Tuesday, March 22, 2011

And a little bit of chicken fried, cold Ginger Beer on a Friday night...

This post has one purpose.... To prove that we actually have friends and we didn't just make them up so enjoy meeting the Bartons and Nic!

Last Friday Trevor and I went camping with our BFFs The Bartons and Nic! Usually my camping consists of trailers, grass, somewhere to shower, and somewhere to go to the bathroom but this time it was tents, dirt, no running water, and bushes. It was so much fun though!!!! We started off by squeezing everything into the back of the Jeep and then we were on our way! We made a stop at a lovely gas station to feel up on a gas and get a snack and then we were on the road again. We eventually found a wonderful camping spot and we began to set up camp. The boys then worked on getting the fire started so we could cook our tin foil dinners provided by Heidi! They were delicious thank you thank you Heidi for making those! For drinks we had really gross ginger beer, trust me don't try it. Of course we had to roast mallows after dinner because that is what camping is all about!! We all have a slight addiction to Phase 10 so we decided to go into our tent and play until about midnight and after we had enough of our loud neighbors that made us want to shoot Ryan's gun. At midnight we decided we should go to bed not knowing what was ahead of us.....after sleeping for about a hour the wind turned on...no not just a slight breeze, it was a strong wind! Our tents were going crazy and almost going to blow away! Nic's tent pretty much collapsed on him which Trevs got a huge kick out of! We tossed and turned all night until we finally just decided to wake up. Once every one was up and started eating breakfast our tent decided to take off so we had to hurry and grab it and just take it down. After cleaning up camp we headed to Goblin Valley and walked around there! It was really cool and we had a lot of fun there! Before we knew it we were on our way home and I napped for most of the drive but I was awake when a cop pulled us over and gave Trevor a ticket...don't get me started on the cop, he was a real jerk! We arrived home safely and I can't speak for everyone but I had a blast!!!!



Meet Ryan, Heidi, and Nic
As you can tell I was really excited for the trip...
Trevs got tired so decided to take a quick nap...yes the car was still moving
We might have had the tent with a vaulted ceiling but the Bartons had a blow up mattress...
Luckily they went to scout camp...
Chilling by the fire...
All of us...
Ryan really liked the ginger beer...he might have liked it a little too much
Our amazing dinner...Heidi even made a special one for me since I am so picky
Yes that is a gun, we thought it really added to the picture...
Jada should have been in a commercial she looked so cool camping...
Our tent blowing away...
Nic's tent blowing away...
Nic relaxing...
Trevs and Nic showing off their skills...
The Barton's engagement picture...
The wind started blowing so we had to put Trevs between the rocks so he didn't blow away...
Pick -a- boo...
This is for real..Ryan was jumping and I was snapping...

Yoga is always good to do...no matter where you are...
They used to be models...
Trevs jumping the rocks...
The circle of friendship...Family photo...

Now these are more of "you had to have of been there" but you can read them anyway if you want...
"I felt like such a retard"
"Missing someone?" and all of Ryan's gun stories for the neighbors
"Do you guys do baby talk?"
"I had to pee so bad but I was scared to get out of my tent because I thought it would blow away"
Random animal noises...
"Should we blame the co-pilot?"
"We better not meet like this again"
"You spit on your tent"
Chicken Fried on repeat
"I just stacked rocks after I went to the bathroom"
Aldey's
"I bet they just make the sandwiches here"
"If you are not looking at the card game, then what are you looking at?"
"Elmo loves you"
"This will be the deciding factor if we can be best friends"
The Other Guys quotes
And so many more!!!

Thanks guys for an amazing adventure!!!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Happy Three Years T!


Our Incredible Teagan Dash hit his three year anniversary today since his first open heart surgery! T is the cutest little boy and is quite a miracle. I am so grateful for him and the lessons that he teaches me and my family. I look forward to many more memories with my incredible nephew! Love Ya Teagey!