GLIMMERS July 2011(camping)

A camping we a went and did we have SOOO much fun!!! We camped with my Aunts and some of my cousins and their children. Here are the GLIMMERS of our adventure:

*Lake Michigan had big waves and warm water for 2 days in a row and did the kids and adults have fun jumping over, under and into those waves. Some of them were so big they went right over your head!

*Unfortunately 2 days of big waves also means the lake turned and was oh so cold. 56 degrees to be exact and who do you think decided it was a good idea to go out and touch the bouy...ME...I honestly did not think I was going to make it, luckily I had my husband to push me through the pain literally..he pushed me from behind the last 50 yards..when I got back to shore I couldn't even feel the sand beneath my feet and had lost the feeling in my legs from about 3 inches above the knee down..it was great to be a kid again with my cousin with our kids cheering us on from the SHORE!!!

*We cooked every dinner over the fire for a week and we have a new favorite walking tacos..the kids were even trying to figure out how I could pack them in their lunches.

*The kids went to a class about snakes and even got to see one eat a frog!

*We went on a one hour hike down the creek always a kid favorite and it was so fun seeing the kids being so brave crossing fallen trees and jump off them into the water. They also were determined to catch a fish in their bug net which never did happen but boy did they try.

*We played Boochie at the open field and freeze tag..it is fun to run around and be a kid again.

*Jensen loved sleeping in the hammock..he was so cute you would look over and there he would be sleeping.

*We had lots of campfire hijinx..do you know what happens when you blow coffee creamer or baby powder over a fire? Stand back is all I can say!

*We had magical fires with our pine cones and my Aunt Carol gave all the kids magic fire packets which were so cool.

*A nature scavenger hunt occupied most of the cousins for an afternoon. It was so fun to see them and all of their collections when they came to pick up their treat for finishing it! Apparently the beetle was the hardest to find!

*One night we all ate together..boy was that a big circle and a Happy Birthday to Zachary!!!

*Playing Rummy with the teen until we were all delirously tired and boy when we get tired do we come up with some ridiculous stuff we could do! No we really wouldn't send our children around banging on a pot with a spoon and have them count down quiet every 15 minutes for the 2 hours leading up to quiet time but boy when tired it was a funny thought and we could not quit laughing this is when we knew we needed to goto bed to "curb our exuberance".

*Reading Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing around the fire every night!

*Building sandcastles, burying each other in the sand, and running up and down the dunes!

There is a glimmer into our week of CAMPING, next on our list MOVING!!!

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GLIMMERS July 2011

I totally forgot that when I got busy I used to do GLIMMERS so I could journal quickly about the goings on in our life so here is a GLIMMER into our life:

*went to California and visited Disneyland, California Adventure, Legoland, SeaLife Aquarium, San Diego Zoo Safari Park and had FUN FUN FUN and now we are tired tired tired but there is no rest for the weary around here

*Got to hug on Ariel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Tinker Belle, Avidica, Lightning McQueen, Mater, Chip, Dale, Terk, the Bears from Brother Bear, Mickey, and Pluto and the actor from the Blindside did I have a happy teen!!!

*We were 1 foot away from a cheetah also made the teeneagers day!

*Picked out flooring for the new house and LOVE IT!!!

*Spent the 3rd and 4th at the lake. The kids went fishing and swimming and I was trying to get over jet lag and for some reason I went in reverse instead of wanting to sleep in I would stay up late and then get up ridiculously early...I was all out of whack but am feeling fine now and the kids are back on schedule

*Packing for camping...how I love camping and the beach!

*Prepped Pinecones for our magical fire while camping

*Jensen helped me make his birthday cakes(since we were in CA on his birthday)

*Christian toured SVSU and loves it now we will see if he impresses the coach there this weekend

*Painters come to new house tomorrow to fix and paint ceiling so I got a key to the new house today....it still seems a little surreal we are moving

*It is a busy time but I have this spirit of peace about myself and I am enjoying the calm I feel even though logically I think I should be running around like a nut

There is a quick glimmer into our lives!!!

Kids Say

Me: Jensen, are you too cute?

Jensen: Yes I am too cute for words (long dramatic pause) but not too cute for questions!!!!