Madison and Makenna wanted their picture taken before we headed off to church.

The Thunderbirds (or Thunderbolts as Madison calls them) have been flying over our house this past weekend. The kids loved it when we would here them we would run out and watch them. Makenna would say "Get the chairs mommy."

Happy Birthday Landon!!

Madison's first day of school. I took the camera to school, so I could get some cute pictures of her doing things and as I went to take a picture of her coloring the batteries died. Come to find out Michael thought he was helping me out by changing the batteries that morning, but they were dead ones. :) oh well :)

Happy Birthday Landon. Last year the first day of school fell on his and Michael's birthday this year their birthdays were on the 2nd day of school.

Landon in his 3rd grade classroom. He was very excited to start school this year...no more being bored at home I guess.

Landon got his bobcat and wolf badges tonight. Sept 6th. Michael painted up his face with paint (not sure why they do that, I guess because they are boys?)

Landon ready to head out for 3rd grade. The kids are growing up so fast. Madison's first day of Kindergarten is tomorrow.

Braxton all ready to head out the door for the first day of 6th grade.

Adams family outing at Bullwinkles Fun-Center for Michael and Landon's Birthday.

Braxton, Landon, and Madison golfing.

Braxton just got a hole in one, he was very excited. Good job!

Madison had fun golfing,and she did a really good job. On some of the holes it only took her 2 times to get the ball in the hole.

Michael trying to hit his golf ball but Makenna decided it was her turn. She was very cute golfing, she would pick up her ball, put it close to the hole, and hit it in.

This was a fun hole to play you hit the ball in the castle and it comes out beneath where the hole is. The kids liked this one.

All the kids playing miniature golf.

Braxton getting squirted.

Landon chasing Braxton to get him wet.

Michael and Madison spraying Mommy and Makenna. Makenna wasn't too keen on that idea.

Braxton in a bumper boat heading over to spray Michael, Madison and Landon.

Braxton and Landon spraying water at each other to see which one can get the other more wet. Braxton is on the left wearing his orange hat in the blue and yellow boat. Landon is on the right in the blue bumper boat he is wearing a black and white striped shirt.

The kids (yes, Michael too) soaking wet after a bumper boat battle with super soakers. Madison is showing us the top of her head. She was the most wet out of all of them.

Here is Braxton rounding the corner in car number 22 in his orange hat. He was being a conservative driver (unlike how he drives on the computer game, Need for Speed).

Michael and Landon coming in from driving the bumper cars. Michael says they won. :) Landon is quoted as saying "faster daddy faster" Michael said as hard as they tried they couldn't pass car number 30.

Well, today I ventured off to OMSI (Oregon museum of science and industry) today with the kids. Here are some of our pictures of our adventures.

Braxton and Madison up on the second floor of the exhibits. Of course this is when I was ready to head for home. After another hour I rounded up all the kiddies and hit the road. We were all pretty tired, 6 hours of great fun with 4 kids and no Michael is enough for one day. All in all tho' the kids were really good.

Braxton getting ready to launch the "bottle rocket" in the tube. The boys were having a good time with this.

Landon filling up a 2 liter pop bottle with air and water and launching it into the tube they would go pretty far depending on if you had the correct amount of air and water. Makenna is trying to help Landon launch the "bottle rocket".

Landon and Madison playing with the air rockets. They were pretty neat you would push them against some air they would fill up and fly off.

Braxton and Landon in the space capsule. The girls are waiting for their turn to try it out.

The kids playing in the water again. They are like fish when it comes to water.

Madison and Makenna. The girls had fun dropping the beach ball and watching it fly above the pipe blowing out air. Makenna would drop it on the air and get very excited because it would fly around.

Landon and Madison. Landon had a super fun time putting pipes together and making water go through them.

Makenna in the little house

Madison in the little house.

"Braxton the giant" in the little houses.

Makenna's turn in the Richard Scarry pickle car.

Madison and Makenna playing with the cranes.

Braxton playing on the crane. He was happy to be in this area but he was sure happy when we went in the area with bigger and better things for older kids.

Makenna decided that she might like to try and play in the water. We forgot to put a smock on her (not sure if it would've helped) and shortly after I took this picture she took the watering can she was playing with and proceded to dump the whole thing full of water down the front of her.

Then to wash all of the sand off of his feet Landon went and played in the water play area. The red smock that he has on was pretty useless tho' he got his shorts soaking wet (although I'm sure if he didn't have it on his shirt would've gotten wet as well.) He didn't care tho'. He for sure got all of the sand off of his feet.

The kids (except for Makenna we have learned from our trips to the beach that she hates to get her feet dirty.) loved the sand play area and all of the cool things to put the sand in. Landon was playing in here for a good hour.

Landon and Madison enjoyed playing with the cranes.

This was like a little playhouse thing. Makenna loved going in and out and in and out etc. of them. She thought it was pretty neat that they were just her size.

Madison in the Richard Scarry little houses. She really liked playing in these. They were pretty cute, with doors and windows that open.

Madison in the Richard Scarry pickle car.