July Updates

Guest post from Tony....

We have been extremely busy around here these past couple of weeks. After a whirlwind couple of weeks spent in Roseburg and Sunriver (the girls) we decided to stick a little closer to home for the most part. However, we have been busy between work, homework (I am now past the half-way point), Jazzercise, library time, berry picking, play dates, and trips to The Dalles. Here is a snapshot of the first two weeks of July.


Megan and Maddie took Grammy to The Dalles on the 4th of July to visit O'Ma and O'Pa while I stayed home to finish a paper for my MBA program. They all had a blast and made sure to come back with lots of cherries from the orchard.

This is Maddie exchanging 'knuckles' with O'Pa!

Maddie wants to make sure everyone wears sunscreen this summer.

"See, O'Ma, this is how you put the sunscreen on."

Maddie has not liked learning the word "no"!!!

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Each July we go to Lost Lake as a family. We started this tradition two years ago as a way to remember Peanut, our first baby. Peanut was due on July 3, so the 4th of July holiday is always bittersweet for us. We try not to go to Lost Lake on the 4th of July weekend to avoid heavy crowds. We went this past Saturday and the weather was gorgeous. We had a great time, except for the spectacular header Maddie took off of one of the boardwalks. She tripped over the edge, fell about 18 inches, landed on her head, did a cartwheel and then a flip. She cried for all of about 2 seconds while Megan and I sprinted toward her. Megan made sure to check on Maddie's mental faculties by asking her to make all of her animal sounds (she is up to cow, monkey, snake, and dog) and she passed with flying colors. There is a picture of her wound at the end.

Here is a picture from 2007....my, how some things change!



Here is the family last year....Maddie was so small!

Here we are this year. What a cute family, eh?

Anyone know how to get a 16-month old to pose?

This is a picture at Peanut's spot. This is Maddie kissing Peanut.

This is Maddie throwing rocks in the lake. If you look closely you can see the rock next to the flower in the middle of her swim top.

"Whoa! Did you see how far that went?!"

Maddie is sooooooo a water baby!



Here is Maddie's wound from "The Fall".

On Sunday, Aunt Kris flew into town on her way up to Seattle for work. She came over to our house for breakfast and then we went up to Washington to have dinner with Grandpa Randy, Robyn, and Jackson later in the day. It was so nice to see her and have her fit it into her schedule. We can't wait to see Kris and Nick again later this summer!

Kris, Maddie, and Megan chilling on the couch.

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We have lots of busy weekends coming up! This weekend we are hosting "the girls" for a summer BBQ. It remains to be seen if I will be joining the party or not...but there is BBQ pork, so there is a good chance. My mom is also coming up on Saturday to visit Maddie and we are excited to have Mimi come and visit.

The weekend after that Megan is taking advantage of last year's anniversary present and having a spa day. She will be pampered all day while Grammy and I watch Maddie. The weekend after that we are having a BBQ at our house for someone's 32nd birthday. Some old geezer I guess.

Other than that we continually stay busy and look forward to seeing our friends and family. Much love to all!

Tony, Megan, and Madelyn