It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

My kids take after their mother...They don't like facial hair.

Summer Is...

Summer is...

Growing season

Lamont Reservoir

Cabins

Mini skirts

Mosquito bites that make Karlee swell up like Quasimodo

Hiking

4-Wheeling

Taking the tram

Boatin' it

Feeding Chipmunks

"Come'ere Doodah!"

Grandpa's lap

Baiting your hook

Play Time at the Playmill

Serious Laser Tag and Go-Karting with the best friends in the Universe

Fireworks on the 4th of July

Rodeos

Drive-in movies

Fishin' with the kids

Hangin' with my girls

Chillin' with my baby

Sight-seeing

Driving the boat, knowing you're awesome

Going swimming in full attire

Brock swimming in no attire

Swimming with floaties

Sparklers

Redvines and root beer

Marshmallows



Ice Cream


Camping

Family Vacations

Joseph, Oregon

Hell's Canyon

Island Park

Being in the mountains

Throwing rocks for 3 hours straight
Throwing more rocks

Family photo ops

Learning to walk

Sneaking peas from the garden

Summer is AWESOME.

But summer is OVER.

I know this because it was Brock's Birthday. Happy 30th Brock!

I can't wait 'til tomorrow--you get better looking every day!

WELCOME FALL
my favorite time of all.

Nobody

And I mean NOBODY has a baby as pleasant as mine.

Adric is the most smiley, lovey, cooey, easy-pleasing baby there ever was or ever will be--I'm CERTAIN.

Last week, he had his hand surgery and I was amazed, as I am everyday, at what an angel he is.

Even after not getting to eat for 16 hours and being handed off to strangers in a strange place where he was drugged, poked, cut, sewed, pinched, and otherwise inflicted for hours...He came away sweet and serene. In other words, he was his usual self in no time.

Before the surgery on daddy's lap.

Post-surgery with mom.

Once he woke up completely, he sat and played with his tubes, his cast and his crib.

From the looks of things, I'd say it was harder on the parents.