Fischer's 1st Camping Trip

Last weekend we all headed up north camping. I can say it was an adventure. For the most part Fischer was a good sport about everything. The last night he decided to wake up about 2am and was not satisfied hanging out in our tent. So this lead to walking him around camp in the pitch black and then loading him up in the car and driving him around for a couples hours so he would get some sleep. We arrived back at camp about 5am after driving around and decided to sleep in the car (with it running) until Fischer woke up. So despite the lack of sleep Blake and I got the last night we had a good time. It was good time to spend with family and friends (even celebrated Dianne's birthday). Blake and I have always loved camping. There is just something fun about being outside, cooking with a camp stove and sitting in front of a camp fire (cooking smores of course). We know Fischer will adjust and hopefully enjoy camping too (because he really doesn't have a choice since we will all be going camping again). HAHA

My dad surprised us and brought a metal bucket so Fischer could take a bath. We heated up the water over the camp stove. Fischer very much enjoyed talking his bath in the great outdoors. With him still crawling and well just being a boy a bath was definitely needed.

11 Months Old

Oh man 1 more month until our little boy turns 1!!!! I can't believe it!! Time has gone toooooooo fast that is for sure. He is growing and changing every day. He is growing up into a little boy. Which brings such a mix of emotions for me. Some days I wish I could push a pause button to keep him so little and precious. He has a fascination for wheels or anything round (balls, water bottles). He studies the wheels on his toy cars. Maybe that means he wants to be a engineer! HA :)

He loves climbing up stairs and would do it all day if we let him.

He has also discovered the dishwasher. He likes to "help".

He loves watching Blake play the guitar.

He's getting more hair, even enough to have this bad hair day.

Welcome Sienna Faith Abram

Look at this cutie! Sienna Faith Abram was born July 21st at 3:09pm weighing 9lbs 3oz. She is so beautiful. Her older sister Allie is going to be such a sweet older sister. Sienna is the 8th baby born in our bible study. So warning about drinking the coffee at our starbucks!!!

My new venture!!

Each year we take the dogs to have them shaved to help keep them cool during the summer. This year we were having a hard time trying to find the money to spend on clipping them so I decided I would do it myself. I still have all my clippers and tools that I used to shave horses so how much different could a dog be? We'll a lot I came to find out! Dogs don't hold still as well and have more details! HA But after spending a whole day off and on shaving Bunker I got it done!

Look at his hair, it was a long mess even after his bath. He gave my clippers a challenge.

Half way done!!!!

DONE!!! He was such a trooper. I could tell right away he felt so much better.

Now onto Bailey, hopefully she will not take as long.

Amanda's Baby Shower

We got to shower Amanda, Lance & Lily with love and gifts at her baby shower. It was such a joy to spend that time with Amanda. I can't wait to meet Lily and give her auntie smooches. That girl doesn't know what is about to hit her when she is born, she will be getting tons and tons of auntie love!!!!

4th of July at the Cabin

Fischer and I got to spend the 4th of July weekend at my parents cabin in Prescott. It was so nice and the weather was beautiful. Blake came up Monday after he got off work and we were all able to then spend another couple of days together. For the past couple of years our cabin has been the host for a 4th of July party for everyone who has cabins around us and even some people that live further down the road. It was fun to get to met some new neighbors that have moved up there recently. I have so many memories growing up taking trips to the cabin. I'm excited that we will be able to take Fischer up there and he will get to have his own memories up there.

We discovered that Fischer loves watching the animals. He would spend hours watching all the birds and squirrels from the back porch. The squirrels come beg for peanuts and my parents put bird seed out on bird feeders so there is always some sort of creature around.

Trip to the Fire Station

On our way up to my parents cabin we stopped and dropped Blake off at work. It was Fischer's first time at the fire house. He loved it! There was so much to see an explore.

He even got to check out all the stuff inside and pretend to drive.


We are excited for the many more memories Fischer will have with Blake at the Fire Station.