that she was that little last year.
Maisie had a great summer. She got to hang out with her new best friend, Aubrey, several different times. She loves having a close friend. This is one thing she has always voiced. All she wanted was a best friend. Aubrey is a great friend and I hope they can continue their friendship.
Maisie was looking forward to starting school, just so she could wear her new school clothes. She is all about style and beauty. She wants to look her best.
I wish her the best year ever. This is will be her last year at Spring Creek Middle School. She is excited to be the oldest in the school. She said that the sixth graders look so little. I had to remind her that she was that little last year.
Monday, August 10, 2015
Camping before school starts
Eric and I took a couple of extra days off to go on one more longer camping trip before the kids start school. It is always nice to have a little extra time to just sit around and relax and enjoy the mountains.
Thursday, August 6th I got up early so that I could finish packing and be all ready for when Eric got home at 7:30. By the time we got everything together, it was 8:00 when we were pulling out of the driveway. We went up to our favorite spot in Logan Canyon, Temple Peak.
It took us about an hour to get up there. They had smoothed the canyon road, so we could actually go a decent speed and didn't have to dodge all the pot holes. Once we got camp set up, we all decided to take a nap. I think we all slept from about noon to 2:00. I think we all needed it. When I woke up it felt like I had slept forever.
We didn't do much the rest of the day. The day Eric comes off of grave yards is always a rough day. I don't know how he does it.
Friday, we slept in. I cooked french toast for breakfast, which is one of our favorite breakfast meals while we are camping. We rode our bikes around camp, went for a drive and the kids looked for cans. It rained quite a bit on Friday, so other than the little bike rides and the drive for cans, which stayed in the trailer. When it started to rain we went in the trailer and played a game of Farkle.
Saturday, once again we slept in. One of the joys of camping in a trailer, we get to sleep in a comfy bed and don't have a lot of reasons to wake up early. The only bad thing is I get in the habit of getting close to 12 hours of sleep at night, than we I come back to reality I have a hard time adjusting. After breakfast we decided to take a drive to Bear Lake. What a joke! It was Raspberry Days and there were people everywhere. We went to a little convenience store just over the border in Idaho to get a couple of drinks and then we headed back up the hill to camp. We stopped at the Chevron to get shakes. They don't have as many shake flavors, but it beats standing in line for an hour to get one down at Bear Lake. When we got back to camp we started a fire. The nights have been cooler, so we like to enjoy the fire before it gets too cold. Eric made a Montana Oven. Something he read about in a book. It is two holes and a then a hole that goes between them for air flow. You build a fire in the one side and than cook on top of it. We decided to give it a try. Once the fire was down to coals we took the grate off the BBQ and cooked our steak on it. It turned out great. He was so proud of his Montana Oven. When it got to be chilly we went in the trailer and played a game of SkipBo. We've never really played it before and decided it was one of our favorite games we can play all together.
Sunday, another day of sleeping in. Eric wanted a shake again. We drove down to the gas station again and got two shakes to share. We need to remember that two is plenty for us to share. Maisie noticed that one of her friends from school was camping down the hill from us. Her friend's dad was nice enough that when they left to go on a family four wheeler ride, he let Maisie and Parker ride their little four wheeler that they were just going to leave at camp. M & P had the time of their life. They probably rode it around camp for two hours straight and decided that they just had to have one. Hopefully, one day we will own one, but probably not for a couple of years. My good friend Michelle, decided to come up for one night. Michelle and her kids got to camp about 5:30. We cooked hot dogs and left over steak for dinner. We enjoyed a nice evening around the fire. Michelle and I had a great time chatting. We are both so busy that we don't get a lot of time to catch up on life.
When we woke up Monday it was pouring rain. By the time we got everything put away it was about noon. The rest of the day was filled with putting everything away and getting laundry done. UGGGHHH!! Back to real life.
Thursday, August 6th I got up early so that I could finish packing and be all ready for when Eric got home at 7:30. By the time we got everything together, it was 8:00 when we were pulling out of the driveway. We went up to our favorite spot in Logan Canyon, Temple Peak.
(This is what our family drives consist of. Lots of singing from Alabama.)
We didn't do much the rest of the day. The day Eric comes off of grave yards is always a rough day. I don't know how he does it.
