Camille- This month Camille has been crafting like crazy. She loves to create things. I am so interested to see if that will be apart of her career when she is older, or if she will just love doing crafts. This month she has made an airplane, robot, snow globe, many plans for a tree house, and countless drawings. She has made masks out of paper, and done some paintings. She really just loves crafting and creating things.
This year was the first year she has been in the primary program at church. She was so sweet and did a great job! Her line to say was, "After Jesus Christ and His apostles died, gospel truths were lost." She said it perfectly and was amazing. She sang the songs great too. We practiced a lot of the songs at home, and it paid off. She is just the sweetest girl and we love her so much.
Jason- The last little while Jason has been extra clingy to me. It has been nice to be so loved, but hard because he only wants me. Getting him to go to bed without crying has never really been an issue, but it has been harder recently. I hope he grows out of it and maybe it is just a little transitional thing.
The other day in church Jason said, "Dad, I like your blue cape." He was talking about Kevin's tie. It was so funny to me. He is just a funny little boy and we love him so much.
Sadie- This little girl is growing so fast. She is almost rolling over already and by the end of the month I wouldn't be surprised if she is rolling over. She can get her whole bottom half to be rolled, but is just stuck on her arm a little bit. If I put her down on the ground she almost instantly tries rolling over. It makes her a little frustrated that she can't do it. Update- she is rolling over now. She is pretty much awesome.
She has also started to laugh a little. Oh my it is so precious. Getting her to laugh little giggles is worth all of the silly faces and funny noises I have to make to get one. It just lights my day up to hear her laugh.
Kevin- How did we get so old? Kevin is now 30, which means now I feel like I am 30...even though I am still 28. Celebrating Kevin was such fun and I can't wait to see what our 30's bring us.
Kevin bought another semi truck for Four Falls. It is pretty much amazing (at least that is what Kevin says.) I just really am hoping that he enjoys trucking and it takes care of our family.
Jenna- This month I was able to watch Shantel's kids for her as a present for her birthday. Kevin and I didn't have great communication, so he actually ended up being gone for a portion of the time I was watching the kids and so I had 6 kids under 6 that I was watching. I thought I was going to die, but in reality it was wonderful. When Lydia, Austin, and Caleb left I felt like something was missing. The house was too quiet. I enjoyed having them here.
I am trying to find out who I am. I feel like I haven't had an opinion on a lot of things my whole life. I just go with the flow. But I am trying to think for myself and find out what I really like in life. I have found out that I like the Aussie Burger at Ruth's Diner. It has lettuce, tomato, red onion, grated beet root,
grilled pineapple, cheddar cheese, chipotle mayo
and an over easy egg, on toasted ciabatta roll. It was delicious.
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Newest Truck
This past week Kevin went out to Iowa, I say Iowa because that is where he wants to move and so if he heads out to the mid west anywhere, I just say Iowa. I guess I should say he went to Nebraska to pick up our new semi truck and Illinois to pick up our new trailer. This makes it so we have two trucks and two trailers again. Sometimes I get nervous about trucking, but it seems to make Kevin happy, so I think this is a good thing.
Kevin went to go pick up the truck the day after his birthday. He had to drive a rental car out there since he had to bring chains and other things to put in the truck, and so that he could drive the Semi truck back. He got there and waited all day for them to put a light bar on the truck, and then when he came to pay for the light bar he found out that they had put way too short hoses (to hook up to the trailer) so he had to have them put on some new ones. What a pain. He finally got the truck and headed to pick up the trailer. He go the trailer and it took him a while to figure it out and to get it loaded with a load to California. The trailer he bought is about 5,000 pounds less than similar trailers on the market, which is an advantage so that you can carry more weight. But to lose those 5,000 pounds they had to do some funny things (at least this is what Kevin told me, I know nothing real about trucking).
Once Kevin figured everything out he headed out on the road to California. He was making pretty good time, but California was being difficult. Kevin submitted a permit for being over weight, but they never got it back. Kevin ended up driving in illegal so he could get the load delivered and get back before work the next week.
While Kevin was gone on his trip the kids and I went up to my parents house for most of the week. We went up Saturday at the same time that Kevin left. It was so nice to be up at my parents house. Sunday was Austin Peaden's birthday along with their Primary Program. So we went down with my parents and watched Lydia and Austin be in the Primary Program and we celebrated Austins birthday. It was just a really nice day. While we were there I had put Sadie on the floor while I was talking for just a minute and the next time I looked down at her she had rolled over! She had been getting closer, but she finally rolled over all the way! She wasn't even too surprised by it. She just laid there on her tummy. She couldn't get one of her hand out from under her, but she still was amazing!
