Nothing like the Cabin!

This our third ward campout living in Oregon, and may be our last. We have a great time, and each year it is somewhere different. The place we went this year was called Champeog Park. It was such a nice big camground, and the kids had tons of fun with their friends. This is one of the first things the kids found. A big fallen over dead tree. They had a blast climbing on it. Micah was a little apprehensive at first. But added a little sass and seemed to do just fine. Posen' on the tree. Micah, Noah, and Morgan! Attack of the Deeken! He is attacking our amzing babysitter/friend, Katelin Minetto. We love it when she is home from college. She awesome with the kids and helps out whenever she can. Noah was a big helper, bringing lots of stuff to the tent. The bugs emerged on our tents as soon as we got them set up. Here, the kids are having fun trying to get them out of the Veek's tent. This is our awesome bishop with Deeken. This is also his tent. Our family has grown out of our tent, and he said we could use his. It was set up before we even got there. He is a good man. We love our Bishop. He has great offspring too. Katelin, the girl I mentioned before in the blog, is his daughter. Micah with John. Nothing like being a daddies girl! I am pretty sure they were sick of me taking pictures. One of the best things about summer, Watermelon. Sierra and Deeken Another great thing about summer, Marshmellows! I don't think that it is golden brown, so it might not be the perfect marshmellow according to Grandma Hyde, but he like it. Micah loving those Marshmellows! I think he liked his first taste of ROASTED marshmellows, he has been chomping the minis for a few weeks now. Micah and Daddy Sierra, Micah and Emily. He was exhausted. But still hanging in there. He is such a good guy! All sitting on Daddies lap---3 hours past bedtime and lookn' it! "Just right for a Micah Moo!" Her words exactly! Bishopric Breakfast, nummy! says Noah Hot Chocolate, one thing that we can replicate from the cabin! Sitting on the dock at the campground. Morgan and Noah just wasting some time with their feet floating in the water. Micah's legs were a little short, but she still enjoyed it. Again with the backpack! Still a happy guy. They all were pretty happy, till the fartigue set in. The only really bad thing about a ward campout....the sleep deprived aftermath.

YOU CAN DO IT!

Noah is no longer a four-wheeln' man! This all happend back around the fourth of July, but I wan't very good at getting pics of it and posting them, so even though this is a shabby pic and It is a little past when he learned I wanted it noted for posterity. He worked really hard to make this happen. You often heard him saying his montra, I can do it, I can do it! He really learned amazingly fast and without to many scraps. We are very proud of him.

Long Time Coming!

When my dad was here for Deeken's blessing, Micah was in this dress and hat. He told me he wanted me to get a picture of her in it and send it to him. Well that has been at least 10 months, I finally thought I would fulfill his request even because Micah is growing out of this dress. So here you go dad, I know it has been a long time coming. I bought this dress, or I should say my mom bought this dress for me long before I knew I was going to have a girl. I really liked it then for some reason. I liked how the hat, the dress, and shoes all matched. She was willing to work with me at first, but as time went on, not so much! Sorry they aren't the best pictures dad. Here is one of the boys for good measure. I love you!

