Mammoth 2010

For our family vacation this year we had our first family experience camping at Twin Lakes in Mammoth , Ca.  Besides the many nights of hearing bears through our camp, we had a great week camping.  We did a lot of bike riding through our camp grounds, hiking to Devil’s Post pile and Lake Arrowhead, and even some fishing.  Grandma and Grandpa were on their way home from visiting Aunt Lindsay and they were able to stay one night with us.  The boys loved hiking around with them and sitting by the campfire telling “spooky” stories.  It was very ironic that in our same came was Blake’s preschool teacher, Mrs. Boehm and her family.  We had a blast with them and the boys loved getting to know her daughter Ally.  They all went on a boat ride around Twin Lakes, they played in the freezing water at the bottom of the waterfall, rode bikes from bridge to bridge, sat by the campfire, and even played a game of allowance.  The Boehm family really added something special to our week camping.

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Getting a picture with all 3 is not easy!

For all of you parents out there that want so desperately to get a picture of "all" of your children together know that this is no easy task. Once you get them all to finally sit down at the same time and finally snap the picture either one looks away, starts to cry, or end up with their eyes closed. So here is my attempt at all 3 boys together while playing at the park today. This is the best you are going to get with eyes closed and all! Oh well, I will continue to dream of the perfect picture with all of my boys dressed nicely and clean with all eyes on the camera and the perfect smile!

Brody's on the Move!

I thought that I would share this video for those of you who have not seen Brody walking yet....he is on the move. He started "really" walking about 4 weeks ago now and he loves it. Brody's favorite toy is a ball and he says the word very well. He also says "HI and BYE" and his favorite is "Doggy" and can make the doggy noise. Brody loves to be outside and exploring the back yard, he keeps right up with his older brothers.

Cousins

Happy 4th of July

For the 4th of July weekend we were up in Big Bear at Grampa & Grandma's big cabin with the Schalliol's, the Pilkenton's, and the Holmes' families. We all had a blast and the boys even made some new friends. One of the best parts of the trip was Grampa's new boat and riding the tube behind it, even Aunt Jen & Ryan got in on the fun!

On the 4th of July we ate lots of yummy food, played some horseshoes, washers, ping-pong, frisbee toss, and even darts. Brandon and his new friend Kaila were a team and they were so excited to be a part of the competition.

Scotty and his sister Jen.....it was a bitter sweet part of the weekend because we were so glad to spend some time with Aunt Jen, Uncle Jody, & Ryan but today they left for Belgium for 3 years. Although we are excited for their great adventure, we are sad to see them go and they will be missed!