Friday, August 26, 2016

August

We've had a really mellow August. The girls did a basketball camp, we've seen friends, and went to the creek.  But mostly we have just stayed home to keep up with the garden and let the girls play outside and build with their LEGOS.

                                   We like our evening walks/runs through the vineyards
                                       I  chopped Leah's hair and she thinks she is way faster now

                        After dinner is usually pretty sweet, they still enjoy the rock box together


lots of work in the garden and orchard
                                            
 the girls and I spent an afternoon at the fair.  I'm thankful they dislike most rides so we'll stay away from those next year. I rode one little kiddie ride with them and was sick for an hour


                                                                  making applesauce

 Leah got to go play at her friends house and loved getting to do something without all of her sisters
                                                     Wacky Wednesday at basketball camp
                                  The girls get lots of love from Melvena  when we see her


We had a fun afternoon with Ryan's side of the family, the teen cousins are so patient and kind to our girls


                                         they love when I let them do art projects

                                sleepovers at friends means naps for the twins the next day
    Ash ecstatic with her new AG doll she named Candice...no clue where she came up with that name!



Thursday, August 25, 2016

Yamhill

Just some of the pictures of one of our favorite places to spend time - Grandma and Grandpa's house.  The girls LOVE their cousin time and I LOVE my mom/dad/sibling time













Tuesday, July 5, 2016

South Beach

We had the best little trip to South Beach in Newport for the Fourth of July this year.  We went with several families for five days, our longest glamping trip yet.  Even after five days it was hard to leave, I LOVE having a travel trailer, it makes everything so much easier. Everybody getting good sleep is probably the biggest change from tent camping in past summers. And, having a fridge and oven/stove is pretty awesome too.
 The kids played hard from the time they woke up until their heads hit their pillows each night.
                                Leah and Marcus, these two kill me when they play together. Too cute
                        Adie and Eliza were in heaven getting so much time to play with Alyssa
              Most of the gang - they spent so much time riding bikes around the loop


 Ellie is so good and patient with the younger kids, Leah wanted to be in her lap every night around the fire
                                       


                                                    Ashlynn and Leah got their dog fix

                                    "chest bump" after scoring in Hillbilly Horseshoes
                               Ashlynn and Carter had fun getting to know each other
 We always have the girls tell us their favorite parts of  a weekend like this. They all loved the parents vs. kids soccer game, I think the adults loved it just as much.


 The park hosted a bike parade through the campgrounds so the kids decorated their bikes to get ready. Decorating was definitely more fun for them than riding in the parade (too slow and crowded for most of them)
 After the parade Ash stayed to do the little games they had. It was fun watching her have so much fun - she loved it
                        Eliza, Adie and Alyssa joined for the last game and the water balloon fight
                                                Leah tidied up for me a couple times

                                           Catch Phrase for a little down time













 Our last night Adie was so tired I was worried she was going to pass out but she didn't want to go to bed and miss out on anything.
 It was so fun to see Ashlynn and some new buddies sitting around cracking up together

 And the way home, maybe a little too much time together!