Where Did The Weeks Go?

I last posted a few weeks ago about all of the craziness that was about to come! Well those weeks have come and gone and I still feel busy!

We went camping Labor Day weekend which was lots of fun and I actually got to relax most of the time. Usually when camping I don't get to sit and read much. My in-law's were also camping and my sister-in-law had a friend a long so Abby just played with them the whole time and Benjamin took really good naps in our new camper. It was GREAT!!

My side of the family had our picture taken! It went pretty good. The pictures look great! Now to choose which ones we would like???

Brad and I went to the firefighter convention. It was a lot of fun! We were gone from Thursday-Sunday. I was going to take pictures but a little girl left my camera on and my batteries were dead. I didn't realize this until we were at convention and after we had just stopped at a gas station. UUGGHh!! Oh well! On the Friday of Convention they had co-ed water fights! I did it! Even though me and my partner didn't win it was still a lot of fun!

The Monday we were home Ben had his 9 month appointment! Yes, my baby is 9 months old already. He is standing by furniture and eating big people food! So sad! He weighs a whopping 23 pounds 7 ounces! He sure is a growing boy!

Abby is also growing up! She went to Sunday school for the first time on Sunday! When she was a baby Brad and I would always say "isn't it crazy that in how many years Abby will be in the Christmas program?" Well this year she will get to be in the Christmas program! Tear! She has been on this thing about talking about her wedding and who is she going to marry. Were did this come from?? You are only 3 years old! I told her she had to be way older before she even thinks about getting married. I got married when I was 19! It's been great and I love my husband more than anything but why did we rush??

That has been life the last couple of weeks! Brad starts his hunting trips this weekend and it doesn't end until about Christmas time so I will have to find things for me and the kids to do while he is gone! Oh hunting how I love ya but I hate ya! :)
Have a good week everyone!

Nothing to Exciting

I have been wanting to post for a while but there just isn't a whole lot going on! We did buy a new camper!! I am so excited to use it this weekend! I spent all day Saturday and last night cleaning it and I am still not quite done! I figured I would make it really clean now and than we just have to clean it after we camp! Growing up my family never camped. I would go a couple times with my neighbor's family. Than I started dating Brad and his family's vacations were always camping and I love it!! So now we camp quite a bit! And it is great that our friends got a camper so now we go with them a few times! It is very relaxing! (I should say it WILL be relaxing once my kids are older and I don't have to keep an eye on them all the time.) It is still fun!
We have a busy 2 weeks ahead. We are gong to camp this weekend from Friday night until Monday. Tuesday night we take a big family picture with my whole family and then Thursday we go to firefighter convention in Monticello, IA which is 6 hours away! If your wondering what goes on at the firefighter convention I will explain it a little. All of Iowas firefighters get together, I guess not all of them because some need to be home in case of a fire :). We camp and just hang out. This year at night there will be bands performing and supper both Friday and Saturday night. Friday they have a few competitions. I believe they have the old timers water fight, co-ed, and women's water fights. Saturday is the firefighters competitions which is all day. The guys do all kinds of competitions. It is fun to watch and cheer on the guys! I will have to post pictures when we get back!
Sorry I waited so long to post the exciting news!! No, I am not pregnant but my sister-in-law is!! Woo hoo!!! I get to be an aunt to another niece or nephew! I love it! This will be number 8 for me! I get to babysit this little peanut and I cannot wait!! That is all for now! I will have to update you all in about 2 weeks when we get home and I can share all of the fun stuff we did!! Have a good labor day weekend!

Vacation

We are home from vacation!! The excitement of our vacation began Tuesday night when Brad was going to pop up the camper so that we could start packing! Well, the camper wouldn't so much as pop up! The cable that pops it up is broken. So Brad brought it to a camper fixer guy. Luckily Brad's mom wasn't going to be using her camper so we borrowed it for the weekend. Thursday night Brad got home from work we ate pizza loaded up the van and pickup and headed to Luverne, MN. We got our camp all set up and just relaxed when we got there! It was so hot all weekend! Poor Ben was miserable he just cried all the time except for when we were swimming! We still made the best of it and had a good time as a family! We went to the Luverne Drive-In movie theater Friday night! That was fun! Both kids fell asleep in the van so we stayed and watched both movies! It was an extremely late night but a lot of fun! We went to the zoo on Saturday and Abby loved it! We picked a good time to go because all of the animals were awake and moving around!

Monday morning came and it was time to pack up! This didn't go well at all! Both kids were crying, Brad's pick up tire was shredded so he had to change that, it was hot, then he couldn't get the camper to hook up to the pickup. Than we got home and there was a message on the answering machine from the camper fixer guy saying that as he was beginning to work on our camper he found some issues that were going to be quite expensive to fix. So Brad called him and got the scoop. We spent a good part of Monday afternoon trying to decide what to do. We finally came to a conclusion. Brad is going to fix the part of the camper that he can and then have the fixer man fix the least expensive stuff just to get through to the fall so that we can still use it and then we are going to sale it and buy a new one! If it wasn't for our bathroom remodel we probably would just look for a new one now but we are tied up for the time being! So that was our exciting weekend!
Benjamin is 8 months old! I can't believe how fast these past 8 months have gone by and how much my baby boy has grown! He does the army crawl and if you are laying on the floor he loves to attack you! Especially his big sister!
I hope you all had a great weekend and your week is starting out good! I am in recover mode from vacation trying to get our house in order because it is a disaster!
I also have other exciting news but am not going to share it at this time! I am going to wait for the go ahead! But I am so excited to share it!!! Good-bye for now!