We went back to my parents house and had a wonderful time there. Camille tried to convince my dad to build a tree house in their small little tree the whole time we were there. I watched Korean Dramas with my mom and let the kids watch their shows and play and relax. My dad built an airplane out of wood for Camille and Jason. We put the rest of the trim on the kitchen floor (that we put in 12 years ago, but at least it is finally finished!). We cleaned off the plants and kitchen blinds for my mom, and cleaned off some shelf space in the storage room. My dad made pancakes that looked like the kids, and my kiddos loved them. They thought they were just the coolest most fun thing ever. I am so lucky to have such a fun dad, and that my kids have the best grandpa.
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It really was just a wonderful time with my family. My friend Jena Olsen just had a baby, so I ended up leaving so that I could bring dinner down to her. And we got ready for Kevin to get home. I always miss Kevin so much when he is gone, and this was no exception, but I am glad that when he is gone, that I have family close by and can go spend time with them.
When Kevin did get home it was at 2 in the morning. So he just dropped the trailer and drove the semi home and parked it in the street. The next day I was walking past the window and saw a police man outside looking at the truck apparently it didn't have any plates or registration. I went out and talked to the police officer and he ended up only giving Kevin a warning for parking in a residential area and not having plates or tags. I like to think he only got a ticket because I was there to talk to the police officer. It was an exciting part of my day.
Kevin went to go pick up the truck the day after his birthday. He had to drive a rental car out there since he had to bring chains and other things to put in the truck, and so that he could drive the Semi truck back. He got there and waited all day for them to put a light bar on the truck, and then when he came to pay for the light bar he found out that they had put way too short hoses (to hook up to the trailer) so he had to have them put on some new ones. What a pain. He finally got the truck and headed to pick up the trailer. He go the trailer and it took him a while to figure it out and to get it loaded with a load to California. The trailer he bought is about 5,000 pounds less than similar trailers on the market, which is an advantage so that you can carry more weight. But to lose those 5,000 pounds they had to do some funny things (at least this is what Kevin told me, I know nothing real about trucking).
Once Kevin figured everything out he headed out on the road to California. He was making pretty good time, but California was being difficult. Kevin submitted a permit for being over weight, but they never got it back. Kevin ended up driving in illegal so he could get the load delivered and get back before work the next week.
While Kevin was gone on his trip the kids and I went up to my parents house for most of the week. We went up Saturday at the same time that Kevin left. It was so nice to be up at my parents house. Sunday was Austin Peaden's birthday along with their Primary Program. So we went down with my parents and watched Lydia and Austin be in the Primary Program and we celebrated Austins birthday. It was just a really nice day. While we were there I had put Sadie on the floor while I was talking for just a minute and the next time I looked down at her she had rolled over! She had been getting closer, but she finally rolled over all the way! She wasn't even too surprised by it. She just laid there on her tummy. She couldn't get one of her hand out from under her, but she still was amazing!
We went back to my parents house and had a wonderful time there. Camille tried to convince my dad to build a tree house in their small little tree the whole time we were there. I watched Korean Dramas with my mom and let the kids watch their shows and play and relax. My dad built an airplane out of wood for Camille and Jason. We put the rest of the trim on the kitchen floor (that we put in 12 years ago, but at least it is finally finished!). We cleaned off the plants and kitchen blinds for my mom, and cleaned off some shelf space in the storage room. My dad made pancakes that looked like the kids, and my kiddos loved them. They thought they were just the coolest most fun thing ever. I am so lucky to have such a fun dad, and that my kids have the best grandpa.
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It really was just a wonderful time with my family. My friend Jena Olsen just had a baby, so I ended up leaving so that I could bring dinner down to her. And we got ready for Kevin to get home. I always miss Kevin so much when he is gone, and this was no exception, but I am glad that when he is gone, that I have family close by and can go spend time with them.
When Kevin did get home it was at 2 in the morning. So he just dropped the trailer and drove the semi home and parked it in the street. The next day I was walking past the window and saw a police man outside looking at the truck apparently it didn't have any plates or registration. I went out and talked to the police officer and he ended up only giving Kevin a warning for parking in a residential area and not having plates or tags. I like to think he only got a ticket because I was there to talk to the police officer. It was an exciting part of my day.
