Madison wanted a turn holding the cute little frog.

This evening Michael was mowing the lawn and found a small frog. Landon thought it was pretty cool.

Madison at swimming lessons.

Madison's favorite thing at swimming lessons is the boards that you float with. She thinks they are pretty neat.

Landon likes the water but wasn't too sure about getting his head all the way under the water...I had to bribe him with some hot wheels stickers...so today he when he jumped in the water he got his head wet...horray...

Landon at swimming lessons...

Hi Braxton.

Braxton at swimming lessons....

Tonight we went to Tower Records in Portland to see Geoff Byrd and his band perform. Today was the release of his CD. We had alot of fun, the girls were dancing around and having fun. http://www.geoffbyrd.com

Geoff Byrd

Octopus Tree Cape Meares, Oregon

Daddy, Mommy, Madison, and Makenna in front of the octopus tree. Braxton and Landon were taking our picture but couldn't figure out how to use the zoom. :)

Landon and Makenna checking out the octopus tree.

Daddy, Landon, and Madison checking out the octopus tree. The tree is a Sitka Spruce that has alot of branches like an octopus. When we first got up to it and were reading the sign Landon read Sitka wrong. He called it a Stinka tree, he wouldn't go near it at first because he thought it would stink. After Michael and I had a good laugh, we convinced him it wouldn't stink. :)

I love this picture too cute. Daddy and Makenna on our hike up to see the octopus tree that is across from the Cape Meares lighthouse.

Cape Meares Lighthouse Oregon

Cape Meares lighthouse near Tillamook, OR. Michael, Braxton, Landon, Madison, and Makenna are up in the lighthouse. The kids thought it was pretty neat. They each made a souvenier penny.

Pictures from our fun campout at Cape Lookout, Oregon

Madison in one of her many model poses she likes to do. :)

Makenna being her cute self, while I take her picture.

Madison and Makenna posing for a picture near a cool tree.

Landon and Madison climbing. Campsite Cape Lookout, near Tillamook, OR.

Hi Braxton. This was a cool part of a tree at our campsite that the kids liked to use as a tunnel.

Here is another cool spot that Madison wanted her picture taken. :)

Madison found this cool tree and told me that it would make a great picture. So of course we had to take one.

Landon and Madison were checking stuff out all over the camp. They had a great time.

Landon and Madison climbing over a tree that had fallen down.

Landon and Madison (and Madison's bunny that goes everywhere with her) exploring.

Braxton exploring the campsite. Finding lots of fun critters and birds.

Saturday. Time to take down the tent and pack everything up.

Makenna exploring. The picture is a little fuzzy, she wouldn't hold still long enough for me to take her picture.

Michael cooking our yummy tinfoil dinners.

Friday night dinner at the campsite. Our menu was Mac and Cheese, hot dogs, tin foil dinners, followed by some yummy smores. Braxton was the only child that would taste one tho' the other kids just ate the chocolate candy bars. Michael, and Melissa enjoyed the smores. mmmmm yummy :)

Braxton playing in the sand and water. On saturday morning we went out and were hunting for sand dollars. We found alot of pieces but no complete ones (but we still had fun) Madison and I were walking together and the boys were running around. Braxton was talking to everyone (it seemed) that was walking on the beach. He asked some people if they had found any whole sand dollars, they had found 4, he then proceeded to ask them if he could have one for his mom. (glad I wasn't there :) ) When we were heading back to camp they asked Braxton if he found any whole ones he said he hadn't, so they gave him one. Which was very nice. Needless to say we still came home with tons of pieces of sand dollars (or as Landon likes to call them sea dollars).

Landon and Madison walking along the beach. They had so much fun. Landon and Braxton loved picking up handfuls of sand and throwing it in the ocean. Madison was so cute running around the beach picking up pieces of sand dollars it was like hunting easter eggs. She was running everywhere. She kept saying she didn't want to leave any shells behind. We had a great time.

Another picture of Daddy and Makenna walking along the beach. Too cute.

Daddy and Makenna searching for some sand dollars at the beach. Cape Lookout. Oregon Coast. At first Makenna wanted nothing to do with getting her feet wet and sandy. So, mommy carried her for quite sometime, until Michael convinced her it was ok to get her feet dirty. After that she loved picking up rocks and shells. She learned some new words on our trip. Ocean, Water, Bubbles, Awesome, Rocks.

Braxton, Landon, Madison, and Puppy at the campsite. Cape Lookout. Oregon Coast.

Landon, Madison, and Makenna in the van when we got to our campsite at Cape Lookout by Tillamook, OR. Friday, June 22nd.

Madison ready for dance class. She loves to dance all around the house. Very cute.

mmmmmm.....yummy pudding.

Mommies little helper.

Makenna sweeping the kitchen floor.

Madison wearing her balloon hat. Today we went to the new civic center in downtown Hillsboro. They had lots of fun activities for the kids to do.

Madison and Makenna.

Madison pushing Makenna in the shopping cart. Notice Madison's poses :) Don't notice the pile of laundry in the hall waiting for its turn in the washing machine. :)

Stomping on poppers for the 4th of July.

The kids stomping on poppers. Makenna was dancing around and jumping. She thought jumping on the poppers was pretty fun.

Madison pushing Makenna in the shopping cart.

Madison and Makenna stepping on the poppers for the 4th of July.

4th of July.

Landon and Madison popping poppers. Landon liked throwing them on the ants.

Riding the carousel.

Madison on the horse again. She is our adventurous child. She could ride on a horse, real or not, all day long.

The boys and Makenna eating tator-tots. After, riding the carousel 1 time, the boys would rather eat.

Madison having lots of fun on the horse.

Madison on the horse on the carousel. She was in heaven, she loves horses. She rode on the carousel 3 times.