father-son campout...

chris was so excited when our stake said they were having a father/son campout this month.  he decided first thing he was going to take daniel.  we got daniel his own little toddler cot to sleep on and i had a small sleeping bag he could use.  they joined up with another family of boys in our ward and drove out to the camping site.  there were all sorts of small cabins that had bunk beds inside.  there was a lake and larger cabin where the food was served.  they got there and first thing daniel face planted getting super dirty.  it was perfect way to start... dirty! haha  the boys found a little sand box that had trucks in it and they enjoyed playing in the dirt with the cars...  after dinner (provided by the stake) they had a campfire and sat around with some friends chatting and watching to make sure no kids fell in the fire.  chris didn't have to watch too closely as daniel was a little afraid of the fire... he generally stayed back from it.

the night chris and daniel had their own little cabin.  chris pulled daniels little bed right next to his... they both just slept on top of their sleeping bags as it was super hot that night.

the next morning they got up and had breakfast with the stake and then took a canoe ride on the lake... after that they loaded up and headed home... they had an awesome trip....

showing the lake, where they canoed, and where they ate food

cherry point air show and maynia...

sometimes being a military family and living in a military town has its perks... especially with the weather being so nice right now... we headed out to cherry point to see the airshow friday night show...  we walked around and checked out some of the planes and helicopters they had out on display and climbed in a few.  we got some awesomely bad for you fried chicken, funnel cake, corndog and fries to have for dinner.... followed by some ice cream.  we sat and watched the show for a couple hours.  it was really fun. daniel kept yelling out "airplane"  as they flew by.  the first guy was really neat... all sorts of crazy loops and dives, and rolls and stalls... really fun to watch him.  then there was a wwII style plane that did some tricks for us and man it was pretty loud.... but really fun.  then a team of jets... diamond something... but they were cool... once the sun was down we didn't stay too much longer... the last plane we saw was way too loud and hurting our ears and scaring daniel really bad so we left and watched the fireworks from our car in the parking lot... it was a great evening and free (except for the cost of food which was a lot)

the next day we got up (after sleeping in a little) and headed on base for MAYNIA!!! it was a free carnival.  we had fun riding a few rides... and they had a bounce house area that daniel had a ball in.  i was really proud of my timid little guy actually climbing up and going down some of these slides... and he's finally getting the hang of jumping.  his favorite ride was this tiny motorcycle ride... it had a bunch of motorcycles that rode in a circle.  there was never a line so he would just sit and ride time after time... so funny... at one point a little girl joined on the back of his motorcycle and i had to laugh... his little girlfriend riding around with him.   we also went on the farris wheel as a family... not my favorite... apparently i have become more afraid of heights as ive gotten older.  chris and daniel also had a really good time riding down this giant slide on a potato sack.  they rode it at least twice. 

it was a great weekend... and super exhausting.  we ended this day with some panda express and naps.

the family that golfs together...

we've been having a lot of fun lately getting more into golf... we decided to take daniel with us and go play 9 holes on the golf course on base.... this was the first time i had ever played real golf.  i had been to putting greens a couple times and driving ranges but never an actual 9 holes.. i was a little nervous if i would be any good at all.... surprisingly i was not bad!  i am a decent driver... chris was surprised how far i could hit it.  and putting i did ok... it was the stuff in between that was a little more comical.  but by the end of the day i could chip it pretty good... the other stuff will get better with practice.

daniel really enjoyed riding on the cart... throwing the balls around and running up and putting them in the hole for us... or completely blocking the hole by sitting in front of it...  thanks bud!  haha he also really enjoyed running around in the sand.... and washing off the balls for us... he thought turning the crank was so funny... 

after we got home chris and i decided it was time to get me my own set of clubs... after searching for a couple days i found the perfect ones... they are womens left handed petite.... yes... super hard to come by... its bad enough that i'm super short and the petite helps just a bit.... but add in left handed.... makes it tricky.  excited to get out there and start using them!!