The Birthday Man.....

Yesterday was Eric's Birthday.....I wish he could tell you it was the BEST birthday he has ever had...but that might be lying....Still we hope you had a great day, despite having to work, having a sick wife, getting a store bought cake, no presents to open, and well we won't even mention dinner!!

One person sure enjoyed their piece of cake!!

Angastora....

This last weekend we joined our friends at Angastora Recreation Area camping and had a great weekend on the lake with all their fun toys!!


Adi.....she was a busy little girl on the boat....going back and forth, back and forth, between the front and back of the boat.



Nick offered to let Ana drive the boat and from there on out...that is ALL she wanted to do!


Yep, that's me....I got on the tube...and got a wild ride!! (okay maybe not completely wild...but wild enough for me!)



Ana, Eric and their friend Matt getting ready to try out the "new" tube!!


Eli being so brave and jumping in for a swim!





Ana and JC giving the jet ski a try....




And finally a small video of them on the new tube going "ana" speed!

Hart Ranch Camping.....

Last week we had the camper parked out at Hart Ranch all week......it's been so nice for the kids and I....we usually have been going out mid-morning...we swim, eat lunch, rest and back to the pool again...and then Eric joins us for dinner and then after dinner it's usually back to the pool, mini golfing or one of their nightly activities that they have going on.....here are some pictures from last week.....












This is where Adi gets to eat all of her meals now...on the floor, strapped in!! She is TROUBLE when she is "loose" at the table!!

Pool Party!

We made a quick trip up to Montana this weekend....and spent an afternoon with my cousin and family. They have an above ground pool that all 8 kids enjoyed immensely!!







Thanks for the pool party!!!

4th of July 2011

We spent 4th of July this year camping near home....we joined a RV Resort park 8 miles from our house earlier this summer (I know...we sound like retired RV folks)...but the amenities at this park are just too hard to pass up....so this was our first weekend out there...and the kids had such a great time. They got to participate in a bike parade and train rides, they had a kids carnival...and then we spent hours in the pool swimming and riding bikes with friends the rest of the weekend!


Ana and Eli with their bikes all decorated and ready to go!




As soon as Eli saw the train though...he ditched his bike and jumped in for the ride!





On Monday the 4th we actually came home early and got settled back in at home and then just had a low key evening at home with our own small fire work display (i.e., mostly snaps and sparklers) and did a little dancing in the driveway too!