Being Tourist

On the drive home Saturday we decided to stop and see Carhenge and Chimney Rock. This was for no other reason than the fact it was on the way home.

Well, it may not be the best picture, but it is the best out of the ones I have. I think we were all a little exhausted by this time of the day/trip!

Chadron State Park

This last weekend we had the opportunity to go camping at Chadron State Park with some of the Blomstedt family. We had a great time spending time together and relaxing. We enjoyed being in the outdoors, playing baseball with the kids, fishing, paddle boating, a camp fire with s'mores, a nice family fireside, riding horses, playing cards, and hiking. It is always great to spend time with family without having much of a schedule!
I was lame and didn't pull out the camera until the last day of the trip,so I have just a few pictures.

Lindsay riding Sam the horse.

Lindsay giving Sam a drink of water.

Matthew really wanted to ride and pet the horses. He even sat on Sam right away, but once Sam started to move Matthew was done with the experience. So he settled for just petting him for a while.

Lindsay on the hike.

Lindsay in front of some of the flowers on the hike. These were her favorite.

Visitors

This Memorial Day weekend we had some fun visitors. Great Grandma Kier, Great Aunt Linda, Grandma Baker, Aunt Katie and Uncle John all came to spend time with us. Since this was the last time we would see them before Lindsay's birthday, they bought gifts to celebrate. I was also fortunate to get a couple of very nice gifts and to see my family on my birthday.

Matthew showing off one of Lindsay's new necklaces before swimming.

Lindsay, with Katie and John, all ready to hit the pool.

Inside the mail car at the Cody park train museum.

Inside the Engine at Cody park train museum.

Matthew and Daddy feeding the animals.

Lindsay and Matthew on the train ride.

Lindsay and Aunt Katie having a good time on the swings.

Lindsay and Matthew LOVED riding the Ferris Wheel together.

They both really wanted to ride the race car ride. But after it started up decided that maybe it was to fast. In fact, Matthew kept that face the whole time.

The carousal was much more his speed. They both really like the carousel and it is usually rode multiple times a visit.

Thank you guys for coming and visiting us. We had a really good time. Thank you also for joining me for my very, very windy birthday picnic at the park. I still feel bad I didn't get a picture with everyone, but next time I will for sure. We Love You All!

Birthday Party!

About a month ago I asked Lindsay what she wanted for her birthday, her only response was party, the names of all of her friends, and cake. So a birthday party is what she got. We sent invitations to her friends, found games to play, and cute prizes to give. Her birthday cake HAD to be purple and HAD to be pink, after she found some sprinkles she liked she decided green was a good color too. She was so happy when the day arrived she couldn't quit jumping around. So, we found some errands to run all morning to distract ourselves from the up coming fun that afternoon. One errand was to get Lindsay's special balloon. (I didn't realize the dollar store had them until now, they actually had a few different ones to chose from.) We then made sure we had enough bubbles for everyone and then went home to frost the cake. Lindsay was excited for this because she got to add the sprinkles. She hand selected these sprinkles from the bakery. She had a fun time at her party and was so happy when all of her friends came! It was the part of the party she wanted the most! She also did a very good job saying Thank You for all of her wonderful presents. She has already played with/ read all of them! She has been busy! Here is just a couple of random pics from the afternoon. Thank you for everyone who came and celebrated with Lindsay. We had a great time having you at our home!

Since her party, She has now asked for a Dog.............It might not happen for a while!

What a face!



I don't know how to describe this face. This face is made when he is mad, if you take something away from him, he doesn't get his way, and sometimes when he is really excited. This is the first time I have been able to capture this face in a photo. It is not very becoming, but it is his face and I love it! I wouldn't change his face for anything!