What Disney Princess Are You?

You Are Jasmine!

Independent and adventurous. You don't want much; just to break out of the guilded cage society has put you in and experience life to the fullest. Following orders isn't really one of your strong points, and you would rather live a life of poverty than being forced into something that you hate.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Labor Day with the Christensen's

Instead of going camping this year for labor day, Chris and I spent the weekend with the Christensen's @ their cabin! On Saturday, we went on a 5 (yes 5) hour 4-wheeler ride. Needless to say, I was able to stay caught up with everyone! Quite shocking since it was my first real ride on my 4-wheeler. I must say though, it was tough to stay up with Tyson and Trey! We rode back in the mountains to see a great big concrete mansion. (I guess some billionaire from Texas is building.) By the time we got back to the cabin we were all covered in a thick layer of dirt! I don't know if I have ever been so dirty in my life. The first picture of me and Chris about half way through the ride! Dirty already.

Taggert was the only one that wanted to look at the camera. Who could resist that smile!

Everyone just hanging out at the mansion. Sorry, I forgot to take pictures of it!

Bliss trying to get on the 4-wheeler. (Without any luck!)

(Isn't this lovely?!?!) Check out the layers of dirt!

Jamie, Katie, and Ramie

Girl's Camp was at the cabin a few weeks ago and the kids kept finding shells in the dirt!

Golfing

First of all, I have never wanted to golf, nor do I know anything about it. Grandma Black's new apartment complex has a 9 hole golf course open for residents and their families. Jenna and Quinn (and mom) have wanted to try it out since she moved in. Last week we finally tried it out. Mom left to get her hair done while I walked the course with Jenna and Quinn. Grandma played in the putting green, but just watched as we did the 9 holes! I don't know which club to use for long vs short distances and I obviously don't have much of an arm. The par for the course was 27, check out our scores that are almost tripled that! Opps!

Summer Swimming

I haven't spent as much time at Grandma's pool this summer as I would like, but today I went. Mom was there with the kids and Natalie had her kids there too. I was baby-sitting my friend's little girl, Addison and we had lots of fun. I can't believe how brave Daniel was, jumping off the diving board and going down the slide! I, of course, enjoyed just being in the sun!

Moon Family Reunion

Since neither Chris or my families really have family reunions, we go with Jamie and Micky to theirs. The Moon family reunion is at Silver Creek Plunge every year. Chris and I went with them last year and again this year. I took Mom, Zach, Jenna, and Quinn this year. It was so much fun to let Jenna and Quinn play with all the kids. I think Mom and Zach enjoyed themselves too! Chris and Zach especially had fun fishing, check out the picture. They actually got about 20 in all over the two days. Anyways, thanks Jamie and Micky for letting us tag along!

My favorite part!

My favorite part of the week was spending time with family, especially the little spit fire, Lily. Chris and I had her come stay with us 3 times while Andi was here. She loved Chris. She wouldn't say my name, but would run around the house asking where Chris was. As much fun as it was, it made me even more baby hungry. I know, my time will come, but for now I will just continue to love everyone else's babies!

Fireworks!

I think Melba out-did themselves this year. We were fortunate enough to be able to watch the fireworks up close. Braden's friends was kind enough to let us watch them from his yard. (Thanks Jesse!) The fireworks are the best that I have ever seen. We kept thinking that the show was over. I think they had about 3 finales! The kids kept saying "wow" and oohing and aahing! Lily was quite comfy on Andi's stomach. No one could keep their eyes off the show.

4th of July

The parade in Melba was great again this year. Check out the floats, definitely small hometown charm. Of course there were lots of horses and lots of family floats. There was lots of candy and the kids had tons of fun. Mom's family usually comes for the parade too. It was so much fun!

Family Fun

So, I must admit that the whole feast or famine when it comes to blogging pertains to me too. So, now to the feast! Every year my dad's family comes home for the 4th of July. This year was no different. Most days are spent around the pool, but one night is usually dedicated to riding horses. The "city" kids love to come spend time in the country with Jeff's horses. We also roasted marshmallows and ate smores after. Sorry, didn't get any pictures of the smores, only the firepit.

Aleeah

Aleeah is Chris's niece. One year ago (at the wedding) she wanted nothing to do with me. She wouldn't come near me for pictures and definitely didn't like to talk to me. This trip, she talked to me constantly. She would see me coming around the corner and start yelling for me. She still didn't really like to come with anywhere, but talked alot! In this picture she is sitting in her little camping chair. She always had to pose with her legs up, it was sooooo cute!

We had a busy week! Make sure to check out all my new posts! There are lots of pictures and videos!

Our First Anniversary!

So, despite the weather being quite crappy most the week, we had a lot of fun. We headed to Unity on Thursday to spend the next couple days and ride 4-wheelers. My family left, but Zach stayed with us. He found a new love of 4-wheelers! I went riding one day, but mostly left it to the boys. I preferred staying in the trailer and staying warm. I will ride more when the weather decides to shape up! Our anniversary was okay. I spent the day trying to recreate our dinner from the reception. First, the beans I made didn't taste as good as Aunt Kris's. Second, the potatoes I made fell on the floor (cheese side on the carpet.) Lastly, I didn't have Aunt Joy's rolls. On the plus side, Chris made a great tri-tip and Kristen (mom's neighbor) made a yummy cake. Overall, the day turned out well. The best part was spending the entire week with my husband!

These are pictures from our reception 1 year ago! Sorry they are so fuzzy. I didn't have the right CD with pictures on it, I had to copy these, but you get the idea.

Poor Dogs :{

The dogs usually love to go camping. No kennels, no leashes, free runs. However, when you go to organized campgrounds, they have rules. My dogs couldn't quite understand what was going on. Peaches at least gave in and would lay down and relax. Sophie would just walk around in circles. Poor dogs :{

Paddle Boat Fiasco

So, we tried every day to go on the paddle boats. The weather felt okay at the campground, but by the time we reached the lake, we were all so cold. It didn't help knowing we would be out in the middle of the cold lake. Finally, we decided we didn't care and we were going to go anyway. Mom, Jenna, and I were in one boat, Zach & Braden in one, Corey, Cole, & Aleeah in one, Dad, Quinn, & Cameron (Cole's nephew) in one. Everyone else's boats were a little side heavy, mom & I balanced out pretty well. We didn't end up with much water in our boat. Unfortunately, Braden & Zach didn't fair so well!