The Coast!

We love the coast and we love it even more when we get to go with family. Mckay and Katie and their cute kids were coming out for a vacation and we went to Newport with them for a day. The coast was pretty nice, windy as always, but pretty sunny and we loved it.

This was Asher's 3rd time at the coast, but it was a whole new experience for him now that he could walk around and get wherever he wanted. He made the most of it and had so much fun and got so sandy...

...soo sandy.

I love that these boy cousins love each other so much. They could not get enough of each other and Kason was sure to not leave out their other cousin either, by affectionately calling Payton, "Kade" almost the whole time.

I love this picture.

We also made it to the aquarium, where the underwater shark tunnel was a hit.

They couldn't look around fast enough!

I love Kason's face in this picture.

The best we could do at a "group shot"

We had a great time and love Oregon in the summer!

Summer Lovin

I love Oregon in the summer. It has been hot lately and I love it. I would be hot anyday over cold. My favorite is going outside about dusk after it's been a really hot day and there is that smell and feel in the air from a hot day coming to a close. Isaac doesn't know what I'm talking about, but that's the best I can explain it. Here we are picking wild blackberries that just grow along the paths everywhere.

Kason has an obsession with sticks. He must find a stick everytime we walk to the car and everytime we walk back.

He also loves his buddies

Reading books to cool off.

We also had our anniversary! It's been a fantastic, fun, frugal, and full five years!

Asher is 15 months old and decided that he really can walk on his own. It just clicked, he started walking last week and is pretty good at it.

Asher is also saying more words, so, to remember, his favorites are: uh oh, ama (mama), ada (dada), u go (let's go), e go (here you go), oggie (doggie), hi, hello, hey you, aazzat (what's that), all done.

Kason's prayer last night was pretty funny. It was soo long. Some of the things he said: "thank you that the bad people be nice to Jesus",... "thank you that Jesus didn't die",...thank you that everyone can be healthy....we don't like germs."

Vacation!!

We got to go on a much needed vacation after a long and busy few months for Isaac to visit both of our families. I love going in the summer because there are so many fun things to do at both of our parent's houses.

Starting out on the loooong drive. I really like Oregon in the summer, it's so pretty. We took a scenic route this time and came out of a forest to this lava area with the Sisters mountains in the distance. We got out to stretch our legs and enjoy the view. The boys really did great driving minus a few puking incidents from too many snacks and curvy roads. Thank goodness for DVD players on long trips!

We stopped for the night at Mckay and Katie's. Payton and Kason just picked right up from last time and had a blast together. They ran around the sprinklers in their underwear to cool off that night. It was a tough goodbye with some sad boys.

We had a great time at my parent's house. I practically didn't even have to do anything with my kids. They love their aunts and grandparents! The boys loved the playgrounds,

and cooling off in the pool.

I love this picture.

We went to the dinosaur museum and the boys loved all the things to look at and do.

On Pioneer Day I ran a 5K with my mom and sister and it was SO fun! (after I was done). We were all pretty happy with our times too, which makes it even better. I plan on doing more this summer.

I love Mapleton on Pioneer Day. There's a parade, games and food in the park and fireworks. Here we are enjoying the parade and the loud sirens.

Kason got to ride in the ambulance with my Dad in the parade for a little ways.

Water slides at the park. This was Kason after practically being trampled by some older kids before coming down. He's still smiling though, but decided one time was enough.

Then we made our way through another long drive up to Isaac's house. We went boating/tubing one day, which was alot of fun.

The boys loved playing with their aunts and uncles.

and hanging out by the shore.

Kason was in heaven again playing with his cousins.

Enjoying some of the food at the fair.

These guys would just play outside all day. There was always some game going on involving guns and swords.

We had a great time and thanks to our families for all the fun! Now we are glad to be back home. Isaac has to do research during the summer, but other than that we plan to enjoy the rest of summer!

Summer Days

Grilling good food

(with some good nose picking of course)

Playing in the sprinkler with friends

4th of July fireworks

(Asher was still and quiet for 10 whole minutes, it was wonderful)

Playing outside and on the playground

and getting so dirty

eating juice popsicles

We love summer!

And to boot, today is Isaac's last day of teaching...hallelujah! He is an official college professor now...we're just glad it's over...for now.

LoVe

*Love that the sun is out, it's hot, the windows are open and we are outside so much. Asher says "e go" ("here you go") ALL the time as he hands us the various things he has found. Of course then he says it again because he wants it back, usually to eat it. Here he is giving me a wood chip.

*Love Birthdays. Although a friend reminded me that turning 25 makes me closer to 30 than to 20. Blah.

*Love that both my boys are great eaters. Don't love that I have to practically bathe this boy, wipe all surfaces near him, and vacuum after every meal.

*Love having two sweet boys and that they both sleep through the night.

*Love that Kason picks me a flower almost every time we go outside, even if it is a dandelion.

*Love Asher's growls.

*Love those blue eyes.