Ward Campout

At the end of August we had our ward campout. I was really looking forward to it because I enjoy camping, and we also got a new tent so I was excited to use it.

We went up on Thursday, and got there late at night. It wasn't very fun trying to set up camp in the dark. We squeezed all the kids on a queen size air mattress. It seems that my kids don't move around much in their sleep which was good. They all slept really well.



It was really nice on Friday to sit around, relax, and visit with friends. The kids had a lot of fun playing. They had a big tire swing that the kids loved to play on.






That night we roasted marshmallows. Carson was so excited to have s'mores. I guess that the day had been too exhausting for him. He just couldn't stay awake. We tried waking him up by shaking him, and even by putting a roasted marshmallow to his mouth, but nothing worked.

It looks like his head is resting on Stefan's leg, but if I am remembering right it wasn't.





On Saturday Keslie and Riley played tug-of-war and egg toss.






There was a tree close by that had fallen down and Carson liked walking on it. The tree was big!




The bad thing with not blogging something soon after the event happened is that you, I mean that I forget some of the details. Anyways, Garrett got into something and put it in his hair. I don't know if it was bug spray, lotion, or hair spray, but it was something like that.




We had a really good time, and I can't wait to go camping again.

New Postings will be coming soon - I hope!

I can't believe that I have gone this long without posting anything. I think, or I know that I got caught up in the Facebook Frenzy, but I don't think I am the only one. :) The holiday times are always busy, and even after they passed things did not slow down. I am hoping that after today that life will slow down a litte, and that I can spend some time working on my blog. If nobody sees any new postings in a week, you need to check on me. :)

I'm a slacker

Ok, so I am way behind in my blogging. I don't know why I have lost motivation to keep it up, or is it because I have been busy? No, I think I could've found some time to update it. Do other people get in this rut? I will try really hard to get something new up for those that are still interested in knowing what we have been doing. :)

Carson starts preschool

I am a little slow for this posting, but 2 weeks ago Carson started preschool. He was so excited!! I think the most exciting thing for him was getting a backpack. Once he got it he was already wanting to put things in it, and was showing it to everyone. He seems to be enjoying preschool so far.

Here is a picture of him on his first day.



Garrett wanted to be in the picture too.



Of course, Carson had to have a picture of him making a silly face (and Garrett too).

First Day of School

Keslie and Riley started school on Monday. They were excited to get back. They both think that their teachers are really nice. I did enjoy having them home during the summer, but towards the end they started fighting more often so because of that I was ready for them to go back. Keslie is in 4th grade, and Riley is in 2nd grade. Carson will start preschool next week. He is excited for that!

Garrett's new bed

About 2 weeks ago we moved Garrett to a toddler bed. He started climbing out of the crib a few weeks after he turned 2. I don't think I ever remember my other kids climbing out that early. Once he started climbing out that was the end of my sleeping in. He is my little alarm clock and it is pretty much the same time every morning. He wakes up right around 6:00 and comes into my room and climbs into bed with me. It would be nice if he would just lay there, but he doesn't. He stays for about a minute and then he gets up and goes wandering around the house, and then he will come back again for a minute and then will leave again. He is also the one that usually wakes up the other kids.

Twilight

My sister-in-law, Jocey, is a big Twilight fan. I hadn't read the book yet so she made me read it while we were up at the cabin. :) For the most part I enjoyed the book. I guess I am a little curious to read the next book to know what happens, but I am not sure it I will ever get to it. I think I will have to go on vacation again for a week to be able to do it. If I am at home I probably won't read it. There is always too much stuff to be doing. If I have time (which is never) I would rather be doing crafts. Anyways, I just wanted to put this post out to those who have read Twilight and let you know that I have read it. :) Now I will be ready to watch the movie when it comes out.