Update on Summer 2010

Not much has been going on here. Becca came to visit, but I somehow never got my camera out to document it. We had a great time! Thanks Becca!

Crew is growing up so fast. He talks sooo much and tells me how it is all the time. He is obviously 100% boy; jumping off the couch, motorcycle noises, dirt, bugs, you name it!

The other day I walked into the garage and Kaylee and Crew were looking at the wall. I said, "what are you looking for?" Kaylee said, "There was a big bug!" Crew says, "Don't worry Kaylee, I will crush it with my shoe. Just go sit over there, I will take care of it." {Ahh- my little man is soo brave!}

Emma is 6 1/2 months old now, she rolls everywhere, but refuses to use her abs long enough to stay sitting by herself. She'll get there soon enough! For now I enjoy her baby-cute-ness.

We have been BBQ-ing alot lately. It's so great with our new pool and huge backyard. I don't know how Kaylee manages to eat corn on the cob without any front teeth, but she does! She's super excited to start 1st grade in the fall and tells everyone all about it.

We just visited Chris in Texas for Father's Day and enjoyed his company. We miss him so much and can't wait for him to come home! Love you Daddy!!

Backyard Swimming

We got a swimming pool for our backyard this summer (and hopefully for many summers to come). It's awesome because now I don't have to lug all three kids and all of our stuff to the city pool and be worried that they will some how be out of my reach in an emergency. It's a circular pool, 15 feet in diameter, and 4 feet high, perfect for our little family!

Don't worry, Emma is not floating alone in that little baby float behind the kids, she's sitting on my hip while I take pictures!

I'll be floating on this raft alot this summer!! Gettin' my tan on! Oh yeah!

Join my Swap!!

I am hosting a Summer-Time Swap on my food blog
 I Wash...You Dry !!

Check it out and join in on the fun!

The cut-off to join is June 11th, so hurry up and get over there!

Memorial Day Camping

For Memorial Day weekend Chris was able to get the weekend (and then some) off! We packed up Saturday morning and drove up north to beat the heat! We found a nice camp area in Kelly Canyon (near Flagstaff). We enjoyed tall trees, cool breezes, camp fires, smores, forts, naps in the shade, hikes and creeks, and of course good food!

Emma loves being outside, so do the other kids.

Emma rode in the hiking backpack and she loved it! We actually would just put her in it and let her sit there while we did other things like build awesome forts!

This was Kaylee's first fort, and she did great! Dad built the frame with Kaylee's input and guidance, and Kaylee gathered pine needles and placed them as high as she could reach.

Kaylee was all ready to sleep in her fort over night, until it got dark, and then she got scared...(we kind of knew that would happen) So she slept in the tent with us in the end!

It took us awhile to find the path, but we found a trail down to the bottom of Kelly Canyon where there was a small creek.

We showed the kids how to skip rocks, but they mostly enjoyed throwing sticks in the creek to see if they floated.

One of our small propane tanks ran out, so we ended up building a small fire and grilling our chicken over the hot coals. Dad showed Kaylee how to start a fire, keep it going, and even how to cook the chicken. Here she is basting the chicken in bar-b-q sauce.

A little cramped on the table (we left the other table at home), enjoying our dinner! It was a great trip, very relaxing, and we can't wait to do it again soon!