A Camping We Will Go...

Hie Hoe the Derrio........
So because I am so "Jealous" of all Nicks camping without me.  Tonight we are taking our boys and braving the outdoors.
Catch you on the flipside!

Slash Pad

 On Thursday we participated in our very last Play Group until next summer.  We met at a splash pad and had so much fun.  the temperature was perfect.  the water was lovely, and the company was divine

To Grandmas House we go.

We had a spectacular time with the in-laws.


We went out on Grandpas boat.  An instant favorite of Coops and we did some swimming and tubing.  The water felt great and the air temp was perfect and Nick is the only one that got sunburned!!

 Jack wasn't a huge fan of the water, but he seemed to enjoy the tube.

 Coop kept trying to crawl off of my lap.  He said " I will just plug my nose."  Silly Boy

 Here is Coop Showing off his mad swimming skills.  His swim lessons really improved his confidence in the water. And gave me the vocabulary to talk to him about swimming.

Those 3 small dots are Nick, Coop and I.  Grandpa had to move the boat away from the rocks so we had to swim after him.

 We went to the Vernal Dinosaur Museum.  It was nice, but not very interactive for kids.  Which is why the boys and I were at the end before the rest of the group was even half way.  But it was a really nice day out.

We went to visit nicks Grandpa (Jacks Namesake, Karl).  And that was also really nice. Jacks would not hold still. (obviously)

 We spent some time with cousins, but mostly just Grandpa and Grandma.  My kids live the farthest from them of all their grandchildren, so we always really try to soak up the time we do get.
Oh and have I ever mentioned that Nicks Folks live by a golf course??  Lets just say Jacks was in Heaven.

The End

Great Day!!

Yesterday was Awesome!

It was overcast all day and we spent a lot of time outside!!

We borrowed Jack from across the street and went to the Park

and later had popsicles on the curb.

Jacks First Popsicle

Awesome

Floundering...

Sorry for the silence.

We have been really busy.

Cooper had Day Camp for a week.

Then Cooper, Jack, and I had swimming lessons for two weeks.

Nick has been taking a lot of hikes with the scouts. (Darn Hiking Merit Badge.)
(hanging out with the boys before the hike.)

We gave talks in Church Yesterday.

We are planning a mini-vacay to the in-laws soon.

We are coping with the increased gasoline consumption of our truck.

I am trying to mentally prepare myself to go back to school in 3 weeks...AHHHH

And I still haven't posted any of the cute pictures of my kids at Grandmas. (That darn car upstaged them.)
So here you go.

 "Helping" Grandpa play an on-line game.

Playing With Cousins

 Generally, being adorable and sweet!

 Watching the bi-annual 

running of the Cows 

with Cousins

Channeling Paul Harvey..

I spent this last week with my parents 30 minutes from Nicks boy scout camp.  On Wednesday he called and asked if I could come up and pick up their uniform shirts to wash.  So Me, Coop and my Dad drove up the mountain.  We stayed for lunch, and then Coop and I left my dad there to fill a small leadership gap.

On the way down the mountain the electricals in the dash were kinda wiggy.  So as soon as I reached asphalt I pulled over.  I was trying to find the hood release when the engine started smoking.  No big deal except by the time I found the hood release it was to hot to open the latch under the hood.  So I yelled for help and got Coop out of the car and across the road and called 911.  There were only 2 homes within shouting distance and some guy in his garage ran up with a fire extinguisher and I handed the phone to a lady from the other house so she could tell the operator where we were.  The fire extinguisher did nothing. After finishing with 911 I miraculously got a hold of Nick up at camp.  Then the cops came and told us to stand way back because of the chemicals.  The volunteer fire department from the next town was still about 15 minutes away.  So Coop and I had to just stand there and watch.

When the Fire Department arrived it took them a while to get the fire out.  Just as they finished Nick made it down the mountain to save the day and drive us home to my parents.  I am so grateful he decided to buy a truck!!!

And now you know the rest of the story.

My Car is HOT!!

No, Literally.  Wednesday my Car caught on fire and BURNED itself into oblivion.  When I don't feel like vomiting every time I think about it I will tell you the story.

But yes we are all fine.

Fathers Day 2011

What does EVERY Dad want for fathers Day?

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A NEW TRUCK

We sure do love you Daddy!

We love our new truck and as an added bonus, now Nick doesn't have to find drivers to take the Trailer to Scout Camp next week!! 

Scoutmaster + 1 Bank account =:(

Dear.. 5kEdition

Dear Midnight 5k.

You were perfect for my first race.  Not only was it gloriously cool, but it was gloriously dark and noone could see my flushed panting visage:).   Also how cool is it that you were perfectly FLAT, although a downhill might have been nice.  Thanks for a great run.

-#6344

Dear Race Officials,

The shirts are awesome, but what is not awesome is you not telling me about that little timing chip for my shoe..Uncool Man!  That is OK I was spot on for 10 minute miles which means I have finally defeated the 11 Minute mile that has been languishing on my heals for the past several months.  So there!

-Unofficial Finisher #281

Dear Tall Guy,

Thanks for running at my pace.  Sorry if I was kind of creepy running next to you in the dark.

-Your Unofficial Running Partner.

Dear Old Lady.

Seriously you are superwoman, I would have yelled that out in the dark, but I didn't want you to startle and break a hip.

-The chick you passed at the 3 mile mark

Dear Minute #26,

Oh you were a doozy, but hey I won.

-Tawny