Happy Campers

Last weekend, we got the chance to go camping with some friends from our ward. The weather was beautiful, the company was great, and we all had a blast! Here is the photo recap:

We got stuck in some pretty bad Labor Day traffic,
so our 2-hour drive turned into a 4-hour drive!
By the time we rolled into our campsite (at 9:30 pm)
the boys were going a little nutty in the car.

The first night was really cold,
so Derek got up early to get the fire going.
It's a good thing, too, because I refused to get out of
my sleeping bag until there was a nice, warm fire. :)

Cute boy. So, so cute.

Isaac is so much like his mama...
He wanted to spend the day in his warm sleeping bag, too.

One of our super crafty friends brought up paints/supplies
for the kids to decorate nature. Isaac was thrilled!

Here are his creations! :)

Daddy and Isaac doing a little relaxing.

Trevor and Rex
(Rex is 3 years older and Trev thinks he is super cool.)

Isaac and his buddies

Is there anything better than being allowed to play in the dirt?

Trevor and Daddy playing a little football.

Isaac and his girls. :)
They found this awesome bone.
They were sure it was a dinosaur bone.
Or maybe a cow bone...

This is one of my new favorite kids.
He is hilarious.
And check out that dirty face!

And here's Trevor's dirty mug.

Even Isaac let himself get a little dirty!

Trevor and his buddy, Tyler.
(They are only 4 months apart, but poor Trevy is such a little shrimp!)

More dirt...

Our friend brought some yummy treats
to make "Camping Cones."

Here are my boys filling up their cones.

More treats!

Roasting our cones and marshmallows.
The perfect way to end a day of camping fun!


(Thanks to our awesome friends for a great trip!)

This Is What Happens...

...when they are unsupervised!

The story:
My sister stopped by and while I was talking to her downstairs,
THIS is what the boys decided to do.
I don't know if I've ever seen them laugh so hard.
Crazy dudes!

(And for the record, Mom...I really did make my bed!) :)

Captain Isaac

Isaac woke up from his nap one day with a "great idea!"
He wanted to create a Captain America shield, and become...
CAPTAIN ISAAC!

He was very proud of his work.

Apparently, Captain America wears a hat with a big "A" on it.
So we had to make an "I" for Captain Isaac.

When we were done, I got started on dinner
and he told me he was going to make me a surprise.
Soon I had my very own Captain America shield
and a nice, big "M" for my forehead!

How cool are we? :)

My Superheros

Here's what "playtime" looks like at our house...

Derek and the boys created their very own
Superhero Squad.

Sweet costumes, huh? :)

(And, yes...I know...Trevor doesn't have pants on...again!)

Primary Paper

When I picked Isaac up from Primary today, he was really excited to show me what he made. His teacher said she had a bunch of pictures for the kids to choose from and that Isaac insisted on having THIS one. She also wrote down his little message to Grammy and Papa. This has to be one of my favorite papers from Primary. I got all teary-eyed when I read it...of course. :)

Here's a close-up of the message:

Big Ol' Preschool Boys

Well, summer vacation is officially over.
We started another school year today.

Both of my boys are in preschool this year.
I can't believe it.
It seems like just yesterday I had 2 little, tiny babies.
And now...look at how big they are!

Cute brothers...all ready for their first day of school.

Man, Isaac is really growing up.

My baby.
Is he really big enough to be in preschool?

Love these two!

Oh Trevy...

This boy is too cute for his own good...
and I think he might know it. :)