Friday, September 21, 2018
Kevin Mark Haderlie 30th Birthday
Kevin was born on September 21, 1988. He is the 2nd youngest of 7 children. He grew up on a dairy farm that started in Star Valley, Wyoming; then when he was about 14 years old the farm moved to Paul, Idaho. I think this might be where Kevin learned how to work so hard. I hear so many stories about how when Kevin was 5 he was driving the tractors and would have to jump down off the seat to push in the clutch, then jump back on to keep steering.
Not only does he know how to work hard, but he knows how to play hard as well. One of my favorite stories that Grandma Haderlie has told me was when Kevin was a kid one day she went outside and Kevin and his friends had built a bike jump. Not only had they built a bike jump, but they built a fire in the middle of the jump so that they could jump over it. Pat put an end to that quickly, but Kevin sure knows how to make a good time.
Another thing about Kevin is he is a pretty clean person. I feel grateful for that. You hear all the cliche stories about the husbands who don't put their dirty clothes in the hamper, but that is not my husband. Clothes are always in the hamper, shoes in the shoe basket, and dishes in the sink.
Kevin is always up for an adventure and can laugh through all the funny parts. Mostly, I love my husband and he is wonderful in so many ways. Too many that I could list.
This year Kevin turned 30 years old! I asked him how he felt about turning 30 and he said that he thinks it is going to be great! Especially in a work. When people see him and ask how old he is, 29 sounds young, but 30 sounds like a real adult that knows what they are doing. At least more than someone in their 20's. So at least he wasn't dreading it.
Kevin had to go to Iowa on Saturday, (Friday was his birthday) so we were not able to do anything big. I wanted to celebrate Kevin on his 30th birthday and mark it with a special event, but with him having to go to Iowa and having Sadie be so little and I am still nursing her, we were not able to celebrate as big as Kevin deserves, but we still had fun.
Kevin had to do some work this morning, then we headed off to Ruth's Diner for lunch. Kevin wanted to go to a Diner, Drive Ins and Dives (triple D joint). Ruth's Diner did not disappoint. It is located up emigration canyon, which was just a couple miles above where we use to live when we lived in Salt Lake City. I wish we would have gone up to Ruth's while we lived there. We could have been enjoying their delicious food years ago. These are some of the things that I loved about Ruth's Diner: We were able to eat outside, and it was perfect. The decorations and atmosphere made me feel like I was eating in a nice restaurant, but I didn't feel out of place in my causal wear. In fact everyone was in causal wear for lunch, but I could have been wearing nicer date clothes and not felt out of place either. Another thing I loved was the food was delicious. Both Kevin and I loved the food. And it was down home cooking made from scratch with love type of cooking. You can't get that at Apple bees. It was just such a pleasant lunch. There was a building right next to Ruth's Diner that used to be a liquor store that Ruth owned, but it was closed. I want to buy it and make a little hotel with just a couple rooms, but then they can order food from Ruth's Diner and have it brought to their room. I think it would be perfect.
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| This picture makes me laugh because Kevin is thinking "what the heck, why are you taking a picture of me chewing my food" ha ha. But at least I got a picture of us at Ruth's Diner! |
After lunch we went to a trampoline park. It was a rocky start. Jason missed his nap so he was a little more emotional, and Camille wanted to do an obstacle course but we were not sure if she would be able to. Once we got over the emotions we had a lot of fun. The foam pit was so fun, and it was almost impossible to get out of. I would just get sucked into the foam squares and have to crawl out on my hands and knees to get out. We dunked some basketballs, and when I say we I mean Kevin dunked some basketballs and I tried to touch the rim. It was way hard. Apparently I am just as white on a trampoline and I am on the basketball court. I have no hops. We found a little kids area and the kids had fun there. We did end up taking Camille up on the hanging obstacle course and she had so much fun. She just loved it, I am glad we ended up taking her up there. All in all we had a lot of fun, and enjoyed celebrating Kevin's birthday.
We got home and we were still stuffed from Ruth's, so the roast I had cooking in the oven we didn't need. We had cake and Kevin opened his presents. I gave him a holster for his pistol, and some targets. He has really been enjoying shooting recently. He also got socks from my parents and I think that was his favorite gift. All of his socks have holes in them. So many holes!!! So socks were much needed. He is so excited to have new socks. He got lots of treats and a gun cleaning kit.
