Papa and G'ma Goose

We are so fortunate to have an "extra set" of Grandparents. Papa and G'ma Goose (my brother-in-laws parents) came to visit us for a weekend. They spent the weekend going to the kids soccer games, even in the pouring rain, and entertaining Kaiya for hours. Papa and Kaiya formed a special bond and she was never more than a few steps away from him. In fact she was glued to him all weekend, even refusing to go to mom and dad.

Kaiya's Birthday

For Kaiya's 2nd birthday the family went to the zoo. It happened to correspond with the opening of the Predators of the Serengeti. We got to see the new lions, cheetahs and painted dogs. We also watched the Wild Life Live show which had a bunch of amazing birds in it. One came so close to John's head you could see his hair move! We also got a yummy ice cream cake from Cold Stone. Kaiya needed a little help from brother and sister to blow out her candles but she had no problem eating it!

First Day of School

I don't know who was more excited for school to start me or the kids! John is now in 2nd grade and is part of a 1/2 combo class. We told him that he's the big kid now and needs to be a good example...we'll see how that goes. Chloe is starting Kindergarten, she is so excited! Kaiya follows them around and loves to drop off and pick up the kids throughout the day. The older kids have just started their soccer season so I'll be posting more pictures soon.

Caught up...

I'm finally caught up on all our summer pictures. What a wonderful, packed summer it was. As you can see I've been enjoying my life as a stay at home mom by visiting all the family, having family here, or taking trips camping and at the beach. School is about to begin in a week so our life should calm down (we'll only have soccer and gymnastics). Now I know what Smith's and Reese's have been going through with all the school activities and sports. As always anyone is more than welcome to come visit and stay with us, we always look forward to seeing family and friends. Hope you all had a wonderful summer and I promise to keep the blog a little more updated in the months too come. Love you all!

Clear Lake

What a week at Clear Lake! We did everything from hiking, to fishing, to bike riding, to canning peaches, to wading (the water is beteen 34-44 degrees BRRR), to lots and lots of eating! As you can see the lake is a beautiful blue color and you can see the trees below the water. We had a fabulous time with G'pa Jim and G'ma Cassie and look forward to going back again.

Sidewalk chalk

We finally got to use the sidewalk chalk that the Currier's got for John's B-day. They also sent the 3-D glasses which really made the pictures POP. It was beautiful day to draw in the park!

Mom's 30th (x two) B-day

We went to Spokane for mom's 60th B-day. It was great to get the whole family together. They rented a bouncy house and the kids swam in the pond. Happy B-day Mom!

Cooper's visit

Cooper came and participated in the Skyhawk's B-Ball camp with John this summer. It turned out to be record heat in Portland for the week. We spent most of the time at the Lake or kiddy pools. Notice that Kaiya Mae got the big pool, leaving Coop with the tiny pool. They became quite the duo that week!