Children's Museum

The day started out exciting as we started to get ready for Jetty Island...but the weather had different plans for us! So...we hopped on over to the children's museum with some friends from church instead! Rachel and Jayden had a blast! It is so nice that Jayden can finally play now instead of me carrying her around in a baby Bjorn!!!

Haley and Rachel practice their veterinary skills.

Me, Jayden, my friend Kristen and her daughter Sydney.

Farmer Rachel on the Tractor!

This was too funny!!! Jayden loved the water station and she picked up a cup out of the water to of course chew on it, and out spilled the water all over her cute overalls! At least it dried soon! At the museum they have this area for small kiddos, so I took Jayden in there. Her favorite part was playing peek a boo in one of the castle windows...too cute!

Jitters Relieved

Okay, so I bought the final book at 10am Saturday morning and I was finished by the end of the day: In between chapters I had kids to take care of: dang it! Just kidding. I must say that I was a little frustrated with the book, but by the end I was a happy camper! I don't want to give anything away if you haven't read it yet: let's just say the author threw a couple of curve balls! Anyone else finished??? Only one other friend of mine finished and I am just waiting for my other friends to finish so I can chat. I know that everyone has a life, but please hurry!!!

Twilight Jitters

Okay, so I know this is really corny, but I am actually nervous for the next book in the Twilight series to come out! What will happen...will Bella turn into a vampire, or decide to live a semi-normal life? Will she choose an unknown path...will it be all I've been hoping for?????? The book is in stores at midnight, and mine is on reserve, but I need sleep so I will get it in the morning...then I will be out of commission for the next 2-3 hours!! Is anyone else out there as crazy as I am???? I wish there was some cure for this ridiculous obsession!

Girls Night Out!!

Some friends from church and I have really been wanting to get out of the house! We finally did it! We scheduled a girls night out to eat at Red Robin and then go see Momma Mia! Being the picture fanatic that I am I took some photos! Dinner was delicious and the movie was hilarious...in a very good way. The only downfall were some grouchy women in the theater. They were a little upset at us because we were talking during th TV commercials...the real previews hadn't even started yet and we were getting yelled at! This can only mean one thing: we're a fun crowd and those ladies were NOT! Anyway, it was a blast and we must do it again soon, even if summer plans are hard to work around!!

Kedra, Sarah, Shelley, Kristen & Leah

We got to the movies a a couple more ladies joined us, yeah!

Overwhelming!!!!!

Okay, so I hope all these posts aren't too overwhelming. My sister is here visiting from Arizona. She comes every year for about a month to get away from the heat:) Following are a few of the fun things we've been doing: the weather has been pretty cooperative!! Thanks Seattle. Enjoy all the pictures (sorry so many pictures are my life...and this isn't even the beginning!!) I might have a few more things to post. She leaves Wednesday:(:(:(:( I'm sure we'll squeeze in a few more fun activities!

Boardman Lake

Boardman Lake is about an hour drive from our house (20 minutes to drive the 5 miles up the gravel road). The hike is easy and the lake is beautiful!!! It is usually very warm at this time of year, but there was snow around the lake and it only hit about 70 degrees that day, but we still enjoyed time with each other. weather doesn't seem to bother the little ones:) Emily with the kids ( Rachel now wants to trade moms. I'm no longer good enough!)

Boardman Lake

Time for fruit snacks and water...it was such a long tiring hike!!! (.8 miles:):):):)) The water was pretty cold but the girls didn't seem to care! Cutie ! We dared my mom to go under water and this was the priceless expression when she came up: keep in mind there was still snow on the side of the lake!!!

Jetty Island!

Jetty is a yearly tradition for our family. It is man made pile of sand in the water:):):) The kids love it, and the tide is always perfect, as well as the water!!! Too much fun! Rachel thought she was pretty brave. All the boys were jumping, so she wanted to do it to! Digging for mini shrimp! Jayden asleep on my mom (she's not always sleeping, I promise!) Now Jayden is awake and Rachel is out cold!!!

