Follow-Up

This is a follow-up to my last post. Since I didn't take any pictures that crazy weekend I had to steal them from Chanel's blog.
This first picture is Chris, Chanel & I at my cousin's birthday party in Seattle. Doesn't Chris look thrilled? I have such a great husband - he HATES crowds and unknown places, but he has really been trying to go and do things with me even though it may make him uncomfortable. Isn't he sweet?
This next picture is when we jumped in the Satsop river after we went shooting....it was really cold.
After Stake Conference that Sunday we took a drive and ended up at the Steel Bridge....let's just say it was a little more intense when you're responsible for little children not falling off! I'm beginning to understand my mother's fear of heights more and more in my old age!

This last weekend was pretty crazy, too (I am REALLY slacking about taking pictures - hopefully Chanel will post some more I can steal). Last Friday we went to Chuck E. Cheese for Mark's birthday party - I can't believe that kid is FOUR. It was an awesome party except Allison hated the Chuck E. Cheese mouse. Which I have to say is a bit of a relief considering she was dying to have her birthday at Chuck E. Cheese in a couple weeks and now she's okay if we don't. Whew!

Saturday we went out hunting in the morning (I actually got my hunting license and was looking to get my first grouse - which didn't happen). In the afternoon my ENTIRE family plus Tim & Julie went to the Puyallup Fair. That was just plain insanity! My immediate family consists of 18 people, plus my Grandma, B, Tim & Julie - that's 22! Needless to say we weren't able to all go around the fair together - plus that place was CRAZY on a Saturday night. Once again Chris was awesome and came with us even though that many people made him nuts. We ended up only staying for a little bit and let Mark and Allison go on a few rides before we met up with most of the family and then left. Next year we will have to do the fair on a weekday for sure!

So once again we had an insane weekend packed with lots of fun. I'm waiting for one of those "relaxing" weekends I've heard so much about - but I just don't see that in my future!

Crazy Weekend

Well, I'm awake so I might as well update my blog, right? I woke up and found a hobo spider on my arm that I threw across the room, and now I can't sleep....just lovely! Time to bomb the house, I guess....yuck!

Unfortunately I really didn't take too many pictures this weekend, but I think Chanel did so I'll have to steal them off her blog if she ever posts them. Anyway, I have been really sick this week, and Friday morning I went to the doctor and found out I had an ear infection. I started the antibiotics right away (ear drops AND a pill), so I started feeling better pretty quickly.

During the day on Friday, Allison went with her babysitter's family to the Puyallup Fair. She had so much fun and I am in love with this picture of her on a horse. I loved it so much that I've already purchased her Halloween costume....she's going to be a Cowgirl...now I just need to get the pink cowboy boots! Friday night Chris and I went to my cousin's 30th birthday party at a Lounge in downtown Seattle with Kevin and Chanel. That was a lot of fun and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves (well, at least I did and Chris enjoyed himself on the couch playing video games on my phone). We stayed at the party for a couple hours and then headed out and had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory - yum! It was just a really fun night and the best part was not having to worry about the kids since they were all at my parents house. I have the best babysitters ever!

On Saturday morning Chris went hunting with his dad and I went over to my parent's house to pick up Allison. I did a little shopping and then Kevin, Chanel, Chris & I took the kids and went shooting with Daniel and Heather. That was a TON of fun and afterwards we stopped by the Satsop River and jumped in. We are crazy!

That evening Kevin & Chris took the kids so Chanel and I could go out with some girlfriends. We went to dinner, did some shopping and then had milkshakes....so much fun! I need more nights out like that for sure! Chris & I ended up just sleeping over at Kevin & Chanel's and then we all went to Stake Conference Sunday Morning.

For lunch on Sunday we ate at my parents house with my crazy huge family and then later that afternoon we went to a BBQ at Chris' Dad's house because his Aunt, Uncle and cousin were in town from Utah. We had a great time and it was good to be able to spend time with his family.

