Poor Guy!!

Just as one adventure ended for Mac another one began today. Mac and Kode met me for lunch at Pizza Hut. The three of us had a good lunch with each other. (Bry wanted to hang with his buddy. So it was just Kode, Mac and I) We finished up and it was time for me to go back to work. Mac and I walked outside and chatted for a minute and Kode went to use the restroom. A few minutes later Kode came walking outside where he was holding his hand on his forehead. We asked him if he was ok and he said "yea the door just hit me on the head when I was walking out." I asked him to remove his hand and that is when we realized he was bleeding. You know how head wounds bleed! It frightened me but Mac was all cool and collected. Mac took a look at Kode's head and said he needed stitches. So they were off to the Emergency room.

 

Kode had to have 4 stitches. He said that it really didn't hurt. It was just a little uncomfortable when they numbed the area to stitch it up! I have to say he is one tuff cookie!

 

So all in all Mac was ready to go home and chill! He said it was one exciting day and he was done playing!

 

Kode is doing good tonight! He is just laying low and taking it easy!

Oooh Goodness!!

Well Mac and one of his co-workers decided to take Mac's jeep for an off road adventure today and well lets just say they found themselves in quite the predicament! Mac said that they were driving along in a canal and the road became very narrow. So Mac decided to turn around. Well they ended up just getting stuck!

this picture was taken from the top of the canal.

(I wasn't there to take pictures of the scene but I have to say that the co-worker did a great job of taking them for me)

 

 So the boys knew that they were not going to be able to get the Jeep out of the canal so the co-worker called one of his neighbors and he brought over his backhoe to pull the Jeep out! Looks crazy to me! 

 

 The backhoe had to dig a path to make a road so that they could pull the Jeep out of the hole it was in. This is the backhoe that a neighbor had that came to the boy's rescue today!

 

and this is how they were able to pull the Jeep out of the ditch. Needless to say the front axle is broken, the front fender on the Jeep is bent up and there are lots of scratches all over the it. I guess all of that can be fixed. I am glad that no one was hurt over all of this!

meeting up with my sister!

A couple of weeks ago we met up with my sister and went to dinner and then the boys wanted to go and get some ice cream afterwards. It was nice to see her and spend some time with her. Our trip was a quick one! Just up there and then back home again!

Orthodontist Check - Up

The boys orthodontist appointments went good! The doctor was very happy with the progress that both boys are making.

 

Bry choose orange lite blue and dark blue as his colors of choice! Bry has a long way to go but he is making good progress!

Kode choose orange and green for his bands at this visit!

Not much longer and Kode will be getting his braces off. The doctor said his teeth are looking great!

Last Night/Packing up!

Our last night camping was a great night. We sat around the fire and chatted with everyone! Shawn's uncle brought out his guitar and we all sang.

Then next morning after breakfast we started loading up! It was hard to believe that our 10 day camping trip was over with. The days went by so fast!

Mac enjoying some coffee before he loaded up the 4-wheelers on the trailer!

 

Mac is in charge of putting all of the out door stuff away and I am in charge of making sure all of the stuff that goes into the cab-over is organized and ready to travel!

Just before we left for our 6 hour drive we decided to take a walk up to the caves.

Bry and some of the cousins hiking up the rocks!

 

and Bry at the top of one of the highest rocks!

 

Our drive home was a good one! It was long and everyone was ready to be home but we made it safe! Now the real work begins. Like unloading the trailer, truck and cab over. The LAUNDRY! Wow we had so much laundry! All in all we had a great time!

Family Reunion

So we finally made it to Paris Idaho to where the rest of the extended family was camping. Every 4th of July all of Shawn's family and extended family meet in Paris Idaho for a family reunion. We all bring up our campers/tents and tons of food and our toys and just enjoy each others company.

