3 Tags!

Tagged by Tiffany

3 Joys: my family, a good book, the great outdoors (with perfect temperatures)
3 fears: water (lake, ocean, shower, any water), losing my husband, colonoscopy
3 goals: get out of debt (pay off house and Cameron's truck), see my children grow and make good choices, git me a bear!
3 obsessions: I have a lot of OCD's: clean house, ironing everything, the way my lawn looks
3 random facts: I've vacationed the two-non-lower 48 states, I've been known to shower 3 times a day in the summer, I get motion sickness (plane, boat, amusement rides) really easily!
3 tags: Heather, Carrie, Berenice

A Night Out With Dad!

There are things a girl only does with her mom...bra shopping, talking about the impending doom of periods, make-up, etc. And there's things that I insist a girl does with her dad. This is how our girls spent the night out with their dad last night.

Believe me when I say, there are four bodies lying all squishied together in the center of that tramp. They look cozy. I hope they had a good time enjoying a night with daddy and looking up at the stars. I on the other hand slept very comfortably in my bed, falling asleep to what I wanted to watch, curled up with a great book!

A Day At The Beach

We finally got the boat that Cameron and his brother's inherited almost 5 years ago from his dad. Cameron't brother John has been working really hard to get it running. Kinda difficult when gasoline has been sitting in the engine for more than 6 years. It's not running perfect yet, but it's almost there.

Last Saturday we took the boat out for a test run and decided to make a day of it. The girls had fun being pulled around by Uncle John on the 3-man tube (this way no one was left out). Some even took a turn with cousin CJ. What a great sport he was, the girls didn't want to go as fast as he did, so he was patient with them.

Cameron tried to ski, but the little boat didn't have enough impff to pull him up. Don't worry, it's been almost 4 days and he still isn't walking normal yet. But, he too had a turn on the tube with CJ. John wasn't quite so nice to them.

If they weren't in the boat or behind the boat, they were playing in the water or laying around in the sand. There was plenty of food, plenty of drink, plenty to do, but most of all plenty of fun!!!

4th of July!

We love the 4th of July. Every year we start the day off early over at Uncle Eldon's and Aunt Margy's. A fabulous breakfast is had by all, with lots of catching up with cousins and good friends. After we've eaten until we're stuffed, we roll right on up the drive-way to watch the parade. Being that we sit at the very beginning of the parade, the kids take home quite the loot of candy. This year 2 full grocery bags worth! Karina was especially excited, the Perkins family looked lost trying to find a spot to watch Lincoln (he's an officer at Millcreek Jr. High), so Kensington invited them to sit with us. "Ahh, spending time with the future in-laws" ran through her head I'm sure. Later that evening we gathered in front of our house to watch 2 amazing firework shows displayed by our neighbors, the Guzman's and the Lowe's. Again we laughed until we cried with the Randall's, the Morris', the younger Deters', and the older Deters'.

It is nice to have time to ponder and think about what the forefathers of this country sacrificed for our freedom. I'm grateful to grandparents who wanted a better life and immigrated to America so that my family can enjoy all the many freedoms we have. Thank you Omi and Opa, thank you Grandma and Grandpa!

What? You All Miss My Posts?

Here's the deal...I've been a bit busy. With the husband back home, some honeymoon time, re-getting to know you time, work being crazy, kids summer schedule, holidays and other various activities, I've been REALLY busy. I didn't think it would matter much, because I don't get too many comments on my blog, so I really didn't think people were reading. So...for all you BLOG LURKERS, I really love that you might be, maybe, probably are reading my blog...COMMENT, say something, let me know who you are and why you're reading my blog.

Enough said...I'll be a little more regular about posting, as long as ya'll keep up your end and comment. Thanks ANTHONY for calling and letting us know that you've been missing us. The posts that I'll write today are for you!