Photo Shoot

Labor Day weekend we took the kids out to get some new pics.  Love how they turned out.

 Evan looks too old

 This girl is a silly one

 Love the poses the kids came up with.

 They decided they needed pictures with their puppy too.  Finn adores the kids so it seemed like a good idea.

 Such a stud.

 We really do love this pup.  Evan had a seizure the week before these pictures, and Finn was up all night prior to it, and went nuts when it started.  After it ended he snuggled with Evan until he was feeling better.  He's turned himself into a service dog I guess, and it is much appreciated. 

Mini-Golf

One of the things on the kids summer to-do list was go mini-golfing.  The last week of summer we finally got it done.

 I love the intense look.

 Grace picked her own clothes.  "Stripes, and Stripes, they match"

 A good time was had by all.  

Mt Rainier

My brother and his family are adventurous and get out and do things far more often than we do (we need to work on it).  A few weekends ago they told us they were heading to Mt Rainier to go hiking and we decided to join them.

 I am pretty sure I said I didn't want to do the 5 mile hike, but apparently Bryce wasn't listening.  We started out me still thinking we were doing a short hike - but it just kept going.

 The kids did really well.  Kyle and Evan just kept going the whole time without complaining and Kyle seemed to still be running at the end.  Grace did great til the last .75 miles, but after we gave her the camera she was entertained and kept going.

 We got to see some marmots....nothing like what I remembered marmots being.  I remembered them small, cute and friendly.  These were big, hissed at you, and kind of looked like a beaver with hair everywhere.

 Dad of course got close to take a picture.

 We did some crazy switchbacks to get to the top, but it was gorgeous.  I would have turned back had it just been us, so its lucky Bryce and Camille were there to keep us going.  

 Snow at the top was a highlight for the kids.  

 Snack break.  We stopped a few times for just a couple of minutes to let everyone get back together, snack, and have some water.  

 Once Grace got the camera she was slower, but loved taking pictures of everything.  Here are a few of her 100 or so shots.

 She thought selfies were very fun.

At the end we all got drinks.  This must have been her in line with Graham. Thanks for a fun, beautiful outing Warnings.

Grace Turns 5!

A few weeks ago our baby girl turned 5!  I don't know how that's possible but it happened.  

 She decided to have a Frozen party and she lovedi t.  We made giant snowflakes, and lots of little snowflakes, and the kids colored a bunch of Frozen pictures to decorate.  

 We got her dressed in a cute outfit and then she decided to put her cheerleader dress-up on over the top.  She declared herself cute and we went with it. 

 I think she got everything she wanted.  Anna and Elsa dolls (top of her list), Kristoff, 3 Frozen bracelets  - 2 from her "boys" and one from Grandma Jean and they managed to all pick different ones, a ton of Disney princess dolls, new outfit, "fluffy fluffy unicorn purse", a new dog purse, Frozen coloring books and tattoos.  She was a very spoiled and happy birthday girl.

 Trying out the new outfit.  I love this girl.

 New Disney Headbanz game.  

 Drinks for the party

 Another great Daddy creation.

 Grace loved making, and eating these.  "Anna's frozen hearts" aka chocolate covered strawberries.

 Her party was before her actual birthday, so on her birthday we went out for dinner.  She picked Red Robin, then went again with my parents the next day for her birthday date.  She ordered different things both nights for variety.

We love our five year old girl.  She is so fun and funny.  Lately her favorite thing to say is "seriously?"  She loves to play with "her boys" and boss them around, plays with her buddy Adie almost every day, and can't wait to start school.  She gives us a run for our money but we love having our Gracie girl.