Waverunners

Montana= water fun!

We love the warm summer days in Montana because my dad built this perfect wading pool just down from his house. The grandkids spend countless hours COOLing off in it!

Savannah has such a lady~like pose!!! I love that my li'l girl enjoys sun~bathing... she sat on this chair for an hour!

And, Savannah has such a sweet figure! I don't know how she can fully stick out her belly and "bottom" at the same time... this is the reason she wears a bikini to show off her sweet belly!

Noah, Carson and Malea having fun in Bapak's homemade pool!

Malea and Savannah... could their figures be any more opposite!??! ;)

Toy Story 3D

What fun... there was a rainy day so most of the cousins got together for Toy Story 3!

Savannah trying to figure out which view she liked better!

Sissy workin' her charm in Montana

So fun to be down in Montana, again! Savannah has had a blast charming all my family! And, I've had a blast sittin' back and enjoyin' it... Auntie Abby

Nana

Daddy

Uncle Eric

Auntie Charis

And, she loved meeting her cuz... Brooklynn!

Bacpacking at Summit Lake

My 3 boys love to "rough it" out in God's country! It's a good thing our boys can sleep anywhere and everywhere (unlike their sis!) because they got to go backpacking up in Hatcher's to test out Kep's new tent from his 30th bday.

Parker wakes up every morning totally excited for the day so here he is downing his chocolate milk and Hostess donuts while Noah is still snoozing away.

Ha~ Noah cracks me up, he's not much of a morning person!

There we go... back to his clowny self! The chocolate milk and donuts kicked in!

Love this pic of the brothers. Noah's smile makes me smile!

camping with a princess

WoW! That is our most commonly used word while camping with Savannah. She can be the best li'l camper wandering around the campsite smiling from ear to ear just entertaining herself with nature. Or, she can be a basket case for any li'l non~apparent reason!!! At home, she sleeps so sound and has been known to sleep from 7pm til 10:30am on a regular basis! WOW! But, sleeping in a camper is a completely diff story for this li'l girl. We don't quite understand what could change her sleeping patterns besides that maybe this li'l princess CAN feel the "pea" underneath the playpen mattress! Savannah we love you but "WoW"... you are a funny li'l camper!
Here's a picture to show her many years down the road... she did NOT want that life jacket on! ;)

She finally gives up and falls asleep sitting UP! This was a after 2 days of no naps, listening to her scream for a lot of the night and most of the day! Sigh!

Savannah is our clutsy one BUT she is also our brave one... she'll let us take care of her "owies" without freaking out and who wouldn't if they were handed a marshmallow!!??!!

Put all those stories aside... I love how my li'l girl is so caring. Noah was sad about getting sunblock smothered on his face so she sat down and started rubbing his back! CuTeNeSs!!!

just hanging by Kenai Lake

OMGoodness... we were so blessed with INCREDIBLE weather the day we drove down to Kenai Lake. If the water had not been 30+ degrees, if there weren't gorgeous snow~topped mountains jetting out of that water and if we weren't sitting on pebbles... I could have imagined I was somewhere tropical because the water was crystal blue and it was almost 80 degrees!!! I love, love, LOVE Alaska on days like these...

crazy Parker... that water was FReezing!

and what's not to love when all 3 of your toddlers are perfectly entertained

Memorial Day at Kenai Lake

Mo~mo and Popeye went camping with us at Kenai Lake over Memorial Day weekend and we had a blast! The kiddos would love to spend every waking moment with those 2 and here are a few reasons why...
~they brought the speed boat for fun on the gorgeous Kenai Lake!

~Mo-mo brought DONUT KING donuts for breakfast!

~Popeye brought the kayak

~BUT the main reason is because they LOVE our kiddos and know how to have a good time! Thanks for hanging out with the loud campers!!!

Tots 'n Tiaras

Savannah loves her "little and dainty" accessories... hehehe... I know they aren't little or dainty but she does LOVE them! She has 2 sweet friends from our Young Life Committee that LOVE to dote on our Savannah, thanks Smith chicas!

they hatched~

Our beautiful blue robin eggs are not the same "beautiful" anymore... and actually they are quite "yucky" looking! But, we are sure having fun watching God's amazing creation take place right on the side of our shed. These helpless little robin babes change so quickly. That third egg has now hatched and they all have more feathers than this picture shows. We only wish we could keep watching them until they fly away but we take off for Montana tomorrow... Although, I'm pretty sure I can handle that sadness knowing that I'll be with my family very SOON!!! ;)