Scout Camp By Zach

Today was my first day of Scout Camp and we are at Big Bear. This is our troop number.

These are what the tents look like. This is our Camp on our first day at Big Bear.


This is our on Sunday about to go to church.
Scout Troop: Steven Weber, Preston Swasey, Nathan Kelly, Riley Stewart, Zach Crabtree, Hunter Ullibarri, Gary Miller.

We saw a few big bugs like this. It's a Queen Ant.


This is another Picture of my scout troop.


At scout camp we had to get up at 6:00 A.M. so you can go to breakfast.
I was so tired I tried to go back to sleep at breakfast time.

One of the merit badges I did was climbing.


I had to belay people to earn this merit badge.


Unfortunately I had to belay the oldest and
biggest scout so when he fell I came up.

This was me when I was climbing the indoor wall
and I fell off.

I also got to climb up a 50ft. wall.


When you made it to the top you had to
touch the top.

I went up to stay the night in a tepee but had to hike up to it first.


And when I got there istayed in my sleeping bag in the tepee.



This is a nice view of the mountain.


This was lunch once.



And this is the final picture we took while we were up there.

I hope next year I can go up there and be a staff member.

Thats one hot dog...

Many of you have already been introduced to our family doggie Ace. Another well known fact about him is that he is one furry dude. So furry even, he's been confined to outdoor lifestyle because dog hair in the fridge, in your bed and in your clean laundry is just unacceptable.

Don't fear this is not an abused puppy, he has a backyard that is 50% shaded, sprinklers that go off a gazillion times a day for him to play in, and a huge tub of water. And we do let him in the house during the hottest parts of the day, but honestly he likes all the action outside because when inside he is confined to an easily cleaned up area.

After we returned from our trip, I was feeling guilty for his long stint outside and alone (except for his daily visit from our doggie babysitter). I've made attempts to shave down his year round winter coat with clippers from Target to cool him off during the summer. While he is cooler, he looks like he has a fur disease, my dog clipping skills beg for more experience, or better clippers since they clog up when I'm trying to cut through his sheep like coat.

I digress... back to the hot dog. I broke down and had him professionally shaved. He has a strange Mohawk down his back, his fur raises like a cat when he gets excited. We may have to rethink this style. I'm not sure he quite knows what to do with himself in this state. We think he was a little slap happy with how cool he felt.

Without all the dandelion fur he can get a little more love indoors.

Our getaway..

After my long stint in July, working on the gig that took up almost the whole month, I decided it was time to get out of the heat, especially since the summer break was coming to a close and we had the free time, we ventured to Orange County for 10 days. So of course we went to...ba-ba-da-daah! Disneyland...
We really really liked the new Toy Story ride. Of course it was like the last ride we went on and we were too pooped to wait in line again.
We finally went on the Grizzly River Run, a ride we have avoided over the years. Typically we go to the park during winterish months, so getting soaked just wasn't an option. But this time we came prepared with rain ponchos.. We loved the ride!! Despite the fact that we were called cheaters, wimps and other such names... They were just jealous.. and guess what were bringing next time? Thats right.. RAIN PONCHOS!!
Here we are with the mouse man himself. This is kind of a sad picture since Mike isn't with us. We only went for one day while he was at work in an effort to spare him from the Disney madness he dislikes so much.
We had a hard time leaving Renny's (our friend who Mike rents a room from for work) place. His digs are pretty cool. An awesome pool, 13 televisions and cable t.v., which may not be a big deal to most, but our home is only equipped with 2 t.v.s and basic 10 channel cable. Our time there only confirmed our reasons for our t.v. situation. Nobody wanted to leave the boob tube, and I too am guilty as charged. HGTV... man if I did have cable, my butt would never leave the couch... (did the house sell on The Unsellables?)So in an effort to get off the couch we checked out Irvine Park (okay been there done that) and then the Laguna Beach art show. Here are a few shots from the hour or so of viewing and "don't" touching we had. (who won Design Star?)
So here is how pathetic we are, we never made it to the beach. I think we may have watched too much Zach and Cody on Deck to feel the need for the water... What were we thinking..?
(Will someone please tell me whats been going on on Color Splash)

Rock Concert... woo hoo!

I received a text when I was on the job that said to hurry home there was a surprise waiting for me. It was a rockin concert complete with emcee Bayden Huxford along with corporate sponsor Boulder Dental Group.

and mystery guitarist.

Dual front women divas.

Rockin the microphone with perfect pitch.

And surprise it was the Zach a nator rockin the guitar! What creative kids.

Wild Things!

It's official, Zach and Rae are Wild Rivers fans. It was our first water park endeavor. Had we desert rats been able to handle the cool ocean breeze it would have been a much much longer day. We enjoyed the water slides and relaxing in the lazy river. Think we will hit it up one more time before school starts. Fingers crossed!

California Dreamin!

Our favorite beach, Laguna. Here are a few pictures of Zach and Rae hanging out enjoying the atmosphere.

And digging holes deep enough to lose your head or your feet.

Let it Snow?? In the summer...

Check this out! It was like the Sonic Gods were dumping ice on our humble abode. That's right folks, it hailed at the end of June, we thought it was so cool until....
We checked on the sunflower garden, they're not too happy about pelting ice falling from the sky.