Camping for Spring Break

So this year we decided to go camping! Yes I know...I am not a super huge camper...I don't hate it, it's just that I really enjoy indoor plumbing and sleeping in a bed! Call me crazy! But I took one for the team this last week and it turned out great! We went to Canyon Lake in the hill country about a 2 1/2-3 hr drive from Katy. It was beautiful...we were nervous what it would be like but it turned out fantastic! Our campsite was on the water and it was gorgeous! My new favorite thing is the tent heater that saved us all from freezing every night! We had such a good time...lots of fun, super relaxing, no schedule to follow...perfect! I think I might even do it again!!!! :)

settin' up camp

tents up!!

Helping dad chop wood for the fire

munchin' on Cheetos while we were getting tin foil dinners ready

Bella helping Shawn make his tin foil dinner.

Eating their tin foil dinners...they all made their own. They all turned out sooo good! Everyone was scraping the bottom of their foil by then end of the night!

I was constantly chasing Ty away from the ax. He scared me too many times. Shawn is just way to laid back about it...another reason I prefer to not camp...what happens in the woods stays in the woods, I don't need all the details!

This would be the "where is my licorice" face!

reading...relaxing in the tent

Austin

lunch

Kailee roasting hot dogs for us

getting ready for dinner

the weather was perfect...we couldn't have planned it any better if we tried! The kids went down to the beach quite a bit to play...of course you can't leave out Bella...she loves to swim! All of the beach pics were taken by Austin

the boys got a little cold...time to get changed and warm up and I am sure Bella is thinking why do we have to go?

not sure why a sad face

typical Ty...covered in rocks

playin' in the water

Making dinner on our last night there...we had roasted corn, dutch oven potatoes with ham (Shawn really makes some incredible dutch oven food!!)

Kyler was hiding from the camera!Ty reading by the fire, waiting for dinner to be finished. We bought the whole 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series and the kids all read alot this trip...it was great!!

more reading...

gorgeous sunset on our last night there!

Tyson's Derby Car

Ty thought of doing vinyl on his car! He chose all the images and colors I just cut it out. He did all the painting and designing of his car! He wanted his car to be #28 for his birthday.

He found this image of the little boy and thought to have it for the driver!

I even got the approval of Dave Bleazard....he now sees the value of my vinyl machine!!
YYYEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Helping dad do some finishing touches before check in

Ty either wanted to be first in every race or win the slowest "turtle" award.
He got what he wanted! He won the turtle award and he COULD NOT have been more excited! He was a great example of good sportsmanship!

Getting ready to see his car race for the first time!

Ready to check in his car!
What a fun night we had!!

Vinyl Madness

For those of you who have been asking to see some of the things I have been working on at my house! Here they are! Before you ask?...Yes I do have a life and no I don't cut vinyl all day long despite what this post may lead you to believe! {A small disclaimer though....I LOVE my vinyl machine!}

Austin's bedroom...

A reminder for the kids {sorry the lighting wasn't great}

Austin's bedroom door

Kailee's door

floor to ceiling birch trees in the bathroom

owl on a branch...still working on the frame that will go around this!

Tyson and Kyler's door

A new Member of the Fullmer Family

This is the new girl in Shawn's life! He always told me I was the only for him...but not so! I have been bumped to #2, at least temporarily! ;) Apparently she loves him unconditionally and is always happy to see him!
I made the kids come outside and Shawn was behind the cars! They had NO IDEA!!! They knew there was a surprise but you can tell from the look on Kyler's face he wasn't so sure the surprise was better than him being able to play video games! (stinker)
Isn't this great! Look at their reactions...it was priceless!!! They couldn't believe it was for real. They all turned to me and asked me if this was a trick!

loving their new friend

Can you even believe that we got a dog? You are not the only ones! All of my friends were shocked that we did AND that it was my idea! I think my poor kids (and Shawn) had finally gotten their prayers answered! This is Bella. She was a stray that a friend of ours found and wasn't able to keep. When she started telling me all about her she sounded too good to be true! We think she is about 6-8 months old. She is a yellow lab. She is already potty-trained, loves and is great with kids, loves to be in the backyard, isn't a barker, doesn't chew on too much, and sleeps through the night! This is my kinda baby! We brought her home about 2 weeks ago. She has adjusted quite well here!! We took her to the vet last week and she was given a clean bill of health! We love her so much already, seems like she has always been here!
Ty's turn

Austin's turn

Kyler did great too!

This is where we can find Bella when we are vacuuming! She hides on the stairs, she isn't a big fan!
Just resting...