#1 of 5 - Ensign Ranch - First Annual Camping Trip

Cody had lots of help from the kids setting up our awning over the table where Tracy was trying to cook dinner for us-mostly in the dark. Aug. 26th, 2010.

Tracy made these yummy little individual mini pizzas on English Muffins our first night there. Leo and Trudy didn't end up getting any as it was really late when they got there. But we loved them. She put them together with a little sauce out of a jar and cheese and pepperoni and then cooked them in a dutch oven over the fire. So Good!!! Aug. 26th, 2010.

This HUGE tree trunk was in between Tracy's camp site and Leo's and the kids loved playing on it. It had this partial branch that stuck out that Emy just loved to lay on. Freaked me out every time I saw her or anyone else on it cause it moved a lot whenever they got onto it. I was afraid it would end up breaking off and hurting them but it never did. Sitting on top like Emy-that put her at least 5 feet off the ground. :( Aug. 27th, 2010.

Our cook site near David & Tracy's tent in the daytime! Aug. 27th, 2010.

Our car and tent on the left in the back and Leo's tent. We ended up the farthest away from group stuff since we had the youngest kids who needed to be in bed first. Worked really well. We had a great time here! Can't wait to come back next year!! Aug. 27th, 2010.

#2 of 5 - Ensign Ranch - Giant Slip-N-Slide!

Peyton, Xander, & Collin at the top of the huge Slip-n-Slide. We had so much fun here! Spent several hours here. Aug. 27th, 2010.

Cody and Xander walkin up the side of the huge slide to get to the top. It was dangerous just getting up there but we all had fun. Aug. 27th, 2010.

Xander about a third of the way down the slide. This thing was huge! Aug. 27th, 2010.

Cody & Emily taking a turn. She loved it too! Aug. 27th, 2010.

Peyton on top L and Collin on bottom L - two kids on top and bottom in the middle we didn't know- and Cody and Xander heading up the side. Just put this one in mainly so you can partially see how huge this slide was. This shows almost half of it left to right and probably most of it from top to bottom of the pic. There is some still not showing. :) It was a blast! Aug. 27th, 2010.

Cody & Xander going down mostly together. Aug. 27th, 2010.

Left to Right: Peyton, Jodon, Leo & Kenna, and Cody. They all tried lots of different size trains but they didn't always work well. :) Aug. 27th, 2010.

L to R: Xander, Cody, Peyton, Jodon, Leo & Kenna, and Trudy-(and someone we don't know). Yes, even us girls went our share of times, but I didn't get very good pics of us. :) But we had a lot of fun on here too. Aug. 27th, 2010.

Emy was wiped out from the slip-n-slide and fell asleep in Tracy's arms so they just set her up on an inner tube we weren't using and she took a nice long nap! Yay! It was great! Not to mention totally adorable! Aug. 27th, 2010.

L to R: (sitting) Hazelynn, Xander, Cody, David, Leo. (and some kid we didn't know) David got there really late so he didn't get in on as much fun for as long as the rest of us, but he loved it too. They tried all sorts of silly and fun things once all three of them were together again. :) Aug. 27th, 2010.

This is Leo. :) It was time to go and we had a TON of tubes to carry back to the cars and camp. So, he decided to help out with that! Silly man! Aug. 27th, 2010.

#3 of 5 - Ensign Ranch - Trudy & Tracy's Fun Food!

These were delicious once we got them done. :) They are a biscuit that you wrap around a 1 1/2 inch wooden dowl and then cook over the fire till its done. Then you put pudding in it-we ate the pudding cold as she used instant and mixed it together in a ziplock baggie. Then you put toppings on it-this one of Emily's that I did has whipped cream and sprinkles. It was yummy! Aug. 27th, 2010.

Here it is from the side. This one turned out really well and tasted so yummy!! Aug. 27th, 2010.

Another shot of it. Think maybe she called them pudding cups but can't remember for sure. The kids had fun trying to do them even though it was a little harder to do than it sounded like it would be. Thanks for this one Trudy!! We loved it! Aug. 27th, 2010.

