Camping

We finally did it. We took the girls camping.

Of course I did not bring a camera so there is nothing to show. We spent Wednesday afternoon at Bear Lake and got a great campsite at the top of Logan canyon. And we had a surprisingly good time! I've been putting it off all summer because I thought taking Kaylie would be a nightmare. The girl can't sit still, puts everything in her mouth, and until two months ago never slept more than 4 hours at a time. She was actually a little angel! We set up the pack and play next to the campfire, loaded it with toys and she couldn't be happier. Probably because Emma could not get in to steal her toys, or sit on her, or drag her around by the ankles, etc. She even slept better than the rest of us, only waking up when Emma made plenty of noise going to bed, and again when Emma woke up at 5 am with a stuffy nose, needing to go potty and quite upset about the fact she was awake. It took 20 minutes of watching Snow White on a portable DVD player in the car to get her to go back to sleep.

Other than her 5 am wake up, Emma was pretty good as well. She was great at staying away from the fire, loved looking at the flowers, squirrels and trees. And even found a boulder that someone painted yellow with a smiley face. It was kinda creepy looking if you ask me, but Emma loved it and called it her "funny rock."

So it was a success, although having to watch and take care of two kids made it a little more stressful than I'm used to. We just might do it again next year. Although if anyone wants to take my kids for a weekend so I can go by myself just let me know!

Painting Projects

In between paint jobs this summer, Bert's been working on our house.

Kids' bathroom - I think it's now Emma's favorite room

I think these pictures kind of make it look weird. It's a blue color wash over a white background.

And Kaylie's room, during the project..

and all finished!


Next up is Emma's room. She's requested purple, I think we'll do something a little more blue. After that I have to figure out what to do with our pea green bedroom.

Places I find my kids

Yes she climbed up there by herself



At least the dishwasher was clean




This is the bathroom cabinet, under the sink. I think Emma is in there again right now.


And this morning. They're eating a second breakfast and this is probably the one activity that they've done this week without fighting!

What was I thinking...

...leaving her alone with markers.


At least she didn't color on the furniture.

Emma Turns 3!!!

My baby turned 3 yesterday! We had a birthday party today with her cousins and spent the afternoon playing with water in grandma's backyard. It was a gorgeous day, after a week in the high 90s it was only about 85 or so.


I bought this sprinkler toy, which wasn't as exciting as I hoped but the kids still had fun running in the water. In the pictures are Kaylie, Emma, Uncle Joe, and cousins Cole and Ethan.


I just loved this picture of Kaylie. There is always something in her mouth.


This was Emma's favorite present, she wouldn't even look at anything else until we brought out...


..the tricycle.


She immediately went with Dad and Ethan to try it out.


And of course the cake. She decorated it herself and was not content with just 3 candles.


Bert and Emma actually share a birthday. Last night we left the kids with a sitter and went out for a yummy steak dinner with some good friends and had a fantastic time!