One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish...

Summer fun in the sun!

If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.

~Dr. Seuss

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. 

You can steer yourself, any direction you choose.

~Dr. Seuss

"Did you ever fly a kite in bed? 

Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head?"

~Dr. Seuss

“Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're really quite lucky!”

~Dr. Seuss

Jayden and Sierra have been swimming a lot this summer.    

Swimming is definitely one of their favorite activities.

They're both little fish!

“From there to here,

from here to there,

funny things are everywhere.”

~Dr. Seuss

"Look at me!
Look at me!
Look at me NOW!
It is fun to have fun
But you have to know how."
~ Dr. Seuss 

As we stroll down the path of parenthood and watch our girls grow up, 

we try to remember... 

"A person's a person, no matter how small." 

~Dr. Seuss

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

~Dr. Seuss

Summer 2008

This summer we have already travelled quite a bit. We took a trip out to Pacific Beach with the Ulrigg side of the family and had a great time. Jayden gave Grandma a run for her money with a soccer game. We stopped in to see Jim and Jackie in Aberdeen and had a great visit. Next we headed out to see Great-Grandma and Great-Great Grandad in Idaho. Jayden and Sierra both got a real kick out of Chi-si and of course swimming in the pool in the front yard. The weather was HOT, so cooling off was a must. It was nice to see Aunt Dixie, Uncle Junior, Aunt Gail, Uncle Allen and Uncle Kenneth as well. After that, we headed up to Pullman to visit with Auntie Liz and Uncle Keith and of course Aunties Lisa and Di. We spent the fourth of July with them and had a great time. The kids really enjoyed playing in the pool and the traditional trip to Ferdinands. We also took Jayden bowling for the first time and had a blast. We got to visit with good friends and bowl, what better of a time can you have? I will add more pics of the trip later. Thank you to all who have made time to visit with us on our travels.


Auntie Liz, Uncle Keith, Cheryle and the girls feeding the ducks on our trip to Pullman.
Meeting for church with Aunties Lisa and Di. Our Sunday tradition revisited when we were in town.
What is this on my hands? Sierra's first birthday at Uncle Keith and Auntie Liz's house. She was not all that interested in eating the wonderful cake that Auntie Liz made her, but she liked to squish it in her hands.
Jayden was very excited to be wearing her "Birthday Princess" crown and hugging her Hello Kitty doll.
Jayden being the most awesome big sister by showing Sierra how the sidewalk chalk is supposed to be used.

Seasonal Fun!

Jayden had a blast playing in the snow with her friend Chloe. Snow angels and a little snack!

The water fountain at Oakmont park is a favorite spot to play. Jayden and Tristan spent many hours there enjoying the sunshine, sand and water this spring.


Naked water sliding! Need I say more?

A summer trip to the beach and Jayden ran for miles flying her frog kite.

The Fall colors in Oregon are just gorgeous. Jayden had a great time raking leaves just to jump in them.