Get Away?

Well, this week we planned a little get-away. We packed up for a few days stay and headed to Island Park. Clint wanted to take Corgin and I fishing, so that's what we did as soon as we unpacked. Grandma Kristi came along too. She stayed back at the cabin with Link while Clint, Corgin, and I ventured out.

We made it to Henry's Lake. We paid $15 for three days of entering the national park. Then we parked and found ourselves a place on the beach to fish from.

Clint baited all our hooks. Worms and cheese scented marshmallows. He cast out all our lines.

We waited.

Corgin waited too. He played on the rocks and sat by his pole.

We didn't have to wait very long.

Within minutes we got a bite. Clint caught the first fish, a brooke trout.

Then Corgin got the next one before Clint got his hook rebaited.

Reel it in buddy! A nice rainbow trout.

Clint pulled out the hook and put Corgin's fish with his. Corgin's was bigger and he was definitely proud of that.

Not too long after that, I caught a fish, a cut throat, and the biggest of them all. Then the wind kicked up and the rain started to fall. We called it quits after not even an hour of fishing. Clint did all the dirty work, all Corgin and I did was reel them in, but we all got to claim a fish. I didn't want to hold my fish, so here it is in the sink back at the cabin with the other two.

Clint filleted them and everyone (except me, yuck) had them for dinner. Corgin and Clint ate the most and they loved it. Then, while I opted to stay and do the dishes, Clint, Corgin, Link, and Grandma Kristi went outside to go for a walk. While they were out Clint missed a call. It was the railroad. They called to let him know that they put him on a different job. So, instead of having a couple days until he had to go to work again, he had a couple hours. We packed everything back in the car and came home.

Life of a railroader! Anyway, we at least got to take Corgin fishing which was our main reason for going, however just not as much as we had hoped. And that was our one day "get-away".

Fair Time

We got a chance last week to go to the fair. Corgin had been begging for like a month to go to a petting zoo, so that was our first stop.

Corgin

Linkoln

Feeding the animals.

Corgin decided that he didn't like it much when the animals ate right from his hand, so he started feeding them from the cup. Linkers, however, didn't mind it one bit that the animals ate from his hand.

This little boy loved the animals. He chased them around and wanted to pet them all! This little one, who is deathly afraid of the shower curtain and the kiddie pop-up tent and, recently, an empty bathtub, had to touch all the animals he could. He even petted a three horned goat that was penned in and ramming the fence. Corgin backed away and was leary of that one. Not Link. No fear. . . unless it's inanimate.

Anyway, we also walked through all the booths and ate some great food. I didn't get pictures of that stuff, but we still had fun. So, until next year, we'll miss you EISF.

Bike Riding Corginman!

Clint took Corgin outside this morning and taught him how to start by himself on his bike without training wheels. He learned how to move the pedals just right so he can get going. He also started doing some tricks, like real tricks. If you watch, he even tries to get both legs on one side at the end. What a crazy little three year old I've got! My neighbor said that we created a monster and that it was a good thing we have good railroad insurance. I think he's right.

Corgin starts then goes off what he calls his "speed jumps". He loves going off roading now. Or plain just riding wherever he can. Crazy kid!

Corgin's New Trick

I know, this is Linkoln. He was being very cute on his little toy while Corgin was learning his new trick. This was during the few minutes he wasn't out in the middle of all the action.

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Anyway, Clint took Corgin outside, and within thirty minutes Corgin was riding his bike without training wheels. Now we can't get him off it.
Clint or I help him start and then he is off like a pro. Clint is outside trying to teach him to start by himself right now.

Here is a little video clip of him riding his bike. He jumps off when he's done too, so we didn't have any bad crashes today either. (Sorry about the quality, I took the video with my cell phone.)

Family Pictures

Finally. I know, Link is almost a year and a half, but we finally got family pictures taken. My cousin, Courtney took them and she did an excellent job. You can see some of her other photos if you click on the link to her blog on the side called cpr photography. Clint told me to just post a few pics, but I couldn't decided which ones. I can't decide which ones to hang on my walls either, so if you would help me choose, that would be awesome. Just comment me your favorite numbers. Thanks.

