This and That..

Well....summer is flying right on by and we only have 6 weeks left until school starts....YEAH!!! No, really I do enjoy summer with the kids but with a new baby our summer activities had to be altered a bit...Camping has been a blast..I wish we could camp all summer. We have another trip scheduled for Aug 7, 8 & 9, Kids weekend at Icelandic State Park, and my plan is to haul the camper and kids out around July 29th thru the 9th for a whole 10 days...I am so excited. So here are a few pictures of last weeks trip plus a few random pics from home...enjoy!

Olivia applying eyeliner...

Weston napping...we did a lot of napping!

He finally stretched out enough to reach the toys....he's growing too fast!

This really made me irritated at first...you know how dirty those rocks are..and we were camping and he had just showered and put on clean clothes and then about 10 minutes later I realized how ridiculous I was being...glad I got the picture!

We made Gavin get a job to pay for all the extra food the boys seem to consume!

This is why it is nearly impossible for me to get my runs in....She is always wanting to get on the treadmill....love the fashion sense!

Oh yeah...and Weston is finally reading! lol...

Hope your summer has been fun and full of memories!

Extracting the Squirrel

Removal of a squirrel requires the proper equipment and training....it is not a task to be attempted by just anyone...especially not me! See the delight in the boys faces....lol

Here you see the proper technique for squirrel removal.

And the job is completed! See the amazement and joy in the boys faces!

Catch Up....again

We have been busy...so busy. Summer is in full swing and finally we are getting some heat. Where to start... well we traded in my Pacifica ( I shed a few selfish tears) for a 03 Suburban and camper. I really LOVED my Pacifica but with 4 children and all that goes along with them we needed more room... I don't have a picture but have no doubt you all know what a black Suburban looks like. So the obvious thing to do next was go camping. We took our first camping trip of the season over 4th of July weekend. Icelandic State Park is just 6 miles down the road and is by far the best campground I've ever been to. The fact that it is so close is also a big plus. The kids had fun riding bikes and playing baseball. Most of Kevin's team was out camping so they had a few impromptu games. No fireworks (they aren't allowed in the park) but no one seemed to mind...or miss them. Olivia isn't particularly fond of the noise...she is even afraid of the tee-shirt gun at the football games so....she wasn't the least bit upset for missing them. We had a lot of fun but I realized today, while downloading the pictures, I only got a few shots of Olivia and Weston and a little incident we had at our campground... So on our last day we were packing up and Kevin and the boys were up visiting friends at another campsite. Olivia, Weston and I were cleaning up and she asks me if she can go swimming. (Our friends brought an inflatable pool) I said sure. She comes back in the camper and said, "Mom, there is a chipmunk in the pool." I disagreed with her and went to look. Here is what I found:

Needless to say I am so glad Olivia was paying attention! I made Kevin get it out....good times!