Trying to Finish Well!

This weekend Shane & I took the kids hiking once again. We seemed to have gone from easy to difficult the hike had 5 switch backs, elevation drop. This time we brought the jogger, it was a good thing too, or the kids may not have made it out. Oh wait! Kelli would have had to walk the whole time. We didn't make it all the way to the railroad tunnels, we'll try for those the next time when the tires are a little more inflated on the jogger. Kids and us enjoyed ourselves. Kristi & Dakota ready to walk! Shane & the kids enjoying the break before the switchbacks, Mom taking pictures for bribery? What a parent likes to see! Getting ready to go to my folks for few days next week.

Well we survived the weekend. It was great, or course my camera ran out of batteries Sat. morning so I didn't get many pictures of us camping. That's a funny story after the fact. So I thought that the campground was on the south side of the wash out and it turns out that it was on the other side. So I drove up from our house thinking it was only 40 minutes. I got there couldn't go any further, turned around came home to find out the directions from the North end and drove another 1 1/2 to the campground arriving an hour or less before Shane came. Shane,Kelli, & Dakota enjoying the morning by the fire. Watching breakfast cook. The dogs and kids slept well, poor Daniel does not react well to mosquito bites. The next morning we loaded up and drove back around and within a mile of were we camped the night before. We hiked with some ladies and there kids from Church. It was a lot of fun and the kids were troupers. Double duty, Daniel in the front, Dakota in the back What a ...

So all last spring and this summer we've been telling Kelli that we would go camping. Either setting up the tent in the yard and have a sleep out or we thought in either SD or in Idaho for her birthday. But neither happened. The practice run So last Sunday evening Kelli pleaded with her dad and he set the tent up for the kids and they tried to sleep out there but were so excited it didn't quite happen. Our church group is going to go for a "Day in the woods" Sat., so I took to incitive and reserved us a camp site and tomorrow afternoon the kids will head up in the woods and go camping. I'm praying that it won't be too crazy til Shane joins us after work. What more can you ask for He has his sweater, diaper and rainboots on?!

Thank God for Grandparents for our own and our kids. Thank God for there words, hugs, kisses, and the special moments that we get with them. If you haven't Thanked God for all your Grandparents, take time to do so and pray for there health as they are getting older. I know that I've taken time to pray for them and will try and make a point daily to do so. Thank you God for all the kids Grandparents.