Sneak Peak!

Five weeks ago this is what I saw.....

Now I am going to have this........

Coming March 2010

I am an AUNT!

And I must say I am a very proud one at that! I have the most beautiful niece ever. Beth had Brayli Ann on Saturday, August 15 at 8:42 pm. (Chris's birthday!) She had a relatively quick labor for a first baby and went home the next day. I was camping at Jardine's lot so I didn't get to see her 'til the next day, but it was worth the wait. I have seen her almost daily since and she gets cuter and cuter every time. I can't believe she is here. When Beth told us in December, it felt like August was so far away and now it's here. I have yet to get a picture with me, but enjoy the rest.

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Camping 2009

So, Chris and I have been on so many camping trips this summer, I can't begin to tell about each one. But, I will try....

One of the first trips we went on after Yellowstone was to our friend John Jardine's lot with Joy and Mitch. Braden went with us too. We had yummy dutch oven dinners, steak and potato dinners, dutch oven desserets, and lots of 4-wheeling. I have never been the best 4-wheeler, but I was riding with pros. I had to buck up. We went on a 5 hour ride around the back of Tamarack. There were rocky hills, crazy curves, and wild animals. (Just kidding on the wild animals, unless you count us!) When we got to the very top of the hill, at the Tamarack ski lift, my 4-wheeler decided to die. It has a very dead battery. Luckily we were able to trade it out with Chris's and his charged it the rest of the way home. We all made it home in one piece. (I didn't say we made it home clean! Check out the pics below!) I ended up sick with allergies, sunburned and covered with mosquito bites. Everyone went on the ride again the next day while I laid on the couch and played on the computer. Overall, the trip was really great! One of the best things about this trip, was that our big dogs became friends with Suzy. The actually laid on the carpet together without any problems.

The next trip we went on, Chris and I went all by ourselves. That doesn't happen much with us, we really like to have friends and family. We wanted to go to Silver Creek Plunge, but not drive the crazy road to get there. We stayed at a campground at the bottom of the hill. We went on a couple hour ride just from the campground the back way around to the hot springs. Mostly road driving, nothing too crazy! We had a small beach down below our campground. Suzy like it only enough to get a couple sips of water. We also left our watermelon in it to keep cool! After we left that campground, we stayed the night at Starlight Mountain Theater and watched another show. We have been there three times this year and love it every time!

Our most recent trip was back to Jardine's lot. Chris helped John a lot with projects he had around the lot. They cut logs, brought in new sand, built benches, and rode 4-wheelers. I think Chris did a lot of work, but he found enough time to have fun. Mom, Quinn, and Jenna came up for a day and a half. Joy, Mitch, and Heidi also came up for a couple days! We had lots of fun again. Overall, it has been a busy summer!

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