..camping

So James and I decided to go camping for our anniversary. And we had a blast. It didn't start off very good though. We first went up AF Canyon since we heard there was a LDS owned camping site that it didn't matter if you had a reservation or not.... well you do. We got there around noon so we were the only ones there. Just as we got our tent set up and one of the sleeping bags out, a man came and asked us what ward we were from, so we told him, and he said, well, you're in the wrong spot, you're going to have to leave, we have 12 wards here tonight. Yeah, very sad. So we drove up the Canyon a ways to see if we could find a different spot, but everything was full. Floyd had told us about a spot down past Eureka, so we decided to try it out. It was an hour drive down there, then we got lost and had to call Floyd a couple of times to get the directions again. Finally we still didn't find "his" spot so we just pulled off the little road where we found a fire pit. It ended up being a really nice spot, reminded me of Arizona camping. Minus all the cow poo and flys it would've been ideal. But it was still really fun, the kids had so much fun. And they went to bed SO good, which I was really worried about. We forgot pillows so James and I didn't sleep as well as the kids, we decided for the next camping trip, we are definitely investing in a air mattress.

Our 1st Family Campout!

Thanksgiving Point...again

It was so nice on Friday, it wasn't crowded at all

Nick still doesn't like going on the Pony ride. He talks about it on the drive there, and there as soon as he gets on the pony, he wants off.

Cousin Party

While the girls scrapbooked, the kids had a blast playing in the pool and jumping on the trampoline. They spent about 4 hours in the pool, which made it a very relaxing day for me. I was able to get 8 pages done with no kid interruptions!

Nicholas still not getting in the pool...

Getting ready for lunch

So cute

Father's Day Weekend

We had so much fun this past weekend. We started off by going to Thanksgiving Point, which we had never taken the kids before, and they had a blast. So we'll definitely be going more often from now on. Then on Saturday, we decided to take the kids to see "Kung Fu Panda". The theater was packed with families so I was thinking to myself I'm sure my kids weren't going to be the only ones acting up. But they actually did great. Nicholas towards the end got really antsy, and James had to stand up with him but Andee did so good! And it was really funny when the turtle dies, Andee said out really loud "Oh no, turtle dead!" But I was surprised that she knew what was happening since it wasn't obvious. I have no idea how she picks up on those kind of things. And then for Father's Day, James got a laptop that he adores. After church we went for a little stroll at a little park that's really fun for the kids to run around, but Sunday ended up being a really hot day, so we only stuck around for 20 minutes. And then James being the great husband he is, let me take a nap when we got home.

How cute is this, and no they aren't posing. I was just really lucky to catch them in the act being cute brother and sister.

A Day at Thanksgiving Point

Finally Pool Weather...sort of

Yesterday was finally a hot day, well so I thought. The pool was still a little cold so Andee only wanted to stay in for 10 minutes, and Nicholas absolutely refused to get in. James was teasing him by splashing water on him so he was yelling "No, don't!" and it was pretty hysterical. I was able to catch a few good pictures with him in the act.

Mr. Grump

Too much like his mother..

Nick's Plant

Nick got this plant in Nursery and it actually grew! This is the first time that I haven't killed a plant. So I think I was more excited about it than Nick was. I left it in the cup a little long as you can see, the cup has a crack in it, but I was a little afraid that transplanting it would kill it.

Nick digging the hole for his plant

The final product, let's hope for the best...

Sandbox Fun

Barbara decided to dig out one of her garden areas and put in a sandbox for the kids. And they absolutely love it! Andee at first didn't want to get in because she was concerned about getting dirty, but she finally got over that fact. Nick of course jumped right in belly first.

Winnie the Pooh Party!

Barbara put together this fun party for all the little cousins. She got everyone their Pooh attire and had all sorts of Pooh activities for the kids, and they had so much fun. Losee cousins: Andee, Nick, Bryce, Gavin, Aliva, Baby Roxi, Whitney, and Weston

Playing "Hide n' go seek" with pooh, tigger, piglet, and rabbit. They each took turns hiding the little figurines and then they would all try to find them. This was one of the favorites.

Grandma reading a Pooh story

Eating lunch on all Pooh things of course

It was so hard keeping Nick out of the bean box. This is one of his favorite things to do at Grandma Losee's house is play in the bean box, so he didn't like the idea that while they were playing the "Hide n' seek" game, he couldn't get in.

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