Jetty Island!

Jayden loving the sand! My sister and I bundled (it wasn't as warm as it should have been!) Victoria and Lance buried Delmar Jr. Dylan and Rachel on a huge tree stump Lance pulling Dalton on a boogie board )I got video of Dalton rolling backwards off the board, it is hilarious!!!)

Forest Park

Jayden was ecstatic to walk around on all the toys: she was in heaven! Rachel loved pushing her on the swing! Rachel and Dalton were cold so they shared my mom's jacket:) Rachel on a horse ride: Go Rachel! Pretty close to us is a great park with a petting zoo, horse rides, toys and a spray park. It was too cold for the spray park, but we enjoyed the rest!

Yakima continued!

We went to Yakima to visit my brother and my grandparents. It's kinda middle ground for everybody. The kids had a ton of fun! I love getting the cousins together: If only we lived closer!! Rachel trying to jump and twist at the same time! Jayden fell asleep on Grandma McGill. The gang at my brother's restaurant: Bruchies! Jayden trying to be a big girl: I tell ya, she's growing up way too fast! Dalton, Victoria and Rachel having a little strawberry snack!

Yakima

Rachel, Me, and Jayden

Braylon and Delmar Jr. doing handstands! Emily (big sis.), Jayden and Jr. Scot (big bro.) and his boys: Baylor and Braylon Rachel in one of her many poses!

Ward Campout

The kiddos cooking their dinner...they had so much fun! Jayden was so tired she fell fast asleep on her blanket outside...too cute!

Dial Excitement

Too Precious!

Rachel was so excited to see her cousin Victoria! They love each other so much!

Utah Trip!

We finally decided to take a trip to Utah...DRIVING! We did good though. Brett drove through the night and the kids slept! The quiet was very nice. We started our trip with Brett's friends the Matthews. My favorite part was Rodizio's : yummy food & all you can eat (a Brazilian grill!!! ). I also had a chance to see some friends that used to live in Seattle: the girls had fun being princesses and dancing and singing (see you soon Mindy!). The next stop was Logan to see my dad and grandpa. We also had a small family reunion, went to park city and did some swimming. On the way home we stopped at my grandma & grandpa McGill's house for dinner. They didn't want us to go but we had to leave. The best part of our adventure however was in Logan. My dad took us on an EASY 8 mile hike to a lake, or so we thought. the trail was steep, Rachel was tired and after treking the 4 miles up we wondered if we would ever get down! I had Jayden in a backpack while Brett carried Rachel piggy back while she was sleeping all the way down!! (Way to go STUD!) We were done hiking for this trip since I forgot to put sunscreen on again for the hike down. I was the only lucky one and was burned on the backs of my legs and arms. Usually my burn will be gone in the morning, but this one stayed for a week! It is just now gone!!!! Thank goodness for Aloe! All in all it was a good trip and we enjoyed seeing everyone! Now time to party it up with my big sis. who will be here for a month!! I love summer!!!

4th of July BBQ

">" border="0" alt="" /> After arriving home from Utah we decided to keep 4th of July simple. We had a few friends over for hot dogs and Brats, played and then watched fireworks from home. Our friend Emily had her brother and family in town and Rachel and their little boy were little buds...too cute! As you can see from the last photo, Rachel and Brett missed out on the fireworks, so I had to watch them by my self: what stinkers! God Bless America!

Too Big, Too Fast!

I can't believe it's been 10 MONTHS!!!!!! Jayden is getting way too cute. She is pulling herself on all the furniture and walking around the house that way. She even will let go and stand for a couple seconds before sitting down. She gets excited when she does this and starts laughing. She definitely wants to talk and tries to sing with Rachel. Every morning Rachel goes into Jayden's room and plays with her until I get in there. Jayden LOVES it and would rather have Rachel in there than me. I love it too but at the same time it makes me sad. She's for sure not a baby any more... I guess I need another one! (Come on Brett!) These two pictures are from the 4th...isn't she adorable!?!