Summer Smash-up

It's just the beginning of summer, but life has already been crazy.  

Here's a little bit of what has been going on

We went to a Neverland themed birthday party.  Here we have John, Wendy, and Peter Pan

We've had wonderful days with temperatures in the 80's.  And then it gets cold and cloudy again.  But, on one of those sunny days we broke out the sprinkler and the kids had a blast.

Emry would start to feel the drops...

...and come crying back to me.

-crash-

Some TV time

For all the messes they make, it makes my heart smile when I find them washing the dishes all on their own (before one can get completely dressed, no less).  Even if I did have to re-wash the dishes.

We couldn't have asked for better friends here(even the ones not in this pic).  Everyone is leaving for summer vacations and then we are leaving for good before they get back.  These guys have been the best to spend these 5 years with.  They've helped me, laughed with me, listened to me, sympathized with me, watched my kids alot, and loved my kids probably as much as we do.  Sitting out at the playgrounds with them will be some of my favorite memories and missing them will be the hardest part about leaving here. 

Emry has gotten over her fear of dogs and is in love with them now.

And now, despite my good intentions of starting to pack early and just do a box or two a day, I am rushing to get everything packed up.

 Happy Summer!

He's 4!

I can't believe this chubs is 4 years old! 

He had been looking forward to this birthday for awhile.  We (and random people in the store) would frequently hear, "soon I'm going to change 4"

Kason, in typical Kason style, woke up early and drew pictures for Asher.  This one took me a second to figure out...very phonetic.

We played outside, always a favorite thing to do

and had cake!  Asher requested a Buzz Lightyear cake.  He has Buzz pajamas that he would wear every day and night if his mom would let him.

Getting his first look at the cake

We love our friends and that we all actually like to cram into our little apartments to have fun

Asher boy

A little bit about Asher:
-40 lbs, he's our linebacker
-I was trying to figure out a way to simply explain Asher.  I can't.  He is such a laid back, easy going, go with the flow without a care type of guy, yet at the same time I sometimes feel that his head is so thick and he is so headstrong.  He is usually the one that I have to ask to do things a million times and push him to do it.
-He needs his sleep.
-I think he is hilarious.  He says the funniest things.  He's the kid where I tell him to say a nice prayer, but I'm secretly excited to hear the funny, random things he's going to come up with in it.
-He has a sweet side and will come up to Emry and say "Hey, sweet girl"
-Let's face it, he can be a wimp for all his tough talk.
-He has been really into building airplanes and cars with Lego's recently.

Hendrick's Park

I think this is one of my favorite places in Eugene.

Each year when the Rhododendron flowers bloom, I take a ton of pictures.

This was just a great family walk

Look at Asher's face...

The boys' favorite tree

so pretty!

Emry has become more of a Daddy's girl lately

I love this sweet picture...

...and then this was the next one on the camera.  Awesome.

Soccer

We had another successful soccer season.

This was Asher's first time and both boys loved it.

Kason has really improved and gets pretty intense about it.

breakaway goal

He's a thumbs up kinda guy

Watching Asher, still sucking the thumb and twirling her hair

We had some really nice weather that made us so ready for summer.  

shirt ninja

Here, There, and Everywhere

I feel like the title of this post appropriately describes my feelings about life lately.  I can't seem to keep up! 

So, here is a little bit of everything! 

My kids are messy eaters and Emry has definitely reached that stage.  She insists on feeding herself and is really quite good at it.  Maybe the mess happens because I don't get her out of her chair quickly enough when she's done.  A little while ago she nicely arranged peanut butter toast pieces all around her head and smudged them in.

I did the Color Me Rad run that's going around right now with a bunch of friends.  It was a good time, with a relaxed and fun atmosphere.

Of course there must be a before and after shot

 The boys even got in on it and were excited to throw the "color bombs" when they saw me.  I am still trying to get that stroller clean.

It has been unseasonably nice and warm here.  

Days in the 80's = heaven for me.

This is at the top of the Spencer Butte lookout.

I am really going to miss the green of Eugene.

A video to make you smile.