Camping!?!?!

We took our little ones camping for the first time. Oh, it was great... OK really it was a little crazy. Definitely something that we'll have to keep practicing. I think we might have tried to much to fast for them.

Camilla and Brody loved being in the outdoors. Camilla loved hanging out in her baby sling. She just loved looking at everything. Brody loved being adventurous and looking at every bug or leaf. He also thought it would be cool to go running and try to jump off a little cliff. We are truly working on boundaries now. I guess at the age of two he didn't understand the danger... He will learn in time.
It was great we had a great hail and rain storm the first afternoon so we ended up in our tents for sometime. We brought a portable DVD player and a game boy to help keep Brody occupied while we were doing things this was a great time use them. He had to get in watching his Finding Nemo. We then had to dry out and clean up the campsite. That was fun!

Then that night Brody really struggled sleeping. He cried almost the entire night. That was fun. I'm sure all the other campers around us just loved hearing him cry and scream all night. Camilla did really well sleeping she woke up to eat more than she normally does, but at least she did not cry all night. The funny thing about the next morning Brody kept trying to get into the truck and he would say "go". So we ended up not staying as long as we wanted but we still had fun. We'll just have to practice out in the backyard more, before we go camping again.
I really was fun watching my kids enjoy the beauty of the earth and love being outdoors like I and Mike love.

Brody and his dirty face!!! So cute.

campsite.

This the view from our campsite. Gorgeous!

Morning at the lake

Camilla sitting on a stump with Mallory in tow.

We ended up going through Victor and Cripple Creek, small mining towns up where we were camping. They are fun little towns. Brody was able to pan for gold, He got some fun rocks and gems he loved playing in the water.

Catchin' UP!

Well I have not been as faithful at keeping the blog up to date. I am trying to be better, just isn't working. So I am hoping that I will at least get one up a month. If I can get more that is great, sorry if I don't.

There will be more to come also!!! Lots to catch up on...

3 years and counting...

Can we believe it? It has been 3 whole years! And what a fun 3 years it has been. We have been blessed in so many ways. Our health, our two lovely children and each other. What else can we wish for.

This year we went out on a date and had fun at the Airplane Restaurant. Yes we ate in an old airplane that was made into a restaurant. It was pretty good food and just a fun atmosphere.

After dinner we wanted to go get some dessert so we ended up in Manitou Springs getting the most expensive grocery store brand ice cream ever. What can I say I say the first place that said ice cream. It was a place that sold their own candy so I figured the ice cream would have been better. Oh well, it was still ice cream and still good. I just had fun walking hand in hand with my husband with out the stroller in tow.

Fun Pictures

I have been enjoying trying to figure out my new camera. OK so it is not all that new, but I am just now finding time to figure out all the settings and how it works. I just have fun taking pictures and see what turns out. I see something and think ooh that is beautiful I want a picture. I have a vision of what I want on the picture and I'm slowly learning how to get what I want. So I thought I would post some of the pictures I have taken.

So I guess I'll keep practicing and having fun...

Alyssa and her girls...

Alyssa and her girls came out for a little vacation a little while ago. I am just now getting around to write about it. OOPS! Well, we had fun just seeing each other and being together. We did get out and had fun doing things together. We visited Helen Hunt Falls and hiked around for a little bit, it was gorgeous and we had lots fun.

Brody did not want to stop for the photo, he was having way too much fun playing in the dirt and picking up sticks.

We also went to the zoo. We always love going to the zoo. We split into a few groups so I didn't get very many good pictures. This time we let Brody ride in a wagon he really enjoyed the freedom of the wagon rather than being belted in a stroller. He also liked being able to walk around more with his cousins at his side telling him what to do. He loved all the attention a little boy could get with 6 girl cousins smothering him.

This is really the only good picture I have at the zoo.

We also had fun at the splash pad. Brody watched this little boy there licking the ground. Well he decided that was fun so he kepted licking the ground too. Monkey see Monkey do!!!

Here is Brody and Jodi playing together in the water.

This is what the other adults did while the kids played in the water.

It is always fun to be with family especially when they don't live very close. Thanks Alyssa and girls for coming!!! We loved seeing each of you. We miss you guys already!