Inkom Vacation

The weekend before Josh's birthday we were lucky enough to head up to Inkom for some camping fun!  We left Thursday night and enjoyed dinner on the road and a nice drive to Idaho.  Our spot was perfect once we arrived and we set everything up and prepped for a COLD night! Who would have thought that Idaho would be so cold in August! 

We had a whole agenda planned and we wasted no time Friday morning.  Shooting, 4-wheeling, motorcycle riding, holding kitties, talking to horses.  It was a fun filled morning.  We hung out in our hammock, ate junk food, and enjoyed being all together. In the afternoon we went swimming in Pocatello at Ross Park.  Some kid pooped in the pool so the kiddie pool was closed (lame!) but we made good work of the lazy river.  Luke is nuts in the water and keeping him alive is tough...so we headed back to camp early and got ready for our trip to see the Indian!

Matt and Brielle have a guy in their ward who makes a hobby out of Indians.  He has a legit Tee-Pee and he has all sorts of groups come and visit and get Indian names. It was great fun!! Face painting, Indian names...we loved it!

Saturday we headed up the road to ride horses for the morning.  It's easy to tell we are 'city folk' but the kids had a blast--and us as well!!  Once day when I don't have children I'm trying to keep alive, I think I would like to go horse riding again! :)

We headed back to the campsite for lunch and more shooting before heading home. It was a great last bash of summer--very worth the drive and time and energy! We didn't get as many camping trips in the summer as we had originally thought--so I was glad to get one more!

Back to School

Katelyn starts school on Tuesday.  Holy cow--when did that happen?!?  In prep for her big day, Katelyn got to go shopping with Grandma for a new school outfit (or 2, depending on how nicely she asked!! :)  This is pretty fun for me because I remember going shopping before school with MY grandma for my school outfit. What a great tradition Grandma Craven started!!

Katelyn had a fun day.  They went shopping and out to lunch with Grandpa, then came home and modeled her outfits for me and the boys.  She is sure going to be one cute Kindergartener! :)

Here I am.  I remember this fun day--we rode a bus and I got Grandma all to myself! Check out my mad sense of style! :)

Here is my Katelyn girl on her day...! 

Joshua is 3!!

By the end of this holiday weekend, I hope to have everything up to date--!  Things will be out of order, but hopefully everything from our summer will be documented.  But for now--I'm just going to carry on and report on our RECENT happenings!

The most fun we have had this week was celebrating Joshy's birthday! My sweet boy is 3!!  We had a good day (a day early, he, he) and he had such a great time being 'the birthday boy' all week.  

We lucked out to have Grandpa Williams in town on business.  He took us to lunch and Josh loved it!!  He was also able to join us for Josh's birthday party, which was a special treat. Thanks for coming, Grandpa!!

Josh got 3 different sets of golf clubs....one of which was real!!  Golf is our kids' ticket to college, we like to think, so we'll be starting young! :)

He loved his Lightening MacQueen cake and I had fun making it.  What a sweet boy my Joshy is...I haven't had that much fun watching a kid open presents in a very long time.  Every item he got he acted like it was the coolest thing in the world! Sweet boy!!

Happy Birthday sweet little man! We sure love you!

Birthday Boy!

My Josh turns 3 on Tuesday (although we are celebrating tomorrow!)  I sure love my sweet little snuggly man. He is thoughtful and kind, timid, persistent, funny, happy, and a joy.  Can't believe he's 3!

It's been a year!!

It's been a year. One year this Friday (August 25th) we came home from Primary Childrens.  One year ago tomorrow (August 20th) Luke took his flying leap from the shopping cart.  One year ago I was crying in a hospital bathroom asking Heavenly Father to let my baby boy live, or if not, to give me the strength I needed to be okay. One year ago I became acquainted with sadness and fear and worry like I had never before known. One year ago I saw miracles happen over and over and over again.  One year ago I learned that life is fragile and quick and fleeting.

Today--I still worry about keeping Luke alive! ;)  He is wild and nuts and crazy. He climbs and jumps and talks and screams. He snuggles. He plays.  He wants to be bigger and older and stronger--he thinks he is! He falls (twice in the last year specifically, landing on his head. Once out of a shopping cart, once on the cement) and then just keeps going.  Old ladies at church can't watch him cuz he gives them heart palpitations.  He drives Grandma nuts when he visits.  He keeps me on my toes and on my A game.  There is not doubt in my mind that he will have NO lasting effects from his adventure.

And I love him. And I thank Heavenly Father for him everyday.  And I feel blessed to be his mom and to help him learn and grow--and hopefully stay alive! :)

Pita Bread

I don't normally post recipes here...but this one was such a successful hit, I couldn't resist! Who doesn't love a nice cool pita sandwich in the summertime?  I do, that's for sure!!

I am just going to post the link to the recipe, since re-typing it all seems silly.  Go check it out...they were amazing! My only recommendation...double or triple the recipe. It doesn't take that much more work to make a bigger batch, and trust me--the original recipe leaves NO leftovers! :)

http://annies-eats.com/2008/08/10/pita-bread/