Wallowa Lake

We got to go to a new place!......Wallowa Lake, in Oregon. We had our annual family reunion there, and it was such a BEAUTIFUL place!! Adam and I had to keep reminding ourselves we were in Oregon and not Alaska--it was that beautiful. Once again I have a picture overload (because I can  :)  ) We just had too many fun memories to not put them in. Thanks for picking such a pretty place mom and dad!

Wallowa Lake, Oregon

Miss Liv

We took a tram ride up the mountain. It was worth the ride! (Even though I was a little nervous one of the kids would jump) However- we all made it safely up and down the mountain. hehe

Aaron and Ashton went with my Dad on the tram

Ella and Livia went with my mom on the tram

Preston got to go with us :)

Chris, Marla, Kaden and Wesley

Preston was fascinated by watching the tram

Ella with Grandma ;)

It was such a pretty view! (And a little windy)

me and my hubby

Mom and dad

The next few pics will be of the kids feeding squirrels/chipmunks. Those little critters liked corn nuts!

Kaden showing me a rock. He is so cute!

My handsome Aaron

Lookin' good Ashton!

it is hard to get all 5 to look at the camera! Especially when there are more exciting things, like chipmunks, to look at.

The kids testing the water- it was COLD!

This face was waiting for us when we got back to our cabin!

These chairs were the kids favorite. I think we owe my parents some new ones, because I'm not sure they made it in one piece.

We went for a hike to a waterfall and Adam decided he needed to carry a tree over for us to cross the river safely.haha--I think he actually just wanted to show the boys he was a real, live, super-hero!

Such a beautiful lake!

These 2 deer were waiting for us that night!
Thanks for all your hard work mom and dad. This was a great reunion!
And if you want a good laugh- click on this link---these are my thoughts exactly on camping (and why we stayed in a cabin!!)

We went to Kansas!!

We happened to be in the hottest place in the nation this last week. Seriously- it made the news. We were determined to have a wonderful time despite the heat. And we did! I actually didn't even get a single picture of us in the pool---not that I would ever take a picture of me in a swimsuit- but the kids looked adorable. I got lots of fun pictures still.......ENJOY the picture overload!


We started off by going to the lake to go frog hunting!! And we saw these wild turkeys on our way. Cool!

 I made the kids take a quick photo before the hunting started. Liv was not as excited as I was.

 We caught some frogs!

 Can you spot the frogs? Isn't that a cool pic?

 Oh a hunting we will go, a hunting we will go.....

 Ella caught one!

Ashton and a BIG bull frog

Aaron and his frog

 Back at great grandma's house for some merry-go-round rides.

Preston and cousin Mike

Aunt Lora put Liv to sleep :)

 My mom thought it would be fun to have squirt gun fights and water balloon fights. She was right!

Ella with cousin Thomas

 We got to see my cousin Jillian get married!!  My camera wouldn't work for some reason so we only got blury cell phone pics of the wedding. Bummer!

Congrats Jill and Ryan!!!

This was a really nice trip for our family. And it was wonderful to see so much of our family. I have been blessed with wonderful Aunts, Uncles, cousins, grandparents, and of course parents and siblings. It was wonderful to spend time with family!!!!!  Love you guys!!!