Crazy Hair Day!

We had so much fun getting Jaden ready for Crazy Hair Day at his school and of course the younger two had to get involved too.

From Crazy Hair Day

From Crazy Hair Day

From Crazy Hair Day

Snow Fun!!!

What a fun Thanksgiving gift we had last week. Almost an entire week off of school and so much fun snow to play in. Here are some fun photos from our neighborhood streets and Triangle Park.

Fall Time

Well I am finding myself with less and less time and juggling a whole lot more. It's been awhile since I have posted so I am going to get caught up in one swoop. I've decided to upload a bunch of the Fall photos. So much happened in the month of October and November. We had some fun weekends at the cabin, a few nights out without the kids, a concert, a trike-a-thon, Halloween functions at school, trips to the pumpkin patch, birthday parties, Trick-or-Treating, snow days and of course Thanksgiving. Wow!!! We have so much to be thankful for....our family, our friends, Scott's job, our health and so much more. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

Do the Puyallup!

One of our favorite things to do to officially send off summer is the Puyallup Fair. This has been a tradition for Scott and I since we were very little and I can't remember a year that I haven't gone. The kids love it just as much and ask all summer long when the Puyallup Fair is going to be here. We went this past Monday evening and had so much fun again. The kids love all that there is to do there. The boys had a lot of fun on the trampolines and the twins enjoyed their pony rides. O was so funny giving high fives everytime he went around. Wish we could go again!

Meet the Teacher

The twins got to meet their new teacher this last week. Bug had her in the 4's class but this is the first time the twins will get to have her in class. They are very excited and she is a wonderful teacher. They have a couple more weeks before they get to start but they can hardly wait. Afterwards we went to the park again with our friends for the 2nd annual lunch and playdate after meet the teacher. In a few weeks I'll have all four kids in school for at least a couple hours 2 days a week. What will I ever do with myself :)

DMB!!!

We were lucky enough to find babysitters and head over to the Gorge this last weekend to see the Dave Matthews Band. It has been six years since the last time we have seen him at the Gorge. We went with some friends and had a blast. The concert wasn't the best that I have seen from him but it is still amazing to be there with the view and the music. We stayed at Crescent Bar which was a great little place to vacation, we'll be heading back there for sure.

Twins and Friends

With the boys back to school it makes for a perfect time for the twins to get their own special playdate. We had some friends over for the day and they had so much fun being the big dogs of the yard. Here are some cute pics. One of my favorites is Ki taking a picture of the twins. So cute!

First Day of School!

Well the much anticipated first day of school arrived and the kids were so excited. Bug probably asked every day how many more days til school at least a week or more before. He is so excited to get to go all day everyday in 1st grade. His teacher is so wonderful and he loves her already. Bry also was very excited and also has a fantastic teacher. I tried to take a pic with him and his teacher but he wouldn't let me. He said that he knows all the kids in his class this year except for 2. I hope this year is a great year!

Last week of fun before schools starts

This week we tried to do a few activities to enjoy our last week before school starts. We spent one day at Wild Waves and a day at our friends before we headed up to the cabin for the weekend. It was nice to get some sunshine back for a few days before getting back to the grind.

Weekend Fun!

This last weekend was Milton Days up here and we decided to head to the lake a day late and participate in some community fun. Saturday morning the kids walked in the parade representing Mt. View Co-op. There weren't too many families who participated but the kids had so much fun holding the sign and blowing bubbles. After the parade we dunked Mr. Scott in the Watch Dogs tank a few times before eating some lunch and sliding down the hill on cardboard. Great idea whoever thought of that! After we headed up to the lake to hang out with some friends. Such fun times up there.

Weekend of Family Fun!!!

This weekend flew by. We had 2 aunts visit from Denver and just about the rest of the family in Seattle out at the lake this weekend. It was action packed and HOT!!! We had so much fun catching up with the family and playing in the sun all weekend. We couldn't have asked for any better weather or company. Thanks for visiting everyone can't wait to see you all again!!!

