School has started again!!

 We have made it through the summer! School has officially started. Daniel is now in 2nd grade and KaeLynn is in 5th. They both have great teachers, and we look forward to another good year.

Cavan turned 37!

For Cavan's Birthday we went out with our friends to eat with no kids. We did a family celebration with the kids and my mom earlier in the week. We ate a Red Robin, of course because he gets a free burger for his birthday. Then we got some ice cream and ate it on the beach. Out of no where fireworks started going off out on a dock. It was like it was just for Cavan! I love being able to eat ice cream at night on the beach with our friends. It is one of the many things I love about Florida. 

Our time with the Dovers

 The first thing we did when we got together with the Dovers was take our family picture. We have grown so much since our last visit! There are 12 adults and 14 grand kids with one on they way! We then went camping at Lake Merwin, my personal favorite. It was not warm enough to play on the lake, but I was so happy that the weather was so much cooler, I didn't mind at all. KaeLynn and Daniel were so happy to be back camping again with all their cousins. We spent time at the coast and the kids swam at Long Beach. The water was so cold!! Linden loves the water so much, he didn't care it was cold. There was a tide pool that they were playing in so it was a bit warmer then the ocean. He played so hard, and then he just decided he had had enough. The poor thing was shivering so much. I took him back to the vehicle which was much warmer then outside and he warmed up quick. We also walked around the tourist stores and they even did the bumper cars. We went to the newly remodeled Tillamook cheese factory. They did a very nice job. I had so much clam chowder on our visit. It was so good! Then towards the end of our trip, it really was warming up and we got to play on the river. It brought back so many memories being out with the boat and wave runner. We had a beautiful view of Mt. Hood. It felt so good to visit home.

Grandpa Brad's visit

We split up our time between my side of the family and Cavan's family. We went to the Astor column. The kids surprised me climbing all the way to the top. I stayed on the bottom and enjoyed the beautiful view from there. The stairs scared them a little, but they did it anyways, We visited with my uncle jay and Aunt Faedra, and my grandparents. It was so nice to see everyone. At my uncles, Daniel was very hesitant to ride the four wheeler, but he did it and he was so happy he did! I am so proud of him for trying new things that seem scary. We went to Fort Stevens to see Battery Russel, and then went to the Jedi. The kids had a blast climbing on all the big rocks. It was so beautiful there.We visited my sister Abby and she showed us her horse and even let the kids ride her. Linden had no fear of the horse at all.