No markers allowed!

I went shopping for school supplies this morning and picked up a couple boxes of markers. I threw a box in Ally's bag along with her coloring book and we went to Krissy's house. All the kids grabbed the markers and ran downstairs. We saw the kids again a few minutes later after it was too late. I am so glad I bought the washable markers! Oh and YEAH the boys are home. Besides the cave, fishing and the train, today they visited Cove Fort. They had a fantastic time! So here are a few more pictures from their trip.

Road Trippin' with Grammy & Bahkey

Dave and Sheila took Owen, Davis, & Chris on a road trip. And my boys are having a fabulous time. I was a bit nervous today because they had no phone service, that is not a nice thing to do to a mom. But rest assured Owen called me tonight and he was so excited, so that made it all better. They traveled to Ely NV. and went to a train museum. I guess they got to go on a train ride, I will have to get more details on that later from the boys though. And after that they went to Lehmans Cave. Owen said it was cold, wet, and awesome. Dave said Davis had a pretty tight grasp on his hand going into the cave, but quickly became comfortable and friends with the ranger. Davis just has a way like that! After all that fun, they have driven to Milford. On the agenda tomorrow is a drive up the beaver mountains and fishing. I think they should have cell service all day so I am good. I know my boys love these trips, but I miss them. Ally went to bed tonight at 7:00, so it has been pretty quiet. That is so rare for me that I have no clue what to do with myself. I resort to updating my blog!


You tell me, does she look like she misses her brothers? I think she is much to busy to even think about that. Actually she has talked about "her boys" quite a bit. She says they are at grammies house.

Short explanation

We have spent the last 3 days up in Yellowstone camping. It took forever for me to pick and choose from all the pictures I took. But here is my massive post. Enjoy!

Mesa Falls

Whew we all look pretty hammered in this picture. Ok so it's just me that looks awful, this is what happens after 3 days of camping though. But man this place was awesome. We took a little detour on the way home and went to see Mesa Falls. My camera was acting up again (yes that is the story of my life). So I didn't get many pictures, good thing it happened at the end of our trip.

Yellowstone

This was one of the main places we planned to go on our trip, but it wasn't my favorite. Yes, Yellowstone is beautiful and amazing, but way crowded and a very long drive. The one thing I found cool to look at were the hot pots. Those amazed me. Old Faithful was a little bit of a let down to me. We stood around for ever to watch it explode, and I felt like "oh was that it". I guess I was expecting more. The scenery and animals were beautiful. Luckily we were not part of the party that got charged by the buffalo in Yellowstone this weekend. That would have totally soured my opinion of the place. More fun memories of our trip.

Fishing

My boys love to fish, and Mat, Andrea, Josh & Rachelle made their evening by taking them fishing for a couple of hours one evening. Thankyou so much for making my boys so happy and letting them tag along. Davis won the gold star that night. Man that kid really had the right touch that night. I will always remember the excitement in his eyes when he got back to camp. Owen didn't have such luck, but he still had a great time and enjoyed the evening. He said he had lots of bites, but they all just got away. Darn fish!

Hanging around the campground

The campground we stayed in was beautiful. It was such a nice place to stay for 3 days. Everything went well as long as we shared our space with the mosquitoes. Besides that, it was perfect. The kids had a great time riding their bikes around. There was a slight hill on the loop around the site, and that was the main attraction. They went down that hill full speed on bikes, in dumptrucks, or just running. I am shocked we didn't have more injuries. There was also a nice creek that we had fun playing in and riding down in the canoe. Thanks mom and Colin for putting together this enjoyable get away for us.

Bearworld

We stopped in Bearworld on our way to the campground and spent a fun couple of hours there. The kids loved seeing the bears walking around right by the cars, and of course they enjoyed the petting zoo, and the rides. My kids love rides no matter if it is at a fair or Lagoon or even Bearworld. These bears are so over the fact that people drive around and ooh and ahh at them and take pictures. Some just kinda sit there and stare. I would much rather have them tame though, just my opinion.

It finally came!

So remember forever ago, me saying that my camera (both of them) was broken? Well, my little one has been replaced since then, but I sent my Canon in for repair and today it fianlly found it's way back to me. I was beginning to wonder if it ever would. I was so excited to open the box, and all I could hear from my kids was "NOOOOO". I put it to use tonight at Lagoon. We went for a couple of hours and enjoyed a few rides and their show Cirque Innosta. It was very good. The kids loved it, and I just sat there amazed at the performers talents, and wondering what makes someone realize they can fold themselves in half, or to stack & balance on large metal cans while up on a platform. Pretty amazing I must say, and if you get the chance it is fun to go see.

They are always happy to see each other!


Owen has spent a little too much time around Grace. Look at his hands, yea that is how Grace is in almost every single picture.

Blackner Family Reunion

Today we drove to Milford for our family reunion. This is Clarks Grandma Stewarts side. There is a reunion every summer, and they are well attended and everyone has a good time. The kids enjoyed riding the horses, playing on the slide that Dave & Sheila brought down, and of course playing with their many cousins. We just drove down and back all in one day, but the kids did great on the drive. At least, Ally did good, I don't know how the boys did on the way home because we came home with two less kids. That is always a bonus right?! They rode home with Ryan and went to his house to have a sleepover with Chris. So that means, I can pop in a movie for Gator in the morning and go back to sleep. Oh that sounds nice right now, I am going to go sleep. Good night!