June...what did we do?

What did we do in June?  I know we went to the lake....but I don't have pictures of that....and Camden was offtrack, so we had plenty of time on our hands....but what did we do?  So I looked in my folder and found pictures of my bedroom furniture that I sold in a day.  I got a King sized bed now, the boys got bunkbeds, Greg went to Scout Camp or High Adventure.  One of those.  He is always with the scouts.  He's had the YM's calling for 5 years now.....so he is always out doing outdoorsy stuff.  Or as I call it..."gettin his MAN on".  But I did find these pictures in my email account that a friend sent me.  Thanks Kimber for taking pictures...because I have clearly stopped.

 There is NO beach this year.  The water is so HIGH that it made for some serious tight squeezing in the playtime/beach lounging area.

 Tanner loves the beach.  He is good and doesn't wander around, which makes a very happy mommy.

 Camden is still king of his boat and usually has his friends pulling him around.  I think we should invest in a bigger boat for next year....or his friends are going to get tired of King Camden!

 I rocked a couple swimsuits this year, which left me a variety of tan lines.  By the end of the summer, I stuck to one.

 Camden and his best buddy Trent daring the cold waters of Tahoe with safety being the first concern.

Apparently safety was such a huge concern he stole Trent's tube for his own protection.  Cuz the lifejacket just wasn't enough. hahaha kid.  I guess those $400 swim lessons don't work in the lake, only very warm pools. 

Remember May?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 It was brought to my attention that I don't blog enough.  This person told me this like I wasn't aware of this fact. hahahaha.  Oh silly friend...get in line with the other people that say I never blog.  So, here is my recap of summer.  I'm starting with May.  Where I left off of course.  But don't get your hopes up...these will be quick, short, and to the point.  No frilly details or extra stories going on here.

 We like to go to Aces games.  Especially Friday nights when they have fireworks afterwards and the kids get to run the bases with Archie, the mascot.  Which I think he is a large bloodclot with bad hair.  Not sure what Archie is, but the kids love him!  Plus, you run the bases...you get a toothbrush afterwards.  I like free stuff!  Doesn't matter what it is...if it's free....I like it.  And we run the bases at 11:30 PM to get our toothbrush dangit!  We don't care about the dirty looks we get as we walk downtown to our car with kids in tow at all late hours of the night...they got a toothbrush yo!

 Speaking of teeth.....Camden is losing his.  He lost his first tooth on his cousin's birthday.  May 2nd.  Woohoo!

 It's too cold still to sleep outside in a tent, so we do tent camping in the living room.  They love it.  This is Tanner's new tent he got for his birthday.  They sleep good in there.  Too bad Mommy and Daddy just don't fit in there too. Darn.  Shucks!

 Camden got to try out hot lunch his last week of kindergarten.  He was very impressed with his fish nuggets and milk.  He begs for hot lunch all the time, but I just can't do it.  There is no guarantee on what he'll get.  They give 4 choices, so I will only let him do hot lunch on a day where all 4 choices are something he will eat.  Don't want the kid to be starving all day because he got stuck with the beef taco.....which Camden says does not look like beef...or a taco.

 Tanner went to "school" for a day.  I had a fieldtrip with Camden, and my babysitter forgot she was watching Tanner for the day....so Tanner went to daycare for a day.  We called it school since he had a backpack and lunch.  He loved it.  Next time, I hope the babysitter (gramma) doesn't forget him, because he came home with a lot of sand in his hair.

 Camden's first time EVER on a school bus to said fieldtrip.  Plus he got to sit by girls on the bus....he liked it ALOT!

 Last day of school.  Sayonara Mrs. Hutson.  I'm outta here!

 Tanner turned 3 and had a Mickey Mouse party.  Lots of games and family as usual.

 Plus he got a sweet new ride to stroll around the neighborhood in.  I personalized the back in vinyl.  It's reads" FREERYD" .  So we added a Cadillac Escalade to the garage parking spaces.

 Blurry, but it was dark...Camden finished Tball and this is him getting his trophy from Coach Kyle who said Camden was the fastest running kid on the team.  That was nice....and true.  Other kids were awarded..."the lets look at airplanes in the sky instead of the game" and "rolling in the sand is way better than paying attention" awards.  Yikes...lay off the beer next time Coach Kyle.....start the drinking after the awards, because we know how drinking brings out the honesty in you.

