Beauty

We're headed south to visit Al's sister this weekend.
And I just wanted to leave you with a smile from me and

HAPPY WEEKEND BLOGGY FRIENDS!!

Funny Story

I overheard this conversation the other day:

Al: Come on Casey we have to take your backpack off so that we can change your shirt. It' s all messy.
Casey: No. No way, Hosea!!
Al: Chuckle. Chuckle. Casey, I'll put it back on for you.
Casey: No Way Hosea!

Me thinking maybe that wasn't such a great idea to teach him that phrase, but it sure is darn cute to hear him say it!!

A Full Weekend

FAMILY REUNION:

After sparkler battles....
Amazing fireworks...A little of," if you can do it, I can do it!!!! Hiking by the creek at Grandma's...."

Campfire popcorn...there is nothing better!Dress up "business"....Learning a few bars of Smoke on the water and surfing the net...

We need a nap on a sunny bench!!!!!!

Sharing Bloggy Love

Wow!!

I can't believe I actually got an award! Yea, yea, yea!!!! (Insert jumping up and down here)



I have been posting and trying to keep up and make my posts funny and heartfelt and to take better, more interesting pictures and so on and all the time I'm wondering if anyone, (other than my loyal commentors) enjoys, reads, or even looks at my blog! Because for me, blogging, should be interactive, let me rephrase that, I want my blogging to be interactive! I want to know what everyone thinks and how they feel. For me, if I am just journaling for me and my family, I can do that on pretty paper in a pretty journal that I can touch and keep. But then BOOM! I receive an award! So, yea! People do read and enjoy my blog! But this doesn't mean I don't want to hear from you or to see you comment! So come on! Please??!!

My Cousin Wendi at Everyday Miracles http://miraculouschaos.blogspot.com/ has given me the Artey Pico Award. I have really enjoyed getting to know my cousin Wendi better through her blog. We don't live in the same town and life is busy for both of us, but through the blog I feel we have grown closer and she has now blessed me with an award!!! Thank you Wendi! And if you all are interested in some really heartfelt and meaningful blogging go check her out!! Go check her out anyway, just because she gave me an award and I said so!

So the rules for receiving this award are as follows:

1. Pick five blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also for contributing to the blogging community, no matter what language.

2. Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.

3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y Pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award (http://arteypico.blogspot.com/)

I am going to choose to pass this award and the "bloggy love" (isn't that a fun new phrase?) on to my good friend Beth at Playin' With the Paulsens http://playinwiththepaulsens.blogspot.com/ who originally inspired me to start blogging. Beth talked me into blogging and she continues to bless me with all of her encouragement, ideas, and inspiration. She helps me to improve my layout ideas, photos, photography and Photoshop skills, etc. because she is so artistic and creative. She is a fun, optimistic, lovely friend. Thanks Beth for all the fun! Go check her out my friends, you'll get great photo ideas and instruction along with a peek into her crazy, fun filled life!

P.S. I'll pass on to more blog friends in coming posts....

4-wheelin Fun

I'm a, "Let's go for a walk and get back to nature" kind of a girl making trails of my own, naming trees, flowers, bug, birds alike. It's quiet, calm, peaceful....



Then , there's Al.

He's a "Let's race through nature at high speeds on anything with an engine" kind of a guy. We can blaze new trails, sure, but it's going to be a bumpy ride! It's loud

and

exhilirating...We spent the day, Sunday, with my uncle and parents and we went 4-wheelin. My uncle owns some land and he has spent time cutting all kinds of trails through it. It's great fun. The kids love it. This time Grandpa and Grandma came a long too.
Vrooom vroom!Vvrrrroooommm!

Casey can't wait until he can drive.

(Do you see the tree face up in the right hand corner? You don't see one of those every day. I wonder if they make different ones. Wierd to think of trees with personalities hangin around outside your door...Probably thinking, you lazy bum! Get out of bed and DO something useful! outside of my window...)


Here's Al in his new sunglasses. He likes that you can't tell what he his thinking because you can't see his eyes. I can only imagine...

Carter wanting to ride fast soooo badly, but Daddy chose to take up the rear and frequently has to stop because my Mom and Dad "stop and smell the roses" so to speak. Every. rose. And then they talk about it. So far as Carter is concerned, this is NOT the way to ride a 4-wheeler. A lot of his Daddy in that one.

Now Emily, she can be at home anywhere, kicked back and relaxed.

What the heck?

Hmmm. What's this? Look Carter it's an opening. Let's see where it goes....

Get out of the way Carter! I'm gonna go next! (I am woman, hear me roar)
Here I go.
Aiaaahhh!!!
My turn!
Me go!


Do You know what they were doing??

Isn't this Hilarious?

Isn't this hilarious? I was so laughing when I noticed this at our campground! You've all seen the movie RV with Robin Williams right? Not only did we see plenty of those RVs on our trip, but this sign!!! Oh my gosh! I asked Al if he had the steps up and had he checked for us, wife and kids??