Eagan's Big Tom

For those of you who were wondering about Big Toms, Dad and I checked it out and took pictures too. Dad thought the hamburgers were terrrific, Mom thought they rated good. We also enjoyed some onion rings and milkshakes that were well worth going back for.

Birthday Boy say's Thank You!

I spent the day smelling flowers and pondering my past 31 years...Thank You for the Birthday wishes!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTTIE!!!!

We hope #31 (I think???) has been great!

Richards Hawaii pics

Here are a few pics from our Hawaii trip.

Wailua Falls - that's us in the bottom left corner

Me at work with the conch shell - it's a lot harder than you might think!

Jared getting ready to snorkel

The view at Queen's Bath

Jared, Jamie, Jenny & Woodson at a Lu'au

The highlight of the lu'au was watching Jared & Woodson do the hula

On our way to the "not-so" Secret Falls

Rope swing at Kipu falls

Jared & Woodson trying their hand at Boogie Boarding

Trouble

Look what I found the other morning...it's Camden's favorite place to go. Scott and I are finally getting smart enough to close the bathroom doors behind us.

Sun Lakes 08

Payton rides a wave

Livy on the lazy river

A wannabe surfer

Julie tries too

Spencer stays on for a long ride



Jordan the cool surfer

Our camp at Sun Lakes

Camp the other direction

While we're waiting for Jennifer to get all the Sun Lakes pictures organized (She's had a couple of priority photo assignments she had to do first) here's some from the Water Park in Moses Lake.

Jordan, Caitlyn & Kyle explore the Ape Caves

We took Jordan, Caitlyn & Kyle to the Ape Caves, a 2 1/2 mile long cave on the southern flanks of Mt. St. Helens. Part of it is fairly smooth walking but parts of it is filled with boulders that must be climbed over or around. It is not lighted so everyone has to have flashlights. It is a constant 42 degrees. It was created by a lava tube a long, long time ago.

walking

Gavin started walking last week. Check out my blog for a cute video of him taking his first steps. Love you all :)

Camden's on the move!

Camden's learned to crawl and pull himself up on just about anything. He's really good at getting up, but still struggles to get down...note the face plant going down the stair!

Things you can find on the side of the road

The other day I was riding my bike with the kids in tow, and saw this lying on the side of the road:


Of all the places in the world to find an Olympia beer can, I found one in Lehi, UT. I think I was mostly surprised b/c I didn't think this stuff was even made anymore...crazy! Anyway, I thought it was kind of funny and it made me think of home :)