Whatta Weekend!

What a weekend! (The photo is just a goofy, crazy webcam pic of me and the three kids!!!)

We started off Friday night with a fun tail-gate party (complimetns of our subdivision's owner - Brighton Corp.) at our Subdivision's brand new high school's FIRST football game! They are the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies! And.... of course, being their first game ever, and having mostly starters who haven't played in high school yet.... they lost :-( 6-21! But it was still FUN! Supporting our neighborhoods football team is a very popular thing here! There must have been almost 5000 people there... 

Saturday morning, the kids and I woke up fairly early and headed off to day camp with my parents who were in Three Island Crossing State Park camping for the weekend with their friends Jeff & Debbie and Bud & Donna. Jeff & Debbie's daughter in law, and my friend, Tracey came on Saturday too with her two girls and their friend. We had so much fun! The boys, of course, headed off to go FISHING with Pappie, Bud and Jeff, the moment we arrived at camp. Ethan and Jimmy could fish all day, if we let them... which we don't! Too many other fun things to do! My dad, "Pappie", sure got his fishing buddies with these two grandsons!!! They are like three peas in a pod. :-) Jimmy brought back a Perch and Ethan  brought a Bass, which Bud and Pappie BBQ'd up with our dinner that night...

My mom, "Grammie", Angel and I decided to head off on the bikes while the guys were gone. We found a really cool history museum focused on the Three Island Crossings here in Idaho. We later brought everyone else there for a visit, which was perfect for Ethan and Tracey's daughter, Roxy who are both studying Idaho history this year in school.  We all went biking, hiking, sat by the campfire, played croquet and cards, saw some deer and a fox and just "hung out" all day long. Jimmy, Angel and I left Ethan with Pappie and Grammie for the night and left for the hour and a half drive home around 9:30p.m. after an exhausting, FUN day. Poor Devon was left at home finishing a boring old side job :-(

Sunday, of course, we were off and running by 8:30 a.m. ready to open up for Sunday School. Jimmy and Angel were still so tired, but they did it and got ready and even brushed their teeth and combed their hair!!! It was a good Sunday with friends, relaxing and playing with Buddy (our extra cute doggie). Overall, Sunday was a nice finish to a great pre-fall weekend... it's going to be getting much colder over the next few weeks!

Look forward to my next post about our First (and ONLY) apple from our tree!!!!!

February 20, 2007 - 1st Blog!!

Hello All...
I decided to begin a blogsite after seeing the blog of a friend who moved away a few years ago. It was so nice to be able to check out her pictures along with the blog underneath that keeps her friends and family updated on their lives. I thought it would be nice to do for my friends and family too. A little easier than logging into myspace every so often. I also love to journal and scrapbook, so I'm hoping this may lead to some digital scrapping!!!
Anyways...
The picture above is of our new puppy, Buddy. He is a Border Collie mix and about 4 mos. old now. Our family just adores him. He is the best dog. He loves to play and loves to just chill, too. He's of the herding breeds of dogs, so he does nip at the kids heels outside, trying to keep "track of them all". It is really kind of funny, even though we are trying to break him of that particular habit. He is just too cute. He shouldn't get too much bigger than what he is right now. His back should get about knee high. He's my buddy, everywhere I go, he wants to go... my buddy, my buddy... my buddy and me. (Remember that one? That's what he reminds me of.)
Our Family...
Devon is in California this week. He is helping to finish up his aunt and uncle's remodel before he comes back home. The kids had a four day weekend and we all went bowling with Aunt Janiele and cousin Jacob and some of our friends yesterday. We had so much fun. Angel topped our scores with a whopping 114!!! She loved being the "winner", especially over the boys. They went back to school today, bummed, but it sure made my day a little easier! LOL... I even got to have lunch with another momma friend of mine, kidless! It was really nice to be able to pay attention to the person you are lunching with and to be able to eat somewhere other than McD's!!! We went to this really cute restaurant that is in a house, made into a homey little salad, sandwich shop. It's called the Blue Moose Cafe in Eagle, ID. It has a really great fireplace, homey atmosphere, quaint decor and little tables perfect for "girls lunch". Great food too!!!
Anyways, I better sign off and get ready for all the kids to come home (Angel is at a neighbor's house playing with a friend right now, yahoo!)... Hope some of you start blogging too. Talk to you soon!