Camping

It's been two years since we went camping so it felt really good to finally get in the woods, relax and enjoy the cooler weather. We went with the Moulder family and Max was pretty excited to go fishing with Russell. He believes they will catch fish if Russell was there and he was definitely right. The first day they caught 10 fish. Max was really excited because he caught the first fish. We ended up having a fantastic fish fry that night.

Max was really interested in watching Russell clean the fish. He wanted a front row seat right away. 

Max and Mona play really well together. It was nice to hear their laughter as they played. Mona loved the ninja course that we brought with us and the hammock. So did Sammy though. She kept trying to get in the hammock with the kids.

Popping bottles in the woods. These kids will be ready for college.

It was Sammy's first time camping and I am not sure if she really enjoyed it, besides being with the kids. It was Zoe's second time camping and I don't think she's a fan. She kept growling all day every day and we weren't sure why. 

Camping is always a good time. It was nice to get out of the 100 degree temps and into the woods where it was only 70ish degrees. The worst part of camping is coming home, cleaning up and putting everything away. It was worth it though and I look forward to next year. 

Puppy, Fall, Pool time & Art Masterpiece

 Our friends recently got a new puppy so of course Max and I were dying to go meet her. She is a red lab (I believe that's her breed) and her name is Lucy. She is absolutely adorable and a large puppy. Her paws were huge and I believe she was about 10 weeks old when we saw her. I just adored her so much that I had puppy fever, but Andy so no more dogs.

Since September hit I have been itching for Fall weather. We don't have it yet, but I though baking some pumpkin spice cookies would help us get in the Fall mood. Max did most of the baking and I was just his assistant. 

We have had some pool time lately and went out for ice cream.

I volunteered again to help teach art masterpiece in Max's class and this year I am doing it with two of my mom friends who are the moms to Max's buddies. That makes it way more fun. This month the kids learned about Claude Monet and did their own painting masterpiece by using the techniques Monet used.

Goodbye to August

 And just like that, we are in September. It's time to say goodbye to August and move slowly (Arizona slowly) into some Fall weather. Technically it won't feel like Fall here for another month or two, but until then I will just hope for some cooler weather.

August went by fast. We were busy seeing movies, hanging out in the pool, having play dates, ninja warrior and dinners out.

My friends and I finally did a wine and sushi night out. We used to do these monthly back in the day (before kids) and decided that we need to do this again. Well, here's to the first (again) monthly sushi and wine night with my ladies.


I have been promising to take Max to the Angry Crab for his own boil. Well, we finally took him. he was so excited and couldn't wait to go. He ordered the Queen crab legs with mussels and corn on the cob with a one-level of spicy garlic sauce. He loved this place and can't wait until we can go back. He just kept thanking me for taking him. He's too cute!

Max had a ninja warrior competition last weekend to see if he could move up from the white level and he passed. We are both so proud of him. He did an awesome job. He gave it 100% and he had fun doing it too. We told him on the way there that the most important thing is to try, never give up and have fun. And he did all three things. I am very proud of him!

Sammy got a new toy because I got sucked into an ad online. It keeps her busy and she loves just pulling out each carrot from the foundation. I have even put treats in each hole. Every time I put the carrots back in she just takes them right back out. It's super funny to watch. I now have carrots all over my house. Zoe could care less with this toy. She's not into toys as much these days, but definitely not one that she has to work at.