I'm so excited that fall is finally here. With fall comes my desire to create. I'm looking for some fun fall crafts to do. I know all of you have some dang cute stuff. So if you would please send me your ideas I'd love it. Thanks!
We loaded up the kids two weeks ago for a family vacation to Klamath Falls, OR. It's in south central Oregon next to the California border. Here are some of the highlights and not so great things of the trip.
Highlights. . .
- The lava cave national monument was definitely a highlight. What little boys (and moms) don't love putting on helmets and using flashlights to hike up to 2000 ft. into a lava tunnel. It was really really cool.
- The boys spent so much time in the swimming pool at the Running Y Ranch where we stayed. Bronsen even swam across the pool without his floaty on the last day.
- We tried to go fishing, but after hours of no luck we let the boys strip down and just swim. Parker was so excited to chase the ducks. Luckily they were pretty tame.
- We got to see Crater lake. The 7th deepest lake in the world. On the way there we stopped for a free train ride at a miniature train mountain.
- Just spending relaxed quality time together.
Not so great things . . .
- My purse got lost or stolen somewhere between Wendover and Oregon. What a nightmare.
- We were going on a bike ride on an asphalt trail that went around the resorts golf course. Steve was pulling the bike trailer with the boys in it and discover that at the bottom of a steep hill was a sharp 90 degree corner. Anyway, the trailer rolled over twice. The straps broke and threw Bronsen out. They both got some road rash, Parker's hand was the worst. Luckily they were both wearing helmets, and their helmets took a beating as well.
- We didn't catch any fish.
- We drove ssssooooooo much that week. Poor little boys.
What follows is my attempt at a video of the trip.
Last weekend we had to go to Cortez to meet with a midwife. So we decided to go stay at "grandmas at the farm" as my boys call Steve's mom on Friday night. They were ALL so excited to wear their new John Deere shirts. 
On our way home from Cortez last week I couldn't help but stop and take some pictures in this sunflower field. They didnt' turn out so great, but cute enough for a memory.
Bronsen is a pretty decent photographer for a 4 year old.I'm getting too fat to keep it a secret much longer. Even my brother Nate came up to me at the football yardsale on Saturday and said, "So, how much longer do you think you're going to be able to keep this a secret?" Thanks Nate.
So anyway, we're expecting again in February. We're about 12 weeks along, so hopefully past the point of another miscarraige. We're very excited and pray that all goes well.
I'm not sure whether I'm posting to make all of the other moms out there jealous or if I just don't know what to do with myself. I'm sitting in the hotel in Boulder, CO just bloggin' and finally getting a chance to comment on all of your blogs. Steve and I drove over last night after dropping off the kids at my moms. This is the second trip this month that we have taken and left the boys. I know, I'm spoiled. Thanks to our moms! So Steve is at his training and I'm just here wasting the day away. I'll probably go do a little shopping after lunch.
Another reason for posting today is that I might need to explain the "B town biggest losers" blog. I went to a young womens presidency meeting last week and one of the other ladies asked me if this was really a blog that we got on and talked about who we thought were the biggest losers in Blanding. Holy cow, I'd hope most of you know me better than that. NO!!! This is a blog that my cousin Laici set up for all of us to try to lose weight and be "big losers" ourselves. If anybody really really want to see to blog I'm sure you can go to her blog and request an invitation.
