Multnomah Falls

We stopped at Multnomah Falls on our way to get Adam from the Portland airport. The kids and I loved it.

See that tiny bridge way on top? We walked up there and then walked right back down the second Grant figured out he could fit hes head through the concrete bars! Holy Cow I almost had a heart attack as my 2 year old is sticking his head all the way out to peer down below.

More Fun In Idaho

We were able to make it to the funeral of Adam's grandmother Edith Kelley. While we were there we got to spend lots of time with Grannie and the cousins. What is so neat is that even though we have not seen the cousins in months, they hug eachother and play as if they see eachother every day. Cousins are the best! Grannie helped me make this adorable skirt for Stacie.

Fun In Idaho

We got to spend a week with my family and a week with Adam's family. We had so much fun.

Char and Dillon



Dillon looooves the four wheeler. He pushes the gas all by himself!

Grant didn't like it as much.

They loved Lendo so much I had to take Lendo away. Playing who can rub the newborns head the most was not a game I wanted them to be playing.

The May's house is a ton of fun. They got to play in the sprinklers for hours. Yes Dillon put the towel in the water and got it soaked.

We went to the park and both of the boys climbed up this ladder, there was a big gap that you had to climb over to get on the platform. Neither one of them could easily cross the gap. Good thing Fran heard them yelling and went to help..... while I took pictures :P

Dillon and Grant found the cookies. Team work boys!

See, put the two of them together and they can do anything =)

Brooklynn found some cheese

Out of all the toys at the park they wanted in the baby carrier. Crazy boys

Look they took turns. What you can't see are all the tears and tantrums when it was not their turn to be in it.

Then the other boys decided to swing as high as they could and jump!

Look how high Nik goes! We thought someone was going to break something for sure.

A Baby And A Graduation

We had such an amazing time in Idaho. Sara had her baby, Lendo Summit Batista, and Fran got pinned with an RN pin. It was a fun packed week. I am so proud of both of my sisters and am so excited to see what comes next. Fran even got a job as an RN before she was officially graduated, how awesome is that! Sara is taking to motherhood like a pro. I have some super, duper fantastic sisters.

 We are so excited that little Lendo is finally here. We watched as his due date came and went. As Sara's belly got bigger then we ever thought possible for her tiny body. Finally 4 days later he came into this world all bright eyed and bushy haired. We love him so much!

It makes me teary eyed every time I think about how hard Fran worked for this. She worked full time, went to school full time and got FRANTASTIC grades. On top of all that she was always there when you needed her. She was a great Sister, Daughter, Wife, Friend and Aunt, all while working harder then ever. I am so proud of her!

Stacie Ran 1.1 Miles

Our town hosted a half marathon race. They had a race for the kids afterwards. The school that had the most kids enter to run 1.1 miles won $200 for new basketballs. Stacie's school won!
   I was a little worried about Stacie running 1.1 miles, but we had practiced all month and every child that ran/walked 12 miles to prepare for the race got a special medal (they had over a month to do the 12 miles), so she was able to get that medal too, Yay!

                    I love that she waved at me as she finished her run. I am one proud Mama.

  She was able to run the entire 1.1 miles. We are so proud of her. She ran it in under 10min =)
   Way to go Stacie!

Happy Easter!

We had such a wonderful Easter Sunday. Stacie woke up at 6:30am. She saw eggs all over the living room and could not wait to find her basket. We made her lay in bed with us until 7:30am and then we all got up to search for what the Easter Bunny left us.
    Church was wonderful, even my little (I had 10 kids, so it didn't feel that little) sunbeam class did really well.
   After church we went over to the Boone's house and had a great Easter dinner with the Patterson's and the Hunsacker's. We feel very blessed to have such a fantastic ward family when we miss our own families so much.

 Gran't basket was in his high chair. He was actually really excited to see it.

 Stacie followed the trail of eggs into the kitchen and found her basket in the fridge!

Easter Fun!

We took the kids to 3 different Easter egg hunts. We were gone from about 9:30am to 1:30pm and it was so much fun! Grant got the hang of collecting the eggs and said "ball" every time he picked one up. Stacie was a pro and got a ton of eggs. We also dyed Easter eggs, which I loooove to do. I love this holiday!

 We just gave Grant a cup of water so that he could "dye" his egg. He kept peeling them first and then dipping them in the water. He would dip the egg and then lick it.