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| We put relighting candles on Kevin's cake and the kids thought it was SO funny. I also put 30 candles on and there was some heat coming off of that cake as I brought it to the table. |
Kevin, I love you and I am so grateful you were born. I hope you know that you are loved and it was so fun to celebrate with you. You are wonderful and I can't wait to celebrate you again next year.
Saturday, September 8, 2018
Ward Party
Our ward had a party and it was actually really fun. Sometimes getting Kevin out to events is hard because he is more of an introvert, even though he can keep conversation really well and is still a people person. I feel like that was more information than maybe anyone needed or wanted to know, but I felt like it was important to know because even he had so much fun!
They had the biggest grill, like at least 5 feet long. Kevin was jealous. It was pretty awesome. They had hamburgers and hot dogs and everyone brought a side. We ate and then the kids went and played at the park. They had some people doing face painting. Camille got a rainbow on her face which was perfect for her. She loves rainbows. And Jason got a super hero mask. He was super Jason for the rest of the day.
They also had loads of water balloons. They had bow and arrow type bows that shoot the water balloons. So the kids could go shoot the water balloons and if you were out on the field and caught the balloons then you got a medal. Camille wanted to get a medal, so Kevin being the awesome dad that he is, took Camille out and they caught a water balloon. It made Camille feel so happy.
They also did a pinata. They actually had two pinatas and I was so happy they did. They did one for kids 5 and younger so I didn't have to worry about Camille and Jason being trampled by all of the older kids. There were only a handful of kids though so Jason and Camille got SO MUCH candy. They thought it was pretty awesome.
I love when I get to spend time with the family. I just noticed I didn't write anything about Sadie. That is because she is the perfect little baby and just sat in her car seat in the stroller and just slept and then watched everyone around her when she woke up.
It was such a lovely afternoon. I feel grateful to be a part of my ward family, and even though we are still meeting people, it is wonderful to start to feel like I am a part of this ward.
They had the biggest grill, like at least 5 feet long. Kevin was jealous. It was pretty awesome. They had hamburgers and hot dogs and everyone brought a side. We ate and then the kids went and played at the park. They had some people doing face painting. Camille got a rainbow on her face which was perfect for her. She loves rainbows. And Jason got a super hero mask. He was super Jason for the rest of the day.
They also had loads of water balloons. They had bow and arrow type bows that shoot the water balloons. So the kids could go shoot the water balloons and if you were out on the field and caught the balloons then you got a medal. Camille wanted to get a medal, so Kevin being the awesome dad that he is, took Camille out and they caught a water balloon. It made Camille feel so happy.
They also did a pinata. They actually had two pinatas and I was so happy they did. They did one for kids 5 and younger so I didn't have to worry about Camille and Jason being trampled by all of the older kids. There were only a handful of kids though so Jason and Camille got SO MUCH candy. They thought it was pretty awesome.
I love when I get to spend time with the family. I just noticed I didn't write anything about Sadie. That is because she is the perfect little baby and just sat in her car seat in the stroller and just slept and then watched everyone around her when she woke up.
It was such a lovely afternoon. I feel grateful to be a part of my ward family, and even though we are still meeting people, it is wonderful to start to feel like I am a part of this ward.
Family Pictures
I was adamant that we were going to get family pictures done this year. Last year we wanted to get family pictures done and Shannon was going to take them for us, but the day we went up to Idaho it was so cold and windy and everyone was going to cry. And to add to the disaster I had gone to get my bangs trimmed up, and the person who cut them did a terrible job. I am still crying from it. So lets not get too far into that story, all you need to know is we didn't get family pictures done last year. So this year, I wanted to get family pictures done before it got too cold.
My friend in our ward does photography, so I called her and asked her to do our pictures. She said yes so I hurried and got our outfits together and we got pictures.
The day we got pictures done, she wanted us there at 7:30. So I woke up early and got myself ready, then woke up the kids and got them ready and got a little breakfast. We drove over to this nice area with trees and a walking path. Unfortunately it was a little cold that week and partly cloudy so it didn't warm up too quickly. So the kids were a little grumpy, and Jason has been unusually clingy so he was a little grumpy too. Sadie ended up getting tired half way through and fell asleep. All in all I think we got some good pictures, but it took bribery and threats. I love all our kids and I am glad we were able to get some good pictures of these cute kids. They are just growing up too fast, I want to document as much as I can.
