Seaside!

Yesterday we took Brighton and Ellie to Seaside. We all had such a great time. There was carousel riding, sand castle building, splashing in the ocean, beach song singing & dancing, salt water taffy eating, and lots of giggling. Fun, fun day!

Grandma & Grandpa Visit!

My parents came to visit earlier this month. It was so great to have them here and to spend some time with them. I'm scheming to find a way to talk them into moving here. Pretty sure it's not going to happen, but you can't blame a girl for trying.

While they were here we went to The Lion King, which was great! We we had a shopping day and we spent a day at the Rhododendron gardens, which are gorgeous, even though not much was in bloom while we were there. We had some good games of Hearts and had a great time just hanging out. Brighton keeps talking about how she is so excited for Grandma & Grandpa to come back in the fall. (So are we)!

4th of July!

We had a great 4th of July weekend. On Saturday we tried to go to the St. Paul Rodeo, but it was sold out when we got there. Luckily they had lots of rides and things for kiddos to do set up outside the rodeo so we still had lots of fun. Bri loved the rides & had a blast. On the 4th we had a bbq with Lex, Bren, Megh, & family, then watched a good firework show at Tigard High. Brighton was pumped to watch the fireworks. She was oohhing, aahhing and cheering the whole time. Good fun. :)

Bass Lake & Yosemite 2010!

We met up with the Farrell fam last week to do our annual Bass Lake/Yosemite trip. As it turns out, 15 hours straight in the car isn't as fun as it sounds when you are a big swollen pregnant lady with an aching back. Bren, Megh, Cam, & Ellie came in our car and all of the kids did great on the drive! I was the one doing the complaining. So...I wasn't a fan of the drive there or back, but our time there was great. We spent time swimming, boating, wake surfing (sad that I couldn't do it this year), hiking in Yosemite, hanging out, catching up, and playing games. It was a fun week and it was so great to see everyone!

Picture Day

Boy oh boy, this was one excited girl! She got to wear pink curlers to bed and get all dressed up in her costume for picture day at her dance studio. She can't wait for her recital in a couple of weeks! More pictures to come...