Our Trip to PA... more fun to DisneyLand!!

This past Summer we went on one of the BEST vacations we have ever been on. We went to visit Jason, Jenn, Jaylee, Jenni and Jackson in Pennsylvania!! We went to the beach, just played at there amazing house, checked out Hersheys and more. My kids had so much fun they said they would rather go back to PA then to Disneyland. That is how much fun we had.

Our first stop was the NJ beach.... so much fun. And guess what, the beach was actually warm. Something we never experience here on the west coast, even in the summer. My kids couldn't wait to brag to there friends and tell them they went swimming both in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean all in the same summer. They were also proud to say that while we were at the beach there was a ___ and we had to hurry out of town.

We had so much fun at the beach/boardwalk...we stayed there from first thing in the morning till about 10 oclock at night.

After we played all day at the beach we hit the boardwalk...

Our first stop.. Mac N Manco's pizza. Where Jason and Tommy had a pizza eating contest. I have to admit the pizza in New Jersey is YUMMY!!! So who one the contest?? I think uncle Jason did, but Tommy swears it is because his pizzas were not as big as the one's Tommy was eating!! By the end though, we were all stuffed!! We decided to walk around the boardwalk to walk off our dinner.

All that fun and that was only day one!!

The next day at the beach was a little more cold due to the upcoming hurricane. But since we are Washingtonians, it didn't phase us one bit. Cold and windy, isn't that how it always is at the beach.. But I did not get as many pictures that day, and we were evacuated by noon... but it is still cool to say we were part of a hurricane.

Then we headed back to Jason and Jenns house for more fun times. My boys were in Heaven!!! There yard alone could keep my boys happy for a whole summer. Bugs, guns, swings, cousins, and tons of yard to explore and run in.

                                                Some of the crazy creatures the boys fround

                                                       Exploring the canel for more creatures

                                                                         Fun Swing

                                                                       Funny  tree

                                         Uncle Jason teaching the boys to shoot BB guns

                                                      Fun Rides at Knobles Theme Park

                                            Army Hats the boys bought with their allowance

                                             This picture of Tommy and Blake in the background
                                              makes me laugh.

                                                                 Having a Blast !!

                                               Poor Brody!! So much fun.. But he got so tired!

                                      One day we decided to do a photo shoot with all the kids and had a blast!

                                            The kids in the corn field  after the hurricane

                                            Jennibelle always willing to pose for the camera

The kids striking all sorts of poses for me

 

                                                          Brody- Isn't he handsome ??

                                            And of course we had to visit Hershey's while we
                                           were in PA

                                            And Brody had a blast teaching uncle
                                          
                                           Jason how to box!

 

 WE had sooo much fun. Thank you Jason, Jen, Jaylee, Jennibelle and Jackson for having us.

 

WE can't wait to come again!!1

 

Oh yeah, and we can't forget Eric's highlight of the trip

Our evening walk's to Rita's ( his other love )

 

 

He still talks about Rita's fondly.

 

My boys still talk about PA fondly and can't wait till we can visit again.

 

 

Seaside again... one of our families favorite places ever

Eric's Brother John and Shana moved up here this last July. We are so excited to have them so close. Well they are not actually that close. I wish they were a little closer. They moved to La Center, Wa which is about a 2 1/2 hour drive. They are really close to Portland, so we thought it would be fun to take them to one of our favorite places ever, Seaside!!

The weather was perfect, and the beach was perfect. We had such a great day just playing together as a family on the beach. Eric's parents also came a long and joined in the fun.  Can't wait to go back. think we will make it a summer tradition!

Warrior Dash

Eric and I thought it would be fun to do something a little different this year. The past two summers I ran a half marathon, this summer we decied to do the Warrior dash with our friends the Camelot Crew. We had a blast. much different then running a normal race. Much more fun. Here are some pictures of our adventure:

This race was a lot of fun. We got to jump over cars, crawl under wire, jump over fire and crawl through mud. I had so much fun running this with my friends and especially my husband. If it was not so dang expensive I definatley would do it every year.

4th of July

After going camping for the weekend with our good friends we came home and celebrated the 4th of July by having a barbecue and fireworks at my sisters house. In the years past, we did fireworks in our neighborhood, but as our neighborhood grows up through the years, this has sadly, and slowly faded. BUT that just means we get to start new traditions. Eric and I have decided that we would love to go camping as a family every 4th of July weekend and if we can continue to celebrate at my sisters house. There neighborhood firework show is absolutely amazing. And when it is at my sisters house, that means I get to have her be the photographer.

Here are some of the pictures she took! Enjoy

Goofy Gals!!

Me and the absolute cutest red head in the world!!

It wouldn't be Brody without a little bit of dirt on his face!! But his adorable smile makes up for it all!

Blake all cuddled up and ready for the fireworks to begin!

Tommy and Brody doing our traditional roman candles!!

In honor of our Veterans

Right before the 4th of July, Tommy's scout troop was invited to go to the local Veteran Cemetery and pay there respects by cleaning up and preparing the cemetery for the holiday. They placed flags, pulled weeds and cleaned off all the headstones. It was a neat activity and all the boys really enjoyed it.

Blake and I also went to this activity and helped out. Blake loves to be a part of scouts when he can!

Carlos and Tommy spend a lot of time looking at all the different headstones and learning as much about the veterans as they could.

Blake taking his task at hand .. very seriously!!

Goofy scouts!

The finished product! They did an excellent job! The place looked fantastic by the time they left!

This was a neat activity for the boys. They got to serve the Veterans that served us and our Country. I think that it made the 4th of July a little more meaningful to all of them.