Visit with Dan's Family...

It was fun to have Dan's family over one Sunday afternoon when they were out here staying at the cabin. The kids quickly warmed up to each other, and the boys loved being able to play video games with Dan in person, instead of virtually! 
 

Begining of school 2020...

First day of 4th grade and upper Elementary for Blazer...all masked up!

First day of 7th grade...and first day at Fort Herriman Jr. High

Alanna had fun playing with Blaze's hair! 

First day of 9th grade!

My Blazer is TOOO cute! We went out for Coldstone ice cream right after school to celebrate everyone's first day back. It was pretty monumental also, considering we are in a pandemic and they had to do the last few months of the previous school year online!

 

Perx Pool amd Campong Event!

We had annual Perx camping and swimming event at Cherry Hill this year. I had fun hanging out with Bode for part of the afternoon just chasing after him as he ran from the big pool to the kiddie pool. Meanwhile, Caleb went with the other kids to ride on slides. We went back to Poppy and Grandma Ce Ce's house for out camp dinner and sleeping in tents. it is always so much fun to see how well the cousins love playing together! 

 

Blood Lake...

 

We went up to Park City with Kazie and Justin for dinner, and to hike to Blood Lake. It was absolutely gorgeous up there! I sat in the same place and tried to get the same angle as Justin had for a picture, but I'm sure you can guess which one I took vs. the pro! 

Gloria Falls...

Another gorgeous Sunday hike in the mountains!

 

Weiner Ring...

One evening, I went to the extra effort at making a time consuming copy cat dish from a restaurant we used to love. The dish is s Sonora Pasta with a spicy cheese sauce and black beans and Mexican flavors. Before even tasting it, James got out his trusty jar of Prego and poured it all over his meal, masking the original flavors that I put extra effort into creating for him. I was livid! He will almost always douse his meals with either Prego, or salsa, whether they go well with the meal or not! 

The next morning, a friend sent a picture of something disgusting she saw on Pinterest...a dish of chili surrounded by pigs in a blanket. James absolutely hates hot dogs, so I thought making this meal and calling it a Weiner Ring would be the ultimate revenge! So I bought the cheapest canned chili, hot dogs, and canned biscuits I could find, and I made the Weiner Ring! Everyone was shocked to sit down at the dinner table to see hot dogs, of all things! James was not pleased, but the best part was sending the picture of my nasty creation to my friends and telling them the back story! They thought it was hilarious! But, several of them said that their husbands would have loved the meal of hot dogs and canned chili. And the burning question was...did James got ahead and mix Prego into his chili? You bet he did!