First Campout of 2014

 

          

We took our first camping trip as a family of 4 in our trusty old (new to us) camper last weekend.  We named her Sunny, after her original owner :)  I have big plans of giving her a makeover as time, motivation, and money allow!  We met my folks at Rock Creek, as you can see, the name stands true.  The weather was not ideal for camping or fishing, but we still had fun.
  
Colter loved sleeping with his Papa Larry and Mama C in their camper, finding the perfect sword sticks, roasting marshmallows, and doing all the things boys do best.  

Levi wanted to eat rocks the whole time and since he had plenty to chose from, he spent most of his time safely perched in either my mom or my arms (except for that one time....when Papa gave him a roasted marshmallow and then promptly handed him back to mom and me when it came time to clean him up...nice).  He's also teething and had a plugged nose, which made him a very unhappy camper during the nights, poor baby....camping can only get better for him.  

Winston would drag his bed out of the camper during the day and place it just right outside so he could watch the festivities in comfort.  He also figured out right quick how to snatch the scraps that were given to Liz and take them just out of the reach of her leash...that made for a very unpleasant ride home, anyone who knows Winston knows exactly what I'm talking about....

Camping just proves my mom can put out a spread where ever she is, that woman can cook.  Even if it was on the tiny stove of their popup camper!  We had nachos the first night we got there (late) and she even surprised me with my favorite, a cherry rhubarb pie to celebrate my birthday!!!  Mom made pancakes and Joey made bacon and eggs the next morning (from my sister Andrea's chickens!), we had steak for dinner that night!  We snacked on roasted marshmallows and s'mores cooked on Joey and dad's new s'mores grillers they got for Father's Day, yum!!  Needless to say, we all ate quite well!

All in all it was a great weekend and we look forward to more camping trips in ol' Sunny this summer!  

Daddy-Oat

 

 

 

He's stubborn, has a one track mind, and don't get me started on his temper!!! He's a hard worker, likes to have fun, and has a big heart.  I'm happy he's my dad.  I couldn't post this yesterday because we were camping with him and Mama C.  Even though the weather was not ideal for camping, Colter had a blast and LOVED camping out with Papa and Mama in their camper (more on the camping trip later).

Happy Father's Day, Daddy-Oat! 

Happy Father's Day!

Why yes, Colter is wearing Levi's clothes....thankfully that phase has passed!

Happy Father's Day to this stud muffin.  Joey truly is my better half and the boys beyond adore him.  He's got such a calming aura about him.  He offsets my anxious self.  He just makes it work, I don't know how else to explain it, but I know anybody who knows him knows exactly what I mean.  He works his booty off every day so that I can stay home with the boys, which is a dream come true for me.  I could go on and on, but I'm sure that would embarrass him.  Thanks for everything you do for us, baby!  As Colter would say, we love you to the moon, stars, space, and back Daddy-O!!

What is everyone doing for Father's Day?  We're headed camping!

Mani Monday: Bring on Summer!

Happy Monday, friends!  I thought this would be a fun one since summer is right around the corner.  I knew I wanted to do a bright color but couldn't decide what...I saw a picture on a friends Facebook page where she did several shades of a similar color (thanks Krystle!) and it gave me the idea to pull out all my bright colors and do one on each nail.  I think it turned out super cute, perfect for summer! 

Gelish 'Tiki Tiki Laranga'  Gelish 'Shake It Til You Samba'  Red Carpet Manicure 'Coral Wishes'  Red Carpet Manicure 'Star Power' Gelish 'Foundation' and 'Top it Off'

Check out my other Mani Mondays here, here, and here.

A Few Days With Mama C

 

 

 

 

While our husbands have been in Alaska fishing all week, my mom came for a few days to visit.  We love when Mama C comes to our house to see us!!  Levi is a major Mama C's boy, I love watching him light up when she's around (Winston is a Mama C's boy too, always wants to be as close to her as possible...not sure that feeling is mutual).  Wish we lived closer!  We packed our days together with a trip to the park, playing in the yard, lots of eating (including dinner with a bestie), shopping, movies, my nephew's graduation party, and baking.  We were sad to see her go!  Come back and play with us again soon!!

Hope everyone has a happy Memorial Day, I am in love with the country I live in and do not take it for granted.  What is everyone doing this holiday?  It's not to late to make some of these!  Wouldn't it be so yummy to make a batch of strawberry, blueberry, and banana for a red, white, and blue theme?!  

Pinterest Hit or Miss: Easy Strawberry Popsicles

It finally feels like spring, and summer is just around the corner, so Colter and I decided to make homemade popsicles, strawberry to be exact.  Colter loves anything strawberry (we just made delicious cookies with fresh strawberries baked in, SO good) so that was his request.  We found this recipe on Pinterest and thought it looked easy enough so we gave it a whirl.  Let me tell you, they were good!  A Pinterest Hit!!

 

 

 

 

 

We just used a scoop of sugar, probably about a cup give or take and we used 1% milk since that was all we had on hand.  These 3 ingredient popsicles turned out so much better than I expected.  They're so easy, I wish we would have been doing this for years!  You can make just about any flavor you can dream up...I'm thinking blueberry ones are in our near future, banana, banana with some chocolate or peanut butter mixed in, use your imagination, the possibilities are endless!

I got my popsicle molds here.

Enjoy!