Max

"I see you."

Quick. Name that movie.

Non Sequitor

Warning: The following items are non sequitor!!

Last Sunday Al rolled his ankle....

This is the job to have. He is putting rafters on my house as we speak!

Max, the poopy puppy, who is currently eating a hole in my garage: out of boredom.

Finally, my new home with rafters! It's a beautiful thing!

Moments to Remember from Labor Day 2010

Labor Day Weekend 2010 we went camping out at my family's land. We decided to stay close because there were parties to go to and things to be done. But we still wanted to camp one last time before Fall officially set in. Here area few moments and memories from our time.

Cool sky! Or maybe I just slowed down enough to notice.

Playing "Picker" in Uncle Stevie's treasure pile....

If the camper hadn't been here we would have been knocked out by all of the acorns!!!

We learned an important lesson. Never leave a campfire unattended!!!Wow were we lucky.....

Taking time to notice the beauty around me.

My hubby....I just love him.

Max doesn't mind water so much!! Hooray cuz we love it!!

Casey giving Mommy a "tied up" massage!

66 degrees is not a perfect temperature for tubing, BUT....we did it anyway and had a lot of fun along the way!! Way to go grandma and grandpa for enjoying the ride with us!

Wow were there a lot of monarchs!!! Clustering all over the trees like this.

And then just clouds of them flying in the air. Very cool.

My boy Carter likes to have his picture taken. Must be because I am always sticking a camera in his face!!

We found my grandparent's old croquet set and taught the kids how to play! How fun!! Memories collide.

SHHHHhhhh!! Don't tell! We had a fireworks summer birthday celebration!!

MMMMMM!!!! We made homemade bread in the Dutch Oven!! And ate the whole thing in one sitting!!!Yummy!

What a daughter!! What a dog!!!

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P.S. I have found that I want these memories and thoughts to look back on but it seems to be hard for me to take time to blog it!! But I read recently that a blog was kind of like a plant....if you don't water it ever it will die....

Summer Days

Do you remember lazy summer days growing up? Playing in the sprinkler and hanging out? Our kids don't seem to get much of that kind of stuff. We always seem to be pulled in so many directions and have so many plans, etc. So I had Tuesday off and decided to try and have f lazy summer day.

I thought we should ride our bikes up to the grocery store since we haven't done much of that lately. Casey wanted to ride his bike too, so I walked Max!! He was trying to "drag" me the entire way after Emily and Carter and Casey for whatever reason Casey decided to fall down a lot. The walk was quite the experience!! It was also hot hot hot!!! On the way home I also had grocery bags in my hands and there were dogs loose that wanted to come and get me, Casey and Max! Wow, when I told Al about our walk, he said, "That's why people like to watch you walk down the street..." I wonder what that is supposed to mean??

Casey wanted to make cookies...Pumpkin cookies of all kinds! So there we go!

We started out playing in the sprinkler cuz Casey never gets to do that kind of thing. Then we moved on to the pool and took the sprinkler with us!! Fun in the sun! We also made homemade pizza for lunch with everyone helping.

Since I had my camera, I walked around taking pics! That's my thing, I guess...

The day didn't go without frustrations. Three kids can't always get along I suppose. Those moments tend to stick out more for me than the kids...I hope it gets glossed over in their memories as they grow and that they only remember all the fun we had on a hot summer day in July.

Meet Max

Meet Max...
He's our new puppy!! And is he ever cute!! He's an inside outside dog so that he can live with us and be our dog, but take lots of visits to the farm and wherever we are!! The kids are smitten!! I am so proud, they haven't even complained about clean up!!

I'll keep you updated on the adventures of Max in the coming weeks....