This one is muffins-two different kinds-but being cooked inside scooped-out orange peels then wrapped in foil and cooked over the fire. Leo and I worked on cutting the oranges in half and scooping all the orange sections out and Trudy filled them and got them ready to be put over the fire. They were supposed to be breakfast on our last morning there, but they took a lot longer to cook than she thought they would. But they turned out yummy when we finally got to eat some of them. :) Aug. 27th, 2010.

A closer-up look at the muffins. They were fun. We had a couple other really fun things for dinners: mini pizzas that Tracy did on English Muffins in a dutch oven over the fire our first night-that were TOTALLY AWESOME!-(like pic above in #1 of 5 section). The other really fun one was Chili in a Bag-no picture. It was awesome! We each had our own little individual bags of Fritos and put chili right in the bag with the chips. Then we put cheese and other yummy things in there with it and ate it right out of the bag. It was fun and SO YUMMY! Trudy & Tracy gave us some really fun and really yummy things to try for future camping trips! Thanks girls! Aug. 27th, 2010.

#4 of 5 - Ensign Ranch - Led Horse Rides

Xander-his first time on a horse. He loved it! Cody walked around the smallish pasture leading the horse Xander was riding. He did great. Aug. 28th, 2010.

Xander still a little nervous but doing well. Aug. 28th, 2010.

Kenna going for a ride as well. Xander and Cody are in the background. Aug. 28th, 2010.

Xander getting into it. He was finally brave enough to wave at me when I yelled for him to look at me so I could take this one. :) Aug. 28th, 2010.

Xander after his ride by the horse he rode. He had a great time. Aug. 28th, 2010.

Some of the other kids-and David-who were watching while Xander and Kenna rode. Aug. 28th, 2010.

Emily's first time on a horse. She was ok with it while it wasn't moving. :) Aug. 28th, 2010.

Emy was pretty scared when the horse started moving and I had to talk really hard to get her to stay on. She did finally decide it was fun. Aug. 28th, 2010.

She decided she loved it and was even telling the horse, "Giddyup horsie! Giddyup!" and "Come on horsie! Come on!" It was totally cute!!! She would even reach down toward the horses head and pat her while she talked to her. :) Aug. 28th, 2010.

Here are both Emily and Collin going for their rides. They went at the same time after Xander and Kenna had taken their turns. Aug. 28th, 2010.

Tracy had those of us who went for a real trail ride on our own horses get a picture by this sign since we couldn't take any while we were on our horses. So there was Tracy, Melissa (Me), Zach, Jodon, and Peyton. (I was holding Emy in this one cause she wouldn't let me put her down cause she hadn't wanted to get off her horse and was really sad.) Aug. 28th, 2010.

Melissa, Cody, Xander, & Emily Montgomery. Aug. 28th, 2010.

#5 of 5 - Ensign Ranch - Getting Ready to Leave

This is a lane close to where we were camped. I just thought it was awesome to look down, so snapped a pic just before we left. Aug. 28th, 2010.

David, Cody, & Leo bein' themselves! At least how they are whenever they get together! :) It's always a comedy show. I love it! It's great to see them all together a lot more often than used to happen. Aug. 28th, 2010.

Can anyone else tell these three yayhoos are brothers?!? :) They are usually even dressed alike as well-Cody threw that image off in this one a little bit but I think you get the picture! We had everything packed and ready to go, but these three just had to throw in one last comedy act! Aug. 28th, 2010.

I missed getting Leo in his stance in this one, but it's still pretty funny! Silly boys! Aug. 28th, 2010.

Trudy found this great old Ensign Ranch sign that we stopped at and took pics by. Xander was great at posing but I couldn't get a good one of Emy-by herself anyway. Aug. 28th, 2010.

I did get this one of Emy and David. She loves him like crazy and she loves his craziness too! They get along great. Aug. 28th, 2010.

David & Tracy Montgomery - August 28th, 2010.

Cody & Melissa Montgomery - August 28th, 2010.

Leo & Trudy Montgomery - August 28th, 2010.

Mom & Dad Hansen Come To Visit!!

This was the first day Mom & Dad H were with us. It was Xander's 5th Birthday and this is going over on the smaller ferry to the water fountain park to play. Aug. 13th, 2010.

This is Caleb & Brionna playing in the fountains. Aug. 13th, 2010.

