Bustin' out the big guns again!

I don't know what I do if we didn't have such great boys! Really, they're on such a great schedule right now... Tristen takes one 2.5 hour nap during the day and they're both in bed by no later than 7:00 (actually last night I put them to bed by 6:00 and they even let me sleep in this morning till 7:45! (which was great cause I a migraine all night and it definitely helped to sleep in)).

You know, for the last few months all pictures of our family have been taken on my cell phone. I whipped out the big guns last week and realized I need to do it more often because the pictures are so much nicer on a 12 or 21 megapixel camera!

A camera phone can't take pictures like this!

 Tristen so badly wants to be apart of the big boy things!

Our Branch has an annual camp trip to Seneca Lake. This year it was over Labor Day. We didn't get to go last year, but this year was a blast! There is a camp owned by the church and is just across the street from one of the Finger Lakes, Seneca Lake. The cabins we stayed in were clean and very well built. The other family we were supposed to share the cabin with didn't show so we didn't have to worry about crying kids at night. I was in charge of the fireside Friday night (and didn't get any pictures of it, sadly). We had every family do a short 60 second skit. 

We left for the "cabin camping" trip Thursday after Duane finished work (he was able to get Friday off). So, we had a little later start, but it wasn't too bad because we did get to see a beautiful sunset!

 You know how when you take pictures of the sun as it's going down and it looks SO HUGE?! But then when you look at it on your computer and it's a lot smaller? Well, just know the sun was HUGE and very red. Awesome!

The church had paddle boats, canoes and kiaks (sp?) so we went out on the lake several times in the couple days we were there. Although Tristen enjoyed being out on the lake, I think he would have had a little better time if he were being smothered by a lifevest.

 Kalvin is really turning into a very likable friend. Here, you can see one example of that. Both girls wanted his hand so they had to go on either side. He's enjoying it.

Kalvin is sittting next to the hugest mushroom I've ever seen! I guess in the wild they can get that big...

 We all walked down to the old mill.

Their first bubble bath in a loooong time. Can you tell? They LOVED it!

Tristen has been one to have a constant smile on his face. We just love him!

Kalvin liked dressing himself up with the bubbles.

Tristen likes teasing Kalvin lots of times and the bathtub is no exception.

Tristen LOVES our neighbors cat! I think in the winter we may get a cat to entertain us while we're stuck indoors. 

Don't mind all the camera shake. I was holding an 8 pound lens (to get some good zoomage) and it was hard to keep still.