24th Reunion Bash

For the 24th we went to Oakley, Idaho.

Brian's (Josh's step dad) family has a reunion up here every year.

It was so much fun!

Ray, Brian, Ruby, and Jodi
We camped in this backyard. Max is in that swing some where...

There he is!

Chilling in the tent during a rain storm

(Lucy said a prayer that it'd end so she could ride in the parade and it did).

Lucy was thrilled when Brian said she could ride in the parade.

Ever since my Mom told the kids about Smokey the Bear and sang them the song they've been obsessed. It's their favorite story/song at night.

This train going around town was one of the fun activities the kids got to do during the 24th. They also played in a bounce house, went on a swing ride that takes you around in circles at high speeds (I rode with Max and would have paid money to get off), and went to the rodeo.

Long Bored or Longboard

We decided we had spent too much time indoors July 20th.

Josh thought he'd try longboarding with the kids.

Josh is the coolest Dad in the neighborhood!

Some of the kids in the neighborhood had never seen a long board.

Josh gave a few of them rides.

Look at these cute shoes of Ruby's.

Some moms would freak out seeing their children riding like this down the street...

Long Time No Blog

Well a bunch has happened since the last time I got on here. Here are a few of them.

Lucy has lost her first tooth!!!
Her Papa Rob and Grandma Diane gave her a special pillow to put them in when the Tooth Fairy comes.

Our ornery kids.

We got rid of our cable after this trip, because Lucy spent an hour throwing a fit.

We visited Camille. Lucy loved her dog Cecilia.
This is Camille's niece Nina. The kids had a blast hanging with her.

Nina has one wall in her room that is a chalk board. Apparently Nina is quite a character. While Lucy was drawing a picture of Camille's dog, Nina was drawing an alien shooting Camille's Dog.

Ashley got married on the 10th of July.

I feel bad, I only took one picture at the temple.

Ruby the beautiful!

Oh the joys of Potty Training.

Guess who crapped his last set of underwear at the wedding... at least it was the end!

We headed to Seven Peaks and got rained out a couple hours in. I've never seen my kids so miserable. The rain, wind, and thunder would send them into crying fits. Josh and I think we'll go back when it's just us two.

This is my new screen saver. I loved watching these two bowl.

I had no idea they would love bowling this much. Lucy would strike the best poses hoping her ball would hit something.

Cheese!!!

Bath Time for Ruby is seldom a one person affair. The kids love to jump in and help.

Lucy thought it'd be fun to paint Max's face. For some reason he loved it. He is also always trying to get me to put make up on him... should I worry?