The Ocean

We were supposed to head to Cushman this week with our friends but an unfortunate sewer disaster at Cushman changed our plans so we decided to head to the ocean since the trailer was packed and ready to go. We had a few good days of weather and the kids had so much fun playing on the beach and flying kites. The kids met some new friends while camping so we shared a campfire on the beach with their family one night. That was really fun. Saturday the weather turned rainy so we decided to pack up and head home. This was the first time we have camped at the Ocean since Bug was a baby and we'll definetly go back.

More July Fun!

Last week some friends and I celebrated a few of my girlfriends Birthdays, it is becoming an annual late night party. We have a lot of fun getting together and celebrating but some of these girls are trouble :)

The next day we headed back to the cabin. Since the weather was so nice this past week we decided to stay at the cabin and not come home. Scott spent a few days commuting which isn't fun but worth it to get there at night and get to do fun things with the kids like night fishing. We had some friends up this past weekend too and had a lot of fun. The kids are enjoying their time up there and have met new friends as well. I had to talk them into coming home for a few days to check on the house. I'm glad we still have almost 1/2 the summer left. Here are a few pics from the week.

Vegas Baby!!!

Scott and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary on the 15th of July. We had a trip planned to Vegas with friends to celebrate our anniversary and a few Birthdays while we were there. He also surprised me with a special 10 year anniversary wedding ring. I was so shocked but I love it!!!! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband and family!! Here are some pics from our very fun kidless trip to Las Vegas this year.

July Fun!

Oh, so much has been going on and I am really behind in updating. July has been such a busy month. We have been spending so much time enjoying the cabin with all of the nice weather on the weekends and catching up with friends during the week. Here are some pics from the 2nd week in July.

4th of July weekend

Such a fun 4th of July weekend this year! We went up later on Friday for the long weekend of fun, food and fireworks. This year was definetly eventful to say the least. Mom and Aunt Jean came up for Saturday and mom spent the night. On Saturday we watched the fireworks show at the park. It was insanely busy this year, hundreds of people at the park to watch the show. We had trucks roll over in ditches, girls throwing up, dogs and fireworks in the park. The show was great as usual. Sunday night we lit off our own fireworks and cheered for Scooter girl. This girl kept doing laps all night on her scooter so we made our own little Mason 500 cheer squad. By the end of the night you could hear all the neigborhood cheering for her. The boys were overly excited about it this year and have turned into Scott's little piro's. This may turn into one of their favorite holidays.

Wild Waves

We made our first trip to Wild Waves and the kids had a blast. The kids loved the water and we couldn't keep them out. My neice talked my Aunt into going on the falls one and she got soaked, exhibit A in the pictures. My neice, mom and I got a few good chuckles over it. I'm sure we'll be spending lot's of time during the week there this year.

Weekend with Friends

We had some friends come spend part of the weekend with us. The kids had so much fun playing at the beach with each other. We finally had a bit of sunshine for the weekend and had lot's of fun catching up.

Lake Chelan 2010

We have been looking forward to our Chelan trip this year since we left last summer. We LOVE this place! We usually have one trip a year that has issue after issue and doesn't make for a fun trip. The way this one started out we thought for sure this trip would be a flop. We started out with a dead battery in the boat that needed replacing and a mouse that had moved into the trailer since our last trip. The funny part about finding the mouse was the fact that he had helped himself to a s'more as his last meal. A little chocolate, a little marshmallow and a little graham cracker was eaten. The chocolate in the trap ended up being his last real meal :)

On the way to Chelan nearing Cle Elum I noticed the trailer tire was bouncing pretty good which I didn't think was normal (I was following behind pulling the boat). I had Scott pull in the left lane and sure enough one of the tires was about to blow. We pulled over and waited for AAA to come since we didn't have a tire iron to fit them trailer. While we were waiting the battery in the Pilot died and we needed a jump for that. Next we had to stop in Cle Elum for a new battery since it wouldn't hold a charge. At this point we were really nervous that this trip was doomed and wondered about turning around. Well, we didn't and it only got improved from there.

