Geoaching

Heidi and Tyler introduced us to "geocaching" on Father's Day weekend. 

Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices where you navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and try to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location.  Tyler and Shane found geocache locations around the Everitt house and we set out to find them.  The geocaches might be as something as simple as rocks or little trinkets or sometimes even money!

 

It was a great way to do a little hiking and be out in the great outdoors.  The kids don't think of it as hiking when there is a treasure hunt involved. 

Last summer Isabella was a little camera-shy, sometimes you'd get a pose, sometimes not.  Sometimes she'd smile, sometimes not.  Obviously this camera shyness has disintegrated!

www.geocaching.com

Vampire Teeth

Isabella got these vampire teeth one weekend at a birthday party.  It was her favorite toy that weekend, these teeth went with us everywhere for two days.  At Walmart she likes to get a sticker from the greeter and I guess her forehead seemed like the best place to put it that day.

Backyard Camping

A couple of weeks ago we went camping...in the backyard. Alot of work for one night but looking at how much fun the girls had, it was entirely worth it!  And the best part, clean bathrooms just a few steps away.  We blew up the air mattresses, both girls read us a bedtime story and it was lights out under the starry sky.  We didn't put up the rainfly so we could see the stars which was good distraction since neither Shane or I slept at all that night.  Air mattresses just aren't as comfortable as they once seemed to be for some weird reason.

Fishin Derby

A couple of weeks ago Heidi and Tyler invited us to a fishing derby put on by their financial planners at a private pond outside of Eltopia. It was a beautiful way to spend a Saturday morning and the girls had a blast.

Kennedy needed a little help baiting her hook but other than that, she caught her 5 fish limit all on her own. 

I love this picture because she just so peaceful, content, and patient!

Even when fishin, she knows how to strike a pose.

A beautiful fish and a beautiful girl

 Isabella had a short attention span for fishing.  I did alot of chasing her around the pond while she explored.  Fortunately, this place was full of fun things for her to do. 

Don't judge a lawnchair swing by its cover...this was surprisingly comfortable.

Looking at "Murky Minnows"

Writing our names in dirt.  Do you remember being able to sit like this for extended periods of time?  I sure don't.

Girls with their Aunt Heidi

 Both girls got to take home prizes, Isabella picked a new fishing pole and Kennedy got a new fold-up chair in her favorite color, orange.

This was my first year going and I can see why the kids like it so much.  It was a fun morning in fresh air.  Thanks to Aunt Heidi and Uncle Tyler for the invite - the girls had a great time.

But all's that well doesn't always end so well....We sorta forgot these fish were in the back of Limo Family Truck when we got back home for about 3 days.  You cannot possibly imagine (unless this has happened to you) how seriously bad the smell was.  Shane says he "Grumpier Old Men'd" his own truck.  I laugh just thinking about it - seriously - it was bad.

Happy Birthday Hubby!

My 40 and sporty hubby celebrated his birthday over Memorial Day weekend.  It was a great weekend full of golf, a trip to Cabellas, and yummy Red Velvet Cake.

Puppy Smiles

I love these two puppy faces! They just know how to cheer a girl up!

Back from the Abyss - Benches, Bikes and Bubbles

I'm back from the blogging abyss.  I'm not sure what has happened in the last month or two but blogging has been far from my mind! I'm getting behind on unloading my camera so have a ton of pictures to share and am going to slowly work my way through them.

I'm not sure when this visit to the park was, a month or so ago I guess.  Tri-Cities weather has been rainy and spring-like.  Debbie took the kids to an art class at CBC and we met them at the park later to enjoy one of few days we've had of sunshine this spring.

Which one is the thinker?

Isabella has been riding her bike 'real fast' this spring.  She says, "Ready, Settie, Go!"  On this day, Kennedy was giving her the red-light green-light and blowing bubbles for her to blast through.