This picture of Camille and Jason is one of my favorite. They were so cold so we wrapped them up in the blanket while we were trying to decide what picture we were going to do next, and while we were doing that they fell down. It is just a real life picture of how much Jason loves Camille.
And again with how much Jason loves Sadie. Jason is just full of love for his sisters, and they love him. Especially Sadie right now. She hasn't given uncontrollable giggles yet, but I am almost sure that Jason will be the one to get her laughing really hard.
Sadie was awake for about 15 minutes, and then got fussy and then fell asleep. In that 15 minutes we got a couple good family pictures and this perfect picture of our sweet Sadie.
Kevin is my very favorite guy, like in the whole world. Followed closely by Jason. My guys are the best.
Jason was having a hard time while taking pictures, and Ben (Michelle's husband/helper) had Jason go around collecting sticks. He thought it was so great. He is such a cute little boy.
This girl is the sweetest thing, as you can see in these pictures. She has the largest imagination, and finds the joy and magic in everything. She helps me to slow down and smell the roses.
Right after these pictures were taken Sadie rolled off of Camille's lap. But we got some pictures of all the kids so that is a success. Next time maybe we won't have our 4 year old hold our 3 month old.
I am so glad we have these pictures, and I love my family.
My friend in our ward does photography, so I called her and asked her to do our pictures. She said yes so I hurried and got our outfits together and we got pictures.
The day we got pictures done, she wanted us there at 7:30. So I woke up early and got myself ready, then woke up the kids and got them ready and got a little breakfast. We drove over to this nice area with trees and a walking path. Unfortunately it was a little cold that week and partly cloudy so it didn't warm up too quickly. So the kids were a little grumpy, and Jason has been unusually clingy so he was a little grumpy too. Sadie ended up getting tired half way through and fell asleep. All in all I think we got some good pictures, but it took bribery and threats. I love all our kids and I am glad we were able to get some good pictures of these cute kids. They are just growing up too fast, I want to document as much as I can.
This picture of Camille and Jason is one of my favorite. They were so cold so we wrapped them up in the blanket while we were trying to decide what picture we were going to do next, and while we were doing that they fell down. It is just a real life picture of how much Jason loves Camille.
And again with how much Jason loves Sadie. Jason is just full of love for his sisters, and they love him. Especially Sadie right now. She hasn't given uncontrollable giggles yet, but I am almost sure that Jason will be the one to get her laughing really hard.
Sadie was awake for about 15 minutes, and then got fussy and then fell asleep. In that 15 minutes we got a couple good family pictures and this perfect picture of our sweet Sadie.
Kevin is my very favorite guy, like in the whole world. Followed closely by Jason. My guys are the best.
Jason was having a hard time while taking pictures, and Ben (Michelle's husband/helper) had Jason go around collecting sticks. He thought it was so great. He is such a cute little boy.
This girl is the sweetest thing, as you can see in these pictures. She has the largest imagination, and finds the joy and magic in everything. She helps me to slow down and smell the roses.
Right after these pictures were taken Sadie rolled off of Camille's lap. But we got some pictures of all the kids so that is a success. Next time maybe we won't have our 4 year old hold our 3 month old.
I am so glad we have these pictures, and I love my family.
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
This Is The Place Park
It was home school day at This is the Place Park so Shantel who is home schooling Lydia, invited us to come with them. If you have never been to This is the Place, it is a park that is about the pioneers and Utah history. It has things about the people who settled Utah, from the Indians who were here before, to the Pioneers, to the Gold Rush people. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect, I just wanted to spend the day with my sister, but it was so much fun and I wish we could have spent more time there. You get there and they have a "train" that pulls you around from the different parts of the park because it is so large. The conductor talks about the different buildings that are on the park.
The first house we drove by was Brigham Young's pink house. It is not always open because they do wedding receptions and such in it, but it was open on the day we went. The kids didn't want to do that first, and so we decided we would come back to it later. I really wanted to see it, but we ran out of time before we could. I am hoping to come back another day and see it.
We headed up to the Indian part of the park. It was so cool. I feel like I will be saying that sentence a lot. They had two Navajo hogans that you could go in and see. It is so interesting to me to see how people use to live. The kids were able to make a cool little arrowhead necklace.
We walked across the road to the Gold Rush area. Camille loved it here. You got to pan for gold in a little river they had going down. They had put little nuggets of fools gold in the sand and it was pretty much perfect. Camille just sat there finding more and more gold. There was a cool ship that was right next and Lydia and Austin went over there when they were done looking for gold, but Camille being her fathers daughter just wanted to keep looking for more gold. It was so fun to see her enjoying the treasure hunt.