Tada.  It's true.....he graduated!

So there you have it....a recap of May.  Now I'm on to June....

Free Photography and a Red Sox

 I LOVE these toes!!!  They are Tanner's monkey toes.  They have always been like this, and they are perfect for wearing flipflops.  It is always easy to put flipflops on these toes, and he has never complained about his big toe hurting like Camden did when he first started wearing flipflops.

As you can see, this picture was taken by Tanner.  He must have taken 30 pictures of his toes.  He too must think they are awesome!  I can't believe HOW MANY pictures a kid can take in the 5 minutes you let him play with the camera.  Camden used to do this and I loved it.  I love seeing what they see at their level, what they like to photograph, and what's important to them.  I will not be sharing the lovely pictures he took of me doing my hair, changing his diaper, and being on the computer.  Those are not pretty.  But I will share with you his new love for Play-Doh and how he requests to play with it EVERY day.

PIZZA

 TIRE MARKS

 As an OCD mother...this picture makes me proud.  So lined up...so straight. *wipe tear*

 Tanner being chased by "other Free photographer"

Okay, now to get to my photography, which was NOT GOOD on this butt cold freezing day.  Opening Day for baseball was on April 2nd.  Each team was to have their team banner for the march around the bases.  Thanks to some mom on the team for making it so we only had to pay $3 instead of $10 for a professionally made one. 

 As you can tell...Camden is on the RED SOX.  He is in t-ball and we are loving it.  He bats left, but is still undecided on what arm he wants to throw with.  He is number 9.  He loves that number.

 These poor 5 year olds were so cold.  It was extremely windy and low temperatures with icy wind is not fun, especially when playing ball.  He did good though, hit the ball, got on base, ran the bases, and played first base when in the field.  He is very excited to be playing this sport.  Soccer was not so fun for him. 

 Here is Coach T.J. with the kids ready to march the bases.  They were #2 out of 60!  It was insane and it took forever.  But it was sooooo cute and worth seeing these little guys in big pants and  league sweatshirts that looked like nightgowns.  He has 2 friends from church on his team, Chase and Ashton which we are very excited about too.

There they go.  I was like a giddy little school girl watching him.  I have been waiting 5 years to be a baseball mom.  13 more years of watching his baseball games.  Yippee!

We went to the zoo!

 AND THEY HAD ANIMALS!  I will always remember our trip to San Francisco Zoo when I was 8 months pregnant with Tanner.  There were NO animals and the 4 that we did see were highly sedated and in the back corner.  So even though we were freezing cold at the Sacramento Zoo....the boys enjoyed seeing all the animals awake and aware of the people wanting to see them.  And who can forget about the train.  Camden is still obsessed with trains!

 Apparently I am the only Free in this family that knows how to put my face in a hole!  That sounds bad....but it's true.

 This is how Tanner smiles....with his eyes closed.  He is not drugged...just silly.

 Camden was most excited about seeing a cheetah, but they didn't have one, so he settled for the Snow Leopard instead.  See it on the rock?

 Another classic pose of Tanner with eyes closed

 This guy was either as cold as we were or holding himself because he's in pain because of the ginormous hemorrhoid growing on his bottom!

 Here is where Camden found the cheetah!

 TRAIN!!!

 We had a fun quick vacation.  We did some shopping, went out to dinner, stayed in a hotel, went swimming, and went to the zoo in the morning.  On the way home, we had to stop and put chains on, but we made it safe and the boys did great!  They are finally at a good age that we can have fun traveling.  We are looking forward to future LONGER vacations this summer.

Cam the Ham

I was uploading pictures today from my mom's camera and I had forgotten about Christmas. I don't know why or when it started really, but Camden loves to have his picture taken now. His big thing was popping into everyones picture. It was so funny to watch him throw his arm around whomever was there, and flash this huge grin.





See what I mean. My mom was snapping pictures of everyone and he just kind of popped up in all of them. Ths kid cracks me up.

Now if only Tanner liked the camera and would hold still. Poor little guy was missing from many cousin pictures because he was not cooperating! Same with family pictures....he's usually trying to escape.

