I REALLY HAD TO GO!

Yesterday I was stuck on the freeway for 2 hours trying to get to work in Twin Falls during the blizzard and I really had to go to the bathroom. Once I could hold it no longer, I asked the trucker in the semi parked behind me if he had a bathroom in his truck. He said he didn't but that some female truckers squatted behind the cab where there is space between the cab and the truck bed. I REALLY had to go so I asked him if I could do that. He said "Sure, it will wash off." I hopped up there with a van parked next to me at eye level. These two guys were giving me a really funny look ( I wonder why). I had a towel wrapped around my waist but I still put on quite the show. Needless to say, I ran to my car as quickly as I could without looking around. I was very embarrassed but man, did I feel better!

Oakley's first snow

Oakley woke up this morning and the shock on his face at the white stuff outside was hilarious. What was even better was watching him gingerly walking around out there and then starting to run in circles and then DIVE in the snow head first. I took him running this morning and he dragged me the whole way; he was just so excited to be out in the snow. He is definitely a cold weather dog. Now it is 9:30 in the morning and he is just laying in the snow outside. He has been digging in it too and I am sure he is thinking "I can actually dig to my hearts content and not get in trouble." We get such a big kick out of him. Here are some pictures.














I had to add this picture of the moose! We went up to Island Park with Cameron's sister Bridget and her husband Marcus, and on a four-wheeler ride, this moose was standing about 20 yards away. Oakley (riding on the four-wheeler) let out a low bark so it walked away but we were able to get a picture very close to it from a different location. My heart was beating so fast because it was so big! I was ready for it to charge us, but I think it was just as curious about us.

Boyer family pics

Last Saturday, my side of the family got pictures taken at Freeman Park in IF.
They were not done professionally but they turned out okay and are at least updated for now. It was fun to have an excuse to get together. I like the picture above mainly because it shows off Oakley's curls.

My awesome, beautiful mom and dad (okay "Handsome" dad)

My parents' friend who took the pictures did not like this one because Oakley is so big and takes the attention off everyone else!

My family is great!

Brianna (my sister), Brett and Cambria







The Boyer Fam

Life is good but crazy!

I have been so busy these last few months and there have been so many things going on that I would love to blog about. Instead, I am on my lunch break at work and can only make a quick list of things going on. This is kind of my journal, so this way I can remember what happened this year.

August 13: Hiked Table Rock with Cameron, his dad, uncle, cousins, and our dog, Oakley. He hurt his leg while hiking and is still limping!

August 20-23: Boyer family reunion and much-needed time spent with family.

August 28-29: Ryan Boyer family trip to Provo, UT for a vacation at Seven Peaks Water park. We had tons of fun and there are pictures on FaceBook.

August 29th: was sustained as Young Women president in my ward. I have loved working with the youth as advisors but this job is very overwelming. So many meetings. I am just glad I am still with my wonderful girls.

Sept 3-4th: Traveled to my grandma Tew's birthday party in Leslie, ID. She is 80 years old! My mom was in charge of the food and it was amazing. Oakley loved playing with all the kids.

September 16-19th: Cameron's dad needed help with farm stuff during Harvest and asked Cameron if he would go pick up some farm trucks in Wisconsin, stack them, and then drive them home. We both took time off work spur of the moment and flew to Appleton, WI and then drove home through I-94. We didn't get to do any tourist stuff on the trip, but it definitely an adventure. Hopefully I can post pictures soon. I figured I might as well go since we didn't have kids and I don't know if we'll ever have an opportunity like that again.

Last week and this week: crazy with church meetings and harvesting all of our garden. We have made a lot of salsa, frozen corn, frozen peaches (not from our garden) and have been able to eat a lot of other stuff. Our ward is also doing a Road Show this week and the youth are the ones participating, which makes Cameron and I very busy. (he is first counselor in Young Men.)

I also try to go to Zumba class once a week and that is my new favorite thing. It is an exercise class that is part hip-hop dance, part latin dance. My favorites! It has really caught on in our town and over 100 people show up on Tuesdays and Thursday nights.

Phew! I think I am now caught up on some of the big stuff going on! I will try to be better about posting.

Summer trip

Okay, I have putting this off for a while now because I knew I had a ton of pictures to upload, but they are all just so good! This summer has been busy and we have done some fun things. We had our summer trip with the Holingsworths this year, but we wanted to keep it cheap, short, and simple this year because when it was planned we had hoped we would have a baby or one on the way by the time we left. We invited another one of our good friends that we rarely see, the Arials. Jamie was my college roommate at BYU-Idaho, and her and her husband, Cameron and their two boys now live in Boise. She is from Arizona, so it is nice them live relatively close. Anyway, we three couples rented a cabin/house in Driggs, ID and spent time canoeing, hiking, going to shows, and just hanging out. It was pretty laid back, which was just what I needed. Cameron and Blake Hollingsworth now both work for First American in different towns and they took a bunch of customers from Farm Credit Services up to the "Hoeback" in Alpine, WY on Tuesday, July 19. Lindsey, the kids, and I drove up Tuesday night and camped and played all day Wednesday in Alpine and Jackson Hole. On Thursday, we met the Arials at our cabin in Driggs and we all went to Bar J Wranglers that night. What a blast! Friday, we floated down the Teton River in canoes, and Saturday we hiked halfway to the "wind caves" or "Monument" (the kids aren't quite big enough yet) and then went to the Play Mill in West Yellowstone that night to watch Beauty and the Beast. I love going there and they do such a good job. Sunday, we loaded up to go home. Enjoy the pictures!
Dinner at the cabin! The kids enjoyed it too.

