Camping!

We finally went camping this summer.  We don't have a trailer anymore, so it's not so easy to just throw things together and go.  I admit that I'm a little bitter at the loss of Tiny.  It's so much more work to get everything together for tent camping.  And when you get there it's so much more work to set everything up, and take everything down.  And then there's the fun of sleeping in a tent.  So not fun.  Nothing like sleeping in a row with your entire family.  I was really hoping that everyone would miss Tiny so much that we would unitedly decide we must get another trailer.  Unfortunately, that didn't happen.  It looks like I'm stuck with a tent.  Which means my family is stuck with two day camping trips - I won't do one day because it's way too much work for one day, and I won't do more than two days because I'm not sleeping in a tent for that long.  So there.

Anyhow, back to our actual camping trip.  We went up to the Uintas.  I love, love, love the Uintas.  So beautiful.  We camped at Butterfly Lake Campground, our first time camping there.  Our site was pretty awesome because it had this hill right behind it with big rocks that were perfect for the kids to climb on.  They loved it.  We fished, hiked, roasted s'mores, and every thing else that happens when camping.  On Friday we went adventuring.  We took off in the truck and just drove to random places we'd never been.  We ended up in some remote areas.  And we got to see the great dragon fly migration (I've never seen so many dragon flies.  It was pretty cool). 

Our campground without Tiny:(

An awkward picture of Jake getting ready to fish

The lake in right by our campground

The view from behind our campground

Climbing on the awesome rocks

My favorite thing to do while camping

Lunch break in the truck

It's so pretty in the Uintas!!!

May Madness!!

So much has happened I don't even know where to start.  In May I need to do a post every week so I don't forget everything.  Sage had her end of the year dance competition and recital, which may be her last because she says she wants to do tumbling instead.  Crazy!  Anyway, she is definitely sassy when she dances.  I have no idea where she gets it from because neither Jake nor I could do anything like that.  She sure is fun to watch though.  The kids all had end of the year projects, field trips, and every other possible activity.  Zack is done with middle school and preparing to enter high school.  Terrifying.  Kate still has 2 more years of middle school, which is more terrifying to me than high school.  Middle school is horrible.  Modern day torture for sure.  Thank heavens that Sage still has a couple of years left of elementary school.  Bless her. 

Let's see, we also experienced the 10 year anniversary of Linz being gone, and of course Mom's birthday and Mother's Day all together.  It's like getting slapped in the face over and over.  I try to smile and enjoy the slap.  That's what I'm supposed to do, right?  This year we all got together and hiked and dipped dogs while listening to the endless playlists Linz put together.  Not sure how she had time to do that, but I'm glad she did because the music made the day perfect.

We also got two new goats!  They're so great!  Super friendly, and super cute.  Quite the change from Rudy.  It's a mom and baby, Emma and Ruby.  They're nubian goats, and yes we could have goat milk if we wanted.  Which I don't.  And I'm hoping Jake forgets he does.  They're hilarious.  Anytime someone walks outside they start making noise and get mad if you don't come say hi.  Love it!

And not to be forgotten, we finished our theater!!  Hooray!!  After like 9 months of working on it off and on it's finally done.  And it's pretty awesome.  We broke the theater in with "Black Panther."  Pretty good one I think.  The kids have pretty much taken it over, which is exactly what we wanted.  It was a lot of work, but we love it.  Movie night at the Jorgensons!

May was the month of sickness at our house.  Ridiculous.  We really hardly got sick at all this winter, but we more than made up for that in the spring.  We all got horrible stomach flu, then Zack got pneumonia, then Jake got pneumonia, then Kate got strep, then Kate was super sick from her antibiotics, plus all of the sniffing and sneezing from allergies.  Holy cow we were a mess!  And Jake is still sick.  I think he might be sick until he some day retires.  Owning your own business is not for the faint of heart.  And just so you know, I practically beg him to take off and do his own thing.  For reals begging, and nothing.  No trips for Jake.  I hope one day he just leaves for like the whole summer to make up for a lifetime of work.  That is all.  Enjoy the pictures:)

Getting ready for our Linz hike

Dog dippin'

Love my nieces! (oh yeah, and my sister)

My girls - the boys couldn't come to this event

I love Sage's excitement for all events.  She makes them so fun.  This is the shirt she made for Mother's Day

Zack getting a treatment for his pneumonia

Zack drew this.  One first place at the school art contest!  I had no idea he had skills like that.

