A camping we will go...and we did.

We had so much fun camping this past weekend. The wilderness was beautiful and we went on a pretty good hike (for a woman who is 9 months pregnant anyway). It did rain quite a bit, but I love cooler weather so other than the fact that our game of Rage was rained out I was elated with the overcast nature of the outdoors. I have decided we need a bigger tent though. Something that I might be able to stand up in instead of lying on my air matress huffing and puffing away while trying to change my clothes. Thank goodness the only witness was my dh who thought it was quite comical. I thought it was pretty comical when I saw my husband feed Lacey's husband a cracker while he was working on his pop up trailer. They are definitely TOO CLOSE! Heehee. Spending time with good friends is always so restorative to me. I count them as my family, and would do anything for them. Hopefully, as the years pass our children will feel the same about eachother.

First row of pics all the beautiful wilderness

Jakob, Tessa and Aaron when we first arrived, our husbands GOOFING off, Joses explaining to Kenny the art of riding a bike, Aaron and Kenny having a blast with a flashlight

Jamuson's perfect marshmallow, our three boys, Aaron and MarleyRae taking a walk, thumb and arm wrestling in the back of the car,

The dh's for a nipply little picture, us gals (man, I'm huge), a cool old gas tank, a very NOT shy deer we saw on our way to go fishing

I thought it would be cute to post these pictures for comparison Michelle and Lacey.

That's Taylor, Jamuson and Jakob left to right.

And here we have Taylor, Jakob and Jamuson almost eight years later. Can you believe it?

Thanks Nat...I almost peed my pants!

So thanks to my friend Natalie, I stumbled across this blog called Cake Wrecks...pretty funny stuff...but this particular post really did MAKE ME LAUGH 'TIL I CRIED. My kids were all looking at me like I was a crazy nut. I needed a good laugh. It's a bit crude, but that's truly not the funny part, it's the way the guy tells the story abou the cake below the picture. Oh my word. Please enjoy.
FIREMAN CAKE STORY

My funny boy

I really wanted to get some scrappin' done and Kim over at To the Starres and Back blog has some great challenges. Today is the deadline to do a lo with b/w pics, stamped title, arrows, frame, and journaling block. Did I get it all? I just adore this picture of Aaron. He truly can be the life of the party. He has great comedic timing and manages to make us smile or laugh at almost every meal. Can you say future class clown? This is, of course, my husband who never misses the opportunity to tease his children. Picture taken February 2008. He's grown so much already.
Today the children had a lesson on the 10 lepers at church and being thankful. Synopsis: Jesus healed 10 lepers and only one returned to thank him.
So when we got home I asked the kiddos what they remembered about the lesson. I asked Tessa what a leper was and she proceeded to explain to me that it's a guy who has a stick and he watches sheep and they stay close to him. Apparently lepers are synonomous with sheperds (a lesson she had two weeks ago on the scripture that talks about the sheperd leaving the 99 and going to look for the one must have made a big impression on her). Jakob set her straight in no time and told her in no uncertain terms that a leper is someone whose skin is falling off their body. Ahhh...boys.
Arrows are my own design, colored in with Zigs and washed out with a blender pen. Art Warehouse Stamp for "A" and Technique Tuesday stamp for "funny". Chipboard circles are from Stampin' Up chip pack. Paper is Scenic Route. Letters: Heidi Swapp. Tag was distressed with inks and lines were drawn on it for journaling. PS I'm waiting to erase my pencil lines to make sure the ink is dry.