Sage-N-Sun Parade Fun

On June 13th, we were able to go to the Sage-n-Sun parade that is held every year downtown. This year the theme was "Past, Present, and Future". It was a much better parade than it has been in past years. Ephrata actually had a few floats present! Amazing!! LOL Here are some pictures of the kids that I took during the parade. The kids had a great time catching the candy that was thrown to them, and had an even BETTER time EATING it!! As usual, Jake covered his ears when the firetrucks made their way to our spot. He has done this ever since he was a baby. Definitely does NOT like loud noises! One thing that was definitely different from last year, Aleigha was not in a stroller. She was free to run* and catch all that candy! (*see picture below) I swear that girl is fearless!!
All-in-all, we had a GREAT day.

Mini Golf

On June 2nd, Jon and I took the kids mini golfing for family home evening. Jake has been DIEING to go ever since he went with Starr and Krysten last summer. We went to Oasis Park and had a great time! Jake was SOO excited--we didn't tell him where we were going--he could hardly stand still long enough to get his putter and ball! Aleigha had fun too! She was trying SOO hard to hit her ball (and Mom and Dad's, too) into the hole. Thankfully, Daddy was there to save the day! I just love the picture I got of her with Jon. Even though it is fuzzy, you can see the pure JOY she had. Love it!! Definately going to be doing this more often!

29 years

Wow....another year older and wiser too. Ok, maybe not wiser....but definitely older! This birthday has literally snuck up on me. I am grateful for this past year, but glad it has past. I have learned a lot about myself and am grateful for the lessons that I have learned. I am grateful for my family and for the love they show me and the strength they give me. I don't know where I would be without them. I am very blessed.
I am grateful that my mom gave birth to me 29 years ago and that she gave me such a wonderfully unique name. I'm very grateful for everything that she taught me.
I am grateful for my lil' sis, Ri, and baby sis, Krysten. Ri, you and I have gone through a lot and I am so grateful that you have been there for me. I love you so much and love that no matter what life brings to us we will always be sisters. I love that we are SO much alike, yet SO different. I love that we vibe off each other whenever we are together. I just love you!!
Krysten, I love that I can officially call you my sister! I love that you are apart of my family and will always be! I love that you are just as unique as the rest of us! I love that You are able to enjoy your youth the way you are MEANT to. I don't think you realize how much you are loved.
I am so grateful for my wonderful husband who puts up with all my craziness and moods. I love you and am grateful that we have eternity together! I love that we make beautiful babies. :) I love that you are such a wonderful dad. I love that you are my best friend.
I am grateful for my two wonderful kids. Even though they make me crazy, I wouldn't know what to do without them! They are my world!
I am so grateful for the great friends that I have--love you guys!
I am grateful that I'm not 30 yet!! Another year to go! *sigh* :P

New Moon Trailer #1

Wow!! I was able to see this last night while watching the MTV movie awards...this movie is going to be amazing! Can't wait!!!

Preschool Graduation!

I can't believe my little man is already done with preschool! This year has thoroughly flown by! Today was Jake's preschool graduation. They had a little ceremony and cupcakes to celebrate. His teachers, Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Faw, were wonderful! I feel very strongly that Jake was meant to be in this class. He has grown by leaps and bounds since the beginning of this year. I am so thankful that he was able to go to New Life Christian School.
Here are some pictures from today:

Entire Class

Getting his certificate.

Checking things out. hehehe

Mrs. Lee
Mrs. Faw
I asked Jake to hold this up so I could take a picture of him with his certificate...this is what I got. Turkey....he's lucky he's soo cute. :)

Leavenworth Camping Trip with the Harris Family!

This camping trip was a lot of fun! It was wonderful to meet up with Michael and Christina and camp together. They are such AWESOME people! Here are some random pictures that I took on our trip. I wish I would have taken a BUNCH more...oh well...next time, right?

I took this picture of Aleigha on our way to Leavenworth. We stopped to get some food and she decided that instead of giving me her plug she would put it under her chin! Hilarious!

Christina took this beautiful picture of the view from our campsite.

Christina, also, took this picture of our camping site. It turned out to be a pretty great spot, except for the gravel! We were lucky we really didn't have any neighbors close by. It was great.Another shot by Christina. Aren't these boys just TOO cute?! Evan and Jake got a long marvelously. It was awesome that they hit it off so well.These next pictures are taken down by the Wenatchee River. It was GORGEOUS but COLD! (Christina took this one.)Christina got a shot of the Jakester and me...he is such a turkey!
Jakes big log he found. He threw it in the water and then ran back out to get it!
I am very pleased with these next few shots that I was able to take. I love how the water is sparkling and how the kids look. Very beautiful.
Aleigha was sitting by these flowers just right by our camp and Christina was able to take some shots of her. So sweet.
We went to downtown Leavenworth and the kids were able to play on some inflatables. They had a great time! (Another shot by Christina)
After our downtown jaunt, Jon and I took the kids back to camp, while the Harris's looked at some more shops in Leavenworth. We ended up taking the kids to the pool to cool off! It was wonderful! And the kids had a blast!

We had such a great time visiting and hanging out with the Harris's. They are such a wonderful family. We did come home a day early, not because we were on eachothers nerves, but we just felt that it would be best to do that. We were able to get some things done on Monday and hang out. It was wonderful to have that extra day to just relax at home. All-in-all, a great weekend!

Camera Lover

So, I upload my pictures and this is what I find:Crazy kid! LOL