Orlando Florida Vacation

 We spent a week in Florida with my family for Christmas in 2010 and somehow, I never blogged about it.  But just recently Michael surprised me with the most awesome gift.  He made me a picture book of our trip to Disney World through Shutterfly.com.  I couldn't believe it!

Disney World is Huge and there are so many places to visit that it took us 2 days at Epcot, 1 day at Disney's Animal Kingdom, 1 day at Magic Kingdom, and 1 day at Disney's Hollywood Studios. We also spent one day at Universal Studios and saw "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter." Disney World is great fun! It was super decorated for Christmas, which I loved.  We had a coupon for a free book on shutterfly and I had totally forgotten about it.  I guess it was about to expire so Michael beat the deadline and created this awesome picture book for me.  What a sweet guy!

Happy Harvest

I have really been excited about canning and eating from our garden this year.  We (Mom, Dad, Julio, and I) all helped out in the garden this year and it was our best yet.  We grew peas, beans, pumpkins, turnips, basil, radishes, carrots, squash, corn, red potatoes, onions, tomatoes, peppers, lettuce... and I am probably missing several others.  I love eating fresh tomatoes and other fruit from Mom's yard.  Her pears did really well this year as did her raspberries, currents, and strawberries.  I had to take a picture to remember our beautiful garden. 

Dad helped me pick corn from Pat and Darrell's house.  We picked 5 bags or so.  Then we came home husked it, washed it, and prepared it for the freezer.  Dad helped me with it all!  I was so glad to have been able to spend the morning and early afternoon working with my Dad in the kitchen and that Pat and Darrell had plenty of corn to spare!

Amy's Party

Amy's 29! Last year before the big 30! So we celebrated with cake and good food. Aside from her birthday gifts and flowers, Mom, Dad, and I helped grade some English grammar papers for school.  It took forever! 

Kendra's 6!

Our cute little niece Kendra turned 6!  She started kindergarten this year and is growing up so fast. I was so glad we were able to come and celebrate with her. We camped out with the Garners and partied all weekend.

Michael knows how much Kendra loves fireworks, so that is what we got her for her birthday.  Nothing like chasing after parachute men in the sky.

Cammy made the cutest personal sized piñatas as party favors.  They were black or red and filled with yummy chocolate treats. 

Megan's birthday is only 4 days from Kendra's so she is always crashing the party and we had a little joint party for them both. 

We had a fun time playing with the party blowers and with our nieces.  We had a camp out in the backyard so Kendra could try out "tent" camping since she has only gone camping in her trailer.

Saturday we spent our time shooting Kendra's Bow and arrow, playing barbies, and then Kendra kicked our trash at Mario Cart.  What a fun weekend.  Happy Birthday Girly.  Glad we got to spend it with you.

Pomerelle

We made it to Pomerelle! But since it doesn't open until noon.  We hiked around Lake Cleveland to take up some time.  It was a short and beautiful little trek around the lake. Soon after 12 we headed to Pomerelle to ride the lift and play a game of frisbee golf-mountain style. I lost my frisbee several times in the trees.  Good thing Michael had a good eye.  We made it down the mountain with both frisbees and a few rocks in our shoes.

Shooting Guns

Michael and I decided to crash Amy and Juan's date by joining them to go shooting.  It took me a while to get comfortable with the guns.  I just kept thinking "You'll shoot your eye out." We didn't shoot any eyes, but we did shoot targets and water bottles. We shot up the filled water bottles Amy had saved from the Flower shop. Then took turns shooting at targets.  Amy and I got closest to the bulls-eye.

Hernandez Camping 2012

Thompson Flat Campground-Sawtooth National Forest 

 This year marks another successful camp out with Michael's family.  We wanted to try a different campsite this year instead of going to Indian Springs like we have the past 3 years.  We decided on Thompson Flat Campground near Lake Cleveland.  It turned out to be almost perfect... except for there was no water like we had anticipated and plenty of dirt for the kids to get themselves into trouble with.  The water was an easy fix since Steve and Gloria always seem to take trips in to town while we are camping; this was the perfect excuse for them to do so.  Lake Cleveland was all we needed to wash the dirt off.  We all had a fun afternoon with the kayaks. 

The Camping Bunch.... Megan, Julianna and I enjoyed a group hug while trying to deflate the raft.  Michael laughed at us and watched us struggle for a while then told us to roll it up sleeping bag style to squeeze the air out of it.  Now, why didn't I think of that? 

We enjoyed two toasty fires courtesy of Nick, Michael, and the girls.  I got a little too close and melted my asics. :(

Garner Family

Us Two

 Hernandez Trio

 The Judd Family

The Siqueiros Family