The Beach

I didn't get many pictures of our beach trip this year. I guess we were enjoying ourselves too much. It was a great week with family and always my kids "favorite" part of their summer - they love their cousins! Josiah and Graeson were best buds all week and got along great for 2 year olds. We took a break from the Beach and went to Mark and Giselle's wedding, where Mike officiated and the girls were flower girls.

my sibs

Good for the soul

Thanks to Mom and Dad, Mike and I took an entire day to ourselves and went for a hike and picnic. We went above Kirkwood and hiked about 5 miles at 9000 feet elevation. It was beautiful! At some points we were hiking through snow. We had lunch at Frog Lake and then hiked onto Lake Winnemucca. It was so good to have hours of uninterrupted time together. It was breathtaking and the silence was soothing to the soul. We hope to do it again next month when all the wildflowers will be blooming.

Maicee turns 6!

Maicee's class took a fieldtrip on her birthday to the Zoo and Fairytale town. I drove so Josiah could go and to be with Maicee on her special day. That evening we went to pizza with the Peoples clan and then to the Sutter Creek Ice Cream Emporium for dessert. Nanny and Papa were here from Arizona to help celebrate.

Gone Fishin'

The smallest fish we caught was 12"

We took a family vacation to the Carson River Resort where we camped and fished for a week. It was beautiful, relaxing and good family time. Dispite having colder weather than anticipated, the kids loved being outside all day and into the night. We made s'mores each night and Mike got up early each morning to fish and enjoy time alone on the river. We caught some big fish but Mike 'won' with Big Daddy measuring 25 1/2" and weighing 5.5 lbs. It took him 45 minutes and alot of skill to bring it to shore, especially considering he forgot the net that morning.

Sister Saturday

Here are just a few pics of our annual "Sister Weekend" that ended up being more like a Sister Saturday this year. We are thankful for whatever time we can have away together! As Gentry said it..."we know how to do it...Rome on Easter and Berkley on Earth Day." Can you say granola?

John Deere Tractor party

We celebrated Josiah's birthday with family - farm style. Eveything was bright yellow and John Deere green. I made a tractor cake, leaning as it was. We enjoyed 'farm fresh' food and good company. Josiah was timid with the pinata but excited once the candy fell out. He enjoyed his cousins' company and the many aunts and uncles, ama, papa, grammy, papa steve and debbie who joined us. Thank you for celebrating our son with us. What a blessing!

Josiah turns two!

Just a few pictures of Josiah's birthday - a normal Thursday but we enjoyed each others company.