Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Our July. (Through Instagrams)



Getting ready for 2nd grade

Naughty Baby
Root beer floats with friends

SATURdate nights

Third Thursday street fair

Watermelon slurping

Lake of the Woods

Teaching Grampa how to Pogo

Nappin'

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Oregon Coast

These AMAZING pictures are pictures from our South Beach trip in June taken by Chris (Becerra Photography)
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THANK YOU CHRIS!!!

South Beach

I am so behind in blogging.
We took a trip right when we got out of school to the Redding Water slides and Turtle Bay but I didn't get any pictures at all. Since then it has been go, go, go!  Now that Youth Conference and Girls Camp are over I am finally getting back on track.

Last Christmas I gave Scott a totally reserved and planned out family vacation in a Yurt on South Beach at the Oregon Coast. So last month he finally got to enjoy that present.
To be totally honest, I don't think I will ever want to tent camp again. Yurts are the only way to go!

Electricity, heat, beds, a deck and a door with a lock. (I brought a crock pot...best idea ever) WE all had a blast.
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Chris and Kara joined us with their family and even Grandma and Grandpa Olsen and Aunt Kris and Relia came up.
We spent 3 days and 2 nights out at South Beach and the weather was the warmest I have ever seen on the Oregon Coast.
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We went to the Science Center and the Aquarium and did some walking around down by the pier.

We got to see how they catch crabs and process shrimp and my kids thought that was so cool.

On the way home we hiked in to see this awesome waterfall.
We are so blessed to live so close to a such a beautiful coast.

Monday, July 2, 2012

the first of many?

Sawyer was our first kid to have to get stitches. :( 
 Seven to be exact.


He snuck into a cupboard while I was getting out of the shower and found a small glass candle. He then climbed up onto the arm of a chair, glass candle in hand, and 2 seconds later fell off of said chair arm onto the wood floor.
Glass everywhere!!
A mini panic attack later plus the help of our rockstar neighbor Cortney, we ended up in the ER for 2 hours.


THE NEXT PICTURE IS YUCKY.
 JUST WARNING YA!!


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Friday, June 29, 2012

Connor at 7

Today is Connor's 7th Birthday!
My first baby boy. Wow, I really had no idea what to do with a boy when we first had him.

I had had no experience with any boys. Neither Scott
or I had brothers at all and our world had been so girly up until Connor.

He has been nothing but awesome! We love this sweet boy so much.

Despite a girly mom and sisters, Connor is all boy.

No matter where we are or who we are with, at the end of the day Connor ends up getting the dirtiest.

If there is one small hidden puddle of mud...Connor will find it. And roll in it. And probably lick it.
He loves Leggo's, collecting trinkets from garage sales and Super Hero's (especially The Hulk).

He is still our best eater and never seems to get full. Connor loves seafood, any kind of meat and a lot of it, and will try almost everything. Last night for dinner Scott made him spring rolls (aka "Chinese burritos") and he downed 3 huge ones with room for more.
He has the best laugh ever and loves to learn. He is excited for 2nd grade next year and getting to play with his friends.

We are just smitten with this handsome boy in every way.
 Happy Birthday buddy! 

Thursday, June 28, 2012

fruits and veggies

A few weeks ago we finally planted in our garden.

We turned it into our Family Home Evening night and got down and dirty.

We planted fun new things for us this year, we are trying out watermellon, onions and cantalope. Also new this year is the one I picked....trying out cilantro.
The kids got to pick out their own favorite item in the garden and plant it. They are in charge of their own plant.

They have to water it, and keep it free of bugs and weeds. And if it dosn't make it due to lack of care, then they loose their plant and it's harvest. So far so good.

We are going to have an abundance of peas and tomatoes is my guess!

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Maciers


Today 5 years ago little Macie Lyn was born.

She had extremely long skinny feet that the nurses kept commenting on and on one foot 2 of her toes are longer than they are on the other foot...and she still has those feet today.

 She had much lighter hair than my first 2 had and much more of it than anyone else.

She has always been smiley and happy and loves to cuddle up.

She is not shy. At all! She is the first to walk up to someone her age and say Hi I'm Macie can I play with you.

 Macie is Super lean, she eats like a bird.

She is our little gymnast. She loves to climb and swing and twirl on anything.
Macie is very confident and says it how it is. I love her honesty.

She is still obsessed with horses, cowboys in hats, and getting herself dressed in all things of one color. (blue shirt, blue undies, blue shorts, blue hat socks and gloves. All at the same time)

We just enjoy her so much. On one hand she is so dainty and sweet and on the other she is a sassy spitfire.
Either way she makes this family all the better and we love her to pieces.

Happy Birthday to our baby girl. 

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Happy Fathers Day!!



We love you so much!