Eddie and Kristina enjoying the Octopus ride! 

Planter's Day in Woodland, WA

Here's Clayton on an airplane ride. Isn't he handsome - just like his dad. It was a weekend of fun here in Woodland with rides, antique car shows, music, fireworks and lots of food.

Kaitlyn was too afraid to get on the horse so Dad sat with her on the merry-go-round. Her very first ride! 

Clayton enjoying the train ride 

Oma Visits

Here is Oma with the kids baking yummy pigs in the blanket. They all decided to wear their aprons! We had such a good time! Can't wait for her next visit in September. We love you Oma!

A Beautiful Day to Play

Clayton is enjoying the sprinkler and spent the day running in and out of the water. He was pretty pooped by bedtime. 

Kaitlyn playing in the sprinkler 

Yummy water

Say Cheez!

Kaitlyn loves to smile for the camera. Check out all of her teeth...still working on a few more though. 

Statue or Real Person?

Believe it or not, this is an actual person portraying himself as a statue in Downtown Portland. 

Dad & Kaitlyn

Dad with his little girl enjoying the day at the Rose Festival. 

Eddie & Kristina

Eddie and Kristina are getting ready for a scary ride. Check out Eddie's new hair do...he wanted to be blonde. 

Our Clayton

Here are pictures of our big boy going into Kindergarden. He's having a blast at the Rose Festival in Portland. 

Coast Guard Ship in Portland

 

Dad's in trouble with Kaitlyn's big eyes

 

Kaitlyn Madison - 19 mos

Kaitlyn at 19 mos - she lets me put her hair up for a little while but then out it comes. 

New Member of the Family - Sadie

Meet Sadie, our dog (3 yrs old). We adopted her from a family who was moving. She's part Lab, part Australian Shepherd, and part Border Collie. She is the sweetest dog and loves to be around all of us. She loves attention, loves to run and chase you and has a favorite ball that she wants you to throw. Here Sadie watches Kaitlyn play outside. We all just love her and are so thankful to have her be part of our family.

Kaitlyn now 18 months

Here's our sweetie at sissy's track events. She had a blast hanging out with the team, enjoying the sun! At 18 months she says "salud" when someone sneezes, loves to help unload the dishwasher and put the clothes in the dryer. She still loves to dance and oh, did I mention gets into everything? She mimicks everything we do and makes us laugh all the time. She loves walking through the sprinkler and being outside. She still wakes up around 2am so she can sleep with us. And when its time to wake up, she gives dada his glasses...in other words, "its time to get up dada". 

Kristina in Track

Passing the baton...way to go Kristina Kristina worked very hard in her first year of track. I don't think she realized how hard it was, but still enjoyed it and learned a lot. My baby girl is growing up, about to finish her freshman year in high school...Wow!

100 meter race 

Kristina lands...and her score is? 

Kristina gets a nice run and jump

 

Getting ready for the long jump 

Mom and Dad to the rescue

Clayton needs dad's help in reaching an egg at the top of the tree and Kaitlyn can't quite figure out what she needs to do...but in the end, she gets it.