Friends, Fishing, Four Wheeling, Fun

Labor day weekend was a great weekend for us to spend together as a family! We traveled to Nebraska again for a little time with some friends. We arrived at their "farm" Friday night before anyone else had arrived. The lane to this place is untraveled and with all the rain, it was very overgrown! Fortunately Matilda our little GPS had told us exactly where to drive to so we knew we were at the correct driveway. We started down and as we got further and further in we started to get a little nervous! We couldn't see ANYTHING and we were driving through weeds higher than the truck. We managed to get through with no problems, but things are a little tense for a while.
We started to get things set up around the place when we arrived. Craig mowed and I started unloading things from the truck. We were planning on pitching a tent so I started looking for that stuff. As I dug further and further, I found the poles and the air mattress for the tent, but no tent! I asked Craig where it was and he had a look like, "OH CRAP" on his face. Yep, he forgot to grab that part! :) We communicated with the rest of the crew and it was decided there was enough room in the house for us, so that is what we did. It actually worked out great cuz it was cold on Friday and Saturday nights and then it rained on Sunday!

Saturday we got up and rode 4 wheelers for a while. It was a lot of fun and we really enjoy spending time with everyone! Micah absolutely loves everyone who goes and they seem to be fond of him as well! He was so happy to hear Meghan and Alana were both coming!! While we were out riding, we made a pit stop at Gary's new tree stand. It was a long ways up there and of course we had to climb up the tree and check it out!!

Craig, Meg and I up in the stand

A zoomed in shot!

We also made a pit stop to play in the water and mud! Jason and Craig were trying to teach Meg and Micah how to skip rocks! Micah was all about throwing the rocks so they splashed, but Meg was getting the hang of it! There is really nothing like getting lost for hours in the great outdoors! Micah turns into a totally different kid! They all use their imagination so much more and just have fun being kids. I remember those days as a kid! Jason made the comment that he remembers going out there when he was a kid so at this point in time, the kiddos are making life long memories! What a true blessing it is to be able to give them that chance to build a friendship and be without schedules and limitations. Micah and Alana even had a wedding! Alana was his princess and he was her prince. It was hilarious to watch! We all got a pretty good chuckle out of that!

A little rock skipping!!

That evening we went to the pond and did a little fishing off the dock. No luck for us, but Micah seemed to enjoy casting out and reeling in!
Sunday it was more of the same. 4 wheeling and just hanging out. I had the chance to drive the 4 wheeler more this time which was great! It was awesome to know I could hold my own on the trails. I had a blast and if I had to guess I might have made Craig just a little proud! He was pretty happy with how I did since it was only the 2nd time I had ever driven a 4 wheeler! I am def. looking forward to next time (hopefully there will be a next time!)

Micah and I hanging out.. He wanted to ride with me all weekend, but I wouldn't let him. I had a hard enough time worrying about me, let alone my baby! I felt much more comfortable with him on with Craig, Jason or Gary.

Meg hanging out by the 4 wheeler. Such a pretty girl...

Mr. Micah! Man I love this kid!! He melts my heart on a daily basis!!

Daddy and Micah. Micah was smiles the entire time!!

Jason, Amanda and Meg

The three amigos! Micah, Alana and Meg. On Sunday they decided to make a drink/food stand for everyone to shop at! They swiped drinks and snacks from the house and coolers and made us buy them! It was pretty cute, they had it all set up on the trailer with chairs, signs and everything! We thought it was pretty smart of them to sell us stuff that they got for free! :) They had a really good time!!

We took Micah's gator so they had something to mess around with. They didn't ride it a whole lot, but did have fun when they did.

Craig and Micah horsing around. Micah just needs to rough house once in a while or he just isn't himself!! :)

Micah and Meg playing a little soccer. He had a tough time keeping up with his little legs, but it was a great way for them to pass some time!

They actually spent quite a bit of time playing cars. I was surprised how long they were happy doing that! Next time I might have to throw in a few more tracks and vehicles!

That was our weekend in a nut shell. We came home Monday afternoon and proceeded to do LOTS of laundry and unpack everything. This week has been non stop something since!

Tuesday night I worked out and after that Craig had to do some wiring for a lady. Wednesday I had a doctors appt in SF which didn't go so well. I waited over an hour before I finally said something to the nurse. I was very irritated by that point and I didn't end up seeing my doctor at all. It frustrates me that you can schedule an appointment over a year in advance and still not see them. I think something is wrong with the system.. Ok, that is my vent.. Wednesday night Craig went and finished wiring while Micah and I hung out and tried to get a few things done. Last night I worked out while Craig and Micah took the 4 wheeler back. Before hand Craig gave Micah one last ride on it and did a few cookies in the driveway! Micah was going on and on about driving in circles and how much fun it was. He thought that was the best thing ever!! He told his daddy he drives like Jason who we went 4 wheeling with! Ha..

Micah had school again this week. Thursday was his 1st show and tell ever so he was pretty excited about that! He took his little red frog named "Special Buddy". I don't even know where he got that frog, but he has had him a very long time. He never strays to far from Micah's sight that is for sure. They sleep together, play together and just hang out. He talks to him like they are best friends! Even when he was putting him in his backpack for school, he was telling him not to be afraid of everyone because they were all nice and they would really like him! Goodness, that kid is something else. I try to find out how school is going or what they are doing, but all Micah says is "I don't remember". He really doesn't want to talk about or share any information, so I am just going to assume it is all good unless I hear otherwise!

This weekend is 100% catch up weekend. Our house and yard are in shambles. Everything needs to be cleaned up and we need to try and get back to normal. What ever that might be these days! Wish us luck!!

Have a great weekend everyone!!