Old and new

These are some pictures that I just found capturing our time in Oregon before the summer for Drew's birthday. Maddie looks so small! Her hair is still crazy in these pictures, they were before it all fell out in the front making her look like a balding man...still cute though!




Now we are up to date! These pics are from Labor Day, we had a picnic with some of our friends.





This is the swing set that we got for a STEAL! We didn't really steal it... we paid for it! Just not a lot!
Mike and Josh spend ALL DAY putting it back together and making it safe :)
Just a precious pic of Maddie!
We went to Dallas for a friend's wedding. it was fun, hot and went into the late evening...at least late for our kids but they did really great. We did bribe Drew with a ring pop to keep him going :)

Disney Land and a drive from Washington to Texas

So on our way from Washington to Texas we stopped in California to go to Disney Land. There were 7 adults and two kids making the trek. After Disney Land we made up the lost time with a 14 and 12 hour driving days to get to Texas. Lets just say, we survived the road trip! But it was refreshing to have a day to play. The kids were still a young to go to Disney Land but they did have a good time and since we were with a group who helped us with the kids it really worked out well. For adult rides they had a special pass for parents with young kids so our friends stood in line and got two passes after they finished the ride and then Mike and I got to go in the fast pass line with those passes and ride together. Oh and the best part... our friends watched our kids while we rode, it was wonderful! It was also really fun to watch the kids explore all the things to see. Disney Land is more fun with kids!

The "baby sitters"!
Us going on a ride together, kid free ;)

This is the whole gang, Mike is taking the picture :)
(Autopia Ride) Watch out! Drew is driving!
Both kids passed out as we are in line for Peter Pan (I got the heavy one)
Dumbo!
Drew with mommy on dumbo, he loved it!
Maddie with Daddy on Dumbo, she loved it too!

Drew exploring while waiting for a ride

The whole family

Pics and update from camp

We are in our last week of camp before our 5 day drive from Washington back to Texas. It has been a good summer; adventurous, challenging, exciting, rewarding, tiring... We are ready to get back home and stay in one place for more than 5 days :)

Maddie just cut her first tooth this week and just started crawling yesterday! She can get up on all fours and crawl backwards better than forwards right now. Drew is still all over the place and has been working on his vocabulary, he is quite the talker these days!

Here are some pics of our summer adventures!

Beach in San Diego, CA

Drew sharing his cookie with momma :)

Drew's first carousel ride (He loved it)

Playing in the rain in Northern CA

We went to a friend's wedding a couple weeks ago in Idaho and it was a blast! Here are some pictures of the wedding and some pics of the days leading up to it.

Drew at rehearsal dinner

Us at the wedding
The Worldview girls with the bride
Drew at the pool the day before the wedding
Angela and Drew at the rehearsal dinner


We went to Oregon a few weeks ago, Mike guest directed a Teen Pact and then we visited family.

The cousins!
We went to the zoo with the kids and it was so much fun seeing them all watch the animals and get so excited!
Uncle Jeff with Drew and Grandpa with Noah at the zoo
Easter at Bonnie and Steve's house



Video of Drew "feeding" Maddie and of the cousins playing