Let's catch up a little...or a lot!

I had planned on catching you all up on every individual event of this summer, but after posting just two, I realized that that would simply take WAY too long! We had a wonderful summer in Seattle; met new friends, caught up with old friends and made lots of lasting memories!
Travis and Jaden celebrated their birthday's by going to a Mariners game...










Jaden was able to "run the bases" after the game,











and then each had little parties on their acutal birthday.














Nana Bear flew up to watch the kiddos while Travis and I took our annual Las Vegas trip, but before we left we all took a Ferry over to Tillicum Village.











We where greeted with a cup of "clams and nectar;" I think the children had more fun crushing the shells then eating the clams but who doesn't like to make a mess?












Next, we ate a not so yummy authentic Indian Salmon bake and watched a tribal dance presentation,















skipped rockes in the water,











found some water creatures,














and enjoyed the beautiful view of the Seattle skyline. This was a great experience.













I had the best roommates ever back in the days of college, and unfortunately I don't get to see them very often...ever actually, it's been 12 years. Lucky for me, two of them live in the Seattle area so we all got together one afternoon and had the most amazing dinner (compliments of Sarh and Jake).











While the adults sat around and caught up,











the kids enjoyed the pool. Sarah, being the cool mom that she is, even allowed bubbles!










My sweet little Chloe was being a stinker and had to have a moment of "time-out"--she's the only kid I know that will still pose for a picture while in time-out.















Thanks Sarah and Jake for having us over, we had a great time!

The week we left Seattle, my mom flew up and got Lexie and took her on a "little girls" trip to California.












As they were boarding the plan, all the kids were huddled together crying..it was so tender to see the love they have for each other; some days I really wonder!:O)












One of Traivs' former basketball players is currently serving a mission in Portland, Orgeon. Concidering how close we were, we decided to drive down and take he and his compainion out for dinner. Treagan is a wonderful young man, one of Jaden's many heros.












Jaden and his cousin Gavin are best buds, I can't even tell you how similar they are in so many ways!











Of course Jaden is all boy, who wouldn't want to climb a brick column?















For our last "hoorah" we decided to all go to a Mariners game (except for Lexie, she was in California still)










We met up with our new friends, the Belnaps, and had the best time.











"Mikey B" might be the funniest man in the world. You get him and Travis together and you've got TROUBLE!