Shopping Online

One of my favorite things to do is shop online. Now I say shop but really it's like I'm 5 years old again and playing pretend. I go to these websites, fill my cart with everything I want....some that I don't necessarily need, but are too cute to pass up. Anyway...I fill my cart and then go to the next website and do it all over again.

You see in one day....I sometimes total up to $1000 on online shopping.

I just never checkout.

It feels like shopping, since shopping is not a physical fun thing for me. But online shopping is physically relaxing. Some people think this is weird, but I love to fill my carts and never checkout. Funny thing is some websites save everything in the cart for you so when I return a week/month later....I'm like why would I buy that....that's dumb. So really I'm double saving Greg on money by not buying it and by not buying to not wear it. ha.

Anyway....the point of this blog is about how I like to read reviews. If I am seriously looking for something to actually buy...I read the reviews. Well I came across this review and for some reason....it makes me laugh all the freakin time!!!

Let me fill you in first. I am looking for an athletic swim top for my swim class at the gym. The old ladies in the pool suggested LandsEnd. Here is my most favorite review from a lady in Houston whose age ranges from 45-54. This is for a tankini top.


This is really flattering style, especially in black. The downside is that it's very hard to put on and take off. (Hint: do not attempt to pull it up over your hips unless you are a contortionist or have someone nearby to rescue you.) it has to go on over your head, and it has to go off the same way. I had to pull on the material to get it off, because the straps don't give much. Hopefully, this won't cause the material to stretch out over time. Once I got it on, though, the fit was right (I bought an 18W), and it looked really cute and slimming..

So I'm reading this thinking....putting a tankini top by stepping into it with your feet and pulling up....what? It's not a one piece....well.....maybe she is super skinny....oh no wait....she bought an 18W. Well now lady....what makes you think a piece of Lycra is going to fit from going bottom to top. Why stretch it more then it is already going to be stretched!!! Hilarious. But hey....all that matters is that she felt slimming!!!

And this is what makes me laugh. Some reviews have battles between reviewers. Like when I was online shopping for a stroller.....reviews would state....crappy stroller...wheels came off when walking. And the next review would say....our stroller works perfect because I'm smart and knew how to put wheels on correctly. hahaha I love it. What do you love to do on the internet to waste time?

Psych!!!

I know what you're all thinking (all 2 of my followers)....she said she would blog...and then she went away again. Well psych!! I'm not going to disappear for as long as I did last time. But just to let you know....I still think my kids are the best and cutest in this town...and here is what we have been up to.

Building snowmen

snow angels

ballroom dancing with furry partners

entertaining children with microwaves and mallows

riding on Santa Train 2010

kidnapping cousins to go on Santa Train and tour the museum while parents of cousins were buying puppy for said cousins for Christmas

Greg turned 33! Yep...count em...3...and 3

Greg's birthday present!!!!

Okay, not really....on Greg's birthday he took the day off and we went and toured Virginia City, something he has always wanted to do as a family, and while we headed down into Carson City, we stopped at 7-11 to get Greg's beloved drink(SLURPEE) . It was his birthday, but he was ever so kind as to let all of us enjoy this delicious drink. In the parking lot we saw this truck. I'm pretty sure this is illegal on the streets, but obviously since it was out cruising the streets of our State Capital, I'm wrong.


Okay....don't worry these blogs will become more interesting in the future. I just need to figure out how to download pictures in correct order and more at a time. But hey....there you have it folks. Camden is still in school. He is off track in February and I think we are going to put him in swimming lessons to get ready for summer. He did soccer in the fall and tball starts in the spring. He is definitely growing up:(

Tanner starts his morning WAY too early and enjoys going to the gym with me in the morning. I'm pretty sure he thinks gym aka jim is his friend. Because he is always excited to go see gym aka jim. He has some major attitude, but if you offer him food, he quickly turns that frown upside down. He loves to sing and copy anything Camden is doing. Some days they play so well together and some days I want to crawl into my bed and pretend I'm not home.

Greg is going into his 5th tax season. His CPA exams are finally being taken. I say that with a smile when I say finally. For me, I'm growing my hair out. It's a process. And not a fun one. But I'm hoping to not cut my hair in the year of 2011. Just your basic 1/2 inch trim every now and then. Exciting I know. I can tell you are all jumping with excitement as you read this.

What can I say....FREE FAMILY FUN!