Mt. Tabor Park

We climbed the stairs at Mt Tabor park...wow, a jogger was sweet and carried the stroller up the stairs for me. I just could not do it...but even Connor climbed those stairs on his own...thankfully I did not have to carry him. Talk about a workout. We met our friend Becky there and spent a great time together catching up on life. Connor played on the slide for over an hour

Kaitlyn and Clayton loved playing on this - we would make it spin very fast and all the kids would jump on

Horseshoe Lake

Clayton is like a fish out of water - he loves to get out on the lake to swim
Connor finally gave in for a bit and sat to watch Clayton and Kaitlyn playing in the sand
can't leave the lake without feeding the ducks

Kaitlyn loves the water
Connor doesn't like getting dirty so here he's upset that his hands are yukky. He preferred playing on the bleachers.

Lake Merwin Hideaway

We spent the afternoon up at the lake - its such a peaceful place

Planter's Day Festival

giddy up horsie! This year we got to enjoy the festivities of the Planter's Day Festival here in town. No photos of the parade since my battery died on the camera but we enjoyed taking the kids to the rides.
Clayton trying to reach my hand

These two wanted to ride together on all the rides
After a few times around Connor started enjoying the ride
Kaitlyn loved getting on this ride with Daddy
Connor kept his mouth open the entire ride...not sure if he liked it or not

out enjoying some ice cream
Connor liked the merry-go-round at first then jumped into my arms
Kaitlyn of course loved the rides

Thomas the Train Engine

This year we took the kiddos to ride the Thomas train in Hood River. What a gorgeous day. The drive up was beautiful along the Columbia River Gorge. Connor's face was priceless when he saw Thomas. He just wanted to run up to him. Afterwards we visited with a friend at her church open house. It was a fun day!

After the train ride Connor wanted to go touch Thomas but the engine was too hot...he of course just doesn't understand

Connor looks like his brother Clayton in this photo
looking out the window during the train ride

I have a similar picture of Clayton at the Imagination Station...oh how they love the trains
Kaitlyn gets her face painted at my friend's church open house

Father's Day

For Father's Day we surprised Matthew with a trip in for a pedicure...he thought that was cool! Later we went out for ice cream, carnival then yummy chinese dinner!

Kristina graduates High School

the graduate with some of her friends. The one in purple was her drama teacher who was just an amazing teacher!

We celebrated Kristina's graduation with friends and family...it was a very busy day!