Camp Creek Camp Out 2009

Here are some pics from the our First Annual "Camp Creek Camp Out" that took place this past Saturday night. There were 17 of us, including 9 kiddos under 4. Everything went very well, most kids slept pretty good, tots had their first real s'mores and campfires, good food and great times with great friends. And it was fun to see the kids in their matchy shirts, I stayed up a few late nights to get them all finished, and it was well worth it. Can't wait to do it all again!

Random Good Times

Here are some more fun moments. Today at lunch, Mason fell asleep to the tune of his cashew butter and jam sandwich. This never happens at our house, I had to share his sweet sleepy faces.

In addition, Em got a cute lil haircut this week, and mom finally got the playroom organized with
the help of some new furniture and a darling new rug. Thought you might enjoy those pictures, too.

The Garden

Our 3rd child, really...our garden. We have 9 9'x5' raised beds, and of course our 15 beloved blueberry bushes, and we've had such a great time with it all this year. Finally, I can get out there without a monstrous preggo belly or a newborn strapped on, and I've really been enjoying it. The kiddos love it too, and I've been amazed how they are refraining from yanking out the harvest! And now that the blueberries are ripe, I can send Em and Mase in there, close the gate, and get a good 30 minutes of gardening done while they eat berries....mostly the blue ones....=)

Emily also loved the cherries from our 2 cherry trees, before the birdies cleaned 'em out completely. Mason has an affinity for the peas, and knows exactly how to eat just the peas, which really surprises me! He can pack a lot of those little buggers in his cheeks. I just love watching the kids out there, Emily gets SO excited when she sees something new ripening or sprouting, she can hardley contain herself. I feel like I'm teaching them so much just by growing all this, letting them see where food comes from, reaping the yumminess from our hard work, I just can't get enough of it. My mom's love of her garden just might have rubbed off a little! It just took awhile to show up.....=)

Emily's 3rd Birthday

My baby turning 3, hard for mommy to grasp that one. Em had 2 pizza-inspired get-togethers, first one at Papa's Pizza in town, and the 2nd a pizza-making party with her bestest buddies here at home. Both were a ball, but seeing the toddlers create their masterpieces, while the mommies hurriedly tried to keep tomato sauce and mozzarella off the most important articles of clothing was just a sight to be seen. It went surprisingly well, and the lil pizzas were delish! And the little brother decided it was a good day to take an extra long morning nap, to awake to the craziness, he wasn't so sure of what exactly had taken over his house. Another birthday party success story, and mommy is ready to have a little break from the party planning! Yes!

Mason's First Birthday Fiesta....3/21/09

Mason's First was all about the dump trucks. We had a house full of friends and family. Here are a few of the highlights...I think the little dude had a great time! Emily was so happy to get at that cake, even if it wasn't so pretty after Mason had his way with it.

Catch-Up Time....

As the new camera settles in, I've quickly discovered there is just no way I will ever have the time to upload and share the quantity of photos that I have in the past....believe it or not I can actually take more photos than I used to. (I'm sure many of you are saying "Fantastic!!!" I can think of a few....hee hee..) Also, I was getting sick of not being able to tell any stories about my pictures, damn Costco, kicking the caption option off their service. So, the blog came to me as an answer to all this. I can tell stories AND share photos, in a way that will save us all time. Welcome to The Spain Gang. And nope, couldn't get any more creative than that....it's been a long week.

I'm very new to this, so we'll see how it all shakes out. I'm planning on sharing some pics from the last couple months, then we'll try to keep this baby updated.