Idaho Weekend (with the baby buffalo & camel)

We headed to Idaho last weekend for an air show and had the added bonus of seeing the Haderlie family! I drove up Thursday and Mat flew up on Friday.

We crammed a lot in for this weekend...like...

I saw my bestie, Bethany & her kiddos - oh, how I loved them!

We had a hot dog roast & smores with our friends, the Calls - we love seeing them when they're in town!

We met a baby buffalo, Brillo.

We went to the Rexburg Air Show - saw some amazing airplanes!

I got completely FRIED by the sun. :(

We met and Mat rode a camel named Ralphie!

We got to see Grandma & Grandpa Park - so happy they came up to Idaho Falls!

When Mat flew in, Mom Haderlie & I went to pick him up and got a sneak peak of the planes before the show. I stumbled across this airplane called, "Unfinished Business". It was gorgeous!

Here's a look inside the plane:

There was a little message in front of the controls...here's a close up version:

Love it!!

Baby Buffalo, Brillo :)

She's adorable!

...and liked Mat a lot...

Ralphie, the Camel

Mat going for a ride.

These are Mom Haderlie's Donkeys :)

Aren't they cute?!



Camping x 2

We have gone camping, not once, but TWICE since June started! We have a big Haderlie Camp Out coming up and well...I need practice before I take that leap. I haven't been camping since 2009 (I know, I know). The first camping trip was not the easiest, but the second one was MUCH better! Granted, we had some crazy wind, but it was still much more enjoyable. I even surprised Mat by having the car packed and ready to go when he walked in the door!

Once we had camp set up, Mat went fishing while I hung out at the campsite reading a delightful book and having some good ol' quality me time. Mat caught a bunch of little fish and then one decent sized one. He let the little ones go, but then he cooked up the decent sized one to go with dinner.

The first camp trip, we took WAY to much stuff and this camp trip we simplified everything. We roasted hot dogs for dinner (along with the fish), smores for dessert and then oatmeal and strawberries for breakfast. We only could spare an overnight trip, but it was still very much worth it!

I'm looking forward to the upcoming camp outs! I was too busy to take pictures for the first camp trip and only took two from our second one...

Our campsite

Mat & his fish

Flight to Hill AFB

Mat had a sweet opportunity to fly up to the air show at Hill Air Force Base recently. This was a HUGE deal for him. It's very, very rare to ever fly into an air force base, unless you are a military aircraft.

He was so excited the entire week leading up to the flight. Then the day of, he became rather nervous. He was determined to get a video of it and here it is....

I picked the music - thought it was fitting! So enjoy!

Jam, Rolls & Girl Time

This week I had a break from work before starting back next Monday. So Mom Haderlie came down to spend the week with us. We spent lots of time chatting, but we also did a few productive things. Mat still had to work a few days, so we went down to see him at dinner time and he gave Mom the tour of the airport.

Then...She helped me with my very first ever batch of strawberry freezer jam! And Oh. My. Goodness. It turned out so good!

We couldn't have jam without something yummy to put them on...so we made homemade rolls. Not just any rolls, but Mom Haderlie style rolls. I have tried this recipe a few times before, but never could get them just right. The last batch was an epic fail and they were awful. Mom Haderlie walked me through step by step and Oh. My. Goodness. I was in HEAVEN! We were digging into them the very moment they came out of the oven!

I was also trying to finish all the preparations for my summer school class. I will be teaching 3rd grade - I'm really excited about it! These kids are a lot of fun. I've been working in their class for the last few months of school and have enjoyed it. My focus for summer school is more on reading - I made bookmarks for all the kiddos in my class. Mom Haderlie helped me so much with them! We also made reading folders (they have a chapter card, reading journal and reading list in them). It was an all afternoon project and they're done!

We had such a good time! Can't wait to go camping this summer with the Haderlie family!