McKinney Camp 2012

We had a very fun camp out with the whole McKinney clan this year. Curt and Rene' (a litte shock but so great!) bought a camper this year so we could all go camping together.

 Grandpa Curt loves to fish and took all the kids fishing. They loved it!

 Steven was pulling trikes - how fun is that???

 We had a TON of fun on our new toy! This is my new favorite thing to do, although it does get a little squishy with all 5 of us. Hmmm...maybe I need my own????

  Cam is forever showing off his kung fu moves - watch out, he's a stud!

 Grace and Tyler even bought their own truck and camper and braved the wild with a new baby! Way to go guys! I am glad they came even with a new baby!

 The younger boys AND they big boys playing games

 Sheila roughing it preggo - I think she was ready to be done camping while pregnant. She is such a trooper and aren't they cute???

 The one spot of dirt in the WHOLE camp and no one parked over it. It was the one spot the kids spend pretty much all of their time! They were SOSO dirty!

 Cousins are awesome! So thankful my kids have them to grow up with!

 The first day we were up there Madison got a fever and really acted lathargic and sick. It was really weird. Only lasted one day and then she was fine! I love the snuggles I get when they aren't feeling good, sad she was sick but loved the snuggles!

 Awesome vintage camper revamped shabby chic style!

 

 Love these 3!!!

Mmmm..smores!

We had another fun camping trip! This time with my family. We headed up the mountain to Lost Lake. We went over 4th of July and IT WAS PACKED! We ended up down a really rough (somewhat scary) road with NO shade. Yep, it was hot! Oh, and a lot of cows and their poop. Haha!

I love that we are friends with our family! That is such a blessing. We all enjoy spending time together and this campout was wonderful! We played games, had some YUMMY shared meals, hiked, put our chairs in the water to stay cool.

Can't wait for next camping season! We sure missed Bianca, Silas and Jake - it wasn't the same without them! Maybe next year!!

Summer time

 

Jonah came and spent a night with us and Mom and Dad. We have done this a couple times! So fun! Makes me miss those baby days...

I threw a shower for my sweet friend Heather. She chose to be surprised on the gender of the baby (brave girl!) so I had to get creative. It came together great  - love that girl!

Had a little bit late of a Fathers Day celebration. There are too many confusing schedules in our family! So thankful for the wonderful man that is my Dad! I have been so blessed by him!

We did a lot of camping this year. The kids LOVE it and it's such a great family activity! This year was even more fun cause we got a 4wheeler. Oh yea! :) 

This camping trip was with Luke & Jamie and Brian & Sheila. Such great friends - what a blessing to have such great friendships!

My hunky man getting us firewood.

Aiden took all the kiddos on 4wheeler rides alllll day. He had a pretty awesome kid sized 4wheeler and drove like a pro. So fun for the kids!

We spent a lot of time with Aunt Boo. She stays the night with us each week while Jason is gone. I love the time I get to visit with her. She is such a neat person and has turned into such a great friend. The kids pretty much love her too! :)

Summer time!! LOTS of swimming time!

We had a very full summer! Lots of playdates, LOTS of camping, family get togethers and so much more! I love summertime and all the warm weather activities! What wonderful memories we've made!

Fireworks, food and fun!

Another 4th of July BBQ at our house! We love this tradition!

Lots of good food (which is so important!) and lots of good friends (equally important! :))

Our family - how do these kids keep getting so big???

 Grandpa Curt and Baby Mo. Cam was making sure Gramps knows what he's doing! :)

 James checking out all the fun

 My 3 firecrackers (yep, a little corny but hey, they are so cute!)

 All the kids, I mean part kids - part teens!

 LOVE these guys!

 There were some pretty great volleyball games

 Grandpa Randy bought fireworks to share with all the kids. Pretty nice guy! The kids were really into them this year. It was pretty fun to watch them with them!

 They were so brave!

Another great year! SO thankful for our freedom!

Fathers Day Re-cap

Happy Father's Day to hands down most amazing Dad!

{Jason doing what he does best - cooking! YUM}

Jason is an amazing man. He has such a servants heart, NEVER stops working, SO good with the kids! He is their hero!! I am so thankful for him - and I know I tend to take him for granted!

On Father's Day Jason was working  - in the middle of his 22 days straight of work. Kinda sad for fathers day huh? I got up early (6am!) to make him breakfast. The kids and I wrapped presents and had everything waiting when he got home. We got him a couple things he had really been wanting so that was fun. Then we went out to eat at the new restaruant in town and came home to enjoy a relaxing evening. WE are so blessed by this man - I thank the Lord for giving him to me!
Happy Fathers Day Babe! We love you!

A camping we will go...

June was our first camping trip of the season! We love to go camping - except for all the work - otherwise, we love camping. The kids had been asking to go since December! IT WAS RAINY! Oh my, the amount of rain and mud was out of countrol but we enjoyed ourselves anyway. The kids LOVED the mud. They had no problem with the rain. We got a new camper this year. We needed one with beds for the kids. We found one with a little room that has 4 bunk beds. Perfect for us and the kids think the bunks are AWESOME!

 We attempted fires, in the few moments of no rain. They didn't go so well... Lots and lots of smoke. Madison and Blake gathered fire wood anyway. They were GREAT helpers! Cam stood and talked the whole time. He said he needed to just watch and talk to Dad. Oh Cam!

 The camp cook! Jason is a wonderful cook (better than me - I hate to admit that!) He really enjoys cooking while we are camping. I REALLY enjoy that he likes to cook while camping! Good food and I didn't have to cook it. I do have to clean up after him, he is a MESSY cook!

 Jason got his dream of buying a generator finally. We needed one so Cam could do his breathing treatments while camping.

 Jason took the kids on a "hunt" I didn't realize they were actually going to bring back something real. Yea, I tried really hard to be impressed. Mostly grossed out. I washed and sanitized their hands about 20 times! Jason did skin it and cook it. They all made me eat it too. Blech...

 The more normal activity and food. FISHING! Jason and the kids love to fish. It was quite an adventure to get to the good fishing spots. No fish though, just squirl!

 Sheila and Bris!

SMORE TIME! WAHOOOOOO!!

Kids rocking out - they LOVE to rock out. Ha! Love it! All in all a good first camp out. Love the new camper - makes life SO much easier than our old one. Lots more trips to come this summer!