Our Vacation

So I am gonna warn you now, this post has way to many pictures, but i really did leave out a ton! When you are gone for 10 days to a beautifull place doing lots of fun things the result is TONZ of pictures!

We decided to embark on this adventure by driving all the way to Astoria Or! Me, Prince Charming, 3 kids and the dog! It took us 30 hours driving straight through, the kids were amazing, and it was well worth the drive!

This was our first stop for streching legs, just before entering Utah


Our Make do road potty

Beautifull Utah...Duck Creek Canyon

The kids kept themselves busy, I dont think they really even complained once

30 hours later we finally arrived and needed to stretch, so we went on a walk to pick berries!

Huckleberries...YUM

Sunday after church our friends took us to a beautifull waterfall

Sunday evening we went to the ocean with the church for a bonfire, worship, communion, and a baptism!

Ella loved every part of our trip

Our next adventure was at Gnat creek! The kids played the hubbies fished, and Erin and I got to hang out another beautifull place and another great day!

The Boy caught his first fish

Everyone tells me the sun doesnt shine in Oregon, however this day we all ended up absolutely FRIED!

Prince Charming and The Boy flying daddies kite

After our day at the ocean she was wiped out! This was before we even left the beach!

The Columbia River...our friends live 2 blocks up from the river and have an amazing view from their home

Riding the boardwalk trolley

The coast guard exhibit at the Maritime Museum

We also went shooting

My redneck friend :)

On our last day we decided to visit the Astoria Column

The View at the top

This is the column...we climbed the circular stairs on the inside all the way up to the lookout!

Time to drive home :(

Uncle Jerry and NOW Aunt Andreas wedding!!!!

So it has been quite a while since i have posted any pictures for you all to enjoy, but we have been quite busy!!! We spent 10 days in Oregon with one of my friends of 17 years and her family and then we spent a weekend in Truckee Ca for Steves brothers wedding! Now that the kids are back to school, i am going to try to get caught up on sharing our life with you :)

I have so much to share with you but I am going to start with the wedding. It was such a sweet event!!! We are now excited to say ITS OFFICIAL! Andrea is not a part of OUR family!!!

The wedding was beautifull, and my kids were precious! I have so many pics to share so I am trying to limit them...here are a some more!

This was the first wedding my kids have ever been to, and they LOVED the dance floor! They were little animals out there. I think the only time they sat down was when we made them for all the "special" dances. At one point they had a dance circle going and Steven was in the middle doing his thing! He was spinning, jumping, doing the splits, cartwheels, and handstands! He stole that show for sure :)

It was a long and beautifull day, my kids had a blast, and the girls cried when Jerry and Andrea had to leave! God was truly the center of this sweet day!

Happy 4th of July!!!

This morning we went to the parade in downtown Prescott! The kids had been looking forward to this ever since the begining of June when they knew that July was the next month!

I always really enjoy the 4th of July...I love to reflect on the fact that we live in a country where we are able to live free and worship God something that is so easy for me to take for granted!

I also love fireworks...

and how cute my kids look in red white and blue :)

The kids were looking super cute if I must say so!

We also as a family want to send a BIG thank you to all of our friends and family who have ever served in the armed forces! We appreciate all you do and have done to keep our country safe!

Thank You and Have a Blessed Independance Day!

A Muddy Mess!!!

In February we decided to get a puppy for our kiddos! She was 6 weeks old when we got her and SUPER cute...(arent they all as puppies)...anyway we named her Ella. She is a really good dog considering she is a puppy, and she is pretty smart too. All in all I would have to see she has been a good addition to our family!

However today I wanted to ring her little neck! I was out hanging laundry on our clothes line (have to blog about that one later) and the kids were playing in the wet dirt from the rain storms the past couple of days. Ella had been running the backyard like a wild dog, so I decided to fill up her water dish...which causes a puddle under the hose spicket.

Ella decided it would be fun to play in this muddy mess!



She was going crazy! At one point she had her entire nose burried all the way up to her eyes!

I didnt really care...she is a dog and she can just stay outside so why not let her have a little fun...then I remembered I can not leave her out when there are clothes on the line, because she insists on pulling them down into the dirt...UGH!

So I had to take this HUGE muddy mess that despises getting wet with Clean water, and hose her down so that we could all go inside while the clothes dried!


She is super cute...but what a pain! Now I have clean clothes, done the dishes, picked up the house, and now I need to do the floors, because no matter how much you rinse off a muddy dog they are still gonna bring in a ton of dirt :S

Fun in Phoenix with old friends!

A couple of weeks ago we decided to take a drive to phoenix to spend the night at a friends house. The kids were super excited to see Tana and Chris...but I think it was mainly becuase they have a swimming pool! It is so nice to get away for a day and hang out with good friends. The weather was perfect not to hot, but warm enough to swim! We pretty much hung out by the pool for the entire 2 days that we were there! We even took Ella our dog and she too had quite a nice time. Tana even bought doggy ice cream (i never even knew they made such a thing) just for Ella and their dog Annabelle to enjoy!

I took so many pictures so I am going to try to pick a few to share with you!

We all had such a good time...and the kids slept so well after they were made to get out of the pool!!!