Camping over the Fourth of July

We had a great camping trip over the fourth of July. We went with some friends of ours to a campground outside of Redlodge. A really bad wind storm hit this area last winter, and trees were literally ripped out of the ground. It was crazy to see all of these trees just lying around, with huge roots attached to them.

We had a great time playing in the river nearby. Russ got to do a bit of fishing and even caught a small one. We drove down to Redlodge for the 4th of July Parade. It was cute. Lizzie loved the fire trucks and all of the horses. I think the kids got more candy there then they did las Halloween. We went back for the fireworks, but weren't really impressed. We were waiting for some big show to start, and it never really did.

On the last day of our trip we went on a great hike. I kept on telling everyone that this was the idea of a perfect day for me. We went up the road about three more miles from our campsite and hiked into some beautiful waterfalls. The hike wasn't that bad and the kids did pretty good. We are almost to the point where we won't need to carry a child in a backpack. That will be nice. The river was running so fast because of all the run off from the Beartooths. We had to cross over some cool boulder fields. The boys loved climbing on all of the rocks. On the way back we stopped and let the boys play in a little pool of water. The water was pretty chilly but that didn't stop them. It was a wonderful day to spend as a family. To bad we had to go home early so Russ could get ready for scout camp :)

Funny Dylan

The boys had swimming lessons this week. After Dylan had a near panic attack about getting in the water. I called and cancelled his. Later that day when we were in the pool I resorted to bribery and told him he could buy a treat if he stuck his head under water. He did it. So while we were in the car yesterday to get his treat I asked him as he was eating his candy if it was worth putting his head under water. He said, " Mom, I put my head under water for two reasons- 1. I wanted candy and 2. I just wanted to make you happy." He is such a sweetie.

Our First Blog

After being on MySpace for a couple months and seeing all of our friends and their amazing digital creations, we both started feeling a bit like Paris Hilton - half clothed and clueless. Therefore, we sat down this afternoon and created a blog. I guess we technically should EACH have our own blog, but I haven't seen the exact blogosphere rules. Perhaps I'll run into them sometime in the future. If I find we've violated a digital commandment, you know we'll quickly turn around and in a couple years I'll create my own blog. We're really hip, you know.