Lake Owyhee Oregon

Eliza has been asking to go camping for quite some time. We finally made the plans and picked out a state park in Oregon. It is only about an hour and half from home and they had a tee-pee we could rent to sleep in. George had just gotten home from a scout camp and opted to stay home this time. We were excited for the adventure and the original plan was to stay a couple of days. The road to get there was a little knuckle clenching at times. It is a very remote location with a one lane road most of the way in. There is a beautiful lake surrounded by rocky mountains and plenty of water and exploring to do. We were the only family without a boat, but Thomas being the socialite he is, got to go boating with the campers across the way. We played Frisbee and did a little geocaching, and swam a lot. It was super hot, 103, the day we arrived. The tee-pee turned out to be a hot box so there wasn't a lot of relief from the heat at night. We had a great time but decided to cut the trip short and not endure the heat of the devil another night. Eliza was sad to go but swam up until the very minute it was time to leave. The day I have a boat and an RV with air conditioning I will definitely go back!

The tee-pee was pretty cool

Jimmy's "picture bomb"

Dylan setting up a shot

Even Shelby had fun!

Gorgeous scenery

Eliza was so happy to be there.

Me and my sweet hubby

Playing in the water (ignore my finger!)

I'm back!

My sister put it well in saying that Facebook has killed the blog, I wholeheartedly agree! I have been Facebook free for about a year now and I LOVE it. I have made a vow to get back to my blog. It has been over a year since I posted and quite a bit has happened but I will spare details. Here are the key events :) August 17, 2011 - Michael hit the MTC to serve a mission in the Kennewick, Washington mission. It has almost been a full year! Time sure flies when you are in the service of the Lord.

September 11, 2011 - Martha becomes an adult and turns 18! September 21, 2011 - Michael is officially no longer a teenager and turns 20. December 19, 2011 - My little George hit 17 years old.

January 12, 2012 - Dylan becomes a teenager and Tommy hit the age of accountability. These kids are growing up so fast! February 4, 2012 - Tommy was baptized and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints!

March 27, 2012 - Made the big move from sunny So Cal to Meridian Idaho. April 2, 2012 - Beautiful Shelby is one year away from dating......can't even think about it!

May 2, 2012 - Mike and I hit our 9th anniversary. June 1, 2012 - Martha leaves the nest to find her way in this big wild world. June 28, 2012 - Mike finally joins us in Idaho after a long time out to sea. June 29, 2012 - Shelby is officially a permitted driver in the great state of Idaho. July 2, 2012 - Eliza is finally 5 and she anxiously waited for this birthday for months. She was born to swim and we hit the water park for the day.

July 16, 2012 - Jimmy is now 11 years old and as skinny as ever.

That brings us to today. We are happy and blessed and we feel the hand of God every day. We love Idaho and our lives are drastically different, in the best possible way :)