Fun with our cousins in Florida

We visited Gramom and Pappy over Spring Break. We had an awesome time because Christine drove down with the girls!


Gramom ordered Owl Pellets for the kids to dissect. She is the greatest teacher ever! They got to see what the owl had eaten and put all the bones together. It looks like this one ate a bunch of mice! Yuck!


Fun in the pool!


We went on this really cool bike ride along this trail near their home. It was six miles long. We had a great time. Perfect weather!

Beauty along the trail.

Of course a trip to Florida is not complete unless you get to the beach!

Canyon and Jeff are very brave!

Easter Sunday

Canyon turned 6 years old!

It was all fun and games for his Bakugan Party of course we had to have an Indiana Jones cake too!

Brooke Turned 9 Year's Old

On March 31st Brookie turned nine! For her birthday party she did a service project where the girls make doggie treats, decorated bandanas and then brought them to the Humane Society. What a gal!



We had an intense game of Cheeto Head for fun and other fun games.

Canyon Lost His First Tooth!!!!

It finally happened! December 23rd, 2008 Canyon lost his first tooth while pulling a snow glove off his hand with his teeth. Here it shows him placing his tooth in his tooth fairy pillow. He was thrilled in the morning to see she had arrived!

Snow Days!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had a ton of snow these past couple of weeks. It has since rained and it is all gone but we had a great time playing in it everyday!

Sock Hop

At Brooke and Canyon's school back in November they had a Sock Hop which was a ton of fun! My girlfriend let Brooke and I borrow costumes and we had a great time blowing bubbles with bubble gum and having hoola hoop contests. Brooke and Canyon were thrilled to be recognized for their costumes and came home with ribbons!

Costumes!

Brooke was a Parrot this year. I found this costume at a Thrift store in downtown Issaquah. Canyon was a Skeleton and I've never had such a hard time finding such an easy costume! I literally went to four stores and online to try and get it in his size! Wal Mart.com came to the recue at the last minute. Whew!

Halloween Time!

This year was great seeing how now my kids are old enough to do most of the gutting and carving themselves!

Pumpkin Patch!

The month of October is one of my favorites! Pumpkin patches, Halloween, Fall leaves. It's so much fun! We spent some time at this pumpkin patch to pick out our favorite ones. Here Brooke and Canyon get a ride from Dad to the field!




Here is our collection of Pumpkins and corn. There was a really good crop this year so it was fun to get some white ones too!


Brooke and Canyon thought it was quite clever to show us their "ears" of corn. They couldn't stop laughing!

Mt. Ruth

Mt Ruth standing at 7200 feet in the Pacific Northwest is one of the most beautiful climbs ever! Four couples went which included Mike and Kerrie (the planners), Carlen and Matt, Leslie and Greg, myself and Jeff. It was a twelve hour climb which started about 8am. We were greatful to our other friends the Mathews who graciously offered to let us stay overnight in Bellingham prior to the climb. The last part of the climb included a glacier where we roped up with crampons and ice axes. Always exciting! A truly majestic climb!

First day of School!

Brooke started third grade this Fall and a day later Canyon was very brave and started Kindergarten. Both have adjusted very nicely. For Brooke, the first day was about making a fashion statement! Everything coordinated including the hat. Her fashion Diva cousins helped shop with us when they were here visiting. As for Canyon, he was very excited and very nervous. As we stood at the bus stop he pulled me down, wrapped his arms around my neck and said,"Mommy, I might forget about you while I'm at school because I'll be having such a good time." I replied, "That's OK buddy, you go have yourself the best time ever!" Too cute!

Lake Powell

The beginning of August we flew out to Salt Lake City and then drove with the Harmer family to Lake Powell. The weather was perfect and the company was too!

Guests for the month of August!!!

My parents DROVE from Florida all the way out here! We all had a wonderful visit and it was sad to see them go.














My sister and her family came to visit us this August. We a had a great time touring around and seeing the sites. We are greatful they made the trip from North Carolina!


Here the cousins are at Northwest Trek and on the right they are swimming at Whidbey Island.

Pu Pu Point with the Kids!

JULY


We packed a picnic style dinner and climbed Pu Pu point with the kids. They were awesome and Riley came too! What a beautiful view and a great memory for all of us.

Summer Camp!

JULY




Brooke enjoyed Horse Camp this summer at Triple B Stables. Her horse's name was "Cowboy". She always LOVES this camp!!!
Canyon went to a fun golf camp where he learned putting, driving and chipping. He met a great friend Nicolas and had a great time!

Jeff Summit's Rainier! (for the third time)

As you can see my mountain climbing husband is always ready for fun. Even at 14,411 feet, ice axe and all, he is ready for a good time! Gotta love it! So, Jeff jumped on the opportunity to guide three of his coworkers (one being his boss!) up the highest peak in Washington state. One gentleman Bern the IT guy at the office has a great story to tell. Just a couple of years ago he was close to 300lbs. For as long as he could remember he has looked at the picture of Mt Rainier in his home wishing he could stand at the summit. Well, one day he made the choice to change his lifestyle. He started eating right and exercising. He is now a trim 175lbs and Jeff helped him accomplish his life long dream of climbing this mountain. Isn't that cool?




Here they all stand at the summit with a banner of the project they are currently working on "The Bravern"
From Left to right. Bern, Spencer, Jeff and Mark