Camp Out!

Sawyer got to experience his first overnight camping trip last weekend for Memorial Day.
We met the Johnson's at Nemo Landing at Pomme de Terre where they camp every year with their family and some family friends. They have it down to a science with a cool little set up and awesome camp fire meals. It was Megan's birthday weekend too, so we celebrating that as well. We borrowed our friend Nick's pop-up camper because sleeping in a tent at 8 months pregnant didn't sound too enjoyable. Sawyer loved the pop-up! We luckily had great weather Friday and Saturday but it stormed Saturday night into Sunday morning. That didn't stop Sawyer from having a blast though. Him and Elliot had a hay day in the rain, splashing in puddles and playing in the water table. This trip was also the first time he experiences s'mores, a new favorite.  He was so pooped he fell asleep Saturday night at 7:30 PM and slept until the morning and when we got back he took a 4-hour nap! He is already asking when we get to go camping again!

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Let's Go!

Our home for the weekend

Loves his lantern he got from his godparents Megan & Tim

story time camping-style

morning wagon ride with Elliot

Dominoes with the ladies

First tine making s'mores with daddy 

Approved!

boat ride

going for a walk

playing on the playground with Auntie Trina

prepping for Fry Night

Guys frying up dinner

lots of kiddos!

Happy Birthday Megan!!!

Card Against Humanity fun!

Here comes the rain

Birthday Girl sandwich!

Puddle jumping

Elliot loves it too!

Weekend in Pictures: Memorial Day 2013

Memorial Day to me is like the kick-off to summer mixed with a send off to spring. It reminds me of all the things I love about this time of year...the pool, bbqs, finally letting my legs feel the sun, sitting out in the grass in a lawn chair even if it means mosquito bites and having the sun out until well after 8:00 pm.
This was Sawyer's second Memorial Day and we had a busy one (are you surprised?). Sawyer's vocabulary exploded with new words like "helicopter", "caterpillar", "umbrella" and "firetruck". We had nothing less than a jam packed weekend of activities, here are the pictures...

FRIDAY NIGHT

Jen Rowe & Michael Owens get hitched at the Historical Firehouse

Beautiful Couple & evening for a wedding

Betty was in the wedding and home for a few days

SATURDAY

Grandpa gets a new boat!!!

Sawyer's new playground

want to push the horn so bad

A beautiful day to swing and fall asleep sitting up

SUNDAY

Family BBQ & Pool Day

Water is freezing but still worth a dip

You're never too big for a kiddie pool

Yes we have matching swimsuits!!

Sawyer's chair

CHEESE!

giving mom a shoulder ride

Delivering Trina's Beer

What a helpful little guy

Learning to eat corn on the cob 

He figured it out quick

Finish the night with Andy's!

Bringing our backyard back to life

Memorial Weekend was so busy! We decided we needed to spruce up our backyard because we had enough of the ugly bushes (it only took us 6 years). It was quite the undertaking but we am so relieved it is done. Now we just have to wait for the plants to come in! We planted elephant ears and gladioli bulbs along the lattice so I will post a final picture when they are all grown in.

BEFORE...yuck!

After a shovel, axe and hedge trimmers we (JOHN) finally got the bushes out.

The crazy bushes are gone!

before the fix up

Sawyer watching from the shady porch

Stones we took from other parts of our yard

New plants

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Bowie helping with the new garden

So much better! 

Adding the lattice as the final touch

Can't wait to see all the plants grown in