We're Guardians!!!

Joe and I were asked by our dear friend Deanna to be her 16 year old daughter Brittany's guardian. We feel so honored by the request and after talking and praying about it, we have accepted. Britt is already a little sister/niece to us so this just feels right. We of course hope nothing ever happens to Deanna, but if something were, we would want to be there for Britt anyway.

Thanksgiving

I'm so excited because I just booked our flight to Pensacola for Thanksgiving!!! We are going to celebrate Thanksgiving with Joe's Aunt and Uncle and Mom. I'm so exited because Joe's Aunt and I have developed a close friendship via email and we have been waiting to meet. It also will be fun meeting more of Joe's family. I can't wait!!! I can't believe I actually found a flight using air miles. :)

He bit me!

I told Joe he was going to have to kill someone for me. It's black and has eight legs and it had the nerve to crawl on my face and bite me while I was sleeping! I woke up with a huge spider bite on my chin. Does that creep you out like it does me? I'm actually not one to freak out by spiders. I can kill them myself when they come in my house, but to think about one crawling on my face while sleeping is very creapy to me.

Friends Wedding

On July 5 we went to our friend's Greg and Heidi's wedding. It was a lot of fun watching them become husband and wife, especially after their 17 month engagement. I think they were ready for their big day!

My best friend Kait was in the wedding and I loved this picture of us. The other picture is of her little man - baby Caden. Isn't he precious?

Camping

We went camping this weekend with my best friend Kaitlin and her family. It was a lot of fun! We went to Conconully because we love the campgrounds there. It's lots of flat grass with nice large trees shading different areas. The trick is figuring out where the shade is going to be at what time of the day. We ended up moving our tent after the first night. We hit the morning sun and couldn't sleep.

Conconully has two lakes, lots of mountains and a cute little town that has a general store. There is also a nice clean bathroom (nice for camping anyway) which is a bonus when camping.

Another one of the highlights of this place is the deer! They are so friendly and come through the campgrounds throughout the day. You can even hand feed them. We had a Mom and her fawn settle down for the night a few feet from our campground.

We love to camp! It's relaxing just catching up on our reading, playing games, exploring the hills or making smores around the campfire. The other thing Joe and I do while camping, is eat well! I love to cook while camping. I made homemade blueberry pancakes and bacon one morning. For the other breakfast I made egg omelette burritos and potatoes. For dinner I made shish kabobs and baked potatoe and marinaded chicken burgers.

Conconully is where we went hunting last year. Yes, I went hunting, but not in the way you think. I don't actually go up in the mountain sit for hours in the freezing cold waiting to spot a buck. I went for the peace and relaxation. I had an awesome time - one of the most relaxing times in my life. I went with my husband (of course) and he had two buddies come with. While they woke up at 4AM to go hunt, I slept in and then bundled up, started a fire, put a blanket over me and sat by the fire and read! It was awesome! My other responsibility is feeding the boys so I cooked a big dinner for them and then packed my sweetie's lunch for the next day. It was great! The most funny thing is while they boys were up in the mountains hiding out to spot the deer, the deer would come through the campgrounds and it seemed like their tongues were sticking out! Ha, ha!