ShaeLynn ShaRae Yates...my new niece

LaNae had her baby on July 1, 2008. Her name is ShaeLynn, but I call her Shae-bug. I haven't met her yet, but she is super cute. I love her so much as well as JaRae, her older sister! I'm going to steal pics of her off my sisters blog..I hope she doesn't mind!!

2nd Trip to Olive Lake

We had just as much fun as the first time, although it was a bit more stressful as we had some bad luck going up the mountain. My husband decided he wanted to go with us at the last minute so he called into work and asked for 2 more days off. I was driving ahead of him and my nephew was behind him. We were coming down this mountain and could tell there was a corner coming up. When the corner came, so did the sun...BLINDING sun practically. I made the corner, but my husband didn't. You can see in the pictures where his tires went off the road and where he landed. Looking at those tire marks, he "should have" nose dived right into the edge of the bank and probably flipped over on the side and possibly the top of the car. Somehow, thanks to someone more superior, it was like someone was standing in the water and threw his car to the edge. He didn't hit any of the signs or trees going in. The one reflecter is bent from getting the car out. (the sign there on the other side of the car says "Lost Creek") Naldo found Lost Creek and not only did he find it, he flew over it!! We laugh about it now, but it could have been more serious. Of course the car was totalled. The whole undercarriage of the car was damaged. The front driver side tire took the impact and broke totally off the axle. The car shifted underneath, broke everything underneath practically. Naldo walked away with no pain, scratches, nothing. Luckily some people camping there were from Utah and gave him a ride home. It was so nice of them. Another part of the story - Naldo wanted one of our kids to ride with him. I insisted they were already in their carseats and it was time to go. Sarah gets carsick and Sabrina doesn't do well without her mom! Needless to say, from the impact of the accident, the backseat broke in half and folded down. If a carseat was there, it would have most likely been behind Naldo so he could see them in his mirror if he had to. When the accident happened, he shoved his body back so he wouldn't hit the steering wheel. If one of the kids was in the back and the seat fell forward, the 2 would have collided resulting in a very bad tragedy. Luckily, it did not happen that way and we were all safe. So, we are now car-less...and I still miss that car... :(

More Camping pictures...

I forgot some of the best pictures from our first camping trip!!

Summer Camping Trips

We went to Olive Lake 2 times this summer and had a great time. We've gone before and had a good time camping, but didn't have any luck with fishing. This year we had a good time fishing and actually caught quite a few fish between my dad and I. I have to admit, my dad caught the most and the biggest, but I wasn't too far behind him. It was a great time together as a family. Sarah took her little princess fishing pole and spent hours practicing casting so she would be able to throw it far enough out in the lake. I couldn't believe that kid. Everytime I turned around she was casting here and there. When she wasn't casting, she was chasing butterflies with her net or swimming in the ice cold lake!! She's quite the trooper. Sabrina on the other had was always in the dirt and throwing rocks. I cleaned her quite often, but it didn't help! She had a great time though.

My niece's birthday party...

In June we had a fun birthday party for Jordan. She is 9 now. I can't believe how times flies. Seems like she was just a baby...

Catch Up from Summer Fun

We had a fun summer! It went by very quickly, but we enjoyed it. We were able to go to the Oregon coast with my brother Luke and his family. We also went camping a couple of times and had a great time. My niece had a fun birthday party and LaNae had a new baby girl in July! It was an awesome summer!! Here some pictures to prove it!

Sarah's Preschool Days

Sarah started preschool again for the 2nd time since she misses the deadline to start kindergarten by one day! She loves Mrs. Jen (who was her teacher last year). Not only did preschool start, but it was her birthday also! That was very exciting for her!! Happy 5th Birthday Sarah and Happy 1st day of Preschool!! :)