MIKE AND CADEN

WE WENT TO WHAT THEY CALL THE GRAND CANYON OF MONTANA. IT WAS AMAZING. MIKE COULD NOT BELIEVE THE WATER FALL. HE WAS TOTALLY AMAZED BY EVERYTHING THERE, THE GEYSERS, THE WILDLIFE, AND THE SCENERY. WE WILL FOR SURE GO BACK.

OLD FAITHFUL

I HAVE BEEN THE TRAVELING FOOL THE PAST FEW WEEKS. WE WENT TO FLAMING GORGE FOR THE 4TH OF JULY GOT BACK ON A TUESDAY LEFT FOR OREGON ON FRIDAY FOR 10 DAYS GOT BACK IN TOWN ON SUNDAY THEN LEFT FOR YELLOWSTONE ON THURSDAY, WHAT A BUSY MONTH. IT WAS SOO MUCH FUN THE KIDS HAD A BLAST AND SO DID MIKE HE HAS NEVER BEEN THERE IN THE SUMMER. HE LOVED IT THERE.

MY LITTLE PIGGIES

RYKER IS SO FUNNY. HE TOTALLY DOES NOT LIKE SAND IN HIS SHOES SO I TOOK OFF HIS SANDALS AND HE HAD A MELT DOWN ABOUT THE SAND ON HIS FEET. HE FINALLY GOT USED TO IT AND THEN HE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE. I JUST LOVE BABY FEET.

THE BEACH

WE DECIDED TO GO TO LINCOLN CITY, OREGON, AND PLAY ON THE BEACH AND VISIT MY BROTHER. IT WAS GREAT FUN WE WENT TO LUNCH AND THEN WENT TO THE BEACH AND LET THE KIDS PLAY . I LOVE THE BEACH THERE IT'S COLD BUT SOOO PRETTY. IT WAS ALSO GREAT TO SEE MY BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 7 MONTHS SINCE I HAVE SEEN THEM. SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THEM. 

THE WATER FOUNTAIN

THIS WAS IN DOWN-TOWN PORTLAND. THEY HAVE A THING EVERY WEEKEND CALLED SATURDAYS MARKET (A GHETTO SWAP MEET) THAT WE DECIDED TO GO TO AND THEN TAKE THE KIDS TO A WATER FOUNTAIN. IT WAS GREAT FUN AND THE KIDS ENJOYED IT.

THE WATERFALL

THIS WAS THE FALLS. IT IS SO PRETTY IN OREGON I LOVE IT THERE. ME, LINDSEY AND THE KIDS WALKED UP TO THE BRIDGE AND LOOKED DOWN. WHAT A GREAT VIEW.

THE TRIP TO OREGON

ME AND MY BOYS DECIDED AT THE LAST MINUTE TO GO WITH MY FRIEND LINDSEY AND HER MOM TO VISIT HER SISTER IN OREGON. IT WAS A VERY LONG DRIVE, IT WAS ABOUT 12 HOURS BUT WE MADE IT. THIS WAS THE LAST STOP BEFORE WE GOT TO MEGANS HOUSE IT WAS A MUCH NEEDED STOP. RYKER WAS HAVING A ROUGH TIME BEING IN HIS CAR SEAT FOR 12 HOURS, BUT I DON'T BLAME HIM. SO WE STOPPED AND WALKED AROUND FOR A WHILE . 

BOATING MUSIC

FOR ALL OF YOU THAT USED TO GO BOATING WITH US, HERE IS A LITTLE TRIBUTE TO THE MAN OF BOATING MUSIC, "BILLY OCEAN". WE LOVE HIM. BOATING WOULD NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT HIM. WE LOVE YOU BILLY! 

FLAMING GORGE 2008

WE DECIDED TO SPEND OUR 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND IN FLAMING GORGE. IT WAS A GREAT TIME. AMY AND HER GIRLS WENT AND MY MOM AND DAD, JAY AND ELLEN AND ME AND MIKE.WE STAYED AT BUCKBOARD MARINA RV PARK. WE HAD ALOT OF FUN. WE FOUND A SANDY BEACH AND WOULD DRIVE THERE EVERYDAY AND PLAY FOR THE WHOLE DAY. THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME ON THE BEACH.

THE YACHT!

WE ENDED UP STAYING FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS WITH MIKES BROTHERS FAMILY. WE DECIDED TO RENT A BOAT FOR THE DAY CAUSE MY DAD HAD LEFT WITH THE BOAT. THIS IS WHAT WE GOT A CLEAN ONE OWNER THAT MAXED OUT AT 15 MPH. IT WAS A GREAT TIME.

TWO PEAS IN A POD

MY BOYS BOTH LOVE TO BE OUTSIDE, ON THE BEACH, IN THE SAND, ON THEIR BIKES. IN THE WATER (RYKER NOT SOO MUCH), GETTING DIRTY, EATING CANDY, DRINKING ROOT BEER, ETC. I LOVE THEM SOOO MUCH!

MY HUSBAND

MIKE REALLY ENJOYS BEING ON THE BOAT. BUT HE HATES TO GET SUNBURNED, SO HE TRIES TO STAY IN THE SHADE. THIS IS HIM HOLDING THE "BIG DADDY" MUG WITH WATER IN IT OF COURSE. 100 OZ. OF PURE H2O.

RYKER BOY

RYKER HAD SO MUCH FUN ON THE BEACH. BUT HE HATES TO GET SAND ON HIS HANDS AND FEET. BUT I GOT HIM TO FINALLY TAKE HIS SHOES OFF AND WALK IN THE SAND WHAT A CHORE. THEN I COULDN'T GET HIM TO PUT HIS SHOES ON. WHAT A CUTIE!

MANDA AND CADEN

AMANDA AND CADEN PLAYING ON THE BEACH IN THE SAND. THEY HAD SO MUCH FUN. THEY GET ALONG SOO GOOD. THEY NEVER FIGHT. THEY WILL PLAY FOR HOURS AND YOU NEVER SEE THEM. CADEN LOVES TO HANG OUT WITH HER.