Brionna & Emily posing for this pic. They had tons of fun together and they both LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the water! Aug. 13th, 2010.

Dad finally talked me into getting wet. It was a very hot day: around 98-100 degrees and there isn't much shade in this park-especially this time of day. It felt wonderful! Aug. 13th, 2010.

Brionna being cute on our way down the walkway to the ferry to head back to our place for birthday cake and presents. Aug. 13th, 2010.

Mom, Dad, Brionna, Xander and Caleb on the ferry back to Port Orchard. Aug. 13th, 2010.

Xander opening this Ironman Game Set from Grandma and Grandpa Hansen and Caleb & Brionna. He has had so much fun with this! Aug. 13th, 2010.

Brionna & Emily having fun on a rocker-ride at the Spinny Park in Port Orchard down by the water front. It is near where you get on the foot ferries. We came here for a while to cool off after all the birthday stuff and dinner and it being so hot. Aug. 13th, 2010.

Caleb playing on the boat at the Spinny Park. Evening of Aug. 13th, 2010.

Xander & Caleb showing off their matching shirts. Aug. 14th, 2010.

Brionna, Xander, and Grandpa Hansen taking a ride on the little trains at Jackson-Lund Park. They loved the trains! We had so much fun! Aug 14th, 2010.

Caleb, Emily, Grandma Hansen with Brionna, Xander-hiding-and Grandpa in the background. Aug. 14th, 2010.

Here's all of us-minus me-almost ready to go on our 2nd train ride. The kids love it. Aug. 14th, 2010.

Caleb (7), Xander (5), Emily (almost 3), & Brionna (5). After train rides-waiting while Grandma & Grandpa Hansen are buying train souveniors. Aug. 14th, 2010.

Cody, Emily, Grandma & Grandpa Hansen all trying out the very cool water at Scenic Beach on Saturday afternoon. It was another very hot day and the water felt pretty good-at least it did once you were numb enough not to feel it anymore! :) Aug. 14th, 2010.

Xander, Brionna, & Caleb trying to decide whether or not to get in. :) Scenic Beach. Aug. 14th, 2010.

Grandpa & Grandma Hansen looking for little crabs with Xander, Caleb, & Emily down in the rocks after done swimming at Scenic Beach. Aug. 14th, 2010.

Brionna & Xander playing in the water in one of the fountains in the upper fountain park while Caleb is contemplating it. He wasn't sure about it-mostly he just wanted to try running around the edge without falling in. :) Aug. 15th, 2010.

Brionna Faires at the upper fountain park in Bremerton, WA. Aug. 15th, 2010.

Caleb doing some silly thing while I was trying to take his picture. Xander was also in the middle of some move when he came running into the middle of this pic. Aug. 15th, 2010.

Grandma Hansen, Caleb, Xander, Grandpa Hansen, and Brionna stopped to look at the Destroyer Ship, the Turner Joy that is behind them. Aug. 15th, 2010.

A lot closer to the Turner Joy. The kids and Mom & Dad all thought it was pretty neat to see. Aug. 15th, 2010.

Xander and Grandma looking for shells on the Silverdale, WA. beach with Brionna in the background wading in the water. We tried to hit this beach at low tide several times, but never managed it. But we had fun looking for shells and sanddollars here. Aug. 16th, 2010.

Emily, Melissa (me), Xander and Grandma all looking for shells. Silverdale beach. Aug. 16th, 2010.

Xander swimming in Long Lake at Long Lake State Park right here close to Port Orchard. Was really hot the whole time M & D were here so we played in the water a lot. This place was fun cause the water went out a long ways before it finally started to get deep so it was good for the kids. Aug. 17th, 2010.

Caleb and Emily at Long Lake. They didn't play as much in the water as everyone else, but they had fun too. Aug. 17th, 2010.

Grandpa Hansen and Emily sharing some time together in the shade at the Silverdale Beach Park again. Believe this was the day before they left to go home if I remember right. She loves her Grandpa! Isn't this the cutest? We had so much fun while they were in town. We did so many things that we were all exhausted by the time they were ready to go home but it was a BLAST! Can't wait for you guys to come back! Thanks for coming! We love you! Aug. 18th, 2010.