Anchor Bay

I thought I should blog about our trips to Anchor Bay recently because I have some really cute pictures and we had a great time. For those of you who are wondering "Where is Anchor Bay?", it is on the northern California coast between Fort Bragg and Bodega Bay. The Carter family owns a portion of Anchor Bay Campground, which has it's own beach access to the ocean. If you are interested in learning more about the campground or for reservations click here. Then call me so I can meet you there! ;)So we have a permanent site there that we camp in when we are there. My mother and father-in-law have a fifth wheel that they take to the site when they are there so we just bummed off of them and stayed in their hide-a-bed while we were there this time. It is first class camping in an RV! Anyway, Jason and his Dad finished the deck they built along the creek that runs parallel to our campsite and the kids had a lot of fun on the beach. I forgot to take pictures of the deck but it looks awesome! They did a great job with the redwood and the steel wire railing which keeps the view unobstructed and it is really nice. I'll have to post a picture next time we go up.
Jason and I took the kids to the beach at low tide when a lot of the sea creatures are easy to find and Sadie especially loved it! We caught crabs, sea anemones, hermit crab, snails, muscles, sea urchins, star fish and sun fish. Sadie got really good at catching the crab and wasn't afraid to touch anything!
We also played at the bottom of a waterfall that empties into the ocean. The worst part about playing at the beach is afterwards everyone needs a bath and clean clothes. It gets to be a lot of work.
Sandy Faces

Don't you love the Tinkerbell Tatoos? The Kids and The Beach
Time to Clean Up

4th of July

We had a good time on the 4th of July. I took the kids to see a movie at the theatre while Jason got back from Scout Camp. Then we went to a couple pool parties/BBQs that friends were hosting that day. It was soooo hot! We are all getting so tan this year. Then we walked down to the river from a friends house to watch the fireworks. It is so crazy down there. Too many people in one spot and then when they are all trying to leave at the same time it is chaos. Braden said a new word when the fireworks started. He said "Alright!" That is the first word he said besides "yeah" so we were so excited. Sadie held hands with her friends while they watche the fireworks. They were so cute.

Fireworks at Lake Hogan

We went to Lake Hogan June 28-July 1 to do some camping and some boating. We had a great time! The water was nice, 80+ degrees, so we had fun swimming and wakeboarding. On Saturday we watched the fireworks on the water. It was so pretty. It is so fun to watch fireworks on the boat, with the water reflecting the light of the fireworks.
Braden was pretty good to not wander off. Near the end of though he discovered a trail behind the tents that lead down a hill, accross a road, and down to the water. While I was cooking he started to wander down the hill and before I noticed someone called out "Baby down the Hill!". My heart stopped for a second. I ran down and got him before he got to the road but then he realized he found something that he could do that would cause me to chase after him (one of his favorite activities) So he did that another 2 times... Sadie's favorite thing while camping was casting out and realing in her new Barbie fishing pole.
We went up with another couple that has 2 kids that are Sadie and Braden's age, so that was fun for them to have playmates this time. Usually we can't get other people with small kids to go camping, it is too much work for them I guess. The 2 boys just wandered around the campsite, rolling in the dirt. Braden was so dirty that the only part that wasn't covered in dirt was his bright blue eyes. It looked so funny. Sadie and Ryli fought most of the time until the end, they decided they were "best friends". It was cute. Dave and Brittany came with their family, and Rachel came with her family for one day. Jeff and Lauren and Jeff's parents came up for one day. And Kelly and her boyfriend camped with us for Friday and Saturday night.
I didn't take pictures because I forgot my memory card for my camara but I was promised that I would be sent some pictures from the other camaras that were there. So I will post them when I get them.

We love Summer!

Summertime is definitely here! We love going to the beach, on the boat, camping and other warm weather activities. The longer days and warm temperatures are great! Last weekend we went to the Rodeo and then to the beach. (Where we live you can do Rodeo and beach in the same day, I love that!) Sadie loved watching the bull riding. Braden loved pulling the lady's hair in front of us and throwing his sippy cup down the bleachers. It was the first time Jason and the kids had been to a Rodeo.

Our first camping trip of the year is next week and we are so excited to get away from everyday life and enjoy the outdoors. I'm not so sure how easy it will be with Braden so much more mobile this year, so I will check back to let you know how it goes. Wish me luck! ;)

Trip to Idaho

We went to Idaho from the 23-29 of May to see my brother Clint leave for his mission to Brazil. We are so excited for him to get this experience! My brother Glenden also when to Brazil (in a different zone) so when Clint gets back they will be able to communicate in Portuguese with each other! Hopefully they wont do that too much when we are together so we all don't wonder if they are telling secrets.... ;) While we were in Idaho Sadie and Braden got to see the farm as well!

Sadie has been sick

Sadie got sick while on our trip to Idaho. After about a week of her throwing up, diarrhea, horrible stomach pains, loss of appetite and dehydration which led to fluid IV's twice we finally found out that what she had was a bacteria called Camplobactor. It is found in Unpasteurized milk, contaminated water, undercooked chicken, and carried by animals. Well, being that she was on the farm with the animals and she probably did have unpasteurized milk, she was a likely candidate for it I guess. I was reading on the internet about it and it doesn't always cause such a reaction but Sadie reacted very severely to it. Braden probably had it as well since he had the diarrhea but his immune system handled it much better. Sadie must take after her dad who gets sick from everything! Sadie got a coloring book about being in the hospital when she went to the hospital the last time and it came with the cute "hero" hat that you see in this picture. She is doing much better now. The antibiotics she got made all the difference!

Playing Together