City of Rocks

In mid-June my sister & her family came out from Texas, so my dad put together a camping trip to the City of Rocks National Park in Idaho.

This is tiny Kaela. Have you ever seen a cuter smile?

We found this great picture spot. This is Maggie, Dane, Kaela & Jonathan.

Some of the guys climbed to the top of Bath Rock.

Here's John, J.M., Laren & Martin

Family Picture.

Sam loved crawling around all the rocks.

We brought bikes, scooters & trailers and rode them around the campground.

J.M. took Sam & Tyler for a trailer ride. I think they were in there for almost 30 minutes! The both loved it as long as they were moving. J.M. got a workout!

Kaela & Sam sitting on Grammy's lap & eating crackers while waching the show.

And here's the show. It consisted of a "solitare run" which Wesley was amazing at! But all of his brothers were pretty good, too, and of course they get it from their Dad! There was also a parade of bicycles going around the loop.

This is Sam's dream machine! It's cousin Sadie's trike. Only he didn't quite know how to make it go, so he just sat on it like this for about 10 minutes, with his helmet, just in case he fell off!

But he's a pro on his scooter!

Bath Time...

This is a total John-Michael look... Like Father, like son!

And here's the 'just teasing!' look that he also gets from J.M.
It always follows the previous, serious look.

...and my favorite, Sam just kickin' it in the tub.

Just when I think it's not possible to be any cuter...

Sam sure loves his Dad, and I love watching them together.

Snips and snails and puppy dogs' tails

Every boy wants to be just like Dad.

Sam decided to try out the sprinkler. Yep, it works.

Very curious child! With some encouragement.

The Phone Phase.

Bathtime.

This picture breaks my heart! Sam's scooter wheel was stuck in a crack & he couldn't go anywhere, so he gave it a good shove which made the back wheels come up & the scooter did an endo. His first fat lip. But Dad's lap & a popcicle can fix anything!

...almost.

SURPRISE!!

This pin has supplied Sam with collectively an hour of entertainment!

Sam figured out that if you push the big green button on the remote it makes the car go! It was fun watching him discover this.

So, I tried to find some pictures of J.M. & me to put on the blog. I like to see parents as well as the cute kids when I look at other peoples blogs. I don't have many! I'm always the one taking the pictures & Sam is always doing something cute. But I found one from Easter Sunday. Of course, the kid & dog arn't looking at the camera because no one was behind it to catch their attention. But here we are, anyway!