A Shooting We Will Go

Papa had mentioned to Mady that he would teach her how to shoot a while back and she was going to make sure he was good on his promise. I think she had been asking him consistently for quite some time, and Papa finally gave in! They went out shooting and she shot a 22 rifle. Papa said it was pretty awkward for her, because it was pretty big, and she had to butt it up under her armpit to reach. She did great though! She was really proud of all the holes she shot through the bottle. Next time they are going to bring a table to rest the gun on so she can be a little more steady. My little princess is following in her daddy's footsteps!

Cade's First Day of School, or He Wishes

After all this talk about Mady going to school, Cade finally had had enough. He had been telling me that he was going to go to school too, for the last few weeks so I knew this was inevitable. Today was the last straw. He went in his room and filled his backpack full of books and put on his school hat (I don't know where he got that idea, Dad maybe), and headed out the door. He was confused as to why I wasn't getting in the car and driving off with him. He was pretty ticked when Mom wasn't following his lead. I know we are all having Mady withdrawals and Cade although he wont admit it is no exception. Your day will come (heaven help the teachers!).

School Is In Session!

It was a big day for Mady, she had her first day of Kindergarten. Last night she got out of bed and told me that she was too excited to sleep. She even woke up before her alarm clock went off, at 6:30!!! I can't believe my baby is in school. She has a great teacher and has already made a lot of new friends. While we were having the parent orientation this morning her teacher asked if anyone had questions. Mady of course shot up her hand, and for about five minutes told the entire group about her dog, Tinkerbell, and how she sleeps with her every night, in the shape of a "C". Anyways everyone thought it was hilarious. Fifteen minutes later she wanted to share another story, when the teacher asked if there were any other questions, but I was able to convince Mady that the teacher was wanting feedback from the parents and that she would have the whole year to tell her teacher lots of things. I know she will excel at anything she wants to do and that both mom and dad couldn't be more proud!

A Day at the County Fair

We ventured off to the county fair early in the morning to beat the crowds. We had a great time looking at all the different animals while making animal noises ourselves. After looking at the animals the kids got a bunch of free stuff to take home (Hooray for me!)! We all know where it ends up in about two weeks (hush, hush)! Anyways we had a great time with all of our friends and with the good fair food (good thing it only comes around once a year, there is only so much yummy fried food you can handle).

Hogle Zoo

Well, our family decided to brave the zoo on a pretty hot day up in Utah. It was kind of a let down though, they didn't have any lions, polar bears, or water animals. Mady's favorite animal was the giant diamondback rattlesnakes, and Cade, who knows?! He pretty much was mellow the whole time. Actually I think Cade's favorite part was the carousel ride, go figure! It was still a lot of fun just spending time with the family. Next time we are planning on going to the zoo in Albuquerque. Mady still remembers when she got to feed the giraffes.

Fun With the Fam In Utah

We had a blast with the family in Utah. It was one party after another.

We went swimming and Mady along with her cousin, Delanie were trying to show us how they can hula-hoop. It was a riot.

We ended our long vacation up at Bear Lake. Brice was able to fly up on the 23rd and go to the Coffin Family Reunion with us. It was so much fun. We went to the lake every day and soaked up lots of rays. Activities on the beach were always interesting and fun, from wiffle ball, limbo, jumping contest, and dirt biking. It was the perfect vacation, only not long enough!

Happy 4th of July

We had a great 4th of July this year. Our family went camping up in Silverton, CO. We also went to Ouray and went hiking and to the hot springs. The kids got some serious air at the hot springs. I think everyone around us thought Brice was crazy for throwing the kids up that high, but they loved it. Cade only whacked his cousin Hannah in the face once with a sparkler, but who can blame him, look at the size of the sparkler. I know we weren't that fortunate (maybe just smart) as kids to have that massive of a sparkler. Luckily she wasn't injured! This was our first official camping trip as a family. I know, I'm bad when it comes to roughing it. Thank heavens, Sheree and Jason let us borrow an air mattress. Brice wanted to sleep on the ground under the stars. He said that we weren't really camping, but to me that is as rough as it gets (especially while I'm pregnant)!