Things To Do

My sister recently blogged about an "Epic Fail" button. I have been thinking for awhile about an unchecked list of things to do that I have. Oh how much that button applies to this list. Although nothing on the list is "epic" the pressure we women put on ourselves about such things is.

On my list are things like get rid of the clutter, lose weight, organize my home, clean more often, finish wedding album, lose weight, start Kaden's scrapbook, complete other unfinished craft projects, take better care of myself, do more activites with Kaden, lose weight, be more patient and kind, etc.

The good news is that I got to check one item off the list. This month I finished my wedding album!!! The wedding was a mere four years ago (nearly)! It would have been done a lot sooner if I had worked on it more than twice a year and if it hadn't taken me an hour or more to complete each and every page. Sometimes I asked myself, "Why bother now?" But it does mean something to me and I hope it will mean something to Kaden someday. Despite how things have ended up my wedding day meant a lot to me and will always hold a special place in my heart. It was a simple wedding that due to the generosity of my parents and in-laws, Roy and LuAnn (fantastic rehearsal dinner and Cancun honeymoon!!!), was a dream come true.

Now, on to the next project...

Independence Day

Happy Independence Day everyone!

Kaden and I went camping with my sister and her family this past weekend. We camped at Skyline Drive.  I have to say, camping is much nicer in a RV. Kristin and Dave have a trailer and it was nice to have some of the comforts of home (toilet, running water, heat, stove, etc.) while camping. Kaden and Annika had fun together despite some moments of "sibling" rivalry.

A couple of my favorite Annika moments were: her calling her parents' "Kwisin" and "Dave" instead of Mom and Dad, walking around with the big, pink bucket on her head, saying "dammit" when she dropped her baby doll, and her camping hair-do.

A few of my favorite Kaden moments were: "Come on A'ika, sicks" (translation, come on Annika, let's go find some sticks), "Why?", "Why not?", "Dave, cycle, me." (translation, Dave, will you please take me for a ride on the 4-wheeler), "Mom, fellows, fidr, me." (translation, Mom, I want to roast some marshmallows over the fire).

We returned on Sunday and had a belated Independence Day celebration with my family: traditional BBQ fare and mini-fireworks for the kids (Pop-its and Sparklers). It was a fun weekend.  I still haven't replaced my broken digital camera so I stole these pictures from Tina.  Thanks, Tina!

Grandpa, the big spender that he is, sprung for a baseball set at the dollar store.

Kaden and Annika had a hard time throwing the pop-its on the ground hard enough to make them snap.

We spend money on toys and they have more fun riding around on a dollie and playing with the watering can and hose.