Blog avoidance....

I have a lot to post....so overwhelming....so behind....I think I will avoid it a little while longer.....argh, my lllll key sticks too!

2 girls and a couch 8-2-2009

The girls are both getting big....Morgan loves to pose with Summer for the camera, so I caught them on a sunny day on the couch together...too cute ~:)

Taking a break from the nose noodle for picture time :)

Morgan will occasionally do her own hair....she hasn't quite mastered the proper way to wear a headband though...

August...time to go camping!

Every year I take my kids camping with our friends, for our ward campout. This time, since Summer couldn't do tent camping, I took the 3 older kids and Summer stayed home with Daddy.

We got to Ensign Ranch around 4 PM and stayed most of the next day....we managed to squeeze a lot in that short time :) We had BBQ dinner, roasted marshmallows on our "fire", had a group gathering with the ward, I took a 2 AM polar bear dip in the river (brrrrrrr), we ate breakfast all together, packed up, played on the water slide, floated down the river, rode canoes....and, went out to dinner on our way home! Phew! Lots of fun!

The burn ban induced fire!

Tom stole my chair!

Andrew

Ben and Cathy....camping buddies every year :)

Making s'mores

Morgan was so excited about "sleeping" in a tent...she wouldn't sleep!

Cathy was our photographer at 2 AM....it was COLD, but somehow warm....can you say hypothermia?

Morgan and Sadie are best buds!

Antonio and Tom got stuck sleeping in the van :)

Andrew and Owen

Cavin

Floating down the river...we all held on together....I tied Morgan and Andrew to me...it was lots of fun....Morgan was nervous, but still did it several times :)

Pic taken through the official water proofing device for my camera...a ziploc bag!

Antonio and Tom

Andrew

Tom and Andrew

Andrew and the frog we found at the end of our run....he stuck around while we went up a few times....the kids loved finding him each time

Morgan and the frog

Me and the kids

Antonio and Andrew

Ben is a big kid :)

Cathy...the camera woman

We have too much fun sometimes

Wheeeeee!

Tom and Antonio

Me, Andrew, and Morgan

And what better way to end the day? ICE CREAM!

July was HOT!!!

July was HOT....that sums it up! Anyone who lives here knows our weather is mild at best, but not this summer! For about two weeks, we reached record breaking highs...a couple days over 100 degrees! The humidity and lack of air conditioning made us all a little cranky. But, we managed to find ways to cool off....

Summer and I stayed up late many nights with all the windows open until the house cooled down a little, then shut everygthing and went to bed. She would play on the floor and fall asleep in her diaper on a blanket...so cute!

My sis, my friend, Angie, and I took the kids on one of the 100 days to the local water park. It was so much fun....we almost forgot it was so hot, until we left. OUch! We all got burned...it was worth it! We went swiming in my parents' neighborhood pool, went to the beach, spent a couple of days at my sis in law's house (with A/C), and ate lots of popcicles. Though the sun was really nice, we were all glad when it started raining again...how sad is that? ha ha

Baby chub :)

This poor drippy frog used to be a candle...until the sun came out...I still can't get the melted 3 wick candle off my garden window :(

Henry Moses aquatic center...

Morgan really loves the water!

Morgan, Owen, and Andrew

Andrew, Tom, and a peek of Morgan :)

Morgan

Sadie and Morgan

Sadie, Tom, and Morgan

Andrew and Owen