Summer album 2009

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American Lake

Bamboo sand castle

Look I found a rock!

Sand Angel

Drifting out to sea!

Hailey and Madison headed out with my parents to spend the night in a cabin on Ft. Lewis our Army base.

Braden and I spent the day there with them and had dinner but then headed home. I was leaving all the fun for the grandparents with two girls in an unknown place. ;-) Although I heard from them the next day and they did great. They were so excited to be doing something different that they were up early ready to play in the lake again.

More Mason Lake

It took us awhile to convice Braden to head on out with us bu the did it and didn't want to get out. I was a little scared that he'd flip us in as he kept moving around alot! I wasn't really looking forward to falling in with him and swimming back to the dock. ;-)
My Little Pirate!
Got to love playing in the rocks!

Madison showing off her new shades!

Mason Lake

Today we went to visit my sister out at her inlaws lake house. It was a very fun last minute thing that we decided to do. We had a wonderful time with great weather. All of the cousins had a great time playing and sitting out on the island!
Here the kids stood in their hot tub. ;-) It was way warmer then the lake that is for sure.
Hanging out in the Island!
Have to get a little bit wet even if the water was cold.

Happy 2nd Birthday Braden

Happy 2nd Birthday Braden!!

Well we ended up having a wonderful day. We had just gotten back from our Canada trip and I had Strep Throat so bad! I wasn't even sure if i was going to make it to do something for his birthday. Luckily my throat was better from the antibiotics and i was just feeling tired. Aunt Tammy came through and had decorations, a cake and a Pinata. My parents came out to dinner with out last minute and it all worked out. We love you Braden and can't believe how big you are now.

Time sure does fly by and we are so proud of our both of our kids.

Cultus Lake, Canada

Wow we had an amazing time up in Canada visiting with my grandparents. I'm also trying the new Google Picasa and seeing how it works with posting and downloading pictures. There were so many pictures that I want to put on here but the kids are calling for me.
I thought i'd just share a few for now.

Princess Party

Today Hailey went to her friend from school Princess Birthday party. We had an amazing time. I wish I could have a birthday party there for me. Not sure that any of the dresses would fit me.

The girls got there and got to make a princess wand and decorate it to their hearts content. Then it was nail painting time followed with changing of the clothes. Once the birthday girl picked her dress with her newly done updo hair that they did for her all the girls got to pick a dress.

Hailey picked the Sleeping Beauty dress.
Once the girls were ready for the party they were taught princess etiquette and read a story we were allowed back in the room to be introduced to our beautiful princess's.

They were then off to the tea party. Real china for 7 five year olds man were we all holding our breath as you heard clank clank. It was alot of fun though to see them pick tons of food. Obviously their eyes were bigger then their stomachs. Yet they still enjoyed it.

And now Hailey wants her party there but we have months before that and she'll probably forget about it by then? Well maybe not.

It isn't easy to forget being a princess for a day.