Mountain Trip Pictures

This was the first time our little family of 4 had my family's cabin in the mountains all to ourselves. It was a wonderful trip. We went on tons of walks/hikes and enjoyed a lot of good family time back in the cabin. The weather was very nice. The only bad part was that there was a big fire in the area and so everywhere we went, it smelled like smoke!

In the picture below, Brady and Jarin decided that they were going to fight dangerous animals with their sticks. They were supposed to make mean, fighting faces but Jarin's turned into a smile before I took the picture!

Daddy took us all on a lovely canoe ride on the lake. What a fun memory!

More Mountain Pics

On our 2nd day there, we drove around in the Sequoia National Park to check out all the cool landmarks and try to find the base of the forest fire. We did end up finding it, it was mostly out by the time we came across it and all the fire fighters. It had started from a lightening storm! Here are the boys at the base of a waterfall.

A family photo in front of a different, much larger waterfall.

Even More Mountain Pics

A family picture on the back porch of the cabin before our hike on the last day. The boys are great hikers and can go for long distances!

On our way home we stopped to see the General Grant tree which is now the 2nd largest tree in the world.

Ahhh, brotherly love at last.

Baby Boy #3

We are very excited to be expecting another little boy in February!

13 Week ultrasound

Me at 13 weeks

18 weeks

Brady's 1st Day of Preschool

Brady started preschool a few weeks ago and this is him all dressed up for his first day of school! He is adjusting fairly well but still gets sad when mommy drops him off. I'm hoping that he will make friends soon and that it will help.

Jarin has been enjoying his time alone with mommy:)

Summer 2010

We've been busy this summer with trips, birthday parties, BBQs and just trying to stay cool! The boys did Vacation Bible School this year and had a lot of fun. At the end of June, we took them to Santa Cruz for a couple days to meet up with some friends from Oregon. We enjoyed the beach and had a low key time there. A couple weekends ago we joined some friends up at Huntington Lake at their cabin. Again, it was great to get out of the heat and have a relaxing get-away. I didn't take any pictures on these trips but I've included some funny photos of the summer.

My dad, "Grandpa" eating watermelon with 3 of his 5 grandkids.

The boys with some of the harvests from our summer garden. We are growing cucumbers, zucchinis, tomatoes, butternut squash, strawberries & carrots.

Jarin has decided that he's old enough to dress himself. However, this is what happens when he puts his own shorts on. It kinda looks like a miniskirt!

Our 2 boys are as crazy as ever!

Summer Video

Brady sings a lot in this video. If you don't know The Cheeseburger Song from Veggietales, you should probably check it out on the internet before you watch this. Brady and Jarin's versions are different but very funny, just the same!