Wacky Wyoming Weekend

The boys and I just returned home from a fun weekend getaway in Kemmerer, Wyoming. We went up yesterday morning to visit our friends, Jim and Owen. We arrived around 11:30 in the morning. Shortly thereafter, the boys decided they all wanted to go to the park, so we headed over to the Kemmerer City Park to let them play for a little while. After the park had run its course with the kids, we went back to Jim's house where we hung out and the boys just played with toys for a while until Owen had to leave at 3:00 to go spend sometime with his mom. We were all bummed to see him go, but super stoked when he returned home later last night.

While Owen was gone, Jim took the H2 and me for a ride in his FJ Cruiser. We headed out past Lake Viva Naughton to where the county road ends and the four-wheelin' begins! We bumped and thumped around for a while until we reached the Jim Bridger National Forest, we continued into the forest until we happened upon a clearing where we stopped. Jim pointed something out to us across the canyon.... three bull elk! It was amazing and it gave me the chills to see those magnificent creatures even though they were miles away. Sights like that, the sounds, and the smell of the timber - all reaffirm to me that Heavenly Father does exist. The outdoors are magical. Hayden and Hurley were growing a little restless so we headed back home. I cooked dinner. When we were finished and all cleaned up, I bathed both my boys and got them into their jammies, then it was a waiting game for Owen to come home. Hayden and Hurley were so glad he came back so they could play for a little while longer, then we all settled down and watched Thomas the Tank Engine until it was lights out for all.

This morning we got up, had breakfast and played for a little while. Jim suggested we go down to the Lion's Club Community Park; it's a little ways past Frontier and down a dirt road by the Hamm's Fork River.

{I'm sure to those of you who know nothing about these parts of Wyoming, the specific locations hardly seem relevant; but because this is where my grandparents, and parents grew up, it's a pretty special place to me - full of memories. And the wonderful man I'm in love with just so happens to be from there too, so I'm making new memories with him and our boys.}

Jim tried to teach Hayden the concept of rock skipping, he was a little too timid to actually try it out on his own but he's got the rock selection process down pretty good. He was going up and down the banks finding flat rocks that weren't too thick for either myself or Jim to throw. Jim got each of the boys their own sticks to poke crawdads with - that was very entertaining to watch; Hurley was terrified of those "little lobster-crabby things." Needless to say, we didn't catch any but I think the boys had fun just throwing dozens of rocks into the river and wading into the water, waist-high.

My allergies were absolutely awful up there this weekend, so after getting back to Jim's from the river, the boys and I had to say our good-byes and head home to Sandy. We are looking forward to seeing Jim and Owen again very soon and we miss them when we can't be together.

We have a Jeep, not an H2!

I've had the desire to start a blog for quite a while, after all "everybody's doing it," so why not me? "Life with the H2" is about my adventures with my two (2) adorable boys Hayden and Hurley, and there you have it! Our blog name was born. I've been refering to my boys as my "H2" since Hurley was born. I don't own an H2, those things are gas hogs! I drive a Jeep, which is so not a gas hog. ;-)


Hayden was born December 5, 2003. And my-oh-my did he get a big start! Hayden tipped the scales at 9 lbs 4 oz, and was 23 inches long; his growing has not slowed down! He is a very sweet boy who loves to have fun with his friends, play video games, roll play Star Wars and Indiana Jones, read books (or be read to), watch movies, snuggle with his Mommy, and he also happens to be the greatest big brother a boy could ever ask for. Hayden has had Hurley's back from the very start. I don't mean they NEVER fight, but if his little brother is ever hurt or upset about something, Hayden is right there to solve the problem. He has the biggest, sweetest, love-filled brown eyes I have ever seen, and they are a window to his emotions - one look into those peepers and you can read the boy like an open book. He's my Doodle Bug!

Hurley joined the crew on October 17, 2006, not quite the big start his older brother got, but he wasn't the tiniest baby in the world. Hurley weighed 7 lbs, 13 oz and was a cool 20 1/2 inches long. He's a big boy now, and like his brother, he's way above average in the height department. Hurley is a rough-tumbler; he has 2-speeds, turbo and off. He loves wrestling, playing with cars, Thomas trains, watching movies, and he's the master at terrorizing his big brother. All-in-all though, Hayden is Hurley's hero and whatever Hayden is into, you can bet his little shadow is close behind. Hurley got his dad's blue eyes and they just sparkle, with mischief! He's definitely the more difficult of the two, but none the less Hurley Bird, or Birdie, is a sweet kid who loves to give kisses and tell his Mommy, "I freakin' love you!"


Well that's us! We may be a small family but our love is big. I adore my boys and I am enjoying watching them grow. I wish the process didn't happen so quickly, but the memories are great!