Our Family

Our Family

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Sandy Beach - Summer 2015

We bought an inflatable kayak big enough for me, A, and E, and took it to the sandy beach at Lucky Peak State Park.  We went with our next-door neighbors, who also have an inflatable kayak, so we could have "water wars" which was the kids favorite part (besides the traditional post-sandy beach trip to Westside Drive In and some Miss Emily milkshakes!

A and E discuss boating safety, while N heads toward the water 

A helps his surrogate "little sis" with her life jacket

E hams for the camera

Kids half-birthday party - July 22, 2015



The kids' half-birthday fell on July 22, so we decided to throw them a small party.  They each invited one friend to Wahooz Family Fun Center in Meridian, where we played video games, ate pizza, and played laser tag. We all had a great time!
Mini Golf with S and A


A intently listens to instruction on how to win


The party gang!


 

July 2015 Crater Lake Trip

The kids and I took a quick 4 day trip to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. It was great!

 
It's one of the deepest, bluest lakes in North America
 
 
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Thursday, July 16, 2015

Throw Back Thursday

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Randomness

Since I haven't posted for ages, I'm just kind of doing random things. Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy:
E on 1st grade mismatch day

A on 1st grade mismatch day (he picked out everything he wore that day)

A & E's incredible 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Larsen

Pouty face before saying goodbye to momma for a week

Another pouty face

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Friday, July 3, 2015

Camping at Cascade Lake

This weekend is Independence Day and since I have to work, we decided to go camping on my days off (Wednesday and Thursday)! We went to Cascade Lake in Cascade, Idaho which is about 2 hours from our house. We have been going through a heat wave and thought it would be super hot but it wasn't toooo bad. The kids and Ben had lots of fun swimming and we saw a lot of pretty wilderness.

A & E in the lake!

Our tent!!

The temperature @ 8:30 pm, it was still pretty toasty but cooled down a little bit.

The pretty sunset we saw.

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Happy Father's Day

Thank you to my babies' daddy!! He is wonderful with the kidlets and takes great care of them. He even took them camping this weekend!! They always have so much fun with him whether it's camping, soccer, or even just weekly trips to do crafts at Michaels. Thanks Ben!!!!

Friday, May 8, 2015

Spring Break, 2015

We went to visit my parents over Spring Break in March, and my sister Kate took some awesome photos.  Here they are: 
Me and the kids
E smiling


A and his mama
The cousins

Monday, January 5, 2015

Saturday at the Aquarium


This Saturday after Shoshin Ryu we went to the Boise Aquarium

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Northern Caiman Lizard
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A as Ursula the Sea Witch
Feeding the colorful fish


They even had a Christmas tree up

We had a great time!