We had so much fun playing at the beach, riding on the boat and hanging at camp with our friends. The kids couldn't get enough of tubing this week which is fun for us to watch. They were actually going faster than the adults this weekend. The weather was perfect except we had one rainy day. Nothing cures a rainy day like BINGO with prizes for the kids and a warm fire though. The kids played so well together and found so much to do here. We already can't wait until our next trip back next year.

Our baby turns 8!!!

It's so hard to believe that it's been 8 years already but our first born baby turned 8 this week. He requested to have a couple of friends spend the night Saturday before his party on Sunday so they spent Saturday night swimming in the pool, playing in the dirt and jumping in the bounce house. What a perfect weekend for a party, the weather couldn't have been any better and Bry had a blast this weekend. Sunday was such fun chaos with all the family and friends over. He almost fell asleep while opening presents but managed to last until 7pm on Sunday night when they all crashed from lack of sleep the night before. Happy Birthday Bry!!! We love you!

Memorial Day Weekend

What a wet, wet weekend but so much fun. The kids loved playing in the rain and still did so much from riding bikes, to fishisng, to building forts and hangin' with friends. We camped with 2 different set of friends this weekend so it was hard to be in 2 places at one time, especially in the rain but it was so much fun camping with so many of our favorite friends. We are looking forward to a few more trips this summer, hopefully with some sun.

Busy week

We had so much going on this week! Bry earned an award at school for outstanding academics, Bug had his Kindergarten ei-ei-oops production, the twins had a bike day and we had swim, baseball, school, playdates and slumber parties mixed in. This week flew by.

Cabin Fun!!

The last two weekends we've headed out to the cabin after baseball for some fun. After getting some work done we enjoyed the sunshine. It is so much fun being up there in the sun. The kids have so much to do and are always sad to come home. Here are some pics from our weekends including B getting her first haircut.

Star Wars

I had to do this since the kids LOVE Star Wars!

Weekend Getaway!

So, the plan was to head over to CWU and play in the alumni game this past weekend, but plans changed. There were so many things that came up for Saturday. We decided to pass on the game this year and just drive over East to hang at our friends Lake Place for the weekend after baseball was over. We all had so much fun, between the wind storm and the 73 degree day the weekend turned out great. Here are some clips from the weekend.

Happy Birthday Bug!

Wow, how time flies! It's so hard for me to believe that my little Bug is already turning 6 and almost through his first year of school. He is so full of life and energy and just loves to have fun. He had such a great time at his party with his friends and family. He said that this was his best party EVER. He is so cute...Happy Birthday to our little J-Bug!

The start of Baseball season

Both boys had their first games this week and did so well. It is so fun to watch them grow and get better every year. They are having so much fun playing and running around with all of their friends. Scott is coaching both teams again this year so to say we are busy is an understatement but he still seems to love it. Here are some pics from the boys first game.

Sounders Game

So we were finally able to go to a much anticipated Sounders game this last weekend with a few of our friends. We had so much fun getting a night out at a sporting event that I love and getting to spend some adult time out. Thank you Grandma and Aunt Jean! Here are a few pics from out night.

1st Camping trip of the season

So we headed down to Mossyrock with some friends to celebrate their son's Birthday. What a great idea for a Birthday party. We had so much fun kicking off the season with them and the kids had a blast playing with each other again. Can't wait until our next venture in May.

Spring Break 2010

Oh my, where to begin. After spending some time at Grandma's with the cousins we picked the kids up on Sunday and headed to 2 Birthday parties. The kids spent their day glow golfing and bouncing around at Super Jump. On Monday we headed to the cabin to host our own little slumber party with some friends and just mom's since the dad's had to work. After spending some time at the cabin we headed home to have our cousin over to spend the night. We went to see How to Train Your Dragon in 3D, I really enjoyed that movie. Friday we spent dying eggs and making Easter treats. Saturday night we went to an Easter Egg hunt in the dark that was hosted by some friends and the kids had so much fun!! This week flew by and gave me a taste of what summer will be like this year. Busy! Busy!

