You know

you've been to the doctor a lot lately when....And you know you've been stuck in the house for to long when this is your entertainment.Okay we actually do this even when we're all healthy.

Quotable moments with Kellina

Kellina is my child that provides hours of fun just based on what she says. Here are a few of the most recent.

Kellina praying:"I pray that mom would eat lots of Pub Mix(yummy snack from Costco) so she could have another baby"

Standing together in the kitchen Kellina tooted. Me"Kellina what do you say?" Kellina"I think I need to go to the potty again."

After asking Kellina to put her tennis shoes on "But mom I can't find my snickers." They have been called snickers ever since.

The first real camping trip(part 2)

This camping trip was different for us because we drove far for it. We are campers that don't stray far from home. We like to be close just in case the need to come home mid-trip arises. This trip took us about three hours away. It was next to a town so we could venture away from camp and find things to do(or things left behind). It was also different because we were next to a river. It was great to be next to the flowing water, but did cause some worry with the little boys. No one drowned though. There were also some nice sandy spots for the kids to play. For me I learned I love to take nature shots. Things in nature don't suddenly jump up and move. Ok so wild life does, but not not scenery. The best day of weather was of course the day we were leaving. We did stop by the lake for one final run in the sun. What camping trip would be complete with out some form of drama. Ours was slivers just before we hit the road. No worries nurse mama to the rescue. The ride home was a windy one and motion sickness does effect this family. No actual puking, but a close call did cause us to pull over. Like mother like daughter. I will leave you with a shot from the final morning of camping. We loved this trip so much we are already planning our next one!

The first real camping trip. (part 1)

Not the first time we have thrown up the tent and called it camping. But the first real trip to some where other then here with tents, friends, and oh yeah TARPS. We have finally out grown one tent and now the girls get their own. Which turns out leaks. Did I mention we needed tarps. We didn't have any packed with us, but luckily we were in Winthrop and they have a hardware store. We supplied the tarps and our friend climbed the tree to set them up. Since we are talking rain I think now would be a good time to mention how much it doesn't effect kids and their ability to have fun. We did have a lot of fun and nice breaks in the weather. The campgrounds were along a nice loop so the kids had fun riding bikes around. Melia conquered her fear of the big hill and Kellina couldn't get enough of riding. Samantha is old enough now that she would take off and come back as she pleased(no going on the main road). We(I) spotted a lot of wild life. We assigned dollar amounts to different creatures and the hunt was on. The neatest thing I spotted was a coyote. No pictures of it. But there were also lots of birds and genie weasels as we liked to call them(marmots). Our campgrounds were also by a lake which we had planned to fish on. With the not so nice weather the only fishing that happened was with Melia's play pole. One nice thing about it is you always get a fish.

And since this is so long and I have sooooo much more to share I will make it part one and finish a different day.