MEET AND GREET CAMPING TRIP

WEEKEND CAMPING TRIP

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL WHERE WE WERE CAMPING FOR THE WEEKEND

CAMPING TRIP FAMILY PIC

DANIEL SUNDAY MORNING NOT READY TO GO HOME

JORDAN HELPING JUSTIN AND NATHAEN PUT THE CAMPER UP

THE STONER FAMILY

HAILEY FEEDING COUSIN JORDAN SOME GOLDFISH

DADDY, COUSIN JORDAN, AND THE KIDS SITTING DOWN FOR DINNER

DANIEL IN HIS SPONGEBOB SLEEPING BAG

HAILEY IN HER STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE SLEEPING BAG

THE KIDS READY FOR BED ALTHOUGH THEY DIDINT GO TO SLEEP UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT CAUSE IT DIDINT GET DAR TILL LATE AND THEY COULDNT FALL ASLEEP TOO MUCH EXCITEMENT GOING ON

ME TAKING A BREAK

HAILEY PLAYING TUG OF WAR

DANIEL PLAYING TUG OF WAR

HAILEY PLAYING IN THE HAY

DANIEL FOUND SOME MONEY AND WAS HAVING FUN THROWING HAY AROUND EVERYWHERE TOO

LOOKING FOR QUARTERS IN THE HAY IT WAS A HUNT FOR THE KIDS DURING KIDS GAMES

HAILEY WATCHING A MOVIE IN THE CAMPER YES WE CAMP IN LUXURY THE BEST WAYT TO CAMP IN MY OPINION BATHROOM AND TV

ME HANGING BY THE CAMPER

HAILEY TAKING A BREAK AND GIVING ORDERS

DANIEL TAKING A BREAK

DANIEL AND HAILEY SHARING PPCORN WITH COUSIN JORDAN

HE WAS AMAZED ABOUT HOW THE POPCORN COOKED AND POPPED ON THE STOVE

DANIEL EXCITED TO MAKE HIS CAMPING POPCORN FIRST TIME EVER

DANIEL SLIDING DOWN THE MUDD HILL

HAILEY WALKING AROUND THE FAIRGROUNDS WITH COUSIN JORDAN

COUSIN JORDAN AND HAILEY AT THE TOP OF THE HILL

COUSIN JORDAN AND HAILEY GOING DOWN THE MUDD MOUNTAIN

DANIEL BLOWING BUBBLES AT THE CAMPSITE

THE KIDS WATCHING ALL THE TRUCKS ON THE RAMP AND HAILEY SNUCK A SODA DRINK

HAILEY JUMPING ROPE AND WATCHING THE TRUCKS

JUSTIN ON THE RAMP WITH THE LANDCRUISER

WISHBONE TRAIL RUN

IT WENT FROM 10PM-2AM

NIGHT TIME TRAIL RIDE

This past weekend we went on a camping trip. My Cousin Jordan is up visiting for the week and he was able to be there too. We had our camper in the driveway of the house for the last 3 weeks and the kids kept asking when we were going to go camping and this weekend when we actually went they were so excited. We went to the annual Meet n Greet in Palmer, Alaska which is a 4 wheeling event that takes place every summer. Usually we just go up for the Saturday which is family and kids day and then go home but we camped out and stayed overnight until Sunday this year. The kids participated in all the kids games. They had a huge bounce house with slide. they played tug of war, they had a hay scavenger hunt to look and find real quarters. There was 20 dollars in quarters thrown in the hay and Daniel ended up with 1.25 and Hailey ended up with 1.00. They also had a hot dog eating contest but the kids skipped out on that one. Daniel's major highlight of the trip was making camping popcorn and smores. He thought it was really neat watching the popocorn cook on the stove. Hailey enjoyed going down the big muddy hill with her cousin Jordan. They had a huge hotdog and hamburger and all the fixings lunch and an ittalian dinner with lasangna, garlic bread, salad, and corn on the cob amongst tons of desserts. Then there was a raffle which Daniel won a hot wheels car and was excited with his special car. The kids didint go to bed until about midnight when it finally started to get a little dark and then they slept really well until 9am the next morning in the camper. On Sunday morning they were a little grumpy cause they diidnt want to go home but thats a sign that they had a really good time. Jordan and Justin went on an evening trail ride Saturday night and saw some really awesome scenery. Next Meet N Greet next summer I think we will definitley camp for the weekend again.

