Random photos I took at the Lake!

Hiking!

At the campfire that night the boys decide to make a crawdad trap out of a milk jug and a plastic cup. They put some of our leftover scraps inside and in the morning we boiled up some crawdad. It tasted like Lobster. Who knew?




Sitting around the campfire! Eating smores!!


After the Hike we had a picnic lunch at the Chewuck River and Grandpa set up the Hammoc.





We started the Hike to a raging waterfall with a tree grandpa McClellan found. It had Moss hanging from its branches that looked like hair. Thus the beard pictures. It was an easy Hike but there were lots of good ground to explore.

Camping at Lake Pearygin!

Fishing for trout!! The first 2 days we didn't catch a thing but when we bought the right bait the fun began. We caught 5 in all and they tasted mightygood!!




Playing around at the shops in town!

The boys wandering at our campsite!


Cj and Logan at an overlook on the way to our campsite. Diablo Lake!

The bridge that freaked me out. I think mostly I didn't like seeing the kids on it that high up! They ficked bottle caps from the bridge to see how far they'd fly.

New pets

I have never been an animal lover!! I like them but not in my house. Growing up in the military we could never have pets because we moved every 2-3 years. So, I am trying to be open minded about the Gerbils. Our first pets were given to us for free they were red bellied tree frogs.They died under a friends watch while we were on vacation. I was kind of glad because buying crickets all the time was a pain. Brenden then got a beta fish for his 6th birthday and he died a couple of months ago. Not a bad lifespan for a fish. Brenden shed some tears. Recently a boy in our ward was giving away his gerbils because he was moving. The boys begged and pleaded and I caved. I am trying to love the little rodents. They remind me of stewart little. The blond one is Houdini and the darker one is X-ray. Needless to say they have really been low maintenance. The kids can easily care for them and clean the cage. They sure love the little rascals.

Garden!

Here are some pictures of our garden this year. Nate made me two more boxes this year. We planted potatoes, peas, zuchini, romaine lettuce, cucumbers, bush beans, carrots, cilantro, pumpkins, garlic, green onions, tomatoes and bell peppers!! Everything is growing great so far. We even planted corn at a friends house. They have more land.

CJ's Birthday!!

CJ had his 2 best friends spend the night. We had pizza, brownies and chocolate ice cream. They swam in the pool and played the Wii. Dance Dance Revolution was the big hit of the night. He received walkie talkies with flashlights for his birthday so a lot of time was spent spying and hiding in closets. They slept in a tent in the backyard and giggled about farting all night long. In the morning we took them all to IHOP for breakfast. The kids said it was the best party ever!!

Brenden's Birthday!!

This year I was all about the at home small party!! Brenden had a friend spend the night. They swam and we went to dinner for free at the school PTA end of the year party. BBQ hot dogs, bouncy house, and DJ for dancing. Afterwards we came home and watched Mall Cop. Brenden was into the chocolate vanilla swirl so his cake was swirled and his ice cream!! In the morning Donuts!! This is special because we never buy donuts and they played the Wii. He got golf clubs from his mom and dad!!

Camping in Canada

We decided to take advantage of crossing the border before the big change. Passports are expensive for a family of 6. So we went camping in Canada with friends for Memorial Day Weekend. We did a lot of hiking and eating!! It was a lot of fun and the water in the river was emerald green!! No one slept much the first night because of some fellow campers that were party animals and were doing donuts on the gravel road about 3 am. Needless to say they were kicked out and the rest of the weekend was fabulous!!