Family Reunion Aug 2009

This year we went to Twin Lakes Resort right outside of LaPine, Oregon. We all had lots of fun.

We missed Dani and her family this year but hope to see them next year. There was lots of dust and dirt (which the kids didn't mind) but we enjoyed ourselves all the same. We had a beautiful lake side view and access to the lake was very close. Everyone enjoyed fishing, swimming riding bikes and eating. We even did some singing and roasted marshmallows at the campfire. One night we even caught some crawdads. (Way to go Ryan, Arrow, Micah and Kyle)

Summer Recap

It has been another Fun filled Summer and we are just winding down for the Fall Season. Conner is excited for school, which starts on Thursday, and Jared is ready for Hunting. We are still moving forward with adoption plans and hope to be done with our paper work by the end of the month, at least that is our goal. I have included some Summer recap pictures for all to enjoy. This is a family picture of us at Waite's Lake. We had lots of fun swimming, fishing and roasting marshmallows. Conner's favorite thing to do at the lake was catch turtles. We brought the net to the dock where the turtles were usually eating fish heads left behind from fisherman who gutted their fish. We would wait and when one of them would swim close Conner would scoop them up with the net. He always put them back but couldn't resist a closer look.



Conner Scooping up the turtles in his net at Waites Lake



Conner caught this baby turtle the last morning we were at Waites Lake. Isn't he so cute. Conner wanted to take him home but we told him he would be sad without his mommy or daddy.



Conner riding his bike at the campfire.





Conner wasn't sure about the water biscuiting so we told him we would go with if he went and so we all went on the inter tube as a family. It was lots of fun.



Daddy bought Conner a big boy fishing pole this year and Conner did a lot of the fishing himself. He was so excited when he reeled up his first fish all by himself.





Here is a picture of Conner at Cultus Lake in Central Oregon on the 4th of July. He was a dinosaur that day...can you tell.



Conner playing at Clear Lake August 2009




It was pretty cold the weekend we were at Clear Lake. We all wore our coats and gloves because it was breezy too.



Conner on a Sunday before Church. He looks so handsome.

I made my first digital scrapbook page!

This is Conner's Favorite Movie 2009

Conner really loves dinosaurs!

Xango!

Conner had a blast looking at all of the dinosaur bones at Xango!

Conner's Turning 5

I can't believe it has been 5 years since we first held our baby boy Conner. Now he is a big boy going to Kindergarten this next school year. We are so excited for him. Conner had a DINO-MITE Birthday. We all had fun stepping into a prehistoric party with safari hats, volcano's and T-REX TOO! We hunted for dinosaur eggs in the back yard and played pin the horn on the Triceratops. The kids loved the volcano cake which was red velvet in the middle. Conner had fun opening his presents. He got everything he wanted and much, much more: Dinosaur stuff, Bakugans, Ben 10, Transformers, Slip-and-slide, stuffed animal snake, pajama's, basketball outfit and books. He had a hard time going to bed because he wanted to play with all his toys. There is just not enough time in the day for 5 year old boys.

At the Zoo with Preschool Classmates

Conner had blast with his classmates at the Oregon ZOO. Conner had a picnic lunch with his friends and played in the grass area afterwards. Then we went to see the animals. It was a beary fun time.