Raegen's Birthday Party

Our Friends Russ and Sharon's little girl, Raegen celebrated her 3rd birthday last week. We went to one of our great neighborhood parks and played and played. All the kids had fun blowing bubbles, playing ball and most of all....eating cupcakes.

The birthday girl in her new adorable outfit.
Catch it!!

Poor Raegen...Madelyn blew out her candles....she wasn't too happy about it.She quickly recovered when the presents arrived
Carson, Ryanne and Sean dig in
Madelyn can't stop

Can I have another one pleeeeeeeeez?
The birthday table...I can't believe they all sat down and wore their hats at the same time.

Maui Fever

Wow!! What an amazing trip to Hawaii. Carson and I had a lot of time to spend together, just the two of us. It was so much fun. We were on the beach within 2 hours of jumping off the plane in Maui. We loved the weather and all the fun stuff to do. Jeremy got to spend the last couple days with us after he completed all his work. Carson didn't want to come home. We can't wait to go back and take the whole family next time.




Carson's "happy" face after getting off the plane in the airport in Maui
Burying his feet in the sand and warm ocean water at Ulua Beach
Playing in the gentle waves



Our morning hangout on Alan's front porch

Carson and the dog at Alan's place, Angel. They were best buds

The Maui Ocean Center

Green Sea Turtle

Carson in amazement of all the sharks

Still in awe

Touching a Sea StarChoo-choo. Time to ride the Sugar Cane Train in Ka'anapali

Carson didn't want to take a picture.
A drought in Maui has caused a lot of brush fires. This one was from the night before
Listening carefully to the speaker on the train
The train lets off some steam over a tresselCarson climbs the amazing Banyan Tree in Lahaina


Whoa that's a big tree. It takes up a whole city block!!

Carson is ready to catch some fish off of Alan's boat off the island of Lana'i

The views of Lana'i from the fishing boat

Playing in the sand and water at Hulopo'e Beach on the island of Lana'i
The waves were Huge!!! They were a bit overwhelming, but Carson had a blast
Riding the waves with Dad

Christie's Baby Shower

My best friend from high school is expecting her second baby girl. She just moved back into the Northwest so we were able to go to her baby shower and spend some time with her and her family and friends that I hadn't seen in a long time. Madelyn got to meet some new friends

Christie opening one of her many gifts
Christie's sister, Melissa's little girl--she's tall!!!!
The girls socialize
Madelyn and Christie's daughter, Isabelle bond over coloring books

Carson's Swimming Lessons

Yet another Summer activity for Carson. He had swimming lessons and did super!! He loved the water and graduated to the next level at the end of the two week session. It is such a big change from the boy who wouldn't get into the pool at all the year before to this year seeing how long he could hold his breath and jumping in from the edge. He is really growing up.

Learning how to float on his back
Woo-Hoo he's SWIMMING!!!!!
Hee hee, this is fun!!
Life Jacket lessons


Going down the big slide on the last day!!

Whoa!! That was fun. Can I do it again?