Mountain Biking with Daddy

Today I went mountain biking with Daddy.  He said that he would take me on the same trails that he rides with his friends!  I brought my skuut bike, my water bottle, two "granila" bars, and my "shooter" (a piece of paper folded like a funnel) in case we came across any bears.  It was hard work climbing the mountain, but I kept telling Daddy that I would be so strong because all of this biking.  Once we got to the top we took a break to eat our "granila" bars before we turned around and started the fun downhill back towards the car. Daddy said that I was fearless and I was going so fast down the trail.  I slid out twice and scraped my knee a little, but I was a big girl and kept on riding.  When we arrived back at the car, Daddy's odometer said we went exactly two miles!  No wonder I was getting tired.

The best part of going mountain biking was the special treat on the way home.  On the drive home, Daddy stopped off and bought us some strawberry milk to share.  Yum!!!

Squeals

Mr. Nash loves to wrestle (and scream) with me. I love it too - most of the time - and am actually very gentle with the little bruiser. We'll see how long that lasts.

Baby Curls

Baby curls...just like his Uncle Mike had. :)

Family Camping

We’ve been meaning to take our maiden family camping trip for months now and this weekend we finally made it. We headed up on Saturday for a two night trip and it was so much fun that we came back home a day early! LOL. Although I continue to be a great camper, Mr. Nash was not as impressed. Remember how on my first camping trip when I slept in my Pack n’ Play all night long, by myself, even when it rained? Well, Mr. Nash preferred to sleep in Momma’s bag which didn’t work out very well for Momma. Waking up at 5:30 wasn't so great either. I guess we’ll give him a break since I was a little bit older than he was on my first trip.

We also missed our favorite camp spot in Stanley this year due to forest fires and ended up at a developed campsite near McCall. The forests are so dry that you can’t have camp fires unless you’re in a developed site – unlike our favorite, secluded spot in Stanley. We were all disappointed to have 4-wheelers and neighbors playing club music until after midnight. Unplug people! So annoying… We’ll see you next year Stanley!

Even though we only stayed one night, we still made it up to a very cool hot springs on the second day before returning home. We’ll definitely go back to Gold Fork hot springs. I loved that the pools were very natural with lots of rock and that they were the perfect depth and temperatures for kids. Happy Labor Day!

Someday

Someday we'll have our own kitty - maybe even someday soon - but until then I'm so happy that the neighbors cats love our backyard.