Monday, July 25, 2011

Henry the Happy




Oh he is such a joy! Always willing to go with the flow, from here to there. Being passed around and kissed and squeezed. Tolerating his sisters love and affection (aka borderline torture). What a blessed addition he is to our family!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Camping with Cousins

Here are some shots of us Camping. We went for one night but managed to squeeze in mucho fun! We had our own private beach area for the kids with a big mud whole. We spent the day there and played and played. We were able to hike, splash around and catch some fish, which made for the yummiest appetizer!






Cousins, Cousins and more Cousins!

July was a busy month! We were lucky to have my family from the Fresno area visit for a week and Spencer's family visit from L.A. It was a whirlwind, but beyond fun!
Our L.A. visitors included Spencers cousin Dave (aka Davey), his beautiful wife Linda, and there three boys, Spencer, Cameron and Leyton. A special treat was Spencer's Aunt CeCe (Davey's mom)! It was quite the get together when we were all together: 3 boys, Claire and Henry and my neices (their hosts) Grace and Brynn. We went camping, visited the Fish Hatchery, toured the Dam, went boating, had mulptiple family dinners, roasted marshmallows and shared many laughs and glasses of wine. Here a few shots of our adventures. There are many more, so I will have to upload more later!








Friday, July 8, 2011

Little Miss Green Thumb

Little Claire LOVES to help out in the garden. Mostly it is an excuse to harvest the goods (ie Strawberries), use the hose (ie get wet), and pick flowers. She loves to be outside and it is so sweet watching her grow into such a helper!

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Boating


Ahhh, we love the summer! Henry is such a rockstar on the boat. Claire always says "come on my boat momma!". She loves it too, and that girl can't get enough of the swimming. She will just jump right in (with lifejacket on) and swim without anyone else in the water. She loves it. Boating is such a blessing to our family. Something we can do together, share with our friends and extended family. It's great to be outdoors, enjoying the beautiful place where we live. I especially love this shot as it is ME with the kiddos, I am always the photographer.