Finally Back!

WOW, it has been a while. The kids got out of school for summer break and we got sooo busy. Clayton and Cody both started playing baseball. Cody played coach pitch/tee ball, he absolutely loved it! Clayton played on a 3rd & 4th grade team they hit off a pitching machine . That was fun to watch! Clayton did very well, he was the only 3rd grader who played all the time. Yes, he had to set out a couple of times but when he wasn't on the field playing 2nd or 3rd base he was always the extra hitter. We filled Monday thru Thursday with games for the boys. Aaron was teaching summer school and coaching girls softball.

Then our long awaited month of July finally came!! We went to Coeur d' Alene!!! (Hate the ride love the Results) We went there for my family reunion. It had it's ups and downs like any family reunion. It is really hard to get 11 kids there spouses and there kids all together. We were missing 3 (1 nephew 1 niece and 1 sister in law) We did had all the original 13. Then 26 grand kids and 50something there all together. My pictures are not the best but, you get the picture!

We had a lot of fun. The most fun is being at Mom & Dads having a BBQ and getting a rowdy game of Volleyball going. This was the girls Volleyball Spirit Fingers moejoe.

We were able to spend time with family. Every day was spent with family and friends. The kids and I got to go swimming almost everyday. We rode grandpa's 4 wheeler. We took care of the lawn. We cleaned the yard off (YUCK) then Clayton or Casen even by the time we left trims the yard as I or Aaron would mow on the  rideing lawn mower. We could have it done in one hour. I cooked with my mom & sisters (which beats cooking by your self any day) I love to go for walks with my mom. We got up about 6:00 so the boys were still asleep. We would go for a 5 mile walk everyday we could squeeze it in. Aaron and the boys went fishing with some friends they had a BLAST!!

After being in CDA for 4 weeks we took off to Oregon to spend some time with Aaron's parents. We played at the park, went shopping and just hung out. We went to the Portland Zoo I loved the sea Loins!!They looked so peaceful.

 It was nice to unwind and prepare to take off to the Coast. On the way we went to the Tillamook Cheese Factory PPPEEEUUU . How can a place stink so bad on the outside but taste so good on the inside? Can't judge a book by its cover.

We went to the Coast for 5 days and 4 nights, it was a great way to end our vacation. We (Aaron's parents & us)  meet up with Aaron's cousins Tono, Emily and there 3 little ones. We had a BLAST! We could hardly set up camp we were so excited to get to the water. We did finally get our work done and went to the water.

Tono taught the boys to body surf!!

 It was soooo cold. Cody kept saying

 "BURR RR I've got a brain freeze". The weather was great everyday except 1, which meant the boys and Aaron had to be in the water all the time. They skim boarded, body surfed and ran from waves. Aaron and Tono (No Fear) Boggy boarded on skim boards. The next day (the UGLY day) Tono ventured off to get real boggy boards....the next day was filled with boggy boarding, then using those boards to surf. (oops We forgot our surf board at home)

We are now home and back to the daily grind. The boys (Clayton and Cody) are attending summer school. Aaron just finished another football camp. Casen and I are trying to get everything done and caught up from being gone 5 weeks.

It's good to be home!