Will someone just post for me????

Well I started off the summer with good intentions of updating then life happened. Summer flew by with trips, swimming, running, work and then more work. So here are some highlights. (those that I had the camera for anyway)

Some major milestones of Summer 09

*Jada begged and begged to get her ears pierced and won.
*Luke spent hours in an ant infested sandbox and only complained once when one bit him on his privates (poor boy) I'm still working on getting rid of the pests.
*Some flowers actually grew in my yard.
*Half of the fence came down in the backyard, we took one look at all the work required and then went on vacation.
*I ran 2 half marathons and 2 10ks and one 5k.
*We camped and didn't lose Luke.
*Mia got up multiple times wakeboarding.

More pictures will come later when the computer stops giving me fits or when I get motivated.
Until then enjoy what's left of summer!

Day 4 & 5 ( I think)

Next stop Winthrop WA!
We swam in the pool, ate some yummy steaks and ice cream, and found a good hiking trail.(waterfall canyon)
We packed up and headed through the Northern Cascades and then finally ended up in Bellingham where Jessie and Jared showed up with gifts of sidewalk chalk, car toys, and Nerds.
We checked out our campsite,
ate at Nimbus!
Watched a movie
called it a day.

Road Trippin (Day 3)

Rain, Rain, and more rain seems to be the theme for our vacations lately. Lucky for us the sun came out just in time to set up camp and go explore Cour d' alene. The water was freezing I refused to even put my feet in but that didn't stop the kids from swimming. We went back to camp and played with the giant frisbee and rubber band darts Jessie and Jared gave us. Lost one dart in a very evil tree, Brandon took one for the team and retrieved it. The tree gave a good fight, Brandon had many battle wounds.

Gifted

Yep that's my kid getting a drink from the hose.
He got the brains from his father.

On the Road Again! (Day 2)

I know another picture of Luke playing Monster Trucks but seriously this is what he does.

We decided to take another epic road trip and headed out to see Aunt Jessie. Lot's and lot's of driving. We took the long way so we could see some new sights. This is day 2 somewhere in Northern Idaho. We only made it to Twin Falls on day 1 so no pictures. The drive to this point was amazing I can't believe some of those rivers in Northern Idaho.

Summer Bash!

To celebrate the last day of school the whole neighborhood gathered at Firths house. We had hamburgers (thanks Niesha), waterfights, snacks, and fun conversations. To top off the day we went to the Bees game, sat in the suite, ate more good food, watched fireworks, and the girls got to dance with the Bee Mascot on the Jumbo screen. This summer is starting out great!

Sunday Hikes Are Back!!!!

My Mother's Day gift was a family walk around Cascade springs. Time to get this family back into hiking shape. I'm expecting great things from them this year. We had to take the monster trucks to drive down the hills. I can get Luke to go almost anywhere as long as the trucks can come along.