This has been such a delightful summer! The weather in Oregon has been perfect! We have had many gorgeous, sunny days with bright blue skies, and the temperature being warm, but not unbearably hot. Along with that great weather we were able to spend it with family from across the country, and we have loved every minute of that.
Seth & Tiffany's family were here for 3 weeks from July 15-August 7th. The cousins had a super time being together. The pictures say it all. Everyone made an effort to get together every day possible while they were here.
Our kitchen table was often surrounded by grandchildren enjoying a meal or playing games. It was so nice to have Grandpa working from home as he could pop in at different times and interactive with the grandchildren who absolutely adore him.
Many games of air hockey were played. There was lots of competition going on at that table.
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| Seth & Bryson give a high five as Addison and Sydney look on. |
Paxton turned 1-year-old on July 23rd. He is so cute! Just look at the face! Oh, are we every glad he's close. What a good, good baby with the biggest smile you've ever seen.
Playing at the Imagination Station Park was a fun time for all. The children took a quick break from running around for a snack. The mommies had some good visiting along that bench, too.
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| It's fun to take pictures of Asher. |
As often as they could, the children ended the day in the hot tub.
Sydney taught a FHE lesson about the Holy Ghost.
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| Spending the night with cousins is the best! |
A day was spent at OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science & Technology). There wasn't enough hours in the day for them there. They loved the many interactive exhibits and play.
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| Good mommy Tiffany with Asher |
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| Sydney & Julia exploring |
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| Bryson loved it all! |
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| Clark couldn't get enough. |
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| Sydney, Julia & Bryson making airplanes. |
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| Lunch time on the patio. Perfect! |
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| Daisy and Asher were good playmates. |
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| Cute Sydney |
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| Julia was all smiles that day. |
Here we are...the Mom's and Grandma as we "watch" the little ones play. We had fun visiting and catching up on email, articles and Facebook while the kids did their thing. Technology is wonderful!
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| Delightful Daisy |
Norm & Judy Dickinson are so generous to opening their blueberry fields to pickers. All the family spent several hours picking berries. I stayed with Paxson. He was fun entertainment for me that day.
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| Paxson kept busy while others were away. |
After picking berries they enjoyed a fun afternoon at the Sandy River, and had a picnic and playtime at Dodge Park.
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| I love my family! My good husband is looking younger all the time! |
They picked about 30 gallons of blueberries. We figured it was hundreds of dollars worth. Tiffany was instrumental in cleaning a majority of those bags of stems, etc, getting them washed and prepared to go in the freezer. My freezer is definitely full of berries, but I enjoy them everyday! Thanks so much Tiffany, and to all the family!
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| Isaac is so excited with all the berries! |
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| Dinner that night out on the front lawn for the kids. |
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| More games together! |
In the middle of all the activites I flew to Utah for Kenna Johns' baptism. Julia & Austin came down from BYU-I for the baptism on Aug. 3rd, along with Crismon & Danielle. Then on Mon. the 5th I drove with Julia & Austin back up to Oregon and they stayed with us for the rest of the week. We're glad we had a day with Seth & Tiffany's family before they left.
Since Preston was turning 8 on Aug. 9th, we decided to celebrate it on the 6th when we were all together. Mommy Tiffany made a yummy favorite waffle breakfast. Then we spent the day with cousins at Cottonwood Beach along the Columbia River, Washougal WA.
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| Preston is such a good boy! He loved celebrating his birthday with everyone. |
One last picture with everyone before we split up. Seth was flying early in the morning to Wash DC for meetings. Before he left, he gave us an iPhone tutorial.
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| Our cup is "overflowing." What a joy to be surrounded by family. |
Before going to bed that night, Seth announced to Addison that he was taking him with him to Virgina for the BYU-Virgina game, as well as sight-seeing in Wash. DC. He was one excited boy!
While I was in Utah the family had some other fun activities. They went hiking in the gorge on the Washington side and saw some beautiful falls.
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| A day at the zoo. |
Sunday afternoon they met at the temple and to visit the new Portland Temple Visitors Center.
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| Families Are Forever! |
Dad, Seth and the boys spent the day in McMinnville at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. As you can imagine, the boys loved it!
Tiffany worked so hard the last day washing sheets and remaking the beds, packing, cleaning, and leaving everything spotless before she and the boys left for the airport that afternoon. We hated to say goodbye to this wonderful family. Thank you for being with us!
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| One last hug goodbye. We love these boys! Jackson, Addison, Preston, Grandpa, Grandma & Asher. |
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