Camping

This past weekend we went camping at Jordanelle. We went with some friends in the ward and had a great time. Jeremy did some fishing and we hiked and did all the other camping things. The first night was FREEZING. The temp dropped down to 33 and we were all a little cold. The boys stayed warm cause Levi slept with Jer and Kyle slept with me and they managed to stay warm. The next night was not nearly as cold and we had more fuel for the tent heater so we were able to run it longer. Its sad that the camping season is almost over. I am not sure we are going to get to go camping again till Spring but we had a great time.

Packing the car

Setting the crawdad trap

Enjoying the fire

The start of the hike

The family we went with

View of the lake

We trail blazed most of the hike making are own path straight up this rock hill filled with sticker bushes. We were trying to get to this water tower that we could see from camp but with the kids it was a little to hard but Levi was a real mountain goat and climbed as far as we could go.

Making are way back down

Preschool

Levi started preschool yesterday. He was every excited. He kept calling it work and he wanted me to drop him off in the parking lot, I thought that was not suppose to happen till later when they are embarrassed and don't want me to walk to class with them. Oh well he had a good time.

P.S. I have been getting some very very strange comments from and anoyomist so I have set a couple measures in place when you leave a comment.

Labor Day

We went to Meadow, UT for Labor day. We had a great time. Levi loves to play, play, play down there.
Jeremy and I got to take a very fun quad ride around the town and up the hills while the parents watched the two children. It was a fun way to see the town. The town only has about 25o people and all the roads are ATV approved. I did forget the camera on our ride so maybe next time you will get to see it.

Levi happy as can be to be at the "one flag house" He calls the house in Meadow "the one flag house"

Grandma Wonderful was there all weekend with us and she had fun with the babies

Kyle crawling in the grass

Swimming

Jeremy and I cuddling in the hammock

Levi and Kyle in the hammock chair

View of the desert on the way down there

We had a wonderful night out by the fire watching the shooting stars

Levi and Grandpa on a quad ride

Daddy and Kyle in the hammock

Jeremy and Dennis working on the pumpkins, more on that later

Kyle sleeping

The house across the street had a couple kittens and one of them came across the street everyday and played with Levi. Levi carried this cat around every where all weekend. He put it in a live squirrel trap at one point and another time he dropped it in the baby pool and the cat just kept coming and coming back for more. And never put up a fight. Levi got really really mad when we would not let him bring the cat in to sleep with him.

Playing on the swing

New Camera

With Jeremys bonus Visa card this time around we got a new camera. I am happy. Here are a few of the first pictures I took with it

Headstand

I need help convincing Jeremy that gymnastics would be really good for Levi. He does not think Levi needs it.

Park

On the way home from the bank yesterday I spontaneously decided to go to the park. All the big kids are back at school so we were the only ones at the park and it was perfect weather.
Kyle got to swing for the first time and loved loved loved it. It was so fun to see him enjoying the park so much.
Kyle also took a step all by himself yesterday. I was sitting in front of him and he stood up and I put my hands out and he took one step to me. Hes so close to walking.
I still do not have a camera so these are still pictures from my phone.

The Beach at Herriman

I know it is a far cry from the real beach but that is what the name of this place is and it was exactly what I have been looking for since I moved here. Some where to swim out side, close to home, free, un-chlorinated and no "man" telling us what to do.
We went late in the day and the water was colder than I thought it was going to be. It was so much fun. I just wish I had found out about this place at the beginning of summer. But we will be getting much use out of it before the weather gets cold.
For the locals here in Utah here is the link if you would like to enjoy this little slice of heaven. Beach link
I cant tell you how much sun, water and sand soothes my soul. Levi had a blast too, he was swimming all over and throwing sand and digging.
The first picture of Levi and his Dark Vader mask. We found that at the DI for $5.00. He was happy

Camping

Last weekend we did a little camping. We tried a brand new spot up Settlement Canyon. It had its pros and cons. We ended up coming home early cause it was raining really hard Saturday.
I am still with out a camera so you still get pictures from my cell phone.
We went on a very nice hike and had a great time. We did some fishing in the lake. It was so nice to just spend time with our family.
Levi was scared of the bees that were there but no one got stung so that was good.
Pros:
Got out of town
Spending time with the family
Levi had a great time
trailer worked great
food was good
nice hiking trailer
creek to play in
at $5.00 a night it was a good deal and only 40 min from home


Cons
rained
no running water
came home early
Levi got blisters from the hike

no bathrooms

No pictures

I miss my camera. Its hard to blog when I don't have any pictures to post.
Levi got sung by a wasp 3 times. He was very upset but we now know that he is not allergic. He also has a finger nail that is dead and falling off but its not quite all the way off. I have tried to rip if off but I am not quick enough and than he figures out what I am trying to do and freaks out. We were at the doctor with Kyle and I had her look at the nail and she said it was dead but it will grow back, so now Levi is telling everyone that his finger is dead.
Kyle had some red stuff in a wet diaper and a slight fever. I was worried it was a bladder infection so we went to the doctor and she said that it was probably just crystals in his urine which he should not be having but there is nothing they can do about it. So they took a urine sample (by catheter) and the doctor was right it was not blood but this urine did have crystals and something else in there that told us he was dehydrated which makes the crystals more prevalent. So we have been pushing the liquids.