Blogging

One day a couple of years ago I wanted to know how a friend was doing from High School so I googled her name. I found out that she had a website and I was floored that it was so professional and looked so good. This website happened to be her blog. It was fun to be able to see how much she had changed, how much she had grown and what she was up to. Upon noticing her blog, I then noticed a little side bar that had a lot more blogs on there of people that I grew up with. I was HOOKED! It was so fun to reminisce and take a peek into their world and a see what they have been up to since leaving the little town in California where we grew up.

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Through the years I have talked a lot of other people into doing blogs. Some keep up with them, some do it periodically and some, Heather, :) have given up with their busy lives. I still love viewing them and hearing of their fun adventures, their pregnancies, their not so happy times, their struggles, their engagements, their weddings and their beautiful spirit. I have grown to love these women again and I admire them.

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I think that blogging has changed me in so many ways. I have learned that it is okay to not be stressed about keeping a journal, since my blog is my family journal. I have learned that I am not the only one that struggles with my children especially on Sundays before church. I have learned that the women that I have known for years, they may not know this, but I love them dearly and I love love love that I am back in touch with them again. I have learned that blogging takes time and that I am not a good writer. (Mitchell proof reads my posts after they are published and he gasps with all of my grammatical errors. :) ) I have learned that there are AMAZING women in this world with AMAZING stories to share from adoption to dying of cancer, to suffering burns from a plane crash to loosing their babies. Each blog has an amazing story to tell!

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So here's to many more years of blogging and keeping up with my friends and family and all that they have taught me. I hope that this blog finds a lot more joy and a lot more adventure along our way.

KOA May 2010

Every year we look forward to our annual family "camping" trip to the KOA in Astoria. We "camp" in a Kamping Lodge that comes equipped with everything from a television, shower, flushing toilet, stove, microwave, fridge, comfy beds, pots and pans and a couch. Ok so I would not call it a camping trip, but we did have a campfire and roasted marshmallows and made smores.

(Hailey was scared of the fire, as you can see. :)

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The KOA offers so many fun activities also including an indoor pool, the beach about 1/2 mile away, jumping pillow, miniature golf and BINGO games where you can get fun prizes.

(Miniature golfing)

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This trip could not have come at a better time. Mitchell was in the middle of the job from you know where. He thought it would take a week to remodel a home and it took over a MONTH because the home owner kept changing things in the middle of the job. I was looking forward to no cell phone coverage and having my hubby all to myself!

(Hailey, Lindsay and Jade on the jumping pillow.)

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We enjoyed all of the fun things that the campground offered and even got in a fun bike trip to the beach. As a tradition, Jared and his family came down and stayed the day with us. We enjoyed eating out, swimming and just hanging out.

(My girls hanging out on the ship wreckage)

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We can not wait until next year when we will get to enjoy the comforts of the Lodge with a new baby.

(Hailey enjoying the indoor pool!)

Silly Girl

Hailey is my deep thinker. The past couple of Sundays during Sacrament meeting she sits there with her Scriptures in hand and likes to pretend to read. She will use her finger and go through every line one by one on each page. I think it is hilarious that my other two girls will sit there fighting, while my baby sits there reading her scriptures. :)

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Yesterday Hailey got out her scriptures and did it again. She started line by line looking at each word. After awhile she came over to me and whispered, "Mom, you know if I could read I could read this a lot faster." Needless to say, it was hilarious! She is such a fun girl and says the darndest things. We are so lucky to have her in our family.