Our summertime adventures

We have been trying to get some good 4 wheeling trips in this summer. Here are a few pictures that we took a few weeks ago from the top of a mountain looking down on a lake.

Last weekend we went out camping and had a great time. We rode trails and rode in the mud a bit too, when we could find it!

No Training Wheels!

Earlier this month Kyle came in the house for his helmet and gloves. He also asked Sarah if he could borrow her knee & elbow pads. When I asked what he was doing, he replied that Cody took off the training wheels for him and he was going to ride his bike!! Sure enough, Kyle gets on and rides the length of the backyard. He stops and gets off his bike... and here he is saying "see Mom, that wasn't so hard!" And he's been riding with no training wheels ever since. He has very good balance and loves to ride.

You think you were having a bad hair day?!

Here is Kyle the other morning! He was in desperate need of a haircut. This is what his hair looked like when we crawled out of bed and I could not resist taking his picture. What a cutie even with that hair!!!

Wow, where have I been?

Boy has it been a long time since I have posted anything!! I just get busy and there always seems to be something else to do! Well I am not sure enough sure where to start to catch up.

Well last month Joe & I made a purchase of a couple of big ticket items. When we got married almost 9 years ago (was it really that long ago?!) we had a few dreams that we always wanted to come true. And we have been blessed this last month with being able to continue working on those dreams. We always dreamed that we would have a home to live in, a camper to spend our summers out in the woods, and more importantly, we would have each other and beautiful, healthy children. Well we have all that and then we were able to buy these:

Yep, now we each have a 4 wheeler to take with us when we camp!! Joe's is the black one and mine is the lime green one! We have been out riding a few times in the snown already. We take the kids with us and this summer we also hope to train Dog to ride on the front of one of them. We love to just be out in the woods, enjoying the sights, sounds, and smells. Now we will just be out adventuring together as a family! Here are a couple of pictures from one of our rides.