Running Laps

Just one of the things we do for fun...

Camping at Strawberry

Took a quick trip to Strawberry Reservoir. We had a blast. We will be going back as soon as practical!

Full Car.

Hobo Dinners.

Enjoying the quiet.

Setting up the tent.

Snuggles, and practicing to sleep on her air mattress for the first time :)

Playing by the lake.

looking for skipping rocks.

Found a hubby with the camera.

Shane told me about a game where you pick odd rocks for your 'opponent' to skip...

...here he goes.

Hard to tell but it skipped, try as I might I still lost!

Early morning before breakfast.

I love camping. I love helping Emma learn to love camping. I love that Shane loves to take care of us while we are camping!

Pioneer Day

In the state of Utah there is a grand celebration of pioneers. Most of the state shuts down and there is nothing better to do than (or is it then...) be with family, watch the parades, and shoot off fireworks for the second time in July.

We celebrated by 'taking care of some roosters' that were suppose to be hens, and cooking over an open fire:

The chickens...

the baste,

rotisserie style

"Chicken"

It was actually quite tasty! 

Really it's only 10am:

We are having one of those days, you know the kind-child is sick with runny nose and cough so her mission for the day is to make everyone as miserable as she is. And the cat, the cat is determined to annoy said child by getting in her space, pouncing on her every step, and leaping from hiding places to surprise. This only makes my sicky child more upset and that makes me upset. I don't like whining and I REALLY don't like to hear her wailing screams of announce-that's my job!

So needless to say it's been a long morning. But here are a few photos to lighten the mood.

 Emma and Zoe like to help me with laundry: This moment happens to show both Emma and Zoe about to jump and attack each other at the same time...

 ...as you can see, Zoe won this battle.

But Zoe has been known to pounce the wrong people too often, mainly Shane. When that happens I've found her pinned in blankets and t-shirts dazed and confused at not winning. 

I think that look is pure shock! 

Nesting?!

I think I've been nesting this past week. With Emma I didn't really nest, until a week before she was born. It makes me a little nervous that this baby might be coming sooner than expected...

Anyway, the nesting: I've been staying up late, into the wee hours of the morning, organizing my thoughts. I've pretty much planned my own baby shower, made a 'honey-do' list that's a mile long, shopped on-line for a big girl bed for Emma, pre-planned how we are going to house an extra person in our 850 sq. ft. condo, yesterday I made 2 different bread recipes, and I made the cutest baby floor mat.


So without further ado, my Mr. Man's play mat:

I can't keep the cat off it. The soft fleece and the comfy minky fabric.

Source

Funny

So we went back to the zoo last week and I took a couple more pictures:

 We asked Emma to sit in the 'Eagle's nest' and smile. I am guessing the sun was too bright but if you look closely at her face she looks like she's growling like a bear.

 This cage is for some of the monkeys but it was being repaired. After I made the "look at the monkeys" pun, 2 other individuals pointed out the same joke to me and Shane like they just couldn't hold the joke back to themselves (which I myself am guilty of).

Human nature:

1.	the qualities common to humanity
2.	ordinary human behaviour, esp considered as less than perfect

I think this photo is funny because Emma liked this statue of an elephant better than the real thing! It's kind of like buying the perfect Christmas gift and the kid likes the box better than the gift...

States Away

Emma and I were blessed enough to make a spontaneous trip to Grandma and Grandpa's  house in Oregon. We were equally blessed to have Emma's cousin, Brittany, join us.

It was an excellent mix of activities and leisure. I was never bored but I never got overwhelmed with things to do either. It's always nice to come home for a visit.

My cat sitter kept mentioning the strange things the cat would do while we were away: moving blankets, pulling the toilet brush into the middle of the living room, and sleeping in the bathtub to name a few.

On with the Fun:

Tide pool treasures.

Brittany's hermit crab.

Probably the only picture I have of me on this entire vacation.

Saturday's Market: The Hippy Parade

Her first attempt at video games!

Playing 'Stomp Stomp' with Grandpa.

Tired at the end of our trip.

 Next time I'll have to make plans to meet up with a few old friends, this trip was so spontaneous the only people who knew I was there were my family and my cat sitter!