While the other kids went to the panning for gold station Jason headed straight to the ship that was right next to it. I was making sure that Camille was with Shantel and then headed over to find Jason. He had gotten stuck with another family going up the stairs to the top. He was just crying for me, but since someone was behind him, he kept walking up the stairs. It was sweet and funny. I rushed up to him and got him and we walked around for a minute then went back down to Sadie and found everyone else.
After panning for gold and looking at the ship there was a mini train that went around a little pond that we all went and road. The kids really liked it..I think they did anyway. It was a little anti climatic since we had already road the big train that goes on the roads and takes you around, but the kids still had fun.
The big train was just pulling in so we had to run across the field so we could hop on. The mini train guy used his radio and called over so that the big train would wait for us. Jason was so sweet. He was running just as fast as he could, but he just couldn't go as fast as Lydia, Camille and Austin. He was worried that we were going to leave him, so I ran down and got him. I would never leave you anywhere Jason. I love you so much.
We took the train to the hospital. At the hospital the kids could do a little craft. Jason chose to do a snake, and Camille made a bird house and colored it. They loved it. The hospital had a little display of some things they use to use to treat people. Oh my I was so glad that I live now instead of then. I can't even imagine having a baby back then. If you told the Nurse that you were sick and told her what you were sick with, she would write a prescription for you and you could take it to the pharmacy for some medicine, which was just a lemon drop. Jason told her that Camille's milk makes him sick, since he is allergic to milk. It was actually really sweet.
We walked over to the farm area so that Austin could do a pony ride. On our way there we saw an awesome park so after Austin did his pony ride, we went and ate a little snack and played on the park. The park was awesome. It had a small place to play for the little kids, and had lots of fun climbing structures for the older kids. It was fun to sit and chat with Shantel while the kids played. Shantel asked what time it was and I looked at my watch (have I said how much I love having a watch? I don't know how I lived before I had a watch) and I told her 5 PM and her eyes got big. Apparently the park closed at 5. We were a little sad because we were not able to go to the pharmacy or the bank (where they tell you how much your gold would have been worth back then).
There was so much that we didn't get to. The next time that I go, I am planning the whole day to be there. Packing lunches and spending the whole day. It was so fun and I can't wait to go back.
I love spending time with my sister, and spending it at This is the Place was so fun.
The first house we drove by was Brigham Young's pink house. It is not always open because they do wedding receptions and such in it, but it was open on the day we went. The kids didn't want to do that first, and so we decided we would come back to it later. I really wanted to see it, but we ran out of time before we could. I am hoping to come back another day and see it.
We headed up to the Indian part of the park. It was so cool. I feel like I will be saying that sentence a lot. They had two Navajo hogans that you could go in and see. It is so interesting to me to see how people use to live. The kids were able to make a cool little arrowhead necklace.
We walked across the road to the Gold Rush area. Camille loved it here. You got to pan for gold in a little river they had going down. They had put little nuggets of fools gold in the sand and it was pretty much perfect. Camille just sat there finding more and more gold. There was a cool ship that was right next and Lydia and Austin went over there when they were done looking for gold, but Camille being her fathers daughter just wanted to keep looking for more gold. It was so fun to see her enjoying the treasure hunt.
While the other kids went to the panning for gold station Jason headed straight to the ship that was right next to it. I was making sure that Camille was with Shantel and then headed over to find Jason. He had gotten stuck with another family going up the stairs to the top. He was just crying for me, but since someone was behind him, he kept walking up the stairs. It was sweet and funny. I rushed up to him and got him and we walked around for a minute then went back down to Sadie and found everyone else.
After panning for gold and looking at the ship there was a mini train that went around a little pond that we all went and road. The kids really liked it..I think they did anyway. It was a little anti climatic since we had already road the big train that goes on the roads and takes you around, but the kids still had fun.
The big train was just pulling in so we had to run across the field so we could hop on. The mini train guy used his radio and called over so that the big train would wait for us. Jason was so sweet. He was running just as fast as he could, but he just couldn't go as fast as Lydia, Camille and Austin. He was worried that we were going to leave him, so I ran down and got him. I would never leave you anywhere Jason. I love you so much.
