Funny Pictures.

Harvest

When we went to pick out Pumkins there were tons of thing to do. Duck Races.

Pumpkin Picking

We picked out pumkins yesterday. It was so fun. We made Christian pick a huge pumkin, because the girls picked such little ones.

Cinderella Girls

Yesterday the Girls put on thier Cinderella Dresses and watched Cinderella. We really need to make a trip to Disney land to see Cinderella, 'cause these girls were way to pumped to get thier picture taken with Cinderella on the computer screen.

Hair Cuts

Christian got his hair cut on the 13th of the month. I think it makes him look so grown up. He was such a big boy. He stayed still and seemed to really enjoy the experience (I think he thought it was neat.).

I really like Nika's Hair cut too. Grandma Kay did it yesterday. It really makes her look less like a toddler and more like a Little Girl.

Musicians in the Making

The kids had a ton of fun learning to play the Piano and the Organ. Christian had so much fun that at one point during the weekend we found him sitting on top of the Organ.

Out in the Wild West

Kiley found some cute boots just her size when we were visiting my mom over Labor Day weekend.

Eight Days Old

I was so amazed by the baby Monkey at the Zoo. It was so cute and it was amazing to watch the baby hold on while Mom climbed up.

Zoo with PaPa Jim

We went to the Zoo with Jim and Kathy this weekend. The Kids had so much fun. It worked out great. Grandpa, Grandma, and Kenny met us at the Zoo and then we walk all over for about 6 hours. They slept good on the way home.

Labor Day

We spent Labor Day Weekend visiting my parents in Sister. The girls went swimming three time in the Swimming Pool at Aspen Lakes, went for walks, and hunted for golf balls. On Labor Day on the way out of town we stopped at the Fish Hatchery and fed the fish. They had so much fun and PaPa Boyd footed the bill for multiple hand fulls of Fish Food.

Storytime

Since Kiley has been with us, we have made it a habit of reading one book to each kid before bedtime and naptime. Here you see Storytime before bedtime.

Sunday Night Group

Nearly every Sunday night a bunch of us get together to hang out this summer it has been at the Park near Pringle Elementary.

Zuniga Family

Here is a recent picture of the Zuniga family on thier visit to the Zoo with us.

ButterFlies

I do this fun thing after the girls get out of the bath. I wrap them up tight in a towel and squeeze them tight chanting "Caterpillar, Caterpillar, Caterpillar, . . ." the throw open the towel and yell "Butterfly" and the girls flap their little arms like butterflies. It is so cute. They beg me to do it every time they get out of the bath.

Several weeks ago we visited the Zoo where they have a Butterfly exhibit. Here are the girls pretending to be butterflies.

Don't want to Jinx myself!

Christian has been sleeping through the night It is like clockwork. He is going to bed at 8 or 9 and waking at 5.30 am. Yes that is early, but hey I am getting steady sleep. I feel like a new woman, no like superwoman! He has slept through the night, 6 out of the last 7.

All the Grandkids

Here is a cute picture of all the West side grandkids.

Update on My Mom

For those who have been asking my mom is improving. It is a slow battle which on some day she is able to fight harder than others. The toughest part I think right now if for her to be so isolated. A long drive, lets say to see grandkids, is to uncomfortable to deal with. She is still suffering with a post nasal drip cough that really wares on healing lungs. Thanks for all the encouragement you all have given me.

Family Weekend

Our niece Victoria was allowed a visit this week with us. She is about to change home for the third time since the State of Oregon removed custody from her mom in late June. We tried to make the weekend special. Grandpa and Grandma West came down along with the girls brother Kenny (who lived with us for nearly 6 months).
We took everyone to this great park near Pringle Elementary School. They have a awesome Sprinkler system along with two sets of play equipment (one for the young kids and one for the older kids).

Kiley was super excited to see her PaPa.

Camping

We went camping the weekend of July 26-29th with some of our close friends. The ratio Adults to Kids was crazy 8:8. Next year I think it will be even crazier, because three of those were under 5 months. Next year all eight will be on foot.
We all took our bikes and bike trailers. Since we had three (Kiley, Nika, and Christian) we bought another trailer. It is way cool, a chariot.
All the kids had fun rolling around in the dirt, throwing rocks, going on rides, swimming (in dirty lake dorina), and eating junk food.
I really enjoyed camping with these guys. Everyone feels comfortable enough to kind of keep an eye on each others kids, giving us a lighter load.

More cute pictures @ The Bowmans', the Lundes' and the Rowles'.