I love summer at home! This is one reason...

Where else can you see your little man fly.

Over and over and OVER again.

Happy August!

Sweet Dreams

We have a bed time routine that has not changed much over the past 7 years. The only thing that has changed has been the length of time the routine takes. Each additional kid has added 15+ minutes!

We usually have baths. Blow dry hair. PJ's and teeth. Then books, lots of books! Prayers, hugs and kisses, more hugs and kisses and then lights out. Or that is what I thought...

I guess now there is an after hours night life that I didn't know about going on. This is what I found when I went in before going to bed myself...

Sweet dreaming little ones.

BTY, Bella woke up with a pain in her neck, wonder why!

Family Reunion in the Redwoods

We had a great time in Northern California. We went to get reacquainted with some close relatives. All except one of my Dad's sisters and brothers that are still living showed up. He has 9!  As did most of their offs

pring who now have been busy multiplying and and replenishing this earth of ours. We all seem to have been 

on the same tra

ck for the the past 10 years. I believe

 there were more kids under 10 at the reunion then there were adults! It was such fun. 

Todd had never been to the Redwoods. 

I grew up camping there every summer so it felt like going home. 

I had to show him around so we tried to fit everything possible into the four day's we were there.

I was so happy that both my sisters came along with their darling children!

I think Grandma and Grandpa were pretty happy too!

Had to drive thru the tree of course!

The place where Sydney's front tooth decided to come out!

And we celebrated the 4th while we were there! 

Happy Day's!!

Sydney explaining why we shouldn't write our names in the giant log.

We really can't wait to go back. 

I'm missing my family already.