An epic camping trip, a parade, rocking the minivan, and growing by 2 feet. What a whirlwind of the last few weeks.

A few weeks ago we had our 2nd annual mom's group camping trip and it was so much fun.
Let me say how much I love my mom friends.. I said it before in a previous blog post here, but seriously I love these ladies!!! I really am lucky to have such a great group of friends..who also have great husbands, and between us all we have a pretty kick ass group of kids too. Who could ask for much more??  I feel blessed...and am tearing up as I write this.

10 chairs, 11 kids. 

This brings me to my next topic.... are you ready for it??????? Baby # 3 will grace us with it's presence in March 2015! How far along am I you ask?? Well 7 weeks.. Ya ya ya I know some people are probably cringing at the news before the 3 month mark, but you know what I am kind of a glass half full kind of gal. To me not wanting to talk about it is anticipating something bad, and I know its going to be good, so this is me shouting it from the mountain tops.
I AM PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(p.s. if you are a half glass full kind of gal or guy...but still wait for the 3 month mark, awesome, no judgement here, to each their own!! )



And now to minivans.. I drive a Dodge Caravan. I love it. I hear the radio commercial about the parents getting the news about having twins and about them needing to get a minivan and their utter despair. NOOOOOO NOT A MINI VAN.. I laugh and you know what they are awesome! Here is why..

1. You don't have to push down a middle seat to get to the 3rd row like in cross overs. And this makes life a whole lot easier for people who have 3 kids in carseats, which I will. 
2. I can fit 16 Steralite bins in my car when going to shows for Bun in the Oven Consignment. 
3. 2 adults, 3 kids, 2 dogs, and a cargo roof carrier. All things that make a successful and comfortable trip. In a minivan
4. Stow and go seating. More places to put stuff when traveling!

Waiting for the parade to start

The truck pulling our float

Lastly...the K-Days parade! First of all guess who won
BEST NON-PROFIT ENTRY!!!!!
Second, Carter was in his element. This year he chose to ride on the float and use his bubble gun to blow bubbles into the crowd, but he still told me it was the best day of his life. And you know what, this is a great childhood memory. Some people have dreams to be in a parade...and this kids has been in it 2 years in a row. Seriously aside from all the awesome work we do as an agency, it is also pretty great that we can participate in things like this. #staffmoral
(And a shout out to Rosenau Transport, cause their driver is amazing!!)

So thats all folks, for now that is! :) :)

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Camping....going this year...things I remembered from last year.

This weekend we are going on our 2nd annual moms group (including our family) camping trip. Last year we had such a blast and I am sure this year will be even more amazing! 

Anytime that anyone experiences something they always have those mental notes of things they should bring next time...what they should have brought even though  their husbands said "we won't need that" (hello Walmart...thanks for having some cute and cheap sweaters for the kids).. meals that worked...meals that didn't...fun games..and everything in between. This is a basic "mental note" list that I made..maybe it will help you out for planning your camping trips. 

Camping 2013.
At Walmart buying sweaters for the kids

1. Pack clothes that you are okay with getting muddy, stained, and ripped. Kids and adults..
2. Bring a first aid kit. Wondering what to put in a basic kit? I like this website. Plus bring children's tylenol/advil if you have kids. Nothing sucks more than a teething baby in the middle of the boonies and no pain relievers.. 
3. Pack a jacket for everyone even if it is supposed to be super warm, also long sleeve shirts and pants! It helps with preventing mosquito bites at night and it can get super chilly at night too. 
4. Bring snacks and bring lots of them. We are bringing fishes, bagels that we made last Friday (recipe can be found here), veggie sticks, juice boxes, and many other items that will be easy to grab in pre portioned out bags. 
5. If tenting it and you are looking for a kids bed, check out this cot that can be purchased from Toys'R'Us. We have one for Carter. It's convenient. It folds up into a small bag. (Think folding chair, but a little smaller). And its $40!
6. Bring/plan more activities then you will have time for. Make some that are rain and yucky weather friendly. Lasy year one of the mom's planned a scavenger hunt, like this one on Pinterest and it was a hit! Another mom planned a simple, yet fun craft. 



Carter modelling his crown 

7. Bring games for when the children go for naps/to bed. I will be bringing Personally Incorrect...should be a blast! 
8. Kids love sleeping bags (or maybe just the idea of them)! Carter and Sophie are so excited to use their sleeping bags that they got for their birthdays. It was literally all they could talk about today. Although I also think they are equally excited about the backpack/carry bag that comes with them... 
9. Check out Kijiji or other places to get cheaper/free wood if you can. Buying wood at the campsite is EXPENSIVE.. When we bought our house the owners left us lots of wood. We will be bringing some of that with us to avoid the crazy wood prices. 
10. Invest in mosquito repellent bracelets.. We have the bugslock ones and love them! No chemicals. No sprays. Easy to use. 
11. Lastly.... be in the moment and take the time you have and be away from your major electronics. Bring a camera.. take pictures, take many..and camp. Tell stories by the fire. Sing songs. Have fun!