Camping '09

Last weekend we went campling with our good friends, Kara and Russ, and Angie and Jeremy. We had a blast. We made the best smores ever but sisn't get pictures. Here is what else we did.

Set up camp.

The girls and I took some of the kids on a 4 wheeler ride.

Eli just hung out and was the best baby ever.

Ashlynn, Rylee, and Jenna had tons of fun playong and getting dirty.

Paige helped Blake deflate the air mattress.

I can't wait to go next year again.

"Puckleberries"

After our family reunion we headed out to pick some "puckleberries", as Rylee calls them. We had so much fun. It was one of our favorite things we did this summer. The first hour we picked only a few and were getting frustrated and so we turned back and happened upon the mother load. After about an hour Blake and I kept saying to each other that we needed to go and then we would turn around and find another bush full, so of course we had to pick those.

Here is the fruits of our labor. We have had a few huckleberry milkshakes and huckleberry pancakes.

Torgersen Reunion

A couple weeks ago we went to the Torgersen family reunion. (Blake's mom's side of the family). There was some really good food and fun activities.

Eli is 6 weeks old!

Yesterday morning Eli smiled at me once and so I pulled out the camera and sure enough he wouldn't do it again. So we decided to take some pics anyway and this is what we came up with.