Beaver Mountain Camping!

Here's to our 1st "real" camping trip of the year. Beaver Mountain you will not be forgotten! We love this place and have been coming up here since Shane was born. It's so nice to get out of the heat and some nights freeze our butts off. I'm not kidding. It cools right down and you have to pull the ole' woolies out. We have never had a trip that it doesn't rain and this trip was not any different. On our last Rhino ride, it was nice and sunny. We made it to the little canyon where the beavers make their home on a little beaver dam. There is a little creek that runs through the canyon and it's SO pretty. Had lunch very quickly, cause the rain clouds were a coming! We rode back to camp as quickly as possible, three kids in the back (Shane, Diva, and Kamryn) and Kevin and I in the front (I was holding Kody). Kody, the little bugger he is, fell asleep not 5 minutes after we headed back. It's a very bumpy up hill ride. He didn't wake up even after it started to pour down the rain. It was sooo cold and we here getting very wet. I think Kody had all the extra jackets and blankets wrapped around him...he stayed dry.

"Hey, mom....I think I like this camping suff!"

Memories!

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I, Yates and/or the kids had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comment.

I'm so excited to see what memories are the most memorable!

Newest Project

Can you tell what we are doing? It looks like a bathroom, maybe. I should have taken before pictures so you could have seen what we were up against, but instead you get demolition pictures (DURING) the 1st phase of remodling our master bathroom! Yikes, crazy, and what a mess! It's too hot outside, so Kevin has moved into the house out of the heat, so we are finally doing inside projects. It was much needed, but this is going to take forever. Both of the kids have either helped or Kody slept through the sawing, pounding, and banging so we could get some work done this weekend. When we are finished we will have removed 2 walls, opened the 3 rooms (walk-in closet, toilet and shower, and vanity/sink) to make one big room! We are going to put in an extra large shower, and two sink vanity. It will be so nice and much to look forward to. I have been using the boys shower since we moved here almost six years ago and it will be so nice to have my own room even if I have to share with Kevin. When we finish, or maybe some more pictures to come, but I will post them later.

1 wipe, 2 wipe, 3 wipe, 4....

Keep counting.....The pictures say all. Kody had some fun while I was going to the bathroom! I guess he thought that he needed his bum changed too and helped himself to a brand new box of (you guessed it) WIPES! He can climb, he can pull up, he can push things over to step on what ever it is he thinks he needs to climb on. He is truly a monkey with a capital M. New words this week are UP, outside, bubbles, here, bite, and truck (that is everything w/ wheels).

KODY you are a stinker!

Summer Time Fun!

This say it all! FUN! WET! HOT! MUSCLES! SMILES! Just look at their faces. We had a blast yesterday with some good ole' sunning by the pool. This little orange $4 (Wal-Mart) pool has been an awesome addition to our summer time fun. We even found a slip-n-slide too. Kamryn and Diva (a couple of Shane's friends) came over and had some fun too. Andi and I relaxed (Andi did anyway). If anyone knows me, relax is not something I have found myself to do. It will come some day, maybe after my two non-stop boys settle down. Do they ever settle down?
Diva (left) Kamryn (right)

"Is it my turn, Shane?" Kody says.

Before and After

This isn't Kody's first hair cut, but it was a needed one. Here are some before and after pictures. What a handsome boy now. I don't think he will be mistaken for a girl any more. However, I did love the long look, but it was time for a summer hair cut.

**I'm a little hairy**** **My mom is crazy**What a handsome, cute, little Kody!

Hot Hot Hot!

Summer Time 102 Degrees