Just For Fun

This is what Sage does when I'm not paying close enough attention. She's crazy.

Camping!

My posts are so amazing. For all two of you who look at this blog, I'm sure you get great enjoyment. I have way too much going on to figure out how to make these look good. Oh well...

Anyway, we got away for a night of camping. It was so good to get away and spend some good quality time with the kids. We all needed it. We camped at a place just outside of Hanna (an hour from our house). It was beautiful. Its now one of my favorite places we've camped. We'll definitely go back there. The kids loved it. We played in the river, hiked, and played all kinds of games. So much fun and so good to get away.

Birthdays!

We made it through our birthday month. Somehow we outdid ourselves and got less pictures than normal. We're so good. I chalk it up to a couple of highly stressful weeks.

Zack turned 7, Kate turned 5, and Sage turned 2 all in one month. Let's not forget Jake's birthday in the middle of all that. I attempted a Jolly Roger cake for Zack. Not one of my better attempts. Kate wanted a Candy Land cake like her cousin Megan. It was a hit. I was caked out by Sage's birthday, so she got a cupcake from the bakery. Poor youngest child. I can't believe how old they're all getting. Craziness. They're the best kids ever. Now they just have to put up with their mom:)

The O.C.

We finally made it to the Oregon Coast! It was so much fun! My kids got to see the ocean for their first time and loved it. My siblings and I were all together on vacation for the first time in like 15 years. It was great times. We ate lots of icecream at the Tilamook Creamery, played on the beach for hours and hours, had lots of pirate adventures, and all kinds of other fun. The kids explored all day with their cousins in the campground. They were endlessly entertained and super happy. Every night they would collapse exhausted to bed. Perfect. I caught my first wave on a boogie board, and all was well. We even survived the drive. There were so many cute pics that I couldn't choose, so hopefully I can get the slide show to work. Enjoy!