Memorial Day Weekend!

This weekend we drove to Eden Valley - which is a little secluded campground East of Cedar Rapids - I'm still not real sure where it is : ) We met up with the rest of the Devines and had a great time. I brought my camera, but it spent most of the time in the tent. For those of you who don't live close enough to know what the weather here was like this weekend - it rained, and I mean rained most of Saturday. We spent most of the day in the van trying to stay dry. Thank god our tent rocks and didn't leak!! Here are a few pictures to show you just how much rain we got!Notice the large puddle around our fire pit - it went inside too - amasingly, the guys were able to restart the fire and most of that puddle dried before we went to bed. Also, notice the large puddle in front of the wood pile - Grandpa Devine got a little wet when Sam (the dog) tripped him and he fell into that one!This pictures a little dark, but not everyone was upset about the puddles. Here's Levi and Sydney playing in one of the many puddles. This one came up to Levi's knees.

Here's Levi playing in another puddle - he told me he was taking a bath. This one is in front of Trudie and Jerry's camper.

In spite of the rain, we had an awesome time and are extremely exited for our next camping trip. We'll keep you posted as to where and when! Not a whole lot planned for the next few weeks - gotta save some money and get the house in order - sounds like fun uh?

BEACH PARTY

It's been raining here for a few days, and we've been kinda boring. Yesterday we decided to kick the day off with a BEACH PARTY!

First we set up the water (yes, that is a cleaned potty chair bottom),

then we had to change into our swimsuits

and of course a pool party is not complete without Friends!

Now we're getting ready for our first big camping trip of the year! We've got to dig all that stuff out, so check back next week to learn about camping with the Devines!

We're going to miss it, but Congrats Samantha for Graduating!! GOOD LUCK!

Dad's Birthday!

My sisters and I bought tickets to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr. for my Dad's birthday. Notice the fantastic seats! Row 12! It was a little early, but a good time was had by all!

Pretty Toes

So I'm probably going to catch some gruff about this, but I thought it was cute. I sat down today to do my toes, and Levi thought that looked like fun. He decided he'd help paint them, and then he decided he'd also like to have his toes painted, and even his fingernails. He knows it's a little girly, but he still thought it would be fun. (He decided to take it all off shortly afterwards).

A Surprise at the River

Last weekend 'Patty Grandma' and Jessie came to visit, and grandma decided she'd like to see some of the Lewis and Clark things around town. Living here, you'd imagine I would know a thing or two about them - wrong. The Floyd Monument - I don't know, was he some military guy? Apparently he the first soldier to die west of the Mississippi on Lewis and Clark's expedition - Who knew? We didn't actually go to the monument, we went down to the river and the welcome center/museum and the Interpretive center. Tons of fun - for everyone! Here's a few pics of Levi enjoying our expedition.

Jumping on the band wagon.

I thought it'd be nice to share Levi's adventures and let you all know what's going on with the family. I'm trying to figure this site out a little bit, so you'll have to be patient for a little bit, but I'm sure I'll figure it out pretty fast.
Here's Levi with his summer hair cut and his boo boo on his eye.
I should probably tell you about Daddy. He'll be working most of the summer, so he'll be missing out a little. He got a great internship that he really enjoys and has awesome potential to actually turn into a real job.