Hentschell cabin

To start off Spring Break we took the kids to Grandma's house for a slumber party with all the cousins and Aunt Jean and Jess so that we could head to Ronald to stay with our friends at their Lodge for some adult time. We had so much fun getting to hang out with our friends that we don't get to see often enough and what a beautiful Lodge to get to stay in. Thank you Hentschell's again for having all of us. Here are a few of the pics from the stay and our fun friends!

Family Pics by Clane Gessel

We have been wanting to get some professional family pictures and had Clane Gessel do them for us. He did such a great job and everyone had a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy.

Boys will be boys!

We spent another weekend at the cabin enjoying the beautiful weather and playing in the sun. Between getting some more yard work done, having a few campfires and the quading, all of the little ones were tuckered out at the weekends end. The older boys and dad went exploring on Saturday and came across this little mud pit which Bryson called his own personal race track. They spent most of their time playing on Saturday and Sunday in this pit. Lot's of mud, mud and more mud, a boys favorite thing to play in. I guess boys will be boys! Here are some clips and pics from the weekend.

Winter/Spring Time...What's the date again?

I can't get enough of this wonderfully warm weather! The last couple of weeks have been so beautiful. We have had so much fun playing outside in this warm weather and getting some early yard work in at the houses. Here are some shots of the kids the last 2 weeks including Winter Break and Bug losing his first tooth.

Hawaii 2010

The year 2010 brings us to our 10 year anniversary! We celebrated a little early, our official anniversary isn't until July but we thought it would be nice to celebrate it somewhere warm when it wasn't warm at home. We went back to the same place as we went for our Honeymoon 10 years ago. We spent a relaxing 5 nights with each other and had so much fun doing nothing. The kids did great at home with Grandma and Aunt J. Thank you again!!! Love you Mr. Earle and I can't wait to see what the next 10 years brings!

Basketball 2010

So we are into Bry's 3rd season of Basketball. He is loving it this year and is really getting into it, especially since Dad is coaching. He has no problem shooting the ball this year and is making baskets. His strength is dribbling and is working on passing :) The season is almost over and then on to his favorite sport, Baseball.

Twins turn 3!

We celebrated the twins turning 3 today. I can't believe our little babies are 3 years old. Time flies! They had so much fun celebrating with their family this year and received so many fun gifts. Both of them say THANK YOU and I LOVE YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY O and B!

Great Wolf Lodge

We took the kids back to The Great Wolf Lodge to celebrate the twins turning 3. We all had so much fun. We spent Friday evening playing at the waterpark, running around the hotel playing with the magic wands and listening to storytime. Saturday morning we got up bright and early and headed back to the waterpark. Bry did so great on all the slides except the Howling Tornado which he refused to go on. Miss B was even going down the larger waterslides and having so much fun. Bug and O are a little more reserved and like to stay on the small stuff and the wave pool. We had lunch for the twins Birthday at the Grill and they sang them a really loud Happy Birthday song. We did some other activities before it was time to head home. The kids and mom and dad were wiped out by the time we pulled out of the parking lot. That is such a fun place to take the kids.

New Years and Snow Fun!

So we thought we'd try to do some fun things our last weekend before getting back to reality. This vacation went really fast since we did so many fun things. I actually think I could use another week at home with the kiddos, but that's how life goes. We spent New Years at my moms with the family. This year was the third anniversary of my dad passing away and we have been getting together every year at my mom's since then. We miss you Dad!!! My nephew put on a dance party for the kids and the adults ate way too much food. Saturday night we spent with friends and Sunday we headed to the pass to have some snow fun. The kids and the adults had so much fun this weekend.