Summer Camping Trip

Well this past weekend we went camping in the freezing cold! We went up by Monte Cristo to Mount McKinnon and by the time we got there it was already dark and we think it had rained before we got there. So Curt was trying to level a spot and set up the tent by moonlight and a little bit of flashlight. Our friends had a camper and a motor home (the dad and son tented it also) so we were the whole family tenting it! We froze the first night but then our friends let us borrow a couple more sleeping bags for the next night and we were just right. We had a fire going I think 24/7 for two full days! Needless to say we were glad that our friend brought a small chainsaw. Curt brought his motorcycles and our friends brought their 4-wheelers and we had a great time but I can say it was a great moment when we got home and were able to take a shower. But I do have to say it was a lot hotter down here then up there when we were bundled up the entire time!

Kaylee's 7th Birthday!

Okay...so I know I'm WAY late getting these on but my life is a bit crazy now. Well on September 4th Kaylee turned 7 years old. I can't believe it's been that long since we had our dainty little girl (who when she was a baby used to foam at the mouth and growl at people)! She had a great birthday and was spoiled beyond belief. It was a family birthday year since we only do friend parties every other year but she had a great time with her cousins and grandmas and grandpa. Here are some of her treasures!

We decided to get her new TIE shoes because her teacher told her that she needed to learn how to tie her shoes. Oh yeah! I guess that would be a good thing for her parents to teach her, huh? We never really thought about that...we just always bought Velcro because they were easier!

She wanted some more Polly Pockets...I LOVE Polly Pockets (dripping with sarcasm).

Of course she had to have a new Barbie...and it SINGS! YEA!!!!!

Since she loves to sing especially when she thinks no one is listening (like when she's in the shower) we got her a Wii game that she can sing to that goes with High School Musical, one of her favorites! She has yet to play it because she needs to either learn the words better or get better at reading but she loves to sing the words that she knows so far!

Carson's First Day of Preschool!

So the day finally came. He's been asking for two years when he would get to go to school. So on September 2nd he got to go to preschool. His teacher's name is Mrs. Pett and he absolutely adores her. Kaylee went to the same preschool and was a little upset that she wouldn't be able to go with him and still go to her school. She loved Mrs. Pett just as much as he does. They do so many fun things and he always comes home telling us what they did but then later it's like pulling teeth to get him to talk about it...which is weird because his mouth is always going. He also likes to be very independent and not have me walk him in there which is kind of sad because he is my little man. I love it though.

Trout Farm Fishing

Okay...so after our last fishing trip in July and no one experiencing the excitement of catching a fish in August we decided to go fishing at a trout farm in North Ogden. We all had a ton of fun. We all liked catching the fish all except Carson. We had to convince him to put the fish food down and actually put the pole in the water. He just loved feeding the fish and seeing them swarm around the food. It was funny. We all caught one fish each and then we let Shelby and Kaylee catch another one. The kids had a great time and Carson kept asking for more fish food!

Clinton's New Fire Station

Okay...so this is a little late but I wanted to show some picture of when we went to see the new fire station. Clinton just built a brand new fire station and got a brand new ladder truck. So with some other people in our neighborhood Carson and I went to check it out while the girls were in school.

One of the firefighters got in their gear to show the kids that firefighters may look a little scary when they come to a fire but they're really not scary and if they are in a house that's on fire they should not hide from them but go to them or have the firefighter come to them by yelling. So they got to give her a high five and shake her hand.

Then they showed us the fire truck. The ladder that they have goes 150 feet in the air and one of them climbed it. It was REALLY high!

There was a bell on the front of the truck and a fireman let Carson push the button to ring the bell. He loved that! We had a ton of fun but then when it was over all Carson wanted to do was go to the store and get a treat. That's his favorite thing to do.

The Amazing Houdini!

So last Sunday, the 24th, Carson was being too much of a little boy and had to be sent to time out (he wouldn't sit at the dinner table with the family for family dinner). For time out they have to sit in the laundry room. So he was in there for a couple of minutes and it got REALLY quiet. I went to check on him and this is what I found.

He was asleep! Can you even imagine trying to fold yourself up in that? Then when we woke him up he was crying because I think his feet were asleep. Needless to say we got him changed and put him in bed for the night. What a crazy kid!

Fishing For Family Night

Well this past Monday Curt called and had the idea to go fishing for Family Night. We all agreed because it sounded like fun. Obviously we had forgotten the last time we went when it took the grand total of maybe five WHOLE minutes before we heard the words, "I'm bored." So we packed some sandwiches and drove up past Morgan to a place called Lost Creek where Curt had gone fishing with some friends from work. They even caught some fish. So we thought it would be quite different this time. Well we got there and fished for a couple of hours without having a single nibble (by a fish that is). Shelby caught a crawdad but it got away but it was neat to see. We also lost about 7 or 8 hooks from snags at the bottom of the reservoir. It was quite an adventure.

During our time there Curt decided to try a slightly different spot and accidentally slipped and his foot went in the mud. It was hard for us not to burst out with laughter until he started joking about it. Then we all thought it was funny! At the end after having no luck we decided that if there were fish around we would scare them away by throwing rocks in the water which is what Carson was dying to do the whole time we were there. So everybody threw rocks in the water and Curt proved he really does have Herculean strength by throwing in the biggest rocks and making the biggest splashes. The kids laughed so hard especially when they were splashed as well.

We left there about 9:30pm and the kids fell asleep on the way home (thank goodness because it was a school night and I was worried about having to get them up in the morning!) It was a lot of fun even though we didn't catch anything and surprising to the two of us Kaylee asked if we could go back the next night and do it all again.