Blogging 101!

I have to send a huge thank you out today to Jamie! I love my friend and I am so glad she talked me into starting this blog! I really enjoy the journal of our journey and I look forward to when I put it into a book at the end of year, a memory book for our family! Since I started our blog in February it has been a learning "journey" and I am enjoying it! I was asked to put on a blogging seminar as part of the Camping Rally. A big motivation behind it was to encourage others to blog their journey and their travels. My hope was to share my enjoyment with others and teach them some basics of blogging, then they can take off with it and make it their own, which is my mind is the best part! The seminar went well. About 25 people attended. Those who attended seemed eager to get a blog started and they had great questions. Some plan to blog about their travels, their children/grandchildren.... I hope it was beneficial to them, I enjoyed sharing with them!

Our first day at the Camping Rally!

Tess loves the Starcraft Camping Rally so far....She gets to ride her bike, cookout, meet new people and spend a lot of time with Daddy....What could be better!! Ella gets to snuggle...What else is new??? It was a sunny day packed with joys and smiles!!

I will chew on my toes and my shoes because....well it is still socially acceptable at 6 months of age, and because....I Can!!

Some Joys of the Journey!

Piggy Toes! "Kevin where is your bike, this one's a bit small?!"

Having fun after the bike race

Giddy Up??? I am not even going to get into the details of this one!?!

Splashing Around!

When we arrived yesterday it was WET!! in southern Illinois! We were glad we had arrived but the campground had certainly seen some rain! One thing is for sure, it did not bother Tessa or our nephew Tony It was a joy to see the excitment in something that might have bothered some...Kids sure have a gift of seeing the fun in just about anything....Something we adults need to do more often!!

All Dry!! Looking out into the World of camping!

On our Road Journey!

Yeah!! We get to join Kevin on a work trip in the RV! This is exciting to all of us, Tess could hardly stand the anticipation!! She thinks we are in a doll house on wheel! We FINALLY got all the items packet up, I am certain I forgot something, thank goodness for lists!

We are so glad to get on the road and be together!! The girls got all tidy in their car seats and within 5 miles of the house....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! They get this gift of falling asleep easily from Mommy!!

Once awake, Tess thinks that traveling time with Daddy is very special! She can ride by him and then she can come in the back and ride by Ella and Mommy to play and read books! She may have a hard time adjusting back to the journeys in the car when we return home. But...Until then we are going to enjoy our week away from home and enjoy the RV!

"Hi Mom, I like sitting by you!"

Seeing the world with Daddy!

Our Daddy is FUN!! -Tess

Kevin claims the he put in the sprinkler system to water the landscaping and flowers.... I truly think it was so he and the girls could have fun like this when the yard work is done! That's a good Daddy!

"With My Purple Wings, Mommy"

Tess has some REALLY great stories lately, well always in my mind, I get a realy kick out of her! One of her latest was this.... While seeing Little Bear fly off into the sky on one of the shows we let her watch....Thinking, thinking (don't you love it when the wheels are turning!) "Mommy, he can't fly he doesn't have wings" "Yes, that is true, but it is only pretend" "I can fly Mommy, I have my purple wings" "Yes, you do have those Tess, but they are for fun, pretend too" Thinking.................. "Yes, but I can use my wings to fly up and see Your Grandma Mommy, but I come back" Big Hug...."Tess I love you and I love your imagination" XOXOXO (Sidenote to the story, she has been asking about my Grandma, Kevin's Grandma.... and we simply say they are up in heaven with Jesus).... She touched my heart with this one!!! Isn't amazing what they pick up!

I Heart the Park!

The Days of Summer have to include trips to the park! We are so glad that there are wonderful parks close to our house. There is something about the time at the park that brings back the carefree joys of childhood.

Maybe it is the flight that a swing can take you on or the feeling in your tummy as you slide down the "big slide,". It is me?? or do simple peanut butter and jelly sandwiches take SO much better when they are enjoyed on a picnic table at the park!! Whatever it is, to me it the whole package, the time at the park!! We try to give our girls the enjoyment of it as much as possible. I even love the "dirty" that kiddos get at the park. Hair flying every which way, filthy feet & hands, and the scent on the girls of a hot day at the park in the sunshine. The simple joys, sounds, scents, and sights of time spent at the park....JOY!