We made a fast trip to Longview this weekend on Sunday to visit with Libby, Brian, Baby Evie and Aunt Sarah. We took the kiddos to the park and had a nice BBQ with some of Libby & Brians very sweet neighbors. Evie is the most amazing beautiful baby. Libby & Brian have the whole parenting thing down pat. Libby looks amazing and seems to have been made to be a Mom. Charlie and I enjoyed holding and talking with Miss Evie. She is so sweet and lovely! It was a short but nice visit. I think we all were missing everyone. Life has just been so busy it seems impossible to get to see everyone as much as we would like.

Payton leading with the belly as always!!

Gwynn after Gymnastics posing!

What a happy little gal! Gwynn thinks everytime we go anywhere now we need to buy baby Evie some clothes..its pretty sweet. Gwynn will say "Mom this would be so adorable on baby Evie." I honestly don't know where she gets some of the things that come out of her mouth..yesterday she informed me that Payton "is breaking her heart"..when I asked why she said "he wasn't being very good at sharing!"

It has been really great having Tarah, Brodie, and Beau so close. Payton, Gwynn and Beau get to see each other almost daily. It has been really wonderful having them fifteen minutes away. Once I decide what I am doing with the kiddos I call Tarah and see if she wants to go. It has also been great to have her so close for babysitting for all my work activities. I always know they're in good hands. Gwynn also tells me daily that Tarah is her best friend!


This week and weekend should be very low key for our family. It is the calm before the storm. After this weekend we do not have a free weekend for over a month!!

Weekend at the Ranch

We made a quick trip down south to visit with Papa Eddie and Grandma Gail this weekend. Gwynn and Payton had the best time. Both love being outside. Gwynn was glued to Papa Eddie the whole time. It was a nice relaxing time. On Saturday during the day we visited with the my grandparents, cousins and my dad. The kids had fun playing with grandpa Dave at the park. In the evening we went to dinner with the Graf family, Papa Eddie and Grandma Gail. We then went and viewed the vehicles in the Cruise. The kids had such a great weekend out at the ranch. Gwynn is at a great age and really enjoys being outdoors with her Papa Eddie.

Gwynn loves the four wheelers rides with Papa!
All the calves were very interested in Payton..he was not as interested in them.

Payton watching Papa and Daddy change irrigation! Gwynn helped too!!

Payton at the park with Grandpa Dave! They both love all their grandparents to pieces!!!

Gwynn and Payton washing very dirty little feet in the sink, Gwynn running away from the boys and her first sparkler.

Payton giving me something to do in my spare time!

The past two weeks have gone by so fast. I honestly don't have the time to blog anymore. I am thinking of using the blog to just post pictures. With Gwynn and Payton running in two separate directions at all times doesn't leave much time left for much of anything else....right now Gwynn is pretending to be a dog and insists I feed her raisins one at a time on the floor! We also have been battling some Summer colds over the past two weeks.

This weekend we had a nice 4Th. I did a wedding all day and Charlie and the kiddos hung out with Aunt Sarah. They went on a walk to the farmers market in old town Sherwood and then played with the kids in the pool. After I arrived home from my wedding we headed off to our friends home to celebrate. The kids had fun running around and playing in the pool. Gwynn had fun with her first sparkler and screamed with excitement every time Charlie lit a fire cracker. It was fun to relax with good friends and watch all the kids play and have a good time. The BBQ was a big hit with about thirty people total. Gwynn and Payton got lots of attention and loved it!

Today we did a ton of chores and I did some work for Posh Bride. We then felt like we needed a bit of a break so we took the kids to the movies for a break from the sun and heat. We watched Ice age three. We all ate way to much popcorn but had a great time together. Both kids were wonderful.

Last weekend we traveled to Bend for my first marathon in Sun River. We all had a lot of fun. Marathons are so family friendly. They had many activities for Gwynn and Payton. They had jump houses and all kinds of kid activities. We also had friends who went over for the weekend and hosted a big BBQ. Gwynn and Payton had fun running around with a group of eight kids all under eight years old. The whole weekend was a big success, the kids had fun, Charlie and me had an opportunity to relax and I did well in my marathon. I was the fifth women to finish with a time of 3hours & 40 minutes. I also qualified for the Boston marathon. I know I am capable of doing even better next time. My favorite part of training and completing a marathon was all the support I received from Charlie & Gwynn as well as the positive example it sets for both Gwynn and Payton. Gwynn is so funny about running and always asks if we can go for a run and loves to pump her arms...she says "just like you mommy..huh"???

This summer should keep us pretty busy with all the business weddings as well as family weddings. My sister Erica is getting married in September and Charlie's friend Kevin gets married in August. Charlie is a grooms men in Kevin's wedding and Gwynn and I are both involved in Erica's. We will be traveling to Reno twice next month and to California in September for the wedding and an annual Disney Land Trip. We thought this summer would be very layed back and low key...that never seems to be the case anymore!