We love our Daddy!! Father's Day 2009
Emerson's 9th birthday at the Santa Cruz Beach & Boardwalk was so much fun. Dave and I loaded up 13 kids (including our own) into two cars and took them to the Boardwalk for $10 admission night. We stopped at Costco for pizza and cupcakes on the way (I thought they might kick me out of the food court for lighting candles, but they didn't. In fact, everyone was thoroughly amused. When was the last time you saw a birthday party at Costco?). Then it was off to the Boardwalk where, on a Wednesday night, we all but owned the place. The kids walked on to almost all of the rides, only waiting in lines once or twice. It was a blast and only slightly more expensive than the cost of renting a jumpy house.P.S. I love 9 year olds...almost too cool for picture taking, but not quite.
Who said you can't have a birthday party at the Costco food court??
My absolute favorite 9 year old on this planet. How darling is he?Happy birthday, Em! We love you.
Stay cool, Dude.
We have the cutest little hometown 4th of July celebration. Our volunteer fire company puts on a 10K run, craft fair, and old fashion fireman's muster. My favorite parts of the day are the lemonade stand that my kids always do and the darling little hometown parade that goes right by the front of our house.
Cole was selected to play for one of our allstar baseball teams this summer. We were so proud of him and had so much fun watching him bloom. Our "A" allstar team made it to the Little League World Series! Go Toro!!
Camping on the Russian River in Guerneville, CA. I love it that our "house" always attracts all of the "neighbor" kids.
Me and Grandpa Fanch
Have I mentioned how much I adore my husband? And how cute is he? July 6th - 13 years and counting...
We rented a house and met my side of the family for a week long family reunion in Scottsdale, AZ. We had the best time ever. So, so fun.
Soli and Mimi poolside in Scottsdale. I love this pic of the two of them. How gorgeous is my mom?
My brother, Landon proposed to his long time girlfriend, Julianna. Congrats, you two! And welcome to the fam, Jules! We love you!!
What do you get when you add 2 grandparents+6 siblings+3 spouses+7 grandkids+afewtoomanymojitos? You get a whole lotta family fun (and a lotta karaoke/dance parties). Next year, Gang...same time, same place (or maybe a new place??)
After leaving Arizona, we headed north to Montana stopping for a looksee at the Grand Canyon on the way. Oh, and check out our new doggie. She adopted us while we were in Scottsdale. Guess what her name is...Zona; short for Arizona.
And since we normally do not go through southern Utah on our way to Montana we thought we would drive through Zion National Park. It just happened to be the park's 100th birthday on the day we were passing through. No admission fee for us!! We love that. Happy birthday, Zion!I hope you all are having a lovely summer. Don't remind me that school is just around the corner...
Hugs, Heather
3 comments:
Loved the catch up. I especially liked the family reunion pictures. All of your siblings that I remember as little kids are all grown up. Its crazy.
What a great summer! I think it's funny that your reunion was in Scottsdale - I spent all summer trying to get out of Arizona!
That last picture is absolutely awesome! Should be blown up and put on the wall for sure!
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