Cameron's so good with kids. Beck Arial and Brytton Hollingsworth look like siblings,

Blake took this picture of dinner right before we all sat down. We had huge steaks, grilled corn, salades, and dutch oven potatoes. Yum!

The tetons! We spent an afternoon at Grand Teton National Park.





We went to Mesa Falls with Jamie's whole family, well at least most of the 13 kids and one grandpa! They drove up from Mesa, Arizona to go to the Play Mill with us and go to Yellowstone for a few days. Jamie's dad is from Idaho, and her grandpa currently lives in Basalt/Firth area. Small world!

Hiking on the Monument trail. It was a beautiful day and the kids were troopers. Cameron Arial was not able to go on the hike (golfing) so my Cameron carried Beck when he needed a boost.



Ahh, Canoeing along the Teton River! We saw a ton of fish in the clear, shallow water and even a moose right on the bank! We quickly kept paddling.

Bar J Wranglers! They were so funny and the food was good too. For anyone who has not gone, it is way worth it!





Our home sweet home for a few days. It was very roomy with 4 bedrooms and enough beds for everyone. A very nice vacation!

Big News!

As some of you know and many of you have guessed, Cameron and I have been trying to get pregnant for a long time without success. Well, after fertility treatments last summer, I got this amazing prompting that we were supposed to go another direction. WE ARE ADOPTING! We just got approved with LDS family services today and it has been quite a long process, mainly our own fault. We are just so excited to begin this new chapter in our lives and pray that the special spirit that is supposed to come to our home is not too far away!
Please spread the word and please visit our adoption blog by clicking on the link to the right. Out adoption blog link is www.camandvanadopt.blogspot.com.

Our lazy dog

Oakley LOVES the bath tub! We get home from work and he goes straight to the bathroom, hops in the tub, and barks for us to turn the water on a trickle so he can get a drink. Then he plugs the tub with his paw and lays in the puddle of water. Well, the other night, I got up to go to the bathroom around 2 a.m. and Oakley was asleep in the tub! He usually just sleeps on his dog bed in the living room if we let him sleep inside. when I flipped on the light, he barely lifted his head and layed back down. The next day, he took a nap in the tub so we finally got a picture of it. Pretty soon, he will be too big for the bath tub!



I also thought I would post some pictures of our four-wheeler ride last weekend. We went with Campbells, a couple in our ward that are our parents' ages! They actually know my parents from their U of I days when my dad was in law school. They are really fun to hang out and are empty nesters just like us as their youngest just got married. We drove out to the edge of the desert and drove the four-wheelings a total of 60 miles in the desert going to two different caves. It was muddy and rainy and cold, but that is just how our spring has been, so oh well!

Memorial Day "summer" camping

Last weekend, we had the idea to go camping with Cameron's sister Bridget and her husband Marcus. And of course our dogs, Ace and Oakley. It rained all week but we were optimistic for the weekend. Anyway, we drove to Bone, Idaho to camp on Saturday morning bright and early as Bridget and Marcus had gotten there the night before. The temperature was a warm 32 degrees and it was snowing! We couldn't get the pick-ups up the trail to where we were camping so we had to load everything onto the 4-wheelers and take them up a mile and a half trail in the mud. Needless to say, Saturday was miserable, and we kept saying, "what are we doing?" Oakley was shivering and so muddy and wet and I felt the same way. Thankfully, Sunday and Monday were warmer and there was no rain or snow so we were able to go 4-wheeler riding and enjoy being outside. I wish I would have gotten a picture of Cameron, Oakely, and I on the 4-wheeler. He did pretty good for his first time! Check our the mud on those 4-wheelers! Ace and Oakely playing tug-o-war with a piece of bark. They had a great time together but Ace really wore Oakley out. Bridget in our "kitchen" area starting to cook a meal. Notice the winter coat. It was cold! Marcus sprained his ankle on his motor-cycle so Cameron was helping him fish in the pond while he had his foot in the water. This is the inside of our tent in the second room. We closed off the partition at night and turned on our propane heater at night, so we stayed toasty warm. Oakely probably could have slept 12 hours if we let him. Oakley was having a nap in the tent (such a puppy) but he poked his head out when he heard us calling for Ace. The three of us in front of the pond that Cameron's dad dug several years ago for his family to enjoy. Foster Farms used to own the ranch up there. The pick-up as we were loading up to go home. So muddy!

More fun with Oakley

I have not posted anything for a month and boy, has our puppy grown. He is now 3 months old and is 20+ lbs. No wonder he needs to sleep so much--he is growing like a weed. I cannot even express how much we adore Oakley and how much fun he has brought into our home. Here are some more pictures of him over the last few weeks.

At seven weeks old at my parents' house

Ohhhh! This is our desktop background.

These two really fell asleep like this. He is about 8 weeks old.

This is his favorite place to sleep.

He likes to lay under the couch when the foot-rest is up.

The first time I put him on the bed to wake Cameron up. Now it is a tradtion every morning. Oakely jumps on his head and Cameron buries his head under the covers. Cameron likes Oakley kissing him good morning!

He loves to chew on our magazine basket. Here we have caught him in the act!

I think he is so cute when I first get him out of the tub.

He ran around the house like crazy as soon as I put him down.

This picture is from tonight. He'll bark to be put in the tub and then he runs around chasing his tail and then lays down. He is kind of weird!

This was also taken tonight. He was attacking me while I was trying to read. Look how big he has gotten!