Madi & Sam

Here are a few more pictures of Sam and Madi. Sam and Madi had a great time posing "crazy" for the camera.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday Mike. I hope you have a great day. I love these pictures and it's not what it looks like. The kids were helping Mike restock his bear bait site. They loaded it up with cookies, corn cobs and who knows what else in hopes to bring in a big bear. The kids were checking to see if any bears had been there. Madi was disappointed that she wasn't able to find any bears.

Crazy Cousins

Madi was so excited to have her cousins here from Arkansas. She had a blast playing with Sam and Ruby. Of course she was also glad that Claira and Olivia came to grandma Valerie's and played too. They had a weekend full of fun and I know that Madi is going to miss her Arkansas cousins. We don't get the opportunity to see Sam, Ruby, Jill and Nathan very often but it amazes me that Madi and Gabe feel right at home when they are here. The kids didn't skip a beat and started playing immediately. I'm so glad that my kids have the chance to have fun with their cousins and I hope their relationships continue to grow and they continue to like each other; look forward to seeing one another; and remember all the fun times they have.

Sam was crazy for the camera. He loved doing wild and fun things. What a big cheese.

Just messing around

Idaho....

You know you're from Idaho when your kids leave the house dressed like this. I'm not sure what bug jumped at them, but Madi woke up insisting that she have a hat and gloves to wear to grandmas.

A trip to the cabin .... and meet the Cheeto monstor

It's nice we have a place to get away from it all. Monday we went to the cabin not just for a night out, but so Mike could restock his bear bait sight.

I love these pictures of Madi up against the cabin.

Say cheese!!!

We had to take a quick potty break. This is our outhouse, we have great facilities at the cabin.

Gabe should advertise for Cheetos. He loves the things and I think could sustain solely on them if I would let him. We brought sandwiches for dinner, but once Gabe saw the Cheetos he had to have them and could not be seperated from them.

FritoLay -- if you need a cute boy for your Cheetos adds, I have a candidate. Gabe kept an eye out for bears why Madi used the facilities. I'm sure the rustling of the Cheetos bag was enough to keep the bears away. It was a quick trip but it was nice to get away for the evening.

Labor Day Weekend

Saturday Mike was off to Salmon for a freshman football game and invited us to go with him on the bus. Madi was pretty reluctant to ride the bus at first but warmed up to the idea pretty quickly. I was suprised how well the kids were on the bus, pretty wiggly but quiet. Of course a road trip wouldn't be complete without a little car sickness. You guessed it, Madi threw up on the bus, bless her heart. The kids had fun at the football game. They stayed occupied with rocks. I think Madi dug a hole to China and Gabe was happy to follow her there. I brought my camera, but carrying two kids and the diaper bag across the football field was a big enough task, the camera got left behind on the bus. When the game was over, I looked at Madi's hands and said: "Look how dirty your hands are." She replied: "It's OK, I can wash them at home". It's nice that Madi allows her self to get dirty. When she was younger (1 and 2, I know that sounds funny) she couldn't stand to be messy. Check out that dirty shirt.

It was a long day. Even the bus driver was tired, so Gabe had to take a turn at the wheel.

Sunday we went to the cabin for Jeremy's birthday. Again, I brought my camera, but it stayed in the car. As soon as we got there, it started to rain. I only had time to unload the two kids and the diaper bag. The kids had a ball playing inside though.

We had tacos for dinner with cake and ice cream for desert. The kids and I mixed up the ingredients for the ice cream before we left for the cabin. I thought I followed the recipe, but apparently not. I wish I could say it was the kids fault, but I can't. If you like liquor flavored ice cream you would have loved how it turned out.

Monday we spent at home and enjoyed each others company.