End of Summer Excitement!

I found a few more ocean pictures, it was really foggy both days.

Saturday we went to the Ward BBQ at Buck Lake and had a really good time!  Besides all the great food and wonderful company, their was bean bag toss game, musical water balloons, and a treasure hunt for the kids. 

When we got home from that, David and Nathaniel went to pick up the new additions to our family.......PIGS!!! All week the men have been working on the pig pen and the kids kept asking when the pigs were going to come. Well, they came last night and we all loved watching them get settled in. We bought the pigs from our good friends the Cleavers, who made Nathaniel and David catch the pigs themselves (wish I could have seen that).  I asked the boys what we are going to name the pigs and got several funny replies:  the Grunt Brothers (Cody), Logan and Kaitlyn (Logan), Barbie (Jonas).  On a side note, Abi has introduced Jonas to playing Barbies, and Jonas loves it!  I think that is what prompted Jonas' suggested pig name.

Logan's reaction when he saw the pigs! :)

Update

So much has happened this past month or more.  After the visit from Anna and her kids, I had my surgery and my parents came to help us out for a week and a half.  During that time, Joshua attended Cub Scout Day Camp and had  a blast (the picture of him below is with the wood shelf he made). Grandad and Nathaniel also took the older boys to a Mariners game (Jesse's first baseball game). A few days after my parents left, Allie and Nate came for a visit. On their first day here, Jesse broke his arm!! So, he got to wear a plastic bag for a lot of the next week because we went to the slew and camping at the ocean!  The day after we get home from camping, Allie and Nate have left and I am thinking that I can now get my house back in order and lay low. Ya, we discover that three of the boys have LICE!!!! Aarrrrrgggg!  I am trying to look on the bright side, at least the house is getting spick and span really fast! Anyway, I have some more fun videos and pictures from the ocean that I will post later.

 

 

 

 

Ruby Beach Again

Here is another cute video at Ruby Beach!

Ruby Beach

Entertainment

One of the many activities the boys came up with to entertain themselves!

Vacation!

Wow! What a fast, fun, and unforgettable two weeks it has been!! We had the great joy of having family come visit. Anna and her kids came to spend a week with us that was filled with beautiful days spent at the Ocean, Buck Lake, and other little beaches around town.  I never had my camera near by when I wanted to take a picture, but I did get some video of a few of the outings.  My boys loved having so many playmates to have adventures with! At the end of Anna's visit, I had by gallbladder removed and Granny and Grandad came to help out with the kids.  A week after surgery I am doing well and can even somewhat get back into the swing of parenting again.  It was a rough first four days after the surgery because I couldn't get out of bed without help and could only be comfortable flat on my back! Well, hope you all enjoy these pictures!

 

4th of July

The 4th of July is always fun in Soda with the foam, races, and parade!  The Fire Department sprays foam in city park for the kids to run in and play on the day before the 4th.  The next morning Laurie Beth, Danelle, Rebecca, and Desiree walked in the 5K and Joshua, Jonas, Debbie, Anna, and Gideon ran in the kids race. Everyone loved the candy they got in the parade and the snowcones/ice cream that Grandad bought for them afterward. The fireworks show that night was magnificent also! Jesse only covered his ears half the time unlike last year when I had to cover his hears for him the whole time! You can't visit Soda without going to the famous geyser! This family reunion was a big hit!