Bear Spray: $36.99
Juice Boxes and Granola Bars: $4.69
Half a Tank of Gas: $32.00
New Camera Batteries: $7.99
This View:
Priceless
Elk Lakes Provincial Park
My Peeps
I drove out to Cardston with the kids on Wednesday morning and stayed for a couple days. My Grandma lives there (you know, Swanee Cahoon from Saskatoon??) and my mom and sisters were there, as well as my aunt and cousin from Utah. My uncle came, too and was the only male in attendance (besides Carter, and my nephews Josh and Taylor). We went for walks, ate yummy food, played games, and took turns riding grandma's scooter. It was so fun to see everyone, especially the female Sorensens! We haven't had everyone together in quite a few years.
Me and my sisters:
Apparently, I have a mini-me:
And of course the kids. They had a blast together.
Sulpher is Not to be Confused with Chocolate
This past weekend, we had some visitors and it was so nice to see family. On Friday, Jared's brother Gary and his wife Allie (the newlyweds) came to stay for a couple days. We had lots of fun with them quading and fishing.
We also drove out to the Sulpher Springs. It's a very interesting, natural hot spring, that bubbles up out of the ground, and then forms a stream that winds it's way into the river. The only problem is: they stink. Bad. When you are driving there, the smell of sulpher gets worse and worse until you step out of the vehicle and your nostrils are attacked by the smell of rotten eggs. You get used to it after awhile of being there... somewhat. Carter kept saying, "Ew, rotten eggs!" and Hayley would repeat after him, "Yea, chocolate eggs!". It was funny.
Apparently people swim in there (there's even a diving board), but it looks disgusting. Seriously, would you want to swim in that? I'd rather just drive 10 minutes down the road and hit up the Elkford town swimming pool.
Then, on Sunday evening, we got to have my cousin and her family come and stay with us for a night on their way back from a reunion. The little kids all had so much fun playing together, whilst enduring Erin and I snapping endless pictures.
I absolutely love this picture, even though Halle's face is blurry. They were having so much fun all piling into the little car and driving around on the deck.
Nice hair Hayley...
Livvy's trying to stifle a laugh... too funny.
It was so much fun to see everyone. I seriously love having company. Sooo... who's next??
Let the Games Begin
That's right folks. It's that time of year. The event you've all been waiting for. It's...
The Bottle Weaning Olympics
Spectators have gathered from near and far to witness this momentous event!
Finalists have been training over 22 months for the chance to compete in this prestigious sporting event.Olympic events include:
The Fridge Pulling Competition - This event combines the raw will and strength of the competitor as she attempts to find the jug of milk (and make her own dang bottle, if no one else will!).
The Falling Asleep Anywhere Competition - Due to numerous late nights 
The Eating Real Food Event - This event proves very difficult for most competitors, as they are previously accustomed to relying on bottles to fill their little tummies.
The Distraction Event - This event was introduced by the Olympic facilitator as a way to distract competitors from thinking about bottles during the course of this competition. Distraction techniques include going to the park, making crafts, getting the mail, and singing "The Wheels on the Bus" repeatedly to the crying competitor.
The Vocal Strength Event - Competitors show their disapproval by breaking down into multiple crying fits. Vocal strength is judged by Olympic facilitators, and the competitor is then sent to her room.
These events all required great skill and determination. Competitors trained endlessly for the chance to become an Olympic Champion. And even though there were times of discouragement and despair......In the end, one little girl reigned triumphant!
Embarrassing Myself. One Post at a Time.
The other day, I thought of a funny story involving me, Jared, and his brother Jonathan. It shows me in a bad light, but I promise you I'm usually alot smarter than this.