Washington County Fair

We went to the Washington County Fair with the Veeks. I had my camera in the car and didn't try to turn it on until Micah fell asleep on the way there and I wanted to take a picture, but the batteries were dead. I was very sad. But wanted to remember the experiance, so whilst i write about things that happend this year, you can gaze at some of the pics from last year. This year we saw part of a bird show, watched "Dock Dogs"(dogs jumping into water from a dock), Saw the farm animals, (Micah was intrigued by the cow getting milked by a machine, Noah wanted to see more horses), We watched the winning 4H cow get bid on, we ate some way over priced food and caught the end of a magic/comedy show. The hot and ready light was on at Krispy Creams, so we did grab one of those on the way home. All in all it was kind of a crazy trip, but the kids did seem to have some fun. Sierra asked me if we ever go to the fairs in Utah, I said nope. She asked why not, and I didn't have an answer. It really made me think though. On a different note seeing the animals just made John and I hope to one day get some acerage and have those horses, and... well maybe not any other animals, but the horses for sure. So...this is what it was about last year... This is Micah and Mylisa. Too little to ride rides, but still old enough to have fun together. I think Micah was mostly picking on her here, just gearn' up for Deeken. Just Micah in her cute overalls. I think little girls look so cute in overalls. I can't believe how much she has changed in a year. Still got that sass though. This is Mylisa. Who is she? Well if you don't know it is a long story to tell, but she was like a daughter to our friends Bryce and Brenley Wilberger. She needed love and and they needed to give some love and they gave it to each other till Mylisa's mom needed her back. They keep in touch still and always will. This is Noah with two girls from our ward, Brianna and Kennedy. They are both older than him, I think he likes it that way. He got to go on a few rides with them and had a GREAT time! We had fun with the Veeks this year and the Wilbergers last year. Above all doing fun things like this with our friends show that we are home bodies and without great friends who come up with the plan and get us to go with them we would probably not get out much. We love all the wonderful friends we have made here.

What a good guy.

He is the best baby. I really can't complain about him in any way. He is so mellow and enjoys just chillin'. We don't even know when he has double ear infections because he is so good. This is him after a nap. I heard him talking and came to see. This was how he was waiting for me. He is such a sweet, good baby. I LOVE HIM!

Robinhood Festival in Sherwood Oregon

We didn't hit a parade on the Fourth of July, so I was glad to here about this parade that takes place in a town not to far from us. Here we are waiting for the parade to begin. I was so happy it wasn't 102 degrees outside. It was actually overcast but not raining. So NICE! Micah was holding the bag open ready for the candy to come even before the parade started. Noah was intently waiting to catch a glimpse of the first person in the parade. We asked the kids to put their hands over their heart as the Veterans and flag went by. I don't think they understood. Better get out the B of M and teach them about war and freedom. Shortly after the parade started, we found out Sherwood doesn't just throw candy they throw lots of good stuff. Micah was happy to have gotten a t-shirt. And while Micah basked in her happiness of receiving a shirt, Noah swiped up every piece of candy he could. They learned quickly and so did we, that there is no need to run, if you just hold out your hand the candy will come. Plenty of it too. I think this part made Noah long to be in the bike parade with his cousins in Utah. We miss great things like that. Here is the "Sherwoody/Robinhoody" part of the parade. It didn't do much for me. Seeing the horses in the parade made John and I long for the time when we will be able to own some of our own. John says he aches for it deep down in his bones. Micah enjoyed all of the horse in the parade... especially this guy. The Oregon zoo even had an entry. Deeken got pretty bored, but liked this bouncy ball mouse that got thrown to us. Okay, maybe he didn't think it was as cool as his mom did but he seemed to like it okay. Noah liked his pinwheel. Each of the kids got one. Pretty cool. Micah didn't like the loud sirens. All in all the kids had a great time, and John and I got lots of free candy to rumage through after the kids went to bed.

The Farmer's Market in Beaverton

Saturday our family took a trip to the next town over and tried out the farmers market. Oregon has its bad points(endless rain) and it's good(farmers markets). My kids love berries, especially black berries from the bushes. This was a good experiance for them to try other berries. Noah has Blueberries, which he picked out himself. Micah has raspberries at mom's request. We did also get two pints of black berries. The flowers there were also gorgeous. The kids had a good time smelling them. Deeken got to hang out in the back-pack again. He is such a patient, good guy just taking in all that is happening around him. We had to get some peas since papa Hydes aren't an option this year. Micah's little "Cutie pa tootie" she found. It looks big in the picture but it was a tiny little pepper. Noah was diggn' those peas, pod and all. The big kids got to go in the water fountains to cool off, while... Deeken choose to chill under a wet towel and drink his bottle. It was a very fun time.