We took the train to the hospital. At the hospital the kids could do a little craft. Jason chose to do a snake, and Camille made a bird house and colored it. They loved it. The hospital had a little display of some things they use to use to treat people. Oh my I was so glad that I live now instead of then. I can't even imagine having a baby back then. If you told the Nurse that you were sick and told her what you were sick with, she would write a prescription for you and you could take it to the pharmacy for some medicine, which was just a lemon drop. Jason told her that Camille's milk makes him sick, since he is allergic to milk. It was actually really sweet.
We walked over to the farm area so that Austin could do a pony ride. On our way there we saw an awesome park so after Austin did his pony ride, we went and ate a little snack and played on the park. The park was awesome. It had a small place to play for the little kids, and had lots of fun climbing structures for the older kids. It was fun to sit and chat with Shantel while the kids played. Shantel asked what time it was and I looked at my watch (have I said how much I love having a watch? I don't know how I lived before I had a watch) and I told her 5 PM and her eyes got big. Apparently the park closed at 5. We were a little sad because we were not able to go to the pharmacy or the bank (where they tell you how much your gold would have been worth back then).
There was so much that we didn't get to. The next time that I go, I am planning the whole day to be there. Packing lunches and spending the whole day. It was so fun and I can't wait to go back.
I love spending time with my sister, and spending it at This is the Place was so fun.
Monday, September 3, 2018
Canning 2018
I really enjoy canning, especially when I get to go be with my dad and do canning with him. This year our friends the Swains were able to get a ton of free apples. They gave me a huge box of free apples and so I went up to Morgan and made applesauce.
I ended up getting 12 quarts of applesauce and I think it is delicious. I would have gotten more though. Ugh, it makes me sad to even write this, but on the second batch of applesauce I was moving a huge green bowl of applesauce and as I was moving it I dropped it. I was so sad. Tears were shed. I wasn't actually so sad about dropping the applesauce as I was in shock I think. The applesauce was still really really hot and it burnt me a little bit and just dropping it made me go in a little shock. I just kept thinking how at least the apples were free and I didn't lose any money, just time and work..and added more work to the clean up process.
Even with the dropping of the applesauce it still was so fun. Kevin came up that afternoon and went shooting with my dad for a little bit. It was fun to see him and have him do something fun for himself too. That day he spent fixing his truck. He thought the fuel pump went out, but actually he just let his truck run out of gas. The gas gauge is off. Ha ha, it made me laugh. What a day we both had. Hopefully in many years this memory will just make us laugh instead of the little pain I feel when writing it.
A couple weeks later I came up to my parents house and canned peaches. My Aunt Cindy was in town, and she and my mom went out to lunch at Taggarts so I was left to do everything by myself. I could have come up the next day, but the peaches were ready. So we came up and I got started, I blanched and peeled all the peaches and then I was just going to process them in two water canners. I felt so good about myself because I was able to do all the washing, blanching, and peeling by myself. My dad stopped through on his way home and helped me process them, but since Sadie slept so good I got all the hard part done by myself. Everything went really well for me, and only two peach bottles broke. It was sad to lose those peaches, but sometimes things like that just happen.
A few weeks later I was able to come up and do some grape juice. Our friends who we got the apples from also had some grapes no one was using so we made some grape juice. It is so easy. If I had my own grape vines I would make so much grape juice. All I had to do was put the grapes in the steamer, wash the bottles, then put the juice in the bottles, and the lids sealed themselves. It was easy peasy and went great.
I really enjoy canning, I don't know if it is just because I get to do it with my dad, or if I like knowing exactly what I am eating, or if I am just a homemaker at heart, but it brings me joy.
I ended up getting 12 quarts of applesauce and I think it is delicious. I would have gotten more though. Ugh, it makes me sad to even write this, but on the second batch of applesauce I was moving a huge green bowl of applesauce and as I was moving it I dropped it. I was so sad. Tears were shed. I wasn't actually so sad about dropping the applesauce as I was in shock I think. The applesauce was still really really hot and it burnt me a little bit and just dropping it made me go in a little shock. I just kept thinking how at least the apples were free and I didn't lose any money, just time and work..and added more work to the clean up process.
Even with the dropping of the applesauce it still was so fun. Kevin came up that afternoon and went shooting with my dad for a little bit. It was fun to see him and have him do something fun for himself too. That day he spent fixing his truck. He thought the fuel pump went out, but actually he just let his truck run out of gas. The gas gauge is off. Ha ha, it made me laugh. What a day we both had. Hopefully in many years this memory will just make us laugh instead of the little pain I feel when writing it.
