Last weekend we went camping with our ward to a reservoir. We went because it was a free fishing day on Saturday. You didn't need a fishing license and some men in our ward were going to let everyone use their fishing boats and fishing gear to fish. So we headed up after Shae got off work on Friday. We got there about 8:30 pm and luckily enough it was light still to set up our tent. The other thing we noticed right away was how cold it was. It was freezing. We layered the kids as much as we could with all the clothes we brought for them. We made a couple smores and went to bed. I brought Aiden's car seat in the tent thinking that would be a good place for him to sleep. He woke up a couple times and I nursed him, but I could tell he didn't like his car seat. So I put him in my sleeping bag with me. As soon as I did that he was happy and slept the rest of the night. I think he was cold in his car seat. It was so cold and windy and it even snowed on us. You could see your breath in the air. As long as we stayed inside our sleeping bags we were warm. The girls slept through the night just fine. Shae tossed and turned a little because we forgot to bring pillows and he couldn't get comfortable. In the morning we didn't want to get out of our sleeping bags because it was so cold. The kids and I went in our car and turned the heat on full blast. We ate breakfast inside our car to stay warm while Shae put away our tent and sleeping bags. We then waited in the car until we could go out on the boat and try fishing. But it turns out that the fish weren't biting because they had a lot of minnows and fly to eat. (That is what the fishing experts told us). But we still decided to go for a small boat ride. We thought the girls would like it even though it was super cold. We bundled the kids up and Aiden had a warm quilt around him and we went on the boat. While we were on the boat it started to snow on us. We didn't go fast because it was so cold. Aiden actually fell asleep on the boat because he was warm and covered. All the rest of us were cold, but the girls didn't complain. The girls enjoyed the boat ride and enjoyed watching these birds that sit on the waters' surface and then dive down to catch fish. After the boat ride we left for home. On the way home a ton of sheep were on the road, blocking our way. We were home by 11:00 am. For our next camping trip hopefully it will be warm and we will be able to take some pictures instead of focusing on staying warm.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
Growing Aiden
Aiden is getting so big. He just turned 7 months old. He is now getting his first tooth. I also took him to the pool for the first time and he loved it. He was splashing and leaning forward to get on his tummy in the water. I think he will start to crawl soon. He also loves "playing" outside and tries to eat the grass. His big sisters love him and Lizzy can always make him laugh!
Preschool Graduation
Lizzy had her preschool graduation. She did an awesome job. She remembered all the songs and sign language. She also had a small part to give and said, "We learned about birds and insects." She remembered her part and a lot of the other kids part. I have to say I was pretty proud of my oldest girl that day. After graduation we went to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate. In the fall Lizzy and Ali will be going to preschool together. That will be nice!
Field trip to see farm animals
Ali, Aiden and I went with Lizzy's preschool to go see the farm animals at Thanksgiving Point. It was really fun. The girls loved getting a pony ride. Lizzy wanted to ride the biggest one. Ali was nervous at first, but then she loved it! Aiden even loved seeing the animals. That was a fun day.