Sorry about the long blog post and almost no pictures! I just wanted to document our crazy and busy weekend. I sure didn't get to rest very much so I'm still not feeling well, but I will be back at work whether I like it or not tomorrow!

Hunter's Eduction

Chris and I have been married for over five years, and I am just getting around to taking Hunter's Eduction. It's been something I've been meaning to do for years, but it takes a bit of commitment since it's not just one class. It ended up being over 20 hours of my time spread over two weeks! I felt like I was NEVER home! I don't know that I'll actually hunt now that I technically can, but at least I have the option. Anyway, it's over now and here's my proof that I passed.

We had a "live fire" section of the class and I did pretty darn good - expecially compared to the boys in the class. The instructors were pretty impressed with the girls. I think I could have done a lot better, but I was trying to line up the sights exactly as they told me - at the BOTTOM of the black part when I should have ligned it up in the middle. Oh well, at least my groups are really good.


Watch out deer, here I come!

"Hunting"

A few people have been giving me a hard time about not updating my blog in the last couple weeks. The problem is, we just haven't been doing much (I'll explain in my next post why I've been so busy). But, we did go out for a drive one night and took Allison "Hunting". I don't know if you can actually call it hunting when you're out with a two-year-old. Anyway, I caught Allison signing her new favorite song. Enjoy!

Mariner's Game

Last Tuesday, my brother Kevin took Allison and Mark (and Dad) to a Mariner's Game. Allison had so much fun! I stole these picture's from Chanel's blog.....

Beach

Last Saturday was absolutely beautiful, so we decided to take a trip to the beach with Tim and Julie. Unfortunately, about 2 miles from the shore the skies turned gray and it was even sprinkling a little bit. It was really cold, so we ended up eating our picnic lunch, playing in the water, and then going home (after a quick stop for some saltwater taffy of course) - kind of a long trip for such a short stay, but it was still fun.

At first Allison wasn't so sure about the water. It was really cold and it came rushing at you! But, it really didn't take her long before we had to force her to get OUT of the water. She's such a crazy kid - here's some pictures to prove it.
She still not quite so sure about this beach thing...


Oh wait....this is actually kind of fun...
By the end she was getting in so deep she kept getting knocked over by the waves and I had to hold her hand to keep her up - she is so much fun!

Camping

Last weekend we decided we wanted to go camping. The plan was that Chris and I would go and find a spot Friday night after work and then Jeremy and Jared would come and join us on Saturday. So, Friday night Chris and I packed up and headed out. We went up Highway 101 and stopped at 5 different camp sites and they were all FULL. By this time it was getting dark and we had promised Allison we would go camping, so after 4 hours we ended up in my parents backyard and stayed the night - not exactly what we had planned, but still fun.

The next day, we thought we would try again. This time we went with Jeremy and Jared and headed up to Wynoochie. We got there and it was packed! There are two loops - the first loop was completely full, so we thought we would quickly check the other loop - we thought we were out of luck when the very LAST spot was empty. There was some ice dumped out so we knew someone had just recently left - I don't know how we lucked out! We had wanted to try and camp somewhere else this time, but once again, Wynoochie saved us - we don't mind really, it is gorgeous up there! After we set up camp, we decided to head down to the lake - it was a zoo! We finally found a quiet spot and spent a little bit of time throwing rocks in the water.

How does she always end up with no pants on?

We quickly got bored with the lake and all of the people, so we headed out to find a nice spot up above the lake on the river. We had to wade across the water to get where we wanted, but it was worth it - so beautiful!

Allison and Jared and such cute cousins!

Allison loved Jeremy's hat and played with it for awhile.

She thought she was so cool!

After that the battery died on my camera. We headed back to camp and enjoyed the evening around the fire - and tons of food! It was the perfect weather for camping - I didn't even need my sleeping bag. I've never slept so good while camping!

The next morning we got up and the guys made us a HUGE breakfast. So yummy! We packed up and headed back home. What a great weekend!