We are in the process of buying a new house, and we are excited to finally be settled (I hope!!!). It is a really old house and with that comes character and fun things to fix. I am excited to decorate, Matt is overwhelmed by all my great ideas, and the boys don’t really know what’s going on! Here are a few pictures of the house, maybe one day I will have great before and after pictures.
I got a few sleds from a garage sale and Marc was bound and determined to build a water slide like grandpa’s so he could use the sleds. The only difference is Grandpa’s water slide is 150 ft and Marc’s was 5 ft. Still it kept them entertained for awhile and they loved it. John especially loves water and I can’t keep him out of it.
I have been terrible at taking pictures this summer. Matt ran a race this weekend and I took the camera, but the battery was dead, so I have nothing to show for it. This race was crazy it was a 25k (15.5 miles) race up over two mountains. Matt did great, but I have never seen him so beat after a race. He ended up 5th overall but he’s not sure it was worth it! In July Matt ran a half marathon. He did great in that one too, and won his age division. I did take my camera so here are a few pictures from that race. (Marc was the photographer so keep that in mind!)
We went to the county fair last week. It wasn’t huge and Matt wasn’t impressed, but the boys had a great time and that’s what’s important right? The boys each got to choose one ride to go on and guess what they chose, the giant slide. I tried to convince them to ride the dragon or cars or something that moved, but they knew what they wanted I guess and they loved the slide. Here are a few pics.
We had a great family reunion with Matt’s family at Lake Tahoe. The lake water was freezing so I actually never got in, but there was plenty to do and we loved being with family. My boys loved at the attention they got from their cousins, and I loved that I had free babysitting for a week! I wasn’t great at taking my camera with me but here are a few pictures.
These two loved the water…….
This one wanted nothing to do with it.
But he did like throwing rocks in the lake and lounging while dad paddled him around.
While Matt was eating his sandwich a goose came right up and took a bite out of it. You can see the perfect goose bite mark out of the sandwich.
They all loved playing with cousins
But I think the highlight was the park that we played at. Crazy we drove 13 hours to go to the park!
Luke had a birthday at the beginning of June but due to craziness and a forgetful momma I didn’t get pictures up so here they are. 
Luke is a great boy and we are glad he is part of our family. He is talking so well, and tries to keep up with marc, which keeps me running all day long. He loves the color red, and hot dogs, and loves to be held by mom. He loves running around and playing outside. We love you Luke!
We had a great time this weekend but of course I forgot my camera so I have no proof. We went to a lake not far from our house and it was beautiful. The boys had a blast walking in the stream, hiking around, and exploring. We love living where we do because it is so easy to get away from the city quickly. (not that we live in a real city by any means!) We will have many outing like this on, so I will make sure to take my camera next time.
Last weekend we went to my parents house as part of our monthly trip to shop. We had a great time planting the garden, playing with cousins, fishing and getting dirty. Here are a few pictures.
