Endless Summer / Come Touch the Sun

Here is a compilation video from our recent trip to Iron Springs with the Smiths and Guysers - enjoy!

Trip to the Ocean

I'm going to do a little vacation catch-up. We've been out and about some this summer, but I haven't shared any pictures. We'll start with our trip to the ocean last week. We spent a few days on the Washington coast and here are some pictures:

Baby camper...camping will be easier when she's a few years older.

Contemplation and Reflection

A little more deep thinking and appreciating.

A lot of the trees over there have odd bulges in the middle - I'd like to know what they are and why there's there. Anyone know anything about this?


These next pictures are of the kids at the "Big Cedar Tree". That's what the sign on the road says to direct you to it and it is, indeed, a big cedar tree.

This is Emma inside the Big Cedar Tree.

Surfer dude...or skimmer dude.

Busy, busy.

There's that skimmer dude again.

Happy Bath-Baby !!!

Jessie took her first "happy bath" yesterday. She has liked showers with Toby but has cried through every bath before this one. So, Mom, I'll soon have a picture of Jessie in the kids' bathroom rather than an empty frame.

P.S. Notice the dark brown eyes in this baby -

the first one to have brown eyes...I mean, the only one.

Jake Turns Eight

Here's a picture of Jake on his eighth birthday, which was july 28th. The cake is Flat Stanley, a character from a book series he likes.