4th Of July Camping Trip

Finally a new post! We went to Blackfoot Reservior camping for the 4th, it was a blast. We went fishing and had a wonderful time hanging out with Charlie's Family. We went to their cabin for a Pig Roast and awesome fireworks. They were the best ever! It was a nice weekend and we want to go back camping there again. Even the dog liked going out on the boat. The only bad part of the weekend is that the fish weren't really biting. We got three bites and only caught one fish! But it was a good time had by all.

The Girls on the Paddle Boat

Daddy Helping on the Paddle Boat


Kobi Lounging in the boat

Bailey's Big Catch

Chillin in the Boat

Dad!

Update

So it has been quite a while since I have posted, but I could not find the camera and you can't really have a good post without pictures. So I went in search of the camera today and I finally found it. The girls had used it and actually put it away--no wonder I could not find it.

So we had Charlie's birthday and he has recovered quite well from his knee surgery.

Now the new past time is sitting in the fishing boat in the garage. After all what good is a fishing boat unless you can sit in it all day long.

The girls are almost done with school and they are ready to have summer vacation. Bailey had Breakfast of the Champions the other morning at her school, all the children who had earned a 4.0 during the year got a medal. We are very proud of her.

Sierra also thinks she is pretty smart, the other morning she told me she pretty much knows the answer to everything. (she is a smarty pants!)

Sorry it has taken so long for a post. I am trying to be better, and now that I know where to look for the camera my life should be a little easier!!

Easter

The girls got to wear their new Easter Dresses on Sunday and they looked so cute!!! They are getting so grown up! They were very excited. They are excited for the Easter bunny to come and visit, Sierra really wants some candy.

Charlie had to go in for surgery on his leg, I wanted to get a picture of him in his hospital gown, and this is the pose he pulled for me! He is such a dork. He made it through OK and is now recovering with 3 nurses waiting on him.

Changes!

We had a busy weekend last weekend. Bailey got new glasses and she looks so cute in them.

Bailey and I went up to ski the Beav and we took a snowboarding lesson. She was a natural! We had a two hour lesson and she was cruising down the hill right after. I however found out that I am not a snowboarder! It was so much harder that I thought it would be. I will stick with Ski's from now on.

Sierra had a program at school. It was the ABC's of america and she was B for Liberty Bell, she knew her part so well and sang all the songs. She was so cute! We had an eventful week.

We're done!!!!

We finally finished up the basement last week. We got the carpet installed and the furniture delivered. We have been working on it for about a year and it is so nice to be done with it and be able to finally enjoy it. The girls each have a new bedroom down there, we have a family room, a hunting room, a play room, and a computer room. Charlie and I have worked hard on getting it done and he did a lot of the work himself. We can now enjoy the fruits of our labor!

Here are a few pictures of the finished product.

Happy Holidays!!!

Christmas has come and gone, and we had a wonderful time. We had Christmas Eve dinner at our house with Charlie's family and Grandma gave the kids PJ's and animals. They were excited!

Cassie, Sierra, Bailey and Curtis in their PJ's

The girls woke up early Christmas morning, but after having to get up at 5 am last year they had to wait in their rooms until 7. Bailey was the first one up and got Sierra up to see what Santa had brought them! They were so excited. Bailey got a longboard, something that she has been wanting for a long time. And Sierra got a Barbie RV, when she saw it she wondered how Santa had know she saw it at Walmart and wanted it! They longboarded and camped with their Barbies all day.

The Girls on Christmas morning

Saturday morning we woke up and went to see my family. It was fun to see the kids and my sisters for the holidays! We love and appreciate both of our families and are glad for the wonderful year we have had!

Let it Snow!

It has been snowing like crazy here the last couple of days. So the girls went outside to play in the snow today and built a really great snowman! They were out there for a couple of hours playing, it was warm enough finally to do that. They worked really hard and had wonderful results.