Lots going on!

As some of you may know, I have not been home for nearly a month! Rayce was working MANY hours between his day job and tattooing, so on the 23rd of June, we decided that the kids and I would come "home" (Shelley, ID) for a month, and he would come on the 24th of July (which was when we originally planned on coming). A friend said he would give him a ride to Boise, and we just needed to get him from there to here. SO, the next morning, I packed my car and my kids for the 9 hour trip home. After a few bouts of car sickness, 11 hours later, we made it to Shelley. We have only had 1 or 2 down days since we arrived. There is always something to do and someone to visit. It has been really nice to be able to have a long visit with family. No rushing around and making sure we at least get to say "Hi" to everyone. We have gone camping at Heise (which we got flooded and had to leave), swimming at Lava, camping, lots of sleepovers with cousins, WAY too much time playing with the kittens (seeing that we are all alergic to them) and TONS of other way fun things. The sad part about all of this is Rayce is back in Moscow, slaving away. We even missed the 4th of July with him. There are a few downers about this statement. #1 I have never spent a holiday away from Rayce since we started dating! (12 years!) #2 Pullman, WA fireworks if really fun, and the kids really missed em. #3 Missed the traditional "Hang out with the Cann's" during the fireworks (and yes Jess, I nearly cried when you called me, that's half the reason I didn't call you back, you might have convinced me to drive home!) Those are just a few of the many reasons. Rayce and I have NEVER spent this much time apart. (the most time apart before this stent was for 16 days when he went to Australia before we were married!) SO the countdown has begun! He will be here in 4 days, yes that's right, FOUR days!!! The kids and I have been counting every day since we left, but I can't believe how long it has been. We love Rayce SSSSOOOOOOOO much! And miss him like crazy! Friday can't come soon enough. Also, he will only get to spend a few days here, because we will be leaving to go back to Moscow on Tuesday the 28th. I feel like such a slave driver :( I have TONS of pictures that I will post when I get back to my house (my in laws don't have internet, and I am mooching off anyones I can get my hands on about once a week!)

Camping

This weekend we went camping. It is our first weekend in FOREVER that we got to spend the whole time with just the 5 of us. We were supposed to go Friday afternoon, but it rained all morning, and Rayce's crew didn't get their work done because of it. So we had to settle for Saturday around noon. The area is called the Blue Lagoon, and it is only about 45 minutes from our house. It is gorgeous! The water is warm, and the camp site is pretty secluded. It was a nice weekend, but unfortunately, we got rained out Sunday afternoon. But that was okay, it was nice to get home and get cleaned up.

Shylee was the die-hard with the water. If she had it her way, she would have slept out on the water. The water was nice and warm, but the breeze wasn't. So that's why they look so cold.

Icelynn was freaked out by the whole thing. We had to hold her the whole time we were in the water because she thought she was going to get sucked away from us. I have know idea what that is all about.

Always posing!

Hanging out while everyone else was swimming.

This was our campsite view!

Icee's genius idea to wear her goggles while by the campfire so that the smoke didn't get in her eyes.

Shy's winking face!

Cayge enjoying a smore! (Or more like 6 smores)

I don't know what to say about this picture. It is just Icee being herself!

We had a GREAT weekend as a family. Now we are headed off to Shelley for 5 weeks without Rayce. We are super bummed to leave him behind. But we never really see him anyways. He will be joining us down there the last week we are there. So I probably won't be posting for a while! Enjoy your Independence Day, and have a safe and fun summer!

Girl's Hair

Lots have changed since the girls cut their own hair in November. Like INCHES! You can really notice how long Shylee's has gotten. Icee's has really grown too. Any of my followers know that I post pictures of my girls' hair every once in a while, so here are some new ones. The first two are of the day the girls cut their own hair, and the others are just newbies on old hair do's that I have done before.

Shylee cut her hair SO short, I cried!

Icelynn's was do-able, luckily she didn't cut it to the scalp like Shy did.

Shy's is a mix of two of my favorite hair do's. It's cris-cross pony piggy's up to messy bun piggies.

She's so Cute!!! ~ I was a nice mommy and did make up on them too.

Icelynn is SO beautiful. She looks just like her Aunt Brianna (Rayce's sister), and I am so glad. Brianna's pictures at Icee's age look likes they could be twins! (and when I did her mascara, I hardly had to put any on, she already has long dark lashes, unlike Shylee!)

I really think she will a beautiful model when she gets older!

Well, that's my first hair post of the summer. Hope you liked it, and if you did, you can look forward to more throughout the summer! (the summer is the only time I have TIME to do fun do's like these!)