Happy Birthday Cameron

Cameron celebrated his 8th Birthday the day after Thanksgiving. We were still up camping and he had loads of fun.

Started with presents. He was stoked when he saw this zip-line. He's been asking for one for a while now. Now Eddie & I just need to figure out where/how to set it up.

He was wishing this cute little puppy was his, but we aren't that crazy. Our friends have 9 pit-bull puppies 2 weeks old. And yes, they are adorable but they grow up to be pit-bulls and I just can't go there.

Cameron got to take a rhino ride with Dad on our friends rhino. He got to drive down the river bed. He loved it. Now that is what he wants his present to be.

Since Cooper & I didn't fit on the rhino, Cameron took us 4-wheelin on the golf cart in the creek.

Cameron had a fun birthday. HAPPY 8th BIRTHDAY CAMERON!!

Camping fun

We went on our first camping trip of the riding season last weekend. It felt so good to be back up there and getting to ride. We can't wait to go again. Hoping to make it for Thanksgiving.


Eddie said something hilarious right before I took this shot. We were cracking up - which made for a nice natural picture.


The boys took a little break from riding and did a painting project.


Hanging by the campfire. Ready to roast some marshmellows.

Cute, but maybe a bit close to the fire his face seems a little red :)

Beetle Mania

Cameron had a project at school to create a beetle out of any material. Each beetle was entered into a special category and judged. He decided to make his out of rice crispy treats. He was awarded - 'most colorful'. Cameron said everyone wanted a bite.

Yeah, I guess I had the box a bit close to the flame but we survived.


Cooper loved helping decorate.

Ta da.... a beetle. He had a rice crispy body, gumball wings & eyes, sucker antenna, and gummy worm legs and pinchers and he lived on top of green sprinkles for grass. Now we can see why everyone wanted a bite. Cameron was pretty proud of it.

Random Fun

What's better than a movie & popcorn while on a drive??


Cooper had me take his picture in front of all the trees in Costco. We have 4 poses in all. He's getting in the holiday spirit.

Project time @ Home Depot. The first Saturday of every month they have a free kids workshop. The boys have built some great stuff...birdhouses, race cars, firetrucks, banks, step stools...the list goes on. If you can enlarge this picture you can see all the pins they have on their aprons for each project they have done. It's a fun, free thing to go do :)

All the random fun for now.. :)

Happy Halloween

Hope everyone had a fun Halloween. Cameron was running a fever so he missed out on trick-or-treating but told me "I think I made a good choice staying home" - so responsible. He also told me if I posted the picture of him in his costume last night (pajamas on the couch burning up) he would get on here and delete my pictures...jeez such threats! He didn't miss all the fun though, last weekend we went to a carnival at his school. They dressed as dirtbike riders and got lots of books & candy. Cooper had a carnival at school on Thursday and Billy dressed up at work last night.
so cute.

take that.

ready for some games..oh Cooper won a cake in the cake walk and picked the biggest one he could find.

getting a prize at school

Billy off to work - rasta style.
Happy Halloween!