(So my camera died the last day at Magic Mountain so the rest of the pictures that I took from here on out I took pictures on my cell phone! Something I have never done before but it worked out well)

Max was able to fit 5 four wheelers on our trailer. Its amazing that he can do that! I didn't realize that he could fit that many four wheelers on our trailer!

 

Those that had easy ups set them up and then we put all of the stoves under them so for those that were cooking could cook in the shade and out of the rain. (it rained every day while we were there) 

 

two of the best cooks I know! Dave (Rebecca's husband) and Mac

 

Time to eat!!

Bry and Uncle Ken chatting with each other! It is so much fun being able to listen to his stories!

 

the kids enjoying some breakfast!

 

So the morning of the 4th of July we all went to town to see the parade! Paris has a great parade and we all enjoy going to it!

The kids love going to the parade because they throw out so much candy, and trinkets!

Kode was having a problem with his four wheeler not wanting to start. So him and Mac worked on it!

 

Bry wanted to drive Mac's four wheeler. So Mac decided he would teach him!

Just a bunch of us sitting in the shade chatting!

Someone set up a treasure hunt for all of the kids. At the end of the hunt there was a great treasure for all the kids to pick out several items that they wanted out! Hannah going through all of her loot!

 

After a couple of hours of sitting around camp we all decided to go for a ride. Mac got us temporarily delayed with my four wheeler. Luckily Dave saw us and he came to our rescue!

Then it was time for us to get back to camp so that we could cook dinner. Did I mention that cooking in the Dutch Oven is so good!! The food is wonderful!

 

Kode being a goober!!

 

So it started to rain just as we finished up with dinner. So Bry and I took refuge in our cab-over! He wanted to take funny  pictures of himself! So of course I had to blog about them!

 

Anyway we are having a great time camping!

Magic Mountain

Our first leg of our camping adventure was to Magic Mountain. This is where we met up with Shawn's brother and his family, his mom, and both of his sisters and their families. We had a blast riding our four wheelers, exploring, looking for wild life and enjoying time with everyone!

we all enjoyed being able to cook with each other! Dutch oven dinners are so good!

 

Our cooks did an AMAZING job cooking for all of us! The food was wonderful!

After breakfast it was time to go on a ride. Between all of us we had 9 ATV's. All of the family members were able to ride on a four wheeler. That was nice that no one had to stay back at camp. We

all could go riding!

Chris and Shawn making a plan on where we were going to ride! There were so many trails to ride on that we had to have someone or someone's to be the leader!!

 

 

So when we were not riding, cooking or looking for wild life the kids wanted to shoot their guns. When the other kids got wind of the boys shooting they wanted to give it a try. Shawn was a great sport and made sure everyone got a chance to shoot! 

Ashlee and Christine

 

Kode and Bry

 

Lydia

 

Jordan

 

Mac calls him I

(really his name is Isaac)

 

Laura

 

Mac cooking our favorite ham fried rice! Its so good!!

 

the kids did a great job entertaining themselves all day long!

 

Just taking a break from riding on our four wheelers!

Just pictures of all of our ATV's. Once Shawn's aunt and uncle met up with us we ended up having 10 ATV's in total. We were quite the train of ATV's

 

The first evening we went riding I ended up getting a flat on my four wheeler. It was a bummer but it was fixed the next morning. Mac and I went to town the next morning and got two new tires for my four wheeler and some groceries and then we went back to camp. We were ready to go for a ride!

 

Kode had some minor problems with his four wheeler but Mac and him were able to get it fixed!

Mac teaching Kode how to make prepare jalapeño peppers.

 

Preparing the peppers!

 

Before we knew it, it was time to pack up our camp at Magic Mountain and drive ourselves to our next camping place! Paris Idaho was our next stop! This is where we were going to meet the extended family!

Kode and Abbey crashed out in the back seat!

Bry wanted to ride with Aunt Rebecca! He just talked her ear off the hole time!

This was our pilot! He does such a great time driving us everywhere with that LARGE load we have!

More to come on our camping adventure!!