::..LaBoR dAy..::

Well we lucked out and were able to go to the cabin two weekends in a row! It was fabulous! Over Labor Day the whole Springer crew was able to get up there together for a few days. It was so much fun to watch Aspen run around up there with Micah and Atlee (her cousins). It was nice to spend time together as a family! Here is the whole crazy crew, minus myself of course, becuase I was taking the picture. Notice how everyone has to have thier "walking sticks" LOL!!

Just before sunset there was this amazing lighting....Justin had to capture it with the sheds of course!

My love and I.
Twins.

All three dogs got along great for the weekend. Porter loved having some friends to play with. Jake and Leslie have 2 german shepherds, Kenai (darker one) and Koda (white one). We were all impressed with how well they all got along.

Atlee is so good with Aspen. She sits and teaches her all kinds of things. Right here they were playing patty cake and other hand clapping games that I dont even know, LOL! Aspen actually spent the whole night sleeping downstairs with Micah and Atlee, it was her first sleepover. She did cry for me in the middle of the night so I just went and climbed in bed with all of them.....so I had a sleepover too!

I was lucky enough to get an afternoon nap in with my baby. VERY RARE OCCASION!
Aw. Grandma and Grandpa Springer are so cute.

A lazy afternoon in the hammock, or as Aspen calls it, "the bouncy thing!"

Ahhhhhh.......Fabulous.

..The Cabin...

Last weekend Justin, Aspen, Porter and i had the luxury of going to Grandma and Grandpa Springer's cabin in the Uintahs. We had just made it through the most stressful week we had had in a long time, so we decided we definatly needed a little R&R or we were not going to survive any longer!! It was a wonderful weekend, full of beautiful weather, lots of laughs and love, great food, four wheeling, nature walks, horseshoes, delicious beer and mountain air!!! We loved every second of it. This was Porter's first trip to the cabin and he was in heaven. Aspen and him were so worn out that they slept the entire way home. We are hoping that we will get to go up to the cabin again this weekend!!! :o)

Sundays are for nature....

On a beautiful Sunday morning Justin, Aspen, Porter and I took a hike up Strong canyon with my dad, mom and her two dogs. It was a beautiful way to start out the day!

Our Zoo

Well folks, you are going to think we are absolutly insane....but we have adopted another animal, LOL! The fact that my lil sis volunteers for the pet adoptions doesn't help very much. We met this awesome little guy durring the pet adoption. He was so sad and scared in his cage, where he had been for nearly 2 months. Justin instantly fell in love with him and I wasn't too far behind. He is the sweetest dog and has become an instant part of the crew. Him and I got hiking every single morning. This gives him the excercise he needs and then he isn't anxious durring the day when he is home w/Justin and Aspen. Plus it is getting my butt up in the morning and working out! We named him Porter (my husband loves the beer). You take this 80 lb lab......
....and add him to our wild hunting cat, Koda.....and...

....add that to our big, grumpy fat-boy Simba (who happens to be the most dominant of the bunch)....

.....And you can't forget the wildest one of them all....our lil' monkey Aspen....

You add all this together and you have got yourself one hell of a zoo!!! There is a lot of chaos...but a lot of love in our home! :)

...Justin's Little Buddies....

Justin went fishing on the Weber River one morning and came accross two little raccoons. He sat there quietly and was actually able to capture some awesome photos of them. They just sat there and ate and washed their hands and faces while he watched. What an awesome experience.