Tuesday, September 6, 2011

A Summer in pictures

This has been a summer that we won't forget.


  My internet hasn't been working so I wanted to update some of the highlights of the summer.  After Graduation me and my boys tried to keep busy while Kris studied for the Bar.  William is a wild man.  He is so active and wiggly.  He is almost 10 months old now.  He has eight teeth and is a super fast crawler and he is into everything. 
 I took Will to the Coast for the first time.  He loved it so much.  He thought it was very tasty!
 These are Max' first neighbor friends- Dylan and Nielle.  (Nielle reminds me of Lindsey Martinez)
What a funny combination of kids, but they have a lot of fun together running through the sprinklers, hunting, and riding bikes.
 We drove up to Olympia to stay with my cousin Jen for a couple of days.  Her kids are the exact same ages of Max and Will.  Isn't Jaylee cute?
 Jenson's dog Max. Max was quite excited that they had the same name.  They were so kind to us.  We went to the beach and the zoo.  We are so thankful to have cousins!
 We spent the fourth of July in Roseburg with all of Kris' family.  This is a bad picture, but all of the grandkids were home. Max was so thrilled to have so many friends.  It was a mad house at times but we loved it!  The highlight was getting to know two new nieces Alice and Alyson.   
 Max turned three!  My little baby can ride a bike now.
 We invited the nursey kids to a S'more party.  Max was in heaven.
 Our friends the Cottles let use their backyard.  The kids rode the padde boat, roasted hotdogs and broke a pinata.  Nothing like a bunch of three year olds running around with sharp hot sticks, but we had a really fun time.







Kris took the Idaho Bar.  So we drove up a few days early and stayed with my family.  My Dad flew out to Kansas to meet my sister and drove her and her kids to Idaho for a few weeks.  It was so good to all be together.  We made it just in time to celebrate the Mamma's birthday.  We brought a yummy cake from Oregon for the occasion, it was delicious. 


My mom is seriously the best.  She bought all the boys costumes for her party, but as you can tell they ended up nakey. 

It was so nice to be home and let my kids be loved by grammy and Grandpa. 
Max and his cousins love cool uncle Andy.  He is the real Superman!

We also made it in time for my Aunt Rachel's wedding.  My Mom and Dad did a wonderful job hosting and of course everything was yummy and fabulous.  

The Wedding was like a family reunion!  I was fun to see all my Dad's brothers together.


Jakey, Ty Ty and Max - The Three Amigos
Most of these pictures were taken by my sister Haylie.   So thanks Haylie for sharing.  love you

6 comments:

Luke said...

It was great to see you guys this summer.

Sharon said...

You have had a crazy busy summer! We are so glad the bar is over for you guys.... It also means you have more time to play with us!!! Cute pictures!

Winters Wonderland said...

Love these pictures. The one of William with the sandy smile made me Grin. i could just feel the grit in my teeth. :D Such a cute family Em!

vdhfamtng said...

Cute cute! Had a great time with you guys in Oregon. Love Max's bike and you guys are AWESOME for throwing Max a birthday part at 3. We won't let our kids have a big party with friends until they're 5. You are seriously awesome parents. Your boys just keep on getting cuter too! Can't believe Maximilian is 3 already. Where has the time gone? I'm psyched that you're moving to Idaho, hopefully that means we'll be able to visit each other every once in a while. Five hours isn't such a long drive right? Seriously though, you have to come visit us in Utah sometime. At least now we have a lot more room for visitors!

Ileen Coats said...

I love the tasty Oregon coast. Yea
We did have a great summer to never forget. So excited for Kris the lawyer. So proud of both of you. You are the best. Looking forward to the swearing in.

Katie said...

I love Max's smile. I can't wait to have you guys an hour away from me! There are great things to come!