Summertime fun!

Cole has been LOVING the summer weather! He is outside every second possible playing in the back yard or at the park. We just got out his little swimming pool the other day and let him have a hay day in his birthday suit! Sometimes those little buns just need some fresh air. He ran up and down the patio filling up his watering can from the pool and then to the flower bed to water the "flowers". I know I took way too many of those embarassing naked baby pictures but baby butts are absolutely the cutest! He'll be really mad at me when I bring them out to show future girlfriends/wife, etc.:-)

The BEST DAD EVER!!!

I have to say that there is someone pretty special that lives at our house. He is kind and caring. He is funny and loving. He plays blocks, football, airport, soccer, and reads books with the best of them. He mows the lawn, cleans the garage, pulls weeds, and even cooks and cleans when I have to work! He's the one to snuggle with, to turn on the "toons" on a weekend morning if needed, and to give bedtime kisses and prayers. He works hard all week to provide for his family and never complains. He is an example of how to be a loving husband and father and how to be a true man of God to a tiny little boy who watches everything he does. He makes me smile everytime he walks in the door or calls me on the phone (and that's after dating for 5 years and being married for 6 more!) God definitely blessed us when he put Adam in our lives!!! He is an absolutely fantastic dad and deserves the best Father's Day!

We took about an hour bike ride and picnic lunch Sunday afternoon! Lots of fun and a little excercise too!

Our local firefighter...

We don't have to worry if there is a fire at our house. We have someone right here who can come put out the flames right away! Fireman Cole to the rescue! He loves to see fire trucks and firemen and always perks up when he hears sirens. If he doesn't become a garbage man (his favorite thing in the world right now), we might have a future fire fighter on our hands!!!

Buckaroo!

Cole got the chance to go on his first horseback ride! Or should I say muleback ride! My dad and Adam were going for a little ride after dinner at my parent's house the other night and Cole got in on the action. He loved it! At first we just sat him on top to see how he would do. He smiled and thought it was great until Bunker shifted his weight a little bit. Then Cole wasn't so sure. Once he got on behind his Papa though, he was taken. I think we definitely have a cowboy on our hands! Afterwards when we would ask him what he was, he'd say "buckawoo"! He was so happy and it was so much fun to watch him!

Baby Shower Fun

Tuesday night I got to host (with my sister Missy and sister-in-law Kim) a baby shower for my younger sister Jenny! It was so much fun and I finally get to be an aunt soon! Missy keeps telling me how much fun it is to be an aunt and I can't wait!

(picture: Sarah (cousin), Mom, me, Kim (Casey's wife), Jenny, Missy - the crew)

We had about 30 people and were going to have a nice outdoor shower on the patio to accomodate everyone. Well, of course once I got the tables set up outside a huge downpour of rain started. So, with help from the crew, we moved some furniture, dried off tables and chairs, and decided on a nice indoor shower! It worked great and I think everybody had a fun time! As one of the shower "activities", we made Troy (Jenny's soon-to-be baby boy) a blessing quilt. We had each guest guest decorate a quilt square with buttons and ribbon and write a "blessing" for Troy as he grows up and becomes the boy and man God has planned! We're going to put it together and give it to Jenny as a keepsake for Troy. People had some really great ideas and made really cute squares. I can't wait to get it all put together:-)

Jenny has about 3 1/2 more weeks + or -! We can't wait to meet new cousin Troy!!!

My First Harvest

 When we got home from 4 days of camping, my garden had definitely grown! Not only did it look like half a lawn with all the grass that had grown in it, but I noticed some color popping out of the ground underneath my radish leaves! I decided to see if the largest one was ripe and found a beautiful red radish! I don't like radishes but Adam doesn't mind them so he will be the one to taste the first produce from my garden! Cole had the very first bit and said "hot, hot". I never really realized that radishes were spicy! It is so rewarding to be able to eat something that I grew myself from a seed! And if Adam gets sick of radishes, his dad loves them so we'll pass them his way:-)

Memorial Day Weekend

We finally organized a camping trip and got out of town for the long weekend! We decided to go the opposite way of the crowds of campers and hit the Owyhee mountains. We didn't see a single other camper, 4-wheeler, or motorcycler the whole weekend! Up towards McCall, Idaho City, etc., you can't even find a campsite over a holiday weekend! Adam was able to take Friday off work and we got up there Friday early afternoon. We just got our camp all set up when we heard some rumbling. Looking at the sky told us that we'd better head inside the camper to wait out whatever those dark, angry clouds had in store for us. Luckily, it was Cole's naptime and we watched as the clouds moved in and hit us with hail and then rain for a couple of hours! We were snug and warm in our camper and decided to take a little nap ourselves!

Over the next couple days we did lots of 4-wheeling, hiking, and throwing sticks and rocks in the creek by our campsite (Cole's favorite activity of the weekend!). Cole had his first s'mores and loved it but of course wanted to "do it" without any help! Dirt sticks really well to a marshmallowy face too and isn't very easy to get off! The last night we roasted hotdogs over the fire and celebrated our 6th anniversary in God's great outdoors! It's awesome to me that we've been married for 6 years and have loved every day more than the last! We have a deep friendship and commitment to each other, a beautiful son, and one more baby on the way to show for 6 years of our love! I can't wait for the next 50+!!!

Anyways, we had a great weekend and can't wait till we can get out camping again!