Wow, I'm FAAAAR Behind.

Oh well, I REFUSE to skip an event. Thus, here's some random photos and outings post-father/son campout in October and pre-Ev/Whit visit during Thanksgiving.

Matching matching stripe squared.

Riggs and his favorite dress hat that can serve as an all-purpose hat.

Many days at Busch Gardens. You can see what it does to Mere.

We have the dress hat/mom's home-made bow tie combo.

A lot of cuteness.

And some Halloween festivities. If you can't tell from a compilation of the photos below, as a family, we were Yellowstone National Park. Riggs was the park ranger, Mere the bear, I was a tree (unpictured), and Trevor was Old Faithful (his costume unpicture, which is really a shame).

Also, poor Riggs got sick the actual night of Halloween, so Dad carried him around to a few of the houses. Check out that sad face below.

Oh, and just Riggs reveling in all his glory.

The First Father/Son Camp Out

You know what I wish? I wish that this - Trevor and Riggs camping - was a reality TV show. That I could just sit on my couch and watch the highlights, the lowlights, and all the in between time.

But if that ever happened, it would seem the world would lose all balance it once possessed. It's just meant to be. Us mom's are never suppose to know what happens during those two half days and one night. And when left to only imagine, we see crazy things like feeding our sons full bags of marshmellows for breakfast, letting them run around in a poopy diapers for hours on end, sending them in fields of wild horses and off to chase other "high risk" animals (these activities have neither been confirmed or denied by the two attendees in our family).

Nonetheless, it's just another one of those things that I'll be left to wonder about for all eternity...along with what the heck actually happens in Elders Quorum (which may not be a whole lot).

Trevor did happen to capture a few priceless photos from their weekend. And from what I gather, it may have been the best weekend of Riggs' life.

Oh, and I just remembered the best part of this trip. It was actually a trip with our young men and young women where they were going up to this big cabin to have fun. Everyone else in the group slept in this big cabin. But not Riggs and Trevor. They slept in the big outdoors. Thus, it became a Camp Out. And from what I can tell, an epic camp out at that.

All excited, or serious, and ready to leave.

Setting up home base. Everyone contributes in our family.

Then the real fun begins. The "scavengering." A talent only those of the male persuasion have.

A pit stop by to see what the youth are doing.

A pit stop to see what the wild horses are doing. Awesome.

Night time activities.

Bed time. Trevor said they each went to bed in their own sleeping bag, but by morning Riggs was in his sleeping bag with him.

And hello morning.

And hello scavengering with an apple.

And hello awesomeness.

Result of the weekend. I'd say that's a success.

Their second father/son camp out is coming up soon. But it will be a serious camp out. Riggs will again have the time of his life.

It's All Downhill From Here Folks....

Uuuuh, yeah, right. It's all awesomeness from here folks. And by here, I mean 30. Yeah, who would have thought, I turned 30:) And I got to be honest, I've never felt so good. I keep joking with my spring chick of a husband that it's all downhill from 30, but frankly, I couldn't disagree more with my joking self. Life truly does just keep getting better.

To begin, my hunk of a husband, just keeps getting hunkier (and by hunkier, I definitely do not mean chunkier, he is turning into a lean muscle mass machine!)

I couldn't have asked for 2 more different, sweet, fun, and beautiful children.

Our temporal blessings make life wonderfully comfortable an enjoyable. Everything from a home to live in to practically 365 days of sunshine in this wonderful state. It's not possible to get depressed with that kind of weather.

I feel great physically. No hip replacements, yet. Although....I sure complain about my back a lot.

I really feel amazed and humbled by my view from 30. Life is good and always getting better!

For the big 3-0, my hubby granted me my wish and sent me to wonderful Minnesota to hang with my sisters and a handful of my nieces and nephews. It was a great break and good opportunity for dad to get some Riggs time and me to get some Mere time.

Here we are braving the elements, and by elements I mean inside the MN airport.

This trip made having one kid seem so easy. Why was that so not the case when we actually had one kid?? Hmmm.

Our pre-church photoshoot.

Look at all of that chubby goodness. Mere loved all the attention she got from her cousins.

Mere the Older with Mere the Younger.

Again, taking the opportunity to sport our sweaters and beanies.

It truly was an excellent trip, now I just need to make it happen every year!!

On my actual birthday I tried to get a picture with my son. It was impossible. This was the best I got.

That night Trevor took me to dinner and low and behold an entire group of my friends were there. He really pulled a fast one on me. It was a fantastic collection of my favorite people. It was also a fantastic collection of my favorite food, TX Roadhouse. I think I ate a roll for each year of my life.

Not pictured below, because I think he's hiding on purpose, is Garrick. Laura M. is also only half in photo. Our waitress did the best she could. These guys really made my night. They also make up most of my life out here in Florida, and for that I'm very grateful!

Oh yeah, and this is just to show that we still got "it."

-Signed, The Newlyweds