Crazy Summer!

So I know it's been forever, but summer has just flown by. We haven't even done much. We have done a few family activities, childrens museum, dinosaur park, and camping, but nothing that should wear us out like we have been. I think it's mainly because of the nights. The kiddies won't go to sleep until it is dark so we have had many a late night. Thankfully it is now getting dark again so hopefully we will be on a better schedule soon.

We are still loving the new house and yard. It's so nice to have somewhere to play. Doug and the kids have set up a hummingbird feeder, and we watch our buddy Max come and eat every morning and night. It's actually more fun than I thought it would be.

Yesterday my sister and her brood came down and we played hard for two days straight. Boy, if I ever thought I could live with six children (no matter how good they are) this is the way to change my mind. The thing I really love about having them come (besides the sister time) is that Angie always leaves my house cleaner than when she came. Doug loves that too, and I work while I talk so we get a whole lot done. Also the kids are so good to play together and it's so good for our sweet Paige to play with Jess.








The family camping trip was a great time. We were the smart ones of the bunch coming to camp then going down in the night after campfire to a hotel. There is no other way to enjoy a camping trip with a 4 and 2 year old. We had a great nights sleep, cleaned up in the shower, then headed back up for some more fun! Next year we may try to do it the REAL way. We'll see.










We are getting ready for our big family trip in two weeks. We are DRIVING to Solvang, CA, and staying there for a week. Doug gets more and more excited as I get more and more ready to freak out at the thought of driving my kids to Cali. We are stopping in Reno for the night so at least it will be broken up a little. I'll let you know how it goes. At the very least, I will have Doug with me for 10 days 24/7 (except for golf time). That in itself is vacation enough for me!