Memorial Weekend Camping Trip

Thank goodness summer has arrived.  For our family summer means camping and after being cooped up all winter long camping trips can't come soon enough.  We were able to make it out camping over Memorial Weekend and were lucky enough to be joined by Chad parents and grandparents for part of that trip. 

We decided to keep it simple and camp on Chad's grandparent's property, which meant we were able to plug the trailer in the cabin and have full hook ups.  NICE!  We took the bike and four wheeler and spent the first day riding around the property, building forts, playing on the swing, and building up a mighty nice rock collection.

That night we were surprised to have grandpa and grandma join us.  The girls were thrilled to wake up to the news that they had come to play with them.  They ended up bringing their two Razors (which we hadn't played with yet) so we decided to pack some lunches and head up the mountain for a little afternoon ride.  The girls did pretty good especially little Mylie who wasn't the biggest fan of her helmet.

During our little ride up the mountain we were able to find ourselves a patch of snow.  Building a snowman is always a must, so grandpa helped Kinsie build one.  Then he helped her get a pretty decent snowball fight going.

After some fun in the snow we drove back down the mountain to play in the water.  Only in Utah can you enjoy playing in the snow and water on the same day.  We had been seeing a lot of ticks and even found one crawling in Britnee's hair.  YUCK!  Luckily I happened to have several bandannas with me so the girls wore them the entire time.  I couldn't get over how cute they looked.

After a long day of riding and having fun we headed back to the trailer/cabin for dinner.  Just after we pulled in great grandpa and grandma showed up and joined our little party.  Hot dogs and smores were on the menu that night so Britnee helped dad get a fire going and we ate to our hearts content, or at least until our bellies felt like they were going to pop.

This picture of Britnee kills me!

The next day we rode for a little bit, had lunch, then packed up and came home.  It was a short trip, but fun was had by all.  We're looking forward to the next time we can get out and enjoy some more time with the family.

The girls decided to dress up like mom and dad.  These two crack me up

Can't forget this little lady. 

She loves it when I pull out the camera and immediately says, "cheeeeese..."

Looking back on birthdays

Birthdays have all come and gone here at our house and I thought I'd better post about them before I completely forgot what happened.  Britnee's is the first one we celebrate once the new year hits and we decided to throw her a little party since Kinsie had her swimming party last year.  We decided to go with a fairy theme for her first party ever.  All of her guests came dressed their "fairiest", received their very own wings, decorated wands and cupcakes, and even got their finger nails and faces painted.  I think they all had a fun time.  She got some great gifts from the grandparents and was even spoiled by her mommy and daddy.

Britnee Turning 3

 Mylie was next in line for a b-day celebration, unfortunately my camera wouldn't cooperate and I didn't get very many pictures of her big day.  I think Chad was able to snap a few, but he hasn't downloaded them to the computer yet.  I'm such a bad mom not to document her first b-day very well.  Oh well, that's the third child for you.  But don't worry.  Once I get those pictures I will be posting them on here!
After a few months of waiting it was finally Kinsie's turn.  I've decided to hold off on any more parties for awhile, but I may have condemned myself to them since Kinsie continually asked when she was going to have her party.  Lucky for me I have great friend who was holding a little carnival in her backyard on Kinsie's b-day.  These neighborhood carnivals are such a blast.  There were games to play, prizes to win, and bouncy house to play in, and yummy food to be eaten.  I went ahead and baked up some cupcakes for a the little carnival goers and we were even able to sing Happy Birthday to the b-day girl.  Needless to day she felt pretty special.

The Carnival

 She was also spoiled with some great gifts from the grandparents and got a bike (just like a Strider but without the same price tag) from Chad and I.  She was happy with how her day turned out which is all that matters in the long run!

Kinsie Turning 4

We hope you girls all had a wonderful day and know how much we love you.