Hoopfest Weekend

It was so cute- Hudson and Caleb wanted to

stretch with their dad's before the game
As you can tell, Halle is definitely fascinated
with the basketball game

Caleb and Hudson watching their dad's play.

(It won't be long before they can have a team!)

Me, Mom, and Halle on our way to Hoopfest

Caleb wanted to sit with Landen while he got

his ankle taped- the lady there thought he was

so cute so she gave him a sucker!

BBQ at my parent's

It is our tradition now, to have a bbq at my

parent's Friday and Saturday night during

Hoopfest! We had such a great time- we

invited a bunch of people, ate a lot of food,

played some volleyball, and had a lot of fun!

(above:I can not believe Caleb and Landen went

in the pool- the water was freezing!)
Halle with her grandma DeDe

Halle and her auntie Kristen on the trampoline

Our family watching the boys on the trampoline.

Some competitive backyard baseball

Waiting for Hudson

Hudson (aka "huddee" or "Huds") was coming

over today and Caleb gets so excited whenever

he gets to see his best buddy! I thought this

picture was so cute because he wanted to wait

at the window with elmo and Amy (yes, he

named his bear amy- don't really know why?)

We love our daddy!

We had a wonderful father's day, but first I would like to say

how much of an asolutely wonderful daddy Landen

is to our two children- I think Fatherhood comes

very natural for him! Caleb and Halle are so lucky to

have such a loving dad who is so active in their lives.

It is so cute, because it is so obvious how much

Caleb adores Landen and how he wants to do

everything his daddy does. I thank God every

day that our children will grow up seeing Landen

display for them how much their heavenly father

loves them!

(above: Caleb and Halle love their dad)

and yes, I hate to admit it, but I did

bribe Caleb with chocolate to not knock

the blocks over :)

For Father's day we went to the beach for

a picnic dinner with Jay, Nikki, Hudson, and Grant!

I thought this was such a cute picture of the dad's

with Hudson and Caleb on thier shoulders.

After dinner we walked to a cute little
icecream shop for some yummy icecream!

Here is the after-shot!

(we think he got some in his mouth?)

Here are the 4 cousins- so cute

(Hudson, Halle, Grant (trying to tackle Halle), and Caleb)

Girls weekend in Wenatchee

This last weekend, Halle and I met up

with my mom in sister in Wenatchee for

a fun weekend! Halle and I didn't show up

till about 6pm on Saturday so when we got

there we went to a nice dinner, went for a walk

on the water and stayed at a wonderful

Bed and Breakfast that night. The next day we

went to church then drove to Leavenworth for

lunch and some shopping (and of course- icecream!)

(above: me, Halle, and Kristen in Downtown Leavenworth)

Grandma trying to eat Halle's hand

Halle playing on the bed at the Bed and Breakfast

Halle is very fascinated with Auntie Kristen's hand

Thanks Aunt Debi

A couple of weeks ago, Landen's aunt Debi came over from the

Tri-Cities and while she was here she took some absolutely

amazing pictures of Hudson, Caleb, Grant, and Halle. It was so

much fun because we basically just let the kids play and she

took pictures of them in action! The next couple of posts are

just a few of the pictures she took- it was hard for me to choose

which ones to put up becausethey are all so cute! Thank you

Aunt Debi for doing this for us- we really appreciate it!

Pictures of me and my beautiful children

Pictures of Halle and Grant

Pictures of Caleb and Hudson

Sunday at the beach

Landen and I look forward to Sundays because

it is our day to take a nap and rest! Well, Yesterday

our two children conspired against us and decided

they were only going to sleep about an hour, so we

were not able to take a nap! Ahhh! So, we packed

up the kids and the car and headed for an afternoon

at the beach! It was a lot of fun- Halle fell asleep in

the baby bjorn so I watched Landen and Caleb

play together- it was so cute!

(above: the boys climbing in a log fort)

They made it to the top! Caleb is looking a little

upset because he did not want help at

the moment.

Caleb throwing rocks in the water
(he was trying to find BIG rocks)

Caleb swinging on the bars between two
random girls
(he was trying to show off his manly muscles)

Congratulations Kristen!

We went to Spokane this last weekend

because Kristen finished up her 4 years

at Moody Bible Institute and we wanted

to be there for her graduation! We are so

proud of her- she ended up graduating with

highest honors (I think her GPA was a 3.86)!

She will be staying in Spokane for the summer

and then will head off to Asia the end of August

to teach English!
(above: Caleb and I with the graduate)

Caleb and his Auntie Kristen after the graduation

Kristen right after she recieved her diploma

Kristen coming through the door at the

beginning of the ceremony

Some pics of our time in Spokane

Halle on her belly!
Halle and her Auntie Kristen

Grandma loves Halle

Halle and Great grandma

Caleb and me during storytime getting

ready for his nap!