Daddy also took Braden on his first SLED RIDE!  All that ended up happening was Braden getting a lot of snow kicked in his face as dad tried to make sure he went slow enough for baby.  Poor Baby!

This year we had the pleasure of having our great friends Luke and Steph come up and meet us!

The game turned out with a win (although we should have killed them … two tipped passes cost BSU the blowout), gambling turned out even which is always a win and overall the weekend was a big win.

Thanks for coming Timmons!  We look forward to seeing you guys again soon.

How do you fall asleep during a loud game???

Braden was able to meet Buster Bronco!  He was so excited.

Three weeks ago, my parents flew into town to help us repaint the exterior of our house. Unfortunately about an hour before they landed, it snowed. Yes, snow. Which means that we couldn’t paint outside. We painted instead and various other little projects around the house. My dad flew back to CA on Sunday night and Braden, my mom and I followed him down there on Tuesday.

On Wednesday we ventured down to Long Beach to visit with my cousin Lisa, her husband Kevin and my uncle Bruce. It was a wonderful time with good food and even better company! It’s always good to see them and we are already looking forward to the next time!

Luke and Steph Timmons came to visit on Sunday. We have certainly missed seeing you guys so much. But we are so happy that you love your new jobs and are enjoying your So. Cal. life!Thanks for driving over to see Braden and me.

The rest of our vacation was very laid-back. We shopped, ate, played and most importantly relaxed. Thanks for letting us come and stay with you. And we’ll see you at Christmas!

GAME OVER!

After a dinner of roasted hot dogs we had SMORES! And for those of you who didn’t know, s’mores are one of my favorite desserts, and I have so much fun getting my marshmallows to the perfect tan before squishing it onto chocolate and graham crackers! I’m getting hungry just thinking of it!

The next day was spent on the lake again and ended with the Boise State vs. Idaho State football game, which we won by the way.

Saturday night was a long night for most of us at the camp site. When the thunder and rain storm moved through, Brian and Eryn were woken up and stayed awake concerned that it would wake Liam. Kevin on the other hand loved it and slept through almost the whole thing. Braden and I were in Dick and Joyce’s trailer because the night before we’d had a rough night in the tent (crying every 20 minutes or so). So in the interest of the rest of the campground Braden and I opted for sleeping in the quieter trailer. This didn’t seem to help much and he still woke up crying about every 20 –30 minutes. At 4 he woke up screaming and nothing I did could help. So there we were 4:15am and both of us sobbing in the trailer. Needless to say after breakfast at The Pancake House we packed up and went home. It was a good decision because it rained all day up there. The weekend brought long nights with fun days. Hopefully next year we will have more fun with more sleep!

Neither boy liked the trailer. (Can you see the straps going right over Braden’s face?!) We did one loop and came back to camp. We’ll try again next year…	This was the first idea for night sleeping in the tent. What you might not see is that it didn’t quite fit… his legs are curled up and completely cramped into the bottom of the sack. I decided to go with the brown sleeper instead. I called him my little toasted marshmallow. Here he looks like my un-toasted marshmallow!

First time in the ocean – on his first 4th of July	First bike ride, not fond of the helmet

First solid food, green-beans, sweet potatoes and apple sauce are the favorites	First car trip, 5.5 hours to SunRiver Oregon to visit Mom’s family

First time in a boat and in the lake, loved the life jacket, not the water so much.

Now he’s 6 months old (17.5 lbs, 27 3/4” tall) and I can’t wait to see what August will bring!

While in California we got the chance to spend the day with my cousin Lisa in Santa Monica, and her husband, Kevin, joined us for dinner later that day. We had a wonderful time catching up with them and shopping in the great stores on the promenade. Thanks Lisa for showing us around! We can’t wait to see you again soon! P.S. You made the cut!

We got to spend time with Chris & Elizabeth Waters. Chris took us to the Griffith Observatory which was a great way to see the LA skyline and learn a little about space while we were there. We joined Elizabeth for dinner at Buca di Beppo. So good! It was so wonderful to see you and catch up on life. Hope to see you in Boise this summer!

I’ll write again soon about my actual trip and about the crazy traffic and driving, but for now I’ll link to some photos I took and a video …

The photoset is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmturner/sets/72157604143468920/

You can get a small feel for the traffic in this video.