Go Mariners!

Carson did so well for his first t-ball season!  He had a great coach and even got to be on the same team with some of his friends!  Carson played great too--he can hit the ball hard, run fast around the bases, and throw pretty far.  My favorite thing about watching Carson play baseball was his trash talking the other team!  Wonder where he got that from! ;)

E turns the big 3-5!

 

Eric turns 35!  What a great guy we have!  We are beyond lucky to have him as our Dad in our family.  He makes everything fun, he is kind and patient, and always thinks of others first before himself.  He is also very hard-working, humble, and is funny!  We love him!

 

 

 We decided to have a little picnic in the park/pool party with all of our friends.

 

 

These guys are in the Elders Quorum Presidency of our ward at church.  All great guys!

Of course we made E blow out 35 candles! ;)

Weekend in Cascade

We went camping for the weekend in Cascade/McCall with a bunch of friends.  The weather wasn't the warmest, but we made the best of it and had a blast!  We camped right on Cascade Lake and the kids had a ball fishing, roasting marshmallows and hot dogs, and running around the campsite!

 

Our campground.



Love these besties of mine.  So sad Lauren is moving soon though! :(

The three "littles".  Are they cute or what?!

 

 

I think the kids ate a gazillion marshmallows between all of them!

The kids giving us their scariest faces.

Nothing like waking up to this view!



The kids (esp our boys) love to fish!

We hiked Goose Creek Falls near McCall!  Of course the kids had each have a walking stick.



No explanation necessary.

Good in the hood.

We made it down the treacherous path down the waterfall.  We almost lost our dog though! :(

Eric always hanging on the edge!



 

After hiking, we went to McCall and played on the beach for a couple of hours! The water was freezing, but that didn't stop the kids from getting in the water!

 

Swim team and lessons

Another year of swim team and swim lessons.  Sometimes it is a pain in the butt to get up and get going every morning, but in the end, I love it because it keeps the kids from getting lazy over the summer! :)

 

Here are a few pics from swim team and swim lessons...

 

 

 

To our Dad

 

We love our Dad!  He is such a fun, devoted, selfless, helpful father and husband.  He always thinks of others before himself and family is #1 in his book.  There are so many reasons that we love Eric.  One thing that I really love about Eric is his continual steadiness and dedication in everything he does.  He shows perseverance in every facet of his life, and without a complaint!

 

 

Eric is such a good example to our boys.  They definitely will have big shoes to fill! :)  We are so grateful he is in our family.  Happy Father's Day dear, we love you!!

Summer kicks off!

The summer of fun has officially kicked off!  I was always think that summer is going to be more relaxed or "chill", but then it ends up being crazy!  We have been enjoying it though.  Mornings are swim team/swim lesson time, but afternoons are for playing!  Love it.

 

Playing at the neighborhood pool!

I took Austin to see the movie, "Epic" one day.

Playing at Eagle Island.  Fun in the sand and sun!  (Good people watching too.)

 

Love these Idaho friends! :)

A little long-boarding in the park.

 

We love getting snow cones!