Kids Being Pushed Aside

I was reading an article on the Internet that just really struck a nerve with me! There are states that are contemplating banning children from airplanes, restaurants, grocery stores, etc. If they don't ban kids altogether they might have set hours when kids can be there and when they cannot! This just isn't fair! I am starting to feel that animals have more rights than babies and children! Can parents help when there kids act out? NO! For example: last night we had Brads Ozone Solutions picnic and guess whose child was throwing the biggest tantrum? That's right, it was mine! Me and my husband tried all the things we could think of to calm her down because this was really embarrassing but nothing worked. I can understand where people would like peace and quiet especially in a nice quiet restaurant but really? Not allowing kids to go certain places? So what, are we just supposed to lock our kids up at home and not take them out to experience what being social is? Sorry, I just can't believe people would even consider this!
While we are on this topic there is another topic that bothers me. Have you seen all of those animal rescue commercials on TV? The ones about rescuing abused and abandoned animals? Where are these commercials for babies being aborted and children being abused? I guess I care a little bit more about human life than animals! Not saying we shouldn't care for animals but I would like to see a little more work being done for babies and kids who don't have a choice! That is enough of my ranting! Just needed to state my opinion!

6 Years Ago Today

6 years ago today I married my best friend! Of course we had to pick the hottest day of the summer so we couldn't take many outdoor pictures because the cameras wouldn't work in the heat! Despite the weather it was the best day of my life! My sister planned a breakfast for me, bridesmaids, and moms and sisters. It was great! Then we went to get our hair done and when I got back to my parents house the whole Foreman family was hanging out there getting Subway for lunch! I just remember feeling overwhelmed that all of these people were there for my special day and many had to travel a ways! After eating went to the church to get ready to see my handsome new husband and take pictures! We were so lucky that our friend Jon Kiel was able to be back from Iraq for 2 weeks when our wedding took place so he was able to attend! The wedding was amazing! I couldn't have asked for anything better!
Now, 6 years later and 2 kids I would say we are still in love just as much as we were than! We are definitley more busy than we were than but the love is still there! I pray that we may have many more years together to make a lot more memories!! I love you Brad and can't wait to spend the day with you and our kids today!

Our Life Lately

Oh the summer days are flying by! I had so much I wanted to get done and do this summer and not much of it is happening. We've made it to the pool a few times but that is about it! Every weekend is full of activity. This last Saturday we had the Hull olympics with friends. It was so much fun! Are friends have a very nice big yard and they had all different kinds of yard games set up. There was also a slip n' slide. I think slip n' slides should be left for the kids too do. I went down it a few times and have bruises all over! It was fun at the time! Sunday we had my niece Cora's baptism and had lunch at a park afterwards. She is such a cute little peanut!
This coming Friday is me and Brads 6 year anniversary! We haven't really decided on any plans yet. Brad is going to take the afternoon off so we will see what we do!
I have also been dealing with my 3 year old daughter! I thought 2 was bad but man oh man! 3 is horrible!!! My sister always said she thought 3 was worse than 2 and she was right! She has an attitude like a teenager and constantly likes to likes to fight with me and just be bossy! Will 4 be better? I hope so! Also, any advice on how to get a 3 year old to clean up her mess? I have tried all that I have thought of and nothing works!! Hope you are all enjoying your summer! Can't believe how fast it is going so enjoy the last weeks until school starts!!

4th of July

Over the 4th of July weekend we went camping! Our friend was nice enough to fix up an area where the guys ride dirt bike and turned it into a nice campground. There were no showers so we were a little gross but that's ok. We went swimming in a little pond. We had a blast! Friday night when we got there and set up camp the bugs were horrible! I don't know if I have ever seen mosquito's that bad but the other nights they weren't that bad. We got a little sunburned but at least I finally look like I have been outside and not hiding in our house! It was great to spend time with friends! Lots of late nights and kind of early mornings but that's what camping is! Here are some pictures of our camping trip:




Monday night we went with our friends Josh and Roxy to the car derby in Inwood and then watched the fireworks. We took Abby along and Benjamin went to Grandpa and Grandmas house and saw fireworks with them. He hates loud noises so we didn't want to take him to the derby because he would scream the whole time! Abby had a lot of fun (after daddy got her some candy). I love watching fireworks! Especially when there is music playing in the back ground. A song that this 4th of July really sticks in my head is "In God We Still Trust". Love it! It is down in my play list if you would like to listen to it! Hoping that you all had a great 4th of July weekend!