Kate being a surgeon for her wax museum.  She was super excited.

Sage's field trip to watch birds.

Emma and Ruby!!

Dancer Sage

Group dance picture

This is what Zack wore to dinner and the recital.  After I made him change once before.  In case you can't tell his clothes are filthy.  I had to make him shower, and then he put his work clothes back on.  Teenage boys are so gross!!

Amazing grandparents who braved the dance recital

Sage showing me her sassy faces

Scary

Emma!!

Austin Texas

So much has been going on I better start trying to catch up.  Jake and I got to go to Austin, Texas for his builder group meeting.  It's always fun to get away without the kids.  I also love seeing new places, and with Jake in meetings most of the time I even get some great alone time in a fun new place!  I definitely enjoy these trips much more than Jake does;)

Austin was a great place, but way too hot.  They had record breaking heat while we were there (100 degrees), and with the humidity I maybe thought I was going to die.  My runs were painful every step of the way.  Thank heavens I live in a place that cools off every night.  Heaven!  I've also learned on these trips that I really, really love working out and then jumping in a pool.  It feels so good!  I wish I could do that every day!  Except that my workouts would suddenly be a few hours long due to hanging out in the pool, so that probably wouldn't work. 

Anyway, we always have dinner with the group every night while we're at these things.  The food is usually delicious and we get to know everyone better.  The first day we were there I walked to a fun area with lots of shops.  The only place I bought anything was the candy store, which is kind of embarrassing, but also appropriate since I'm the worst shopper ever.  I lasted until about 12:30pm, and then I got so hot I couldn't take it anymore.  I decided it was time to retreat to the pool.  By the time I got back to the hotel I was literally dripping with sweat.  How embarrassing.  Spjutes are not made for the heat.

For dinner the second night we went on a boat ride in the lake by our hotel.  It was really pretty and a fun way to see Austin.  We also saw like a bajillion bats flying out from a bridge when it got dark.  Kind of creepy.  On Saturday Jake only had to meet for a couple of hours and then we got to hang out.  We went kayaking on the lake, which was fun, and then we walked around the city.  We ate fried mac and cheese balls and saw the state capital.  Who knew fried mac and cheese could be so delicious?  Oh yeah, I also made my first visit to Voo Doo Donuts.  Delicious and crazy how many donuts they make.  I didn't get anything too crazy when I realized that some of their extreme donuts are $6!  For one donut!  I don't care how good the donut is, that's crazy!

Beautiful Austin

Kayaking - isn't Jake doing a good job rowing?

If I look hot its because I was

Fried mac and cheese balls!

Capital rotunda

Scary snake by our hotel

Beautiful Austin

The builder group

Spring Fun

I'm always amazed at how busy spring is.  Especially the month of May (which I realize hasn't happened yet).  I'm gearing up for all of the craziness.  Field trips, recitals, field trips, competitions.  It's busy, but I love it too.  And love the warm weather.  And love when it finally turns green not brown.  Here are some pictures of what we've been up to.  Not including any pictures of the theater, even though that's taken up a lot of time.  A lot.  It deserves a post of its own.  But it's almost done!!  Carpet this week!

We got a Jeep!  After hours and hours of looking Jake finally got one.  Hallelujah!  Jake and Zack took it to scout camp in San Rafael for its maiden voyage.

Jake smiles every time he drives it

A cool tumble gym Jake's building

The dairy farm right by us had a baby animal day.

The older Zack gets the more alike they get

Jake hooked up to an IV in the ER.  He got super dehydrated one day, then got the stomach flu.  He couldn't stop puking so to the hospital he went.  And then of course worked the next day.  Killing me.

Sage came in 2nd place in the 3rd grade jump rope competition, so she won this jump rope.  She was sooo excited!

Sage loves events.  Loves them.  It doesn't have to be anything big, just something out of the ordinary.  She was so excited for this field trip because it was ALL DAY.