7.15.2013

Family Camping Trip

During the second week of July we met my parents and sister along with her family at Ponderosa for five nights of camping.  We had a lot of fun which included swimming, crafts,hiking, biking,  playing, eating and just spending time together.   Also, lots and lots of pictures of the above.  Enjoy.

Hudson napping

Somebody sneaked into Oma and Opa's bed

Morning Cuddles

Waking up by the fire

Oma!

Annabelle and Hudson actually sharing


Our entertainment

Story time with Uncle Jed

Keeping warm

Sam our camp cook



Enjoying the food

What's camping without roasting marshmallows?


Kids playing and getting dirty

Boys, cars, trucks, and smarties

Rocks are for climbing


Photo op during walk with Oma


Old Maid

Go Fish!

Sisterly game of nertz

Painting pet rocks

Making necklaces

Painting sun catchers

Some of the pet rocks

Opa got in on the crafting too, whittling Annabelle a unicorn

All done


I helped the girls collect bark, moss, and rocks

to build a fairy house

They added their own touches

Naz and Annabelle with the fairy house

Ready for the fairies to visit

Eating breakfast by the fairy house

The fairies would visit in the night and leave notes

Last day time to say goodbye to the fairy house

Sam got his fishing license for the trip

Annabelle fishing


Al taking a turn...he caught one!

Every day we would load up and head to the water

Cooling off

My busy boy

Serenity building for the kids entertainment

Sunbathing beauty

Ready, Set...

...Stomp!

Serenity getting into the sand sculpting...Octo-Dutch

Annabelle's turn

My Little Mermaid

Hudson the Lobster

Bike rides and huckleberry picking

Taking in the view

Father and son


Fleetwood Four

The whole gang


It was one fantastic week and we can't wait to make it an annual tradition and hope that Uncle Eli and Uncle Noah will be able to join us in the future.





7.01.2013

Zoo Boise

After the excitement of Annabelle's birthday and our trip to Phoenix the rest of June was spent recovering and settling back into home.  We did get out and about a little bit, making our first trip to Zoo Boise with my MOPS group.  An added bonus especially for Hudson were the dinosaurs around the park that moved and made noise.

Baby Monkey and Mama

Annabelle and the baby snow leopard

Hudson trying to get the baby snow leopard's attention

Butterfly Garden
(my favorite)

Mermaid Annabelle in shell


Hudson peeking out of his shell


Four little birdies

Giving me their best dinosaur face

Cooling off in the elephant mister

T-REX!!!!

Hudson and Penguin


Along with our fist trip to Zoo Boise June also brought with it our first harvest of lettuce in the garden...here is just some of it.

Lots-o-lettuce

We made good use of the pool when home.

Ready for the sun


Hudson did this (he asked for me to take this  picture).
Hudson with his cars all lined up