We're Still Alive!

Figured I should post a little update to show that we haven't fallen off the face of the earth! We've just been staying busy workin to make money, then spending it on the house and to have fun :) I'll just cram some of the main events in to catch up on the last 6 wks or so.

Oakley recently made a new friend in my co-worker's new puppy, Bear, who came over for a visit the other day. Bear has already grown since this picture and is starting to hold his own against Oakley.

Of course, we've been continuing our work on the yard. My mom came over for a week to visit and for church convention and with her she brought some plants from her yard. It was fun to get some spaces filled in the front planter beds.

I feel like it's finally at a point where it can be enjoyed and just maintained instead of torn up all the time!

I think in a previous post I ended it saying that Del's goal was to finish exterior painting by mid-June. Well, that didn't happen, but that's ok! It gave me a little more time to contemplate paint colors and get used to some samples. Below is the concept I first started with...I'm not saying what the decision is, but I'll debut the finished product one of these days!

With all the work we've been doing (ok, Del has been doing most of it to be honest since he's home for the summer!) we decided to take a weekend off and take our first camping trip of the year! Not only was it the first trip in general, but it was our first trip with the trailer and first with the pup!

We headed down southwest of Boise about 2hrs to Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park. Neither of us had been there so we thought it was worth a look. The weather was spotty, but in general pretty good! We woke up Saturday morning and climbed to the top of the Dunes (about a 500ft vertical climb) which was harder than we anticipated! No matter how big of step you took, you'd end up sliding 1/2 way back down in the sand! But we made it to the top and took in the view!

We ended up with one TIRED pup through all this, but he was a good sport!

At the top with Oakley...was a great view!

Well, I suppose that sums up life in the Clark household over the last little while. We've had some great times to lead us into the summer season and already got most of the summer booked up...I can't wait for it!