Eureka, Montana Trip

July 2009

July was full of fun in the sun summer activities. It is amazing that summer "break" seems to be often times more busy than other time of the year. With three kids at home we seem to not have many "breaks" during the summer months, July was no exception!

We kicked off the month with Riley and Cayli attending a week long gynamistics camp. They spent three hours a day at AIM Gymnastics having a blast! They are already talking about next years gymnastics camp.

Fourth of July weekend was spent with family and friends. We had a barbecue at our house to kick off the weekend. Our guests were the Utters, Lloyds, Stanleys, Carvos, Dishons and the Hestons. The kids played on the slide and the big kids played ladder golf. On Saturday the fourth we played on the water with the Lloyds and the Stanley's, it was a lot of fun. The Utter's provided the food and docking station for us all, thanks a bunch. We went out in the boats to watch the beautiful show of fireworks surrounding Moses Lake. It was a great display.

We took the kids to the aquatic center in Moses Lake and spent one day at the Ephrata Splash Zone. The kids had a lot fun trying out the various attractions at each park. All of the kids seem to never have enough time spent playing in the water! They are always asking for more!

We decided to try something new so the usual group of us headed to Soap Lake to try out the roller skating rink. It was a blast. There were many wrecks, laughs, tears and sore feet! It is definitely something the kids both big and small look forward to trying again!

Cayli did a dance camp where she learned a new hip hop routine. She had a blast with her friends Jillian, Cassidy and Allison. They are all quite the little show stoppers!

On the 19th me and kids along with our friends, Tifiany, Jillian and Alissa headed to Montana for a week long vacation. We were going to Eureka to celebrate Jonni's wedding on the 25th. Justin and Brett joined us later in the week. We had a great time in Montana enjoying the small town atmosphere, relaxation, swimming, eating and spending time with family and friends. We spent one entire day at the Waterslide Park in Columbia Falls, we had lot' s of fun!

On the 25th my little sister Jonni celebrated her marriage to her wonderful husband Rob. It was a beautiful luau themed celebration with beautiful flowers and great decorations. Jonni was absolutely gorgeous and everyone had a great time. The entire celebration took place at my Grandpas bar. There were so many people who helped make it a great week for Jonni and her family. Thanks to everyone.

We took the last week in July to chill out and relax. We did some school clothes shopping, some swimming in Moses Lake and hanging out with friends. I had a doctor appointment for my 26th week appointment for my pregnancy and all is going well. We are so thankful that this pregnancy has been blessed with no concerns or major issues. We are looking forward to bringing home our baby boy! We are eager to see what August brings for excitement, entertainment and fun!

More June Pictures

Here are some more June pictures.

June 2009

Oh my goodness! Where has time gone? This summer is whizzing by way too fast!! June has come and gone in a flash. Riley finished up first grade, Cayli finished up pre-school and did her big dance recital. Laine was confirmed and spent her entire month of June playing basketball getting ready for her freshman year!! Riley and Cayli went to VBS and Gymnastics camp each for one week. They had a blast. Riley raced his four wheeler and came home with a large first place trophy to match the big smile that was on both his and Justin's face! Justin is busy at work and has gotten some play time in too. We went camping at Liberty and spent one weekend in SPokane with my family shopping for Jonni's wedding. Justin and I celebrated our ninth anniversary and my 33rd birthday. We also found out that our new baby is going to be a boy!!! The kids got to participate in the ultrasound and thought that was a pretty neat experience. We are 23 weeks into the pregnancy and all is well. We are looking forward to July and the many adventures it may bring!

May 2009

May was busy, busy, busy!! Cayli danced at kidsfest and Spring Fest, they both played T-Ball (justin coached), we had mom's lunch and breakfast at both schools, Stephanie graduated from her prestigious Ag-Forestry program, Justin golfed in the annual fundraiser, Cayli graduated from 2 preschools and as a family we went camping a few times, boating a few times, had a few barbecues and spent a lot of time running around in the car getting from one place to another!!! It was a crazy buy wonderful month. Me and Camryn did some house projects and I am moving along in my pregnancy. End of May I was in my 18th week!!! All is going well. Enjoy the random pics of the months activities.