Camping in the Desert

Posted by Alyssa

Here's the boys playing in the dirt
Connor trying to figure out how this lever works on the trailerJessica and Dominick this morning (I wish I looked this great in the mornings!)

This is the face Connor made when I asked him to smile.....not quite the look I was going for!
My sweet Jakie boy-the happiest baby on Earth!

About 5 minutes after this picture Dominick was covered in this yogurt but I didn't get a pic of that

Connor's safeguarding the tent trailor for us


Mike and Adam cooking our yummy breakfast burritos

This weekend we did an overnight campout with Adam, Jessica, and Dominick-the perfect little quick getaway! The boys had fun with the fire (as in Mike and Adam), Connor loved trying to figure all the knobs, screws, and pulls on the tent trailer, Dominick and Connor had fun playing (well, most of the time-they have a love/hate relationship) and it was just fun to relax and enjoy being outdoors before it becomes unbearably hot! We had the traditional yummy foil dinners and s'mores and made breakfast burritos for breakfast and were home before 10am Saturday morning. This was our first time taking the tent trailer out and it was a great trial run! We realized we forgot a few important items (fireworks, guns, matches-luckily I found a lighter stashed in the trailer, plates-also a backup supply in the trailer, etc.), but I think next time we'll get the hang of it! If it was up to me, next time we took it out it would be up in the mountains where its GREEN and there's more activities to do. But we had a blast and I know how much Mike loves the desert so I'm trying to be a good sport and let him enjoy it.

Our Sunday adventure

Posted by Alyssa






This last Sunday after dinner the boys (Adam and Mike) decided to put Jeff's canoe in their swimming pool to see if it had any holes in it. Before long, we had the boat full of 6 adults, 3 boys, and 1 dog. We had a blast canoeing around the pool while Claudia, Jon, and Leonda watched and laughed. I can honestly say hanging out with family is one of our favorite things to do.