Summer - July

Okay, so between the yard work, house selling, new house plans, no house building, trying to find a place to live, moving in with friends and starting school....uh...I sort of fell off the wagon as far as taking/posting pictures! In an effort to play catch-up, here are some pics from over the summer!

Family Camp

Once again, we enjoyed an amazing Labor Day weekend at family camp! The past couple of years, we've been blessed to be able to use the part of the camp that has a water park, which has been a blast!

Family Olympics!

Allison did not enjoy getting rinsed off - cold water!

Slides and pool time!

David decided (yes, on his own!) that he wanted to try the ropes course with dad and mom!

He was a champ! I, on the other hand, barely made it to the top before turning back - haha!

A little put put golf

Lots of good grub - yum!

Summer!!

It's finally warmed up around here are we have been going full steam ahead!

 David has discovered several things he absolutely loves: tractors, 4-wheelers and airplanes!

The kids have loved the chance to play in the water and get wet finally! We've been boating a couple of times, but the pics are on Chris' phone so maybe I'll try to snag it tomorrow :)

We've gotten in a little bit of bike riding and some playground time.
 

Last week, Chris' brother and family came to visit for a few days! We had a wonderful time playing with their three little boys...

and I finally got to meet my youngest nephew!!

Having lots of boys to play with really tuckered David out. :)

On Thursday, we all headed to the Oregon Coast for some yummy seafood, Fultanos pizza, tasty taffy and lots of beach fun!

June

We are busy as usual, but I wanted to get some pictures up. :)

We started off the month with Chris playing the part of groomsman in a dear friend's wedding. It was such a fun weekend and we really appreciated all of the grandpas and grandmas who stepped in and helped watch our kiddos!

We've had some warm days in the mix of rainy/cloudy ones. We try to take full advantage of any warmer weather!

This year, we got a trampoline for the kids to play in while Chris and I work out in the yard!

David got a new bike without pedals (called a "balance bike") and he's been really enjoying having a "big kid" bike.

The girls have finished school for the summer and Allison completed her annual testing this week. She did really well in all subjects and scored well above average - we're so proud of her! While she was busy testing, Abby, David and I visited the dam and saw the fish ladders.

We've finished work on our front yard! Chris and I are hoping to finish up the window trims (inside the house) this next week and the back yard pavers the week after.

 

 The sale of our house will either close the very end of this month or beginning of next - not sure of the exact date yet. We're still looking for a place to rent while we build the new house, but our house plans are coming along great and we're getting pretty excited to start on this new adventure!

 David learned how to climb out of his crib, pop the plastic off of the "child proofed" door handle and open the door of his room, this month. Here is how we found him in the morning:

Here are some fun pictures. :)