We have been very busy over the past week getting our yard ready for some much needed improvements. We have been talking about redoing and adding to our patio that we have now and improving our deck for a long time now. We still have LOTS to do, but here are some photos of the work that we have done (when I say we, I mean Scott mostly. He finished 90% of the patio in one day). We'll add more pictures as we finish.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
On the Road Again...Montana
Okay, so we have been told that we are a little crazy for our many adventures with our 4 amazing children but the latest was truly our most ambitious adventure yet. We put all 4 kids in the car on Thursday morning at 3:30 am to make the 12 hour drive to Montana hoping that they would sleep away some of the hours. Nope, they were just as excited as mom and dad for our latest road trip. They may have slept a total of 3 hours on our drive there and totally amazed us with how well they traveled.
We made the long trek to attend my cousins wedding, it has been 10 years since I had made the drive back there. Man, time flies when you get married and have kids!! The last time the whole family was together was 8 years ago for our wedding. My mom, Aunt Jean, brother and sister made the drive as well. It was great to see all of our family and meet the new additions. The kids had a great time playing even though most of the time they were exhausted from getting up early and staying up late.
While we were there we mostly spent time with family at my uncle house/shop/car museum. His place is amazing and would be a favorite of any vintage car fan. We also had fun visiting Pictograph Cave State Park, where you can get about 15 feet away from ancient Indian cave drawings. Although the kids had a blast doing everything, especially staying up really late at the wedding, they probably had the most fun at Big Splash water park - the scene of the incident where Scott flew down the water slide with Owen and plowed over Bryson while going fully underwater with O. Despite the dunking, Owen still asked for more.
We made the long trek to attend my cousins wedding, it has been 10 years since I had made the drive back there. Man, time flies when you get married and have kids!! The last time the whole family was together was 8 years ago for our wedding. My mom, Aunt Jean, brother and sister made the drive as well. It was great to see all of our family and meet the new additions. The kids had a great time playing even though most of the time they were exhausted from getting up early and staying up late.
While we were there we mostly spent time with family at my uncle house/shop/car museum. His place is amazing and would be a favorite of any vintage car fan. We also had fun visiting Pictograph Cave State Park, where you can get about 15 feet away from ancient Indian cave drawings. Although the kids had a blast doing everything, especially staying up really late at the wedding, they probably had the most fun at Big Splash water park - the scene of the incident where Scott flew down the water slide with Owen and plowed over Bryson while going fully underwater with O. Despite the dunking, Owen still asked for more.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Happy 4th of July!!!
We left Wednesday for another long weekend at the cabin and to enjoy their 4th of July show...on the 3rd. Some of our family came down from the other side of the lake to enjoy the show that was in front of the park this year. The kids loved it and Bryson didn't cover his ears this year. We spent some time on the lake but the water was really rough from the not so pleasant weather and the lake being over crowded by visiting guests. The kids got to light their own fireworks on the 4th and were so excited about it.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Camping at Potholes
We took off Wednesday for a long weekend of camping in Eastern Washington at Potholes State Park. There's nothing like camping in record breaking heat on the East side. I think they were at 105 on Saturday. Thank goodness for air-conditioning.
Our friends the Marecle's met us there on Thursday and we had so much fun. The kids had a great time playing with each other and begged not to leave again. They all did so well considering they were up until about 10:30 every night having a campfire and smores and up the next morning about 7 am for breakfast. Someday I'm sure they'll be so tired that they want to sleep in like mom and dad.
We tried to keep them busy all weekend. They have an amazing new playset that the kids enjoyed. We both had our boats there, so the kids got to experience tubing on the lake at the park and then the dad's took them fishing at one of Jamin's secret spots. Bryson and Kara both caught their first fish and were so excited.
Our friends the Marecle's met us there on Thursday and we had so much fun. The kids had a great time playing with each other and begged not to leave again. They all did so well considering they were up until about 10:30 every night having a campfire and smores and up the next morning about 7 am for breakfast. Someday I'm sure they'll be so tired that they want to sleep in like mom and dad.
We tried to keep them busy all weekend. They have an amazing new playset that the kids enjoyed. We both had our boats there, so the kids got to experience tubing on the lake at the park and then the dad's took them fishing at one of Jamin's secret spots. Bryson and Kara both caught their first fish and were so excited.
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