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Reflections

So, I've been thinking about how very blessed I am and would like to share some of my thoughts. I am so thankful for a loving Heavenly Father who knows us and our needs. He is watchful of each and every one of us. While camping, we had a prayer the first night and the one who said it asked for the Lord to be mindful of us while we were away from our homes. The nights got cold and I was concerned that my boys would be cold, especially Linkoln who doesn't keep his blankets on. I prayed one night that I would be made aware of my kids' needs. I was awoken in the middle of the night by some noise, that only I seemed to hear, and decided to check on my boys while I was up. Link had rolled over and was on top of all the blankets. I covered him back up and relized that the noise was for me so that I could care for my child. At that moment I knew that my Father in Heaven was mindful of me and my children. Also, as I mentioned in the last post, my cousin, Courtney, had some fourwheeler troubles. She had been gone from camp for a few hours and my aunt was concerned for her. My aunt sent out my uncle and of course, everyone else who had a way to get around the trails offered to help search for her as well. My uncle came back after a little bit and suggested a prayer for Courtney and her safety. Shortly after was when the family brought her back into camp. This, to me, was another example of our Heavenly Father being mindful of us. He loves us and I know this with all my heart. I'm thankful for His love and watchfulness over us. I know that He is always mindful of us, not only when we are away from our homes. I just wanted to share these feelings, so thanks for reading.

Family Camp-out 2011

We just returned from the family camp-out. We went up the Copper Basin area and had lots of fun. I rode up with my family on Tuesday and then the extended family started showing up on Thursday. Clint is training to become an engineer for the railroad and has class in Salt Lake, so he wasn't able to come. We missed him and Corgin would ask me about him every night when he went to bed. Despite him not being able to be there, we still managed to have some fun, especially Corgin. Here are a few pictures of our little adventure. (And adventure it was, for some more than others. My cousins, Cory and Jill, got a flat tire and they didn't get to the campsite until 3 or 4 in the morning after my aunt and uncle had to go out to find them since there was no cell service. Also, my other cousin, Courtney, went for a fourwheeler ride by herself and when she was over nine miles away from camp her fourwheeler stopped. She was rescued by a family that was leaving and brought back with the fourwheeler in tow. She was very glad to be back in camp.) Anyway, back to the pictures.

Corgin giving Linkoln a ride.

Brooklyn, Ava, Corgin, and Link.

Jake borrowed my little cousin's helmet and Maddie's cute pink bike and rode around camp. Some people will do anything for a laugh, but he did have some of us laughing.

Linkoln spent a lot of time on my lap. Here we are and you can see how happy he is about the situation.

Corgin

Corgin peeking through the door of the camp trailer. He insisted that I take a picture.

Corgin liked to give Link rides in his stroller. Linkoln spent a lot of time in his stroller too.

Linkoln and Corgin.

Link is so happy.

My cute happy campers.

Maddie and I gave the baby boys a rub down one night. They had tons of fun playing around and being super cute while we got the water and stuff ready for them.

Silly boys!

My parents rented a camper trailer for us and this was Linkoln's and Corgin's sleeping arrangements. Link got the bottom bunk in the pack'n'play and Corgin got the top bunk, which he loved. Maddie and Tytan slept on another bed and my mom and I shared the big bed. When Brianne, my brother's fiance, came she also had a bed to sleep on. It was a nice big trailer.

Mikki gave Corgin and Ava a ride behind her bike. Corgin loved it! He also loved riding his own bike around camp (or pushing it since it's hard to ride a bike with training wheels on a rocky uneven road) but I didn't happen to get any pictures of that.

The boys had fun riding with their Grandma Merri on the fourwheeler. Here they are, Linkoln, Tytan, Grandma, and Corgin. Corgin also rode with his Grandpa Dewey on the motorbike, but I didn't get any pictures of that either.

So much fun!

Corgin loved playing outside and, like most boys, peeing outside as well. He would find a tree to go behind, but he wasn't very good at hiding so sometimes people in our camp would see a suprising little moon. He also got to go fishing with his grandpa, but they didn't catch anything. He still had tons of fun though.

We took the kids on another ride the last day. We had to squeeze three of them in there, but they seemed to have fun. Corgin, Brooklyn, and Ava.

We stopped to eat on the way home. It was so hot that I had to get the boys some ice cream. Link loved having his own.

Messy face!

Corgin enjoyed some as well.


I love his little hands and the way he holds his ice cream cone.

He ate almost all of it.

The camp-out was so much fun, but I was glad to get home after chasing two boys around. Corgin had so much fun that last night at dinner he told me that he wants to live outside. Today Link had a doctor's appointment and when we got in the car Corgin asked if we were going camping again. He cracks me up. Also, while we were camping, he was carrying a big rock and I overheard him saying to Brooklyn, "Can you carry a rock? I can because I have big muscles and I'm tough." I just love my Corginman!

Speaking of the aforementioned Dr.'s appoinment, Link is growing just like he should and only cried for a second after he got shots. He weighs 20.14 lbs and is 32 in. long. He is starting to try to say words and is always so cute. A few of my favorite things that he does are that he lays his head on my shoulder when I get him out of his bed; when he decides to give me kisses, I usually get four or five at a time; if we say "monkey" in any phrase, he will make a little monkey sound; he yells really loud when he is in a place that echoes (usually public restrooms); and he is easily scared, like if you startle him, and he screams and tenses up then laughs. He's a great kid and I love him so much!