No new photos I'm afraid so I am posting some distorted photos I took with the iPad when I first got it. Pretty cool huh?




Cade


- Braeden

We are finishing up our long weekend here. Friday was my birthday, thank you everyone for your cards and birthday wishes. I did the usual mommy/housekeeper required tasks during the day then dinner with Scott, my boys, Scotts mom and sister, husband and her boys. Calamari and sushi :) washed down with a top shelf margarita. Then back to Laramies for the German chocolate birthday cake (mum, that has coconut in the frosting) and raspberry cheesecake that Scott had picked up from the bakery " chocolate affair" earlier. A very nice night.
Saturday was a rainy day. We spent the day with friends. We went to see Pirates of the Carribean 3, went bowling, then dinner at kaleidoscope. Pirates of the Carribean was just a tad long, but then Johnny Depp is not too hard on the eyes so shouldn't complain ;)
Sunday we had a lazy morning and rented "little fockers". It made both Scott and I feel nervous as you watched a slew of misunderstandings unfolding, but we made it to the end.Then the rest of Sunday we attacked and reorganized Braedens room. That was some project but 3 boxes of toys later up to the attic it actually resembles a bedroom again.
And the holiday Monday, I ventured on a run. I have had a couple of attempts since I strained my sartorius muscle, but have failed miserably each time. But this time I am pleased to report I was able to complete 4miles:) I hurt a little but hopefully it will be reduced by the morning. If alls well I hope to run again wed and frid, with cross training the days in between. I hope to get back on track with my training as goal is half marathon in October, then hopefully a full marathon next year....we will see :)
So that's it. Time to get my boys to bed.
Hoping everyone has a good week.

Love to all


Lucy xxxx

What a lovely surprise to come home to. I wish the sun was dining so to show them off more but unfortunately it is cold and windy here today....who'd have thunk it.....it's nearly June!!!!!


- Thank you mum and dad. I didn't know that you knew my favorite flower was sunflowers. They are beautiful xxxx


Lots of love

Lucy xxxx

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Just a quickie as I sit here sipping on a mid week glass of wine and eating some chocolate chips......all for the good of my heart of course ;) just wanted to show mum and dad what some of the birthday money they sent for Braeden purchased. It was delivered Tuesday and he is just in love. I think it is named Lightening braeden Lesina Chimpy but don't quote me on that !!!!


So that's all for now.

Love to all


Lucy xxxx

Our weekend

This weekend we went up to Scott's Uncle Bobby's cabin. The boys love it there. They spend the weekend riding 4wheelers, fishing, shooting and riding in the back of Scotts truck and spotting wildlife. Here they are on the deck of the cabin. Check out the view!



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Here they are fishing at the pond. Cade caught 4 fish. Braeden reeled in 3. They were bass fish.





Cade tucking in to his catch of the day :)






Riding in the back of the truck.

While out on our travels we let Holly run. She loves being off leash and tracking smells on the dirt roads. However she started to tire so we stopped for Scott to throw her into the bed of the truck when in front of the truck, just about 50 yards, ran a huge bear. Those things just move and it took off up the hill not stopping for a photo opportunity. Sure was glad we had stopped to put Holly back in the truck or she would definitely have run right into it's path!!!!

We also saw a snake. Thinking it was a rattle snake Scott ran and skid over it with the truck. I guess that's what you are meant to do, but not knowing this I was not braced for the procedure, and was not seat belted so ended up being smooshed against the front windscreen. Not a good look ;)











What a great view at the top of the road, but unfortunately the iPad camera was a little thrown off by the bright sunshine and you are unable to see Mount Shasta in the background, so you will just have to take it from me what a fabulous view it was.





On the ride back we were surrounded by cattle, but the boys by this time were passed out, so missed this. Cade was in such a deep sleep he was actually face down in the bed of the truck. He has been doing a lot more sleeping recently....think he is hitting another growth spurt


And this was Holly when we got back. She did not lift her head for the rest of the evening.
Before we left the cabin today Cade went to collect some eggs to take home. This is one of his favorite things to do while we are at Bobby's. He will get up in the morning, jump on his 4 wheeler and go collect eggs for breakfast. He even lifts the chickens up to check underneath them!


I had a couple of videos to show but it says I have to do it through you tube to download and I don't know how I feel about that. Let me know if you have experience of that, can you make them for private showing only or remove easily right after I transfer them to my blog? Answers via your blogs please :)

A very fun weekend. Hope everyone else had a great weekend and I await Kellys blog posting of photos from her celebration ;) sorry I couldn't FaceTime you sis......hopefully later on in the week.

Love to all


Lucy xxxx

I'm back :) the posting from my iPad was not only successful but much easier than the computer so here I go again. Playing catch up on my blog with some photos from Easter.


This is my favorite photo of Holly.


Here she is trying to get up onto mamas lap. She loves to sit on you no matter how inconvenient it is.





Here she is eating the boiled eggs we rolled and smashed Easter Sunday


Braeden was the only one rolling eggs this year :( Cade didn't want to leave his xbox as was online gaming with buddies. But has you might be able to tell from this photo he wasn't so much into rolling as he was into smashing the eggs!


Last of all this is the 2 of them Easter morning after their egg search.

So that's it. Another quick posting done. Off to clean house then going to try a run today. I have stayed away from running for 10 days since I really aggravated the strain to my sartorius muscle (attaches from your pelvis to your knee). After the initial strain I had dramatically cut my distance, but to try and boost my workout I incorporated more hills. Wrong thing to do. Felt ok while was running but when I stopped I was unable to weight bear on the leg. Thankfully I work in therapy so one of my colleagues treated and taped me with strict instructions no running initially and then when ready to return it has to be flat terrain and slow. So that's my plan. Disappointed I missed the 5k/5 mile bridge run this morning, but feeling much better and have now had my wake up call for increasing my cross training. Need to look up what other local runs are coming up this summer.

Hope alls well with everyone.

Love to all

Lucy xxxx

My first attempt at bogging from my iPad. It is 1130pm and I have stayed up late to figure this out just for you Gary :)



So I am just posting a few random photos for now. Above is Braeden and cousin Davis


Holly and I at the coast


Cade enjoying playing with his remote control car, then below Scott and Holly at the coast. I love this picture.

So let's see how this works out. If it posts successfully you may hear more from me on my blog as the iPad lets me do it in the comfort of my bed.previous attempts had been unsuccessful in getting photos on and I just can't seem to blog happily without photos.

Love to all

Lucy xxxx




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