Wow! What a weekend!

What a wonderful weekend we enjoyed! Ryan took Friday off work, which was wonderful. We started out the weekend by taking the kids to see a matinee of Cars 2 (Adam loved it; sat at the end of his seat the whole time and Jenna enjoyed the popcorn. Logan, well, he enjoyed seeing Mater and Lightning McQueen for the first 45 minutes, then he was ready to do something else.)


Then we went and got all the kids their own sleeping bags, set up the tent and camped out all night. That's right...all five of us camped outside all night long! The kids LOVED it and did great! I think we're ready for our camping trip that's coming up in a couple of weeks!

Then on Saturday we rode bikes to the pond and did a little exploring there...

The pond is stocked with Trout and a couple dragonflies were around.

We took a little hike by the river before returning home.

On Sunday we had FHE with my family, which is always great!

Then on to the 4th of July:

We started the big day by having some friends over for breakfast, then went down to the Boise 4th of July Parade. The kids seemed to really enjoy that.

Then we went down to the Nature Center and walked through that after we ate our lunch in front of the Nature Center and saw a couple of deer wondering around.

We all needed a break, so we headed home for some quiet time, and later went to Grandma and Grandpa's for another fun filled time running through the water after Grandpa flooded his lawn again. We then had a delicious dinner. Later, I had to run home for some things and was gone for maybe 20 minutes, and came back to Jenna and her two cousins in the mud:

At first it was just in feet, then it was a little more and a little bit more after that, before long Jenna was jumping in the mud! She was smiling from ear to ear and in heavenly bliss (until it was time to clean up).

Then of course you can't forget the fireworks. At first Logan and Adam were in the back of the car until we got the sparklers out.

After doing a few fireworks at Grandpa and Grandma's we headed home and joined in our cul-de-sac's HUGE firework show! WOW they had a LOT of fireworks!! By this time Jenna and Logan were very tired and opted to stay inside and fall asleep to a movie. The rest of us finished enjoying almost to the last minute of the 4th of July!

It was a great weekend and a fun 4th of July. It certainly did not go unrecognized the effort and lives it took to enjoy the freedoms we enjoy today. We feel very blessed to live in America and try to not take that for granted. We are Proud to be Americans!!!

He started it!

Ryan started a water fight!

Memories

One of my favorite summer memories growing up was when my dad would flood the lawn and we would have a lot of fun splashing and playing in the water. I'm happy that my kids can have that same experience when Grandpa Richards floods his lawn.

Just Because

I love getting flowers "just because!"

Fathers Day 2011

Happy Fathers Day to my wonderful husband who is a great father to our kids!!! I hope you had a great day and know how much we love and appreciate all you do for us! And to my dad who's been a wonderful dad! It was great to have my parents visit last weekend.

Happy Fathers Day!!!

Let the Summer Begin!

Adam finished up first grade last week. There were a few tears shed by Adam himself, his teacher and myself. How did this last year go by so fast? Going to the cabin always cheers everyone up, luckily we were able to go for the weekend and had a BLAST!!! We really enjoy it when the kids are getting along, watching a show all at the same time. (These moments don't last long.)

And the wonderful hikes are always so beautiful! Adam lead us on the hike this time, determined to reach the top of the mountain.

And now we are on to swimming lessons. Adam is in private lessons and does really well one-on-one with his instructor. Jenna is really enjoying her lessons and wears her swim suit from the moment she gets up in the morning until after she's done with swim lessons, (she has lessons from 5:15-5:45 in the evening!)

We are so excited to be on Summer Break!

Weeks in Review

I had a great Mother's Day! I'm spoiled! Adam told me that on Mother's Day he would do all of my jobs for me so I could just play with Jenna and Logan. What a sweet boy! We planted a little garden in my in-laws garden. I'm hoping the kids will eat the peas and beans when they are harvested.

Logan likes to color with markers. I tell him often to only color on paper, but sometimes coloring on your arm is a lot more fun, apparently.