lack of posting anything

I have a tendency to forget to do stuff and blogging is one of them. With having 2 kids it always goes in the back of my mind. I will try to post more

♥♥The Olympics♥♥

I am OBSESSED with the Olympics! I have been glued to my TV as much as I could be since it has started. I don't know if it's just the pure joy of someone winning a medal for being the best or if it's just cause I want us to just plain kick ass! Whatever it is i am just glued to the screen!

First Day of Kindergarten!

                                                  My Princess on her first day of school!

Today was a bittersweet day. My little girl started Kindergarten!  Last night she was so happy and so excited to start a new school ( last year she went to half day preschool) and make new friends. Today she felt so excited to go back to school and explore new things. She was up bright and early and was ready faster then I was. I of course was dragging since I am not a morning person.  

                                                                  Bento Box Love!!

The night before we made her lunch and put it in her bento box that her Aunt let her use. If you don't know what a Bento box is, it is a small lunchbox the Japanese use for their lunches. It can have between two and five small compartments to put food into. We filled hers with a sandwich in the shape of the box, graham crackers, tomatoes, and strawberries. She was thrilled to help make her first lunch.  We packed it up and put it in the fridge to get cold overnight.

                                                                    In her classroom

We got to school and got into her classroom and she was doing great until other kids into the classroom. Upon realizing she wasn't with her old friends she had a complete meltdown and decided she wasn't going to school and that was it. I had told her if she stayed in class just one day and got a feel for it she just might like it. She said ok but then decided she was not going to talk to anyone since she didn't need anymore friends.  After 4 minutes of talking to her it was time for me to go and the waterworks started for both her and I. Just seeing that my little girl is growing up and is now going to school all day I lost it before I made it out the double doors of the hallway. It made me feel a little better knowing I wasn't the only parent sad to see their child grow more independent. 

She was able to take the bus home from school and that was apparently the most exciting thing EVER!!!!!!! (her words not mine!) she was so excited that she almost forgot to get off the bus at her stop. Luckly, daddy was there to save the day!!!! Once she got off she was a little chatterbox and is so happy to go back tomorrow!

Summer + CAMPING

When Summer hits we love to hit the outdoors. Most of the time it involves a trip to the cooler climates and higher elevation of Arizona. Our favorite spot is called Bear Canyon Lake and is located on the Mogollon Rim! We have been going there since our honeymoon, and that's where we spent most of it too! The reason we love it so much is it's just beautiful and also a free campground.

This year we went for the longest we have ever gone. 10 DAYS!We were warned of bears in the area. We knew it was bound to happen seeing as the name is Bear canyon. This year though, bears were attacking campers so we were very cautious. All of our food stayed in our truck and every night before going to bed we changed our clothes into something we had not eaten in. Believe me, it can get hard trying to keep a pair of clothes free of food smells when all you want to do is get up in the morning and not change and start cooking lol. 

So at 7 AM on Friday we set off to the woods. Our truck packed to the max with everything we needed, or thought we would need. We got to the campground and found that the camp site we had last year was open so we took it! not to close to the bathrooms but not far enough that you didn't want to walk to them in the middle of the night.

Our camp site

We managed to find a wonderful family that was camping for a whole week and we became very good friends fast. They welcomed us like we were a second family and even let us move closer to them so we didn't feel unsafe. With all the bears and a very odd encounter with another camper it made us feel so much safer. 

Unfortunately  since it is monsoon season we did get rain, but with the rain came the lift of fire restrictions and we were able to have a camp fire 4 days into our trip. It was so nice to be able to sit next to a fire at night and look at the stars when there were not any clouds in the way. We didn't catch any fish on our trip but we did have a blast trying and being able to spend some quality time with each other!

Thank you to our troops

Today is Memorial Day and a day to remember the troops that never came home from over seas. I am greatful for them for sacrificing their lives to keep us free. Thank you!

Cool weather and gardening

I love the outdoors. If I could I would live in a cabin in the woods away from everyone and raise my own food and meat. So when J's grandmother asked me to watch her cabin I jumped on it. It is a beautiful place here. Ponderosa pines, 6 small gardens, chickens, and no one to bother me. I didn't realize how much work it would be though. Since it is Arizona and it is so dry the gardens grass, and everything in between has to be watered everyday. When I had planned on coming up here I figued it would take a little of my time and I would be able to fish the rest of the day or go for hikes. BOY WAS I WRONG! The gardens are just starting out so they each need to be watered at least an hour each and their dogs get very lonely if left alone for a long time. SO for the past 4 days I have been a slave to the gardens. I do admit though, they are coming long nice and it is rewarding to see everything sprout and green up around here. Tomorrow my husband will be up here with his aunt as well. It is his birthday weekend so we are going to try and enjoy ourselves before we have to go back. He didn't want to come because he loves it up here too and when he leaves he gets sad. I do too but I don't have to go back to the daily grind of work. I just have to deal with the munchkins. So I am hoping that while he is up here with me fishing might happen or even a little hiking. On that note I better go check the garden and move the water to the trees. Adios!