First Day of School

So this post is a week late but better late than never right! At least I remembered to actually take a first day of school picture :)

The Princess on her first day of 1st grade, and The Boy on his first day of Kindergarten

Cant believe how fast my babies are growing up!

A Visit With My Brother

I am not exactly sure when the last time i saw my brother was, the closest i can get is that it was at least 6 years ago, and he was not the man God is making him into today!

On our adventure to Oregon we stopped in Utah to see him and his wife and have some dinner :)

My brother and his wife and the baby they are expecting at the begining of september!

It was so good to see him and see how well they are doing!

The kids took right to them, Victoria even gave Cammi a braclet she had made out of pipe cleaners :)
My brother and his wife are living proof that God has us all in the grip of his palms even when life gets hard and we choose to go down the wrong paths He never lets us go. Not only does He never let us go but He welcomes us back with open and loving arms!

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 :(