Friday, we slept in. I cooked french toast for breakfast, which is one of our favorite breakfast meals while we are camping. We rode our bikes around camp, went for a drive and the kids looked for cans. It rained quite a bit on Friday, so other than the little bike rides and the drive for cans, which stayed in the trailer. When it started to rain we went in the trailer and played a game of Farkle.
(This is the view from what I believe is Temple Peak. You can see Bear Lake in the distance.)
Saturday, once again we slept in. One of the joys of camping in a trailer, we get to sleep in a comfy bed and don't have a lot of reasons to wake up early. The only bad thing is I get in the habit of getting close to 12 hours of sleep at night, than we I come back to reality I have a hard time adjusting. After breakfast we decided to take a drive to Bear Lake. What a joke! It was Raspberry Days and there were people everywhere. We went to a little convenience store just over the border in Idaho to get a couple of drinks and then we headed back up the hill to camp. We stopped at the Chevron to get shakes. They don't have as many shake flavors, but it beats standing in line for an hour to get one down at Bear Lake. When we got back to camp we started a fire. The nights have been cooler, so we like to enjoy the fire before it gets too cold. Eric made a Montana Oven. Something he read about in a book. It is two holes and a then a hole that goes between them for air flow. You build a fire in the one side and than cook on top of it. We decided to give it a try. Once the fire was down to coals we took the grate off the BBQ and cooked our steak on it. It turned out great. He was so proud of his Montana Oven. When it got to be chilly we went in the trailer and played a game of SkipBo. We've never really played it before and decided it was one of our favorite games we can play all together.
Sunday, another day of sleeping in. Eric wanted a shake again. We drove down to the gas station again and got two shakes to share. We need to remember that two is plenty for us to share. Maisie noticed that one of her friends from school was camping down the hill from us. Her friend's dad was nice enough that when they left to go on a family four wheeler ride, he let Maisie and Parker ride their little four wheeler that they were just going to leave at camp. M & P had the time of their life. They probably rode it around camp for two hours straight and decided that they just had to have one. Hopefully, one day we will own one, but probably not for a couple of years. My good friend Michelle, decided to come up for one night. Michelle and her kids got to camp about 5:30. We cooked hot dogs and left over steak for dinner. We enjoyed a nice evening around the fire. Michelle and I had a great time chatting. We are both so busy that we don't get a lot of time to catch up on life.
When we woke up Monday it was pouring rain. By the time we got everything put away it was about noon. The rest of the day was filled with putting everything away and getting laundry done. UGGGHHH!! Back to real life.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Hike to Wind Caves
We have talked about hiking to the Wind Caves for several years and finally decided to do it. Madison came home with us from the Bear River City 24th of July celebration and stayed until Sunday, so when Kyle and Misty came to pick up Maddy we headed for the hike. It was about a 2 mile hike up and then back down. The kids did really well. We had to do a little distracting to keep Tyson going, but he made it. It was a beautiful hike and I would definitely do it again.
Saturday, July 4, 2015
July 4th, 2015
I think July is my favorite month of the year. It is a month that is filled with spending time with family and friends celebrating our country's freedoms. I love all the different events and BBQ's that happen. It's a time that there is not much expected other than spending time with family. There's no gifts expected, just maybe a side salad.
For the last couple of years, we have spent the 4th of July at my good friend, Michelle's, in Hyrum watching the Hyrum parade. This year Maisie got invited to be in the parade throwing candy for her Orthodontist (also our next door neighbor). She enjoyed it, but it was very hot. Madison and Michelle's daughter, M'Kenzie also threw candy.
We enjoyed a yummy BBQ at Michelle's after the parade.
For the last couple of years, we have spent the 4th of July at my good friend, Michelle's, in Hyrum watching the Hyrum parade. This year Maisie got invited to be in the parade throwing candy for her Orthodontist (also our next door neighbor). She enjoyed it, but it was very hot. Madison and Michelle's daughter, M'Kenzie also threw candy.
We enjoyed a yummy BBQ at Michelle's after the parade.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Shopping for vacation
Misty and Maddy came over and spent most of the day going shopping for our vacation starting on Monday, July 6th. We went to Walmart, Pepperidge Farms, Theurer's in Lewiston, Sam's Club, Macey's, and Gossner's. Why do us woman have to make everything so complicating? We could have got everything at one store, but we like to make our shopping trips a day trip. We had a great time and can't wait for our vacation to Redfish Lake.
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