Camping it Up Yu Style

If anyone knows Ed they know that he and nature don't get on.  After about half an hour of nature exposure Ed's eyes become swollen, red, and itchy, he goes through a box of kleenex, and has difficulty breathing.  (Not to mention his anaphalatic reaction to bee stings, and how he reacts to mosquitoes.)  So when Ed was told that he had to go to scout camp this summer many people had their doubts.

So for all you doubters here a report of our camping trip "Yu style".

We rented a really cute clean little motel room in Elko.  It had a little kitchette, (complete with dishes) which was great since there wasn't anywhere close by to eat and it also saved us a pile of money.  There wasn't a dishwasher so we had to wash the dishes by hand.  (This made it feel more like camping to me.)

This a picture of Lexi hanging out in the bedroom area.  It was great since there was no carpet I let Lexi crawl all over the place.

Here is Cali testing out the quality of the beds.  I did not receive the best sleep on them, but they were decent.  There was a tv with satellite, however our channels were very limited.  (Ed was pretty choked that he couldn't watch Golf TV... I on the other hand was relieved.)

This was our view out the window.  You can see a few orange picnic tables, those are campsites.  So really we were on a campsite.  One day Cali and I were looking out the window and we saw a couple of horses.  Cali was pretty excited.  Oh did I mention that there a BBQ for us to use?  So we did cook outside, also camping-like.  

There was a beach close by and we spent every afternoon there.  It was so nice as the weather was quite hot.  Ed and Cali had a great time building sand castles, and catching crayfish...

...while I tried to prevent Lexi from eating the sand.

So we survived three days "camping".  I also did wash the clothes by hand, that was also camping-like.  We had a great time and I think we should do it again next year!

My Happy Little Girl

Lexi has just been a dream baby from the moment she entered our lives.  I was barely sick during my pregnancy, labour and delivery were a breeze, and she always lets us know what she needed.  I can't believe that she will be nine months old next week.  It's just so nice to have her around while Cali is going through the "dramatic threes".  Lexi wears whatever I want, she doesn't talk back... it's great!  I know that Cali will outgrow this stage but having Lexi around sure makes things easier.

Here is a video of my happy girl.  I love how you can hear her sniffing when she gets excited.

 

Best Video Ever

Quite possibly the best youtube video ever!  If only is was longer!

My friend Theresa took a video when she meant to take a picture of her husband.  This is what happened!  Tack sa mycket!!!