We were all driving to Vanderhoof (circa 2003) to visit Jared's family. Jared and Jonny were in the front seat and I was laying down, napping, in the back. I woke up (a tad disoriented) and saw we were passing another car. Then, to my horror, I saw an oncoming car getting closer and closer to us. It didn't appear that Jared noticed this, so I started screaming "Jared, watch out!", fearing a head-on collision. Jared slammed on the brakes, and him and Jonny turned around to look at me - shocked - having NO IDEA what I was screaming about. It was then that I realized Jared was driving in a passing lane, and we really weren't in any danger at all. I was so embarrassed for freaking out like a psycho (I fully blame my disorientation after waking up - my family all knows how out-of-it I usually am after I wake up). Jared was so ticked at me for making him slam on the brakes and lose his momentum. For the rest of the trip, anytime there was an oncoming car passing us, Jonny would start screaming "Jared, stop the car!" in a high-pitched girly voice, just to make fun of me. Not my finest moment :)
K, the reason I posted this is because my sister-in-law wanted her blog readers to post a funny memory they have of her. I did, so now it's my turn to beg ask for comments you have about me/Jared/our family. Post a comment about a fun memory you have, whether you know me/he/us a little or a lot - anything you remember! Then repost the instructions on your blog so I can leave one about you!
Chinook Lake
This weekend, we went camping with the Jarmans at Chinook Lake in Crowsnest Pass.
The lake and mountains are so pretty and there was so much stuff to do. I would completely recommend this campsite to everyone. Walking trails around the lake, a beach for swimming, a tour of the trout hatchery, and miles of quad trails.
The kids all had so much fun together - Carter and Hayley were so excited to play with Isabelle. Bobbi and I even commented on how glad we are that we started doing this when they were young, because now they are completely in their element when we go camping. They entertain themselves for hours while camping, we barely even hear a peep from them.
Here's a funny picture of Hayley, in all her camping glory. We definitely don't worry about fashion out in the bush. Layers of ugly hand-me-downs, and a dirty face from too many Cheezies. Love it.
We wanted to take a picture of Isabelle and Hayley's rats nests. Their hair is so similar and they both get the worst bedhead ever. (Notice Hayley doing what she does best; bossing people around).
It was a really fun couple of days and we can't wait to do it again soon!
Living the Wild Life
Everyday around 5 or 6 pm, a momma deer and her little baby walk across our driveway, and into the neighbors backyard. The little baby is just too sweet and I finally got a good picture of it.
On Sunday, we went for a drive and I saw a wolf and a grizzly. It's my first grizzly sighting since we moved here, which has been long-awaited as Jared has seen 3 or 4 already.
Oh and don't worry Mom, the car doors were locked :)
Jump!
In my last post, I forgot to mention another very exciting part of our week. When my family came here, they brought us their trampoline! Brings back memories - this bouncy black wonder was a huge part of my teen years :) We have been having so much fun with it, especially Carter. I don't think a day has gone by yet that he hasn't been out there jumping.
And probably the ONLY downside to having a trampoline (that I can think of)... are these nasty little things:
Let's just say he's upped his "nightly bath" quota.
Wildcats Sing Along...
This past weekend my parents and sister came for a visit. We were so excited to have them come and had quite the list of activities on our agenda.
It was Elkford's Wildcat Days (not to be confused with the "High School Musical" Wildcats. Zac Efron was not here. Unfortunately.). On Friday, we had a bonfire for supper at our favorite little spot. That night were the fireworks - which were surprisingly good for our small lil' town. Saturday, we went to the pancake breakfast and parade. That afternoon, me, Jared, Carter, and my Dad all went on the mine tour at Jared's mine. It was really interesting. We got to go down into the pit and actually witness some of these bad boys at work.
There were some carnival games, climbing wall, a dunk tank, volleyball and softball tournaments, a craft and trade fair, etc so we kept busy that day. Sunday after church, we had dinner, all napped sporadically and then went for an evening drive. To add to it, we went quading and played games in the evenings. My parents left Monday morning for Raymond and Carly stayed here with us. We all went to Surveyors Lake on Monday to play at the beach and swim. It was 36 degrees so it was the perfect day for it. I pretty much forgot my camera at home all weekend, so I have no pictures though.
Tuesday morning, we left bright and early for Raymond for the Canada Day parade. Afterwards, we went to the annual Mendenhall Potluck, out at my aunts and uncle's farm.
After Raymond, we went to Lethbridge to go shopping with the Jarmans. Then we headed home. Through this:
Crazy Alberta weather!
It was a great week, with lots of fun things to do. And so nice to have my family here. We miss living so close to them!
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