Cannell Cupcake Designs

 We started a tradition last year for daddy's work picnic to make the best cupcakes EVER and this year we had people waiting to see them:)  We might just have to start a new business!

 Preparing the secret batter.

 Their final designs!

Amazing little artists!

Lava Butte Adventure

 A great little adventure exploring the lava rock!

 Enjoying the views from the top!

 I'm thinking this is some sort of pose or begging for something...can't quite tell:)

 Roaarrrrrr!

Picking mommy the perfect flower:)

Grandparents in Portland!

 We drove to Portland to spend a few days with Grandpa and Grandma Dosmann!  We took Grandpa to the zoo while grandma had to do some work:(

 Breakfast at a hotel is always a novelty for my boys.

 Monkeys!

 Hide and seek

 Grandma always comes up with the greatest games and is the best hider of all!

 The park was absolutely beautiful!

 Sawyer showing off!

 The buzz finger!!  Grandpa is famous for this!

 Racing!

 OMSI

 Cute

 Silly

 Fun!

We even had a little birthday party for Canyon and had some super yummy ice cream cake! 

Thanks Grandpa and Grandma for such an amazing trip!

Birdie and Shevlin Bike Ride

 We found this little guy feet up in our cold lawn one early morning so we rescued him and warmed him up.  Canyon was in heaven and fell in love with this little birdie immediately.

 We left him outside in a box and when we came home he was gone so he thankfully was able to regain his strength and fly back to his home.  Canyon was devastated and cried such sad tears for awhile after trying to explain to him that the bird needed his mom and dad. 

 Shevlin is always a great place to explore and we found a great little spot to play in for hrs.

 We built little obstacles for the boys to ride over.

Another perfect day!

Todd Lake aka Mesquito Lake

 After all of our moving escapades we took advantage of daddy's day off and headed up to Todd Lake this week.  It is always beautiful this time of year with the snow finally melting, the wildflowers blooming, tadpoles growing, and the mesquitos dominating.

 We had our nets ready in effort to add another pet to the Cannell household.

 It didn't take long before we came across some snow. 

 You can see in the distance some beautiful flowers covering the landscape.

 The boys constantly give me flowers anytime they spot them.  They will make some special lady happy someday for sure!

 We found a patch of wetland infested with mesquitos to enjoy a nice picnic lunch.

As beautiful as this place was, we were quick to get out as the mesquitos were very fond of our "natural" deet free mesquito spray.  

Richardson Ranch Thurnderegg Hunt

 Had an amazing day today at Richardson's Ranch.  We went with some special friends in search of our very own thundereggs.  This is a must do and worth the mileage to get there. 

 The boys each got their very own pick to find their thundereggs.  It was great watching the kids explore.

 We had to find rocks that were bigger than golf balls in order to be able to get them cut open.

 Thankful for such beautiful friends Madison and Ryan.

 Searching for more

 Hard at work.

 Hmmmm?

 Love these little men.

The four rocks we decided to get cut open.  It was amazing to see what an ordinary rock can have inside of it.  Incredible.  Still blows me away how beautiful these rocks are and such special treasures for the boys.