Let'er Buck!!!

It's September, and you know what that means...it's Round-Up time!! Here's a few shots of our kids Cowboying/Cowgirling up for the Dress-Up parade... they were pretty cute I must say.

First Day of School

Here's a shot of the kids on Ella's first day of Preschool. Tyler started school last week, but we forgot to take pictures. :)

A Few Mountain Pics

Here's a couple of shots Chris took the other day on our way up to the cabin.

Road Trip

Ella Bella and I packed up and drove down to see Shelley, Aleaha, and Baby Miri this past weekend. What a great time- seeing family, feeding the animals, holding a baby, riding horses- we did it all. Here's a few shots from the excursion...pretty cute , I must say.

Aleaha not wanting to pose for a picture...

Giving the horsies treats...

Aleaha doing her chores...

And Ella trying to help...

Gathering the eggs...

Movie night- we had a toenail painting party and a few
yummy treats (that Aleaha had never experienced) while we watched a movie.

Going for a ride on Jake- they had soooo much fun.

Aleaha doing her "Black Stallion" impression-

did not impress Mommy though.

Fire in the vacuum

So...we headed to the cabin to sand down some bubbles in the polyurethane. Here are a few shots of the after effects- when they say something is extremely flammable- you better believe it. A full on flaming fire started in our vacuum. The floors were mopped again, and we are hopeful the bubble marks will disappear with a few more coats of poly.

Sanding the new floors

Here's a couple shots of the sanding process- the floors are looking great!!

New Floors

We helped Grandpa Scott and Grandma Bon install new tamarack floors at the cabin this weekend. The floor turned out beautiful- it smells so good in there- like a lumber yard. Here's a few shots of all the help- you can imagine how much "help" Tyler was... Grandma Bon was in charge of keeping the kids busy so we could finish- I think the kids wore her out :)

Coronado, California

We spent 4 days in Coronado on our vacation- what a beautiful city. Our hotel was amazing- right on the beach. We enjoyed it all- the beach, the ferry into San Diego, a bike ride, lunch in the park, the bird man with his beautiful rescued birds... Here's a slideshow of our trip- there are some great pictures of Chris helping the kids boogie board in the ocean- they loved it!!

Disneyland

Yes, we went again. Who can refuse a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth? Ella is finally tall enough to do more rides, so we experienced Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Star Tours, and a few others as a family instead of flipping a coin to see who goes with Tyler. She loved every new ride- you can see her rising her arms in a few of the pictures- she thinks that's what you do on the "big girl rides". We had a wonderful time- crowds were good and the weather wasn't too hot- I think it was hotter in Pendleton than Anaheim.

Eating Pizza!!

I know it may seem silly, because most kids eat pizza, but here's a shot of Tyler eating pizza for the first time in years. We did have to bribe him, but hopefully only this time. It's very exciting when kids try new foods- makes traveling much easier- and since we're leaving tomorrow for vacation in California, we are very excited that Tyler is trying something new :)

Wiffle Ball Action

Here's a few action shots...not much action as you can see. There's a lot of downtime in Wiffle Ball- the kids get pretty bored in outfield. But some show a little of the behing the scenes facial expressions and daydreaming.