A couple weeks later I came up to my parents house and canned peaches. My Aunt Cindy was in town, and she and my mom went out to lunch at Taggarts so I was left to do everything by myself. I could have come up the next day, but the peaches were ready. So we came up and I got started, I blanched and peeled all the peaches and then I was just going to process them in two water canners. I felt so good about myself because I was able to do all the washing, blanching, and peeling by myself. My dad stopped through on his way home and helped me process them, but since Sadie slept so good I got all the hard part done by myself. Everything went really well for me, and only two peach bottles broke. It was sad to lose those peaches, but sometimes things like that just happen.
A few weeks later I was able to come up and do some grape juice. Our friends who we got the apples from also had some grapes no one was using so we made some grape juice. It is so easy. If I had my own grape vines I would make so much grape juice. All I had to do was put the grapes in the steamer, wash the bottles, then put the juice in the bottles, and the lids sealed themselves. It was easy peasy and went great.
I really enjoy canning, I don't know if it is just because I get to do it with my dad, or if I like knowing exactly what I am eating, or if I am just a homemaker at heart, but it brings me joy.
Saturday, September 1, 2018
Haderlie Labor Day Campout
Last year we went on a camp out over Labor day with Diane and Shannon and their families. It was so fun we did it again this year. This year Mom and Dad, Michael and Charity and family, Diane and Hannah and McKyla, Shannon and Collen and family, and us were all able to come. About 20 people were there. It was so fun.
We were slow to reserve a camp site so we ended up just going wherever there was an opening. There happened to be an opening at the Summit View Campground #15. It turned out to be perfect. There was a lot of room for the kids to roam around and pick up things and play. If you go there at the end of July there would be a lot of huckleberries because we saw a lot of huckleberry bushes.
I was hoping to wake up and just get up there so that we could spend as much time as possible camping, but it was not to be. Kevin had a little work to do and then our truck ended up dying. Luckily we were able to borrow a friends truck, but it did set us back so we didn't get to the camp site until 5:30 ish. We were in charge of dinner so we were trying to set up a tent and get dinner ready for when everyone else came. We made dutch oven potatoes and BBQ chicken. Kevin loves dutch oven potatoes, and he is getting really good at cooking them. We got camp set up and dinner eaten and a fire started (when I say we I really mean Kevin. He is such an amazing guy. I feel so grateful to be his wife). Sadie started crying and so I was trying to feed her and Kevin came over and fed me before my dinner got too cold. It was thoughtful and kind, just like he is.
That night was snuggled around the fire because it was getting cold. We made a couple woofums. Those are one of Kevin's favorite treats. Then we went to bed. Oh my goodness it was so cold last night. Kevin and I have a pretty good sleeping bag, but I was worried about the kids all night. Jason ended up in our bed, but Camille and Sadie actually did pretty good. When we woke up it was still freezing cold. Grandpa Max had started a fire and I felt so grateful!! We went and sat by the fire and tried to get warm. We had hot chocolate and Mike and Kevin made breakfast. Kevin really did so much for everyone during this trip. He is the best. Anyway, the kids played all morning and before we had to go. Camping is a lot of work for the adults, but it is just the best thing for kids. Camille and Jason just love camping. I asked them their favorite part and they said roasting marshmallows.
We had to be out of camp at noon so we set off and headed home. We were just planning on picking up lunch on our way home but Sadie and Jason were both sleeping when we were at McCammon, so we kept on going until we made it to Malad. Malad is where Kevin and I would meet and play cards and go on dates when we were long distance dating. It is also where Kevin proposed to me. Malad holds a special place in my heart. We ended up stopping at Malad and the kids got Burger King and Kevin and I tried the BBQ place in town (it wasn't very good if you were wondering). We went to the park in town because we smelled of campfire smoke and it was perfect. It seriously was the perfect ending to such a great week. The kids played nicely and the park was the perfect size for them. We had it all to ourselves for most of the time. It just made me love my family so much. Kevin spun the kids on the merry go round and I wish I had taken a video of it. It was so so so funny. Kevin was spinning the kids and then he stopped the merry go round and Jason got so scared and started screaming from being dizzy. It sounds bad when I write it, but it was just so innocent and cute. Then he got off and said, "I am pretty dizzy!!!" He is just the sweetest. I love my family.
This was such a wonderful weekend with my family and I can't wait to do it again next year with the Haderlie Family.
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