FATHER'S DAY

DADDY AND THE KIDS

HER SPECIAL OUTFIT FOR FATHER'S DAY

DADDY AND DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL

DANIEL GIVING DADDY HIS CARD HE COLORED SPECIAL FOR DADDY

HAILEY SHOWING DADDY HER CARD SHE COLORED

THE KIDS GIVING DADDY HIS SPECIAL T-SHIRT THAT WAS MADE JUST FOR HIM

THE KIDS WITH DADDY AND HIS NEW DRUM PEDAL FOR HIS ROCK BAND GAME

ROCK BAND STOOL, DRUM STICKS, AND ROCK REVOLUTION GAME I GOT FOR JUSTIN

NEW JEANS FROM THE KIDDOS FOR THEIR DADDY HOPEFULLY HE DOESNT WORK ON HIS TRUCK IN THEM

ANOTHER ONE OF THE T-SHIRTS THE KIDS GOT JUSTIN

ONE OF JUSTIN'S SHIRTS HE GOT FROM THE KIDS

HAILEY AND BELLA WERE TWINS FOR THE DAY

HAILEY, BELLA, AND NICKY

DANIEL, HAILEY,BELLA, AND NICKY

Justin had a very nice Father's Day. The kids made him cards well we went to the store and they each picked out a card and then colored their own pictures inside the card. They got Justin a special T-Shirt that was made just for him and some new clothes to wear when we go on vacation next month. I got Justin some equipment to go with his Rock Band game. He got the drum stool, and the Metalicca drum pedal, an some new drumsticks, and a Rock Revolution X-Box 360 game. Later in the evening we had a BBQ which was a combination of a surprise Baby Shower for my friend Jamie and A Father's Day BBQ. The kids and their friends all had fun playing outside and after the shower games the guys were playing some Rock Band. Hailey and her friend Bella were dressed like twins today. Her Mom and me went shopping together alot while they were at school and this is one of the cute outfits we bought for each of them. Ive had it for a few months but had been saving it for her to wear for Father's Day.

FUN IN THE SUN

THE KIDS HAVING FUN IN THE SUN

I LOVE HER NEW BATHING SUIT FROM GYMBOREE AND IT EVEN CAME WITH MATCHING ZEBRA STRIPED FLIP FLOPS

DANIEL IN CONTROL OF THE HOSE

HAILEY RUNNING THROUGH THE SPRINKLERS

HAILEY LOVIN PLAYING IN THE SPRINKLERS

HAILEY AND ALEXANDER PLAYING IN THE SPRINKLERS

DANIEL AND MICHEAL PLAYING IN THE SPRINKLERS (YES DANIEL ACTUALLY WAS IN THE WATER)

MIRANDA AND HAILEY HAVING A POPSICILE BREAK

DANIEL TAKING A POPSICILE BREAK

DANIEL TAKING A BREAK FOR AN APPLE

HAILEY AND MR BEANS AT THE PARK

HAILEY PLAYING IN THE SAND THE CLOSEST SHE WILL GET TO A BEACH LIVING HERE

HAILEY POSING AT THE PARK

CONNOR, DANIEL, HAILEY, AND MR BEANS AT THE PARK

ALL THE KIDS TAKING A BREAK ON THE PICNIC BENCH AT THE PARK

YES YOU CAN GET SUNBURNED IN ALASKA

Today according to the local news was a record high temperature for Anchorage. I knew it was hot today but not sure how hot. It actually hit 86 degrees today which I don't think even when we lived in Fairbanks its ever gotten that hot. I think 81 was the hottest. The kids put their bathing suits on and were having a blast with their friends running through the sprinklers. DAniel was a little afraid at fist cause he is definitly not my water baby but by the end of the day he was right along with his sister and the rest of his friends. The kids kept running from the sprinklers to the park to play across the street back to the sprinklers to cool off. We all got a nice little bit of sun today. I dont know if we will see anymore 86 degree days the rest of the summer or even the rest of our time in Alaska but we definitly enjoyed every bit of the nice weather today.