Our Claire turned 7! How do I adequatley describe my Claire Bear? She brings so much JOY to our family! She is an easy child who is so quick to meet a new friend, love you unconditionally, and make you laugh until you cry! She is one amazing 7 year old!!
Claire, the day after her birthday, so excited to wear her new outfit from Nana to school!We had a fabulous trip to Oregon for a family reunion back in June. We got so much done and made so many memories in such a short amount of time. I am so grateful for a fabulous family. Here are some of the things that we did...
We flew on an airplane...Jake was so excited!
We ran a Half Marathon...my first! (i didn't have my camera)
We visited the Oregon Coast
We ate at a cool resteraunt with the biggest table I have ever seen. Big enough to fit us all!
We went to a vacation home near Bend, OR
We got a little competative! The Lloydites vs. the Nantastics.
We hiked!
We celebrated Carrie's birthday...and got pedicures too!
We laughed and goofed around...a lot!
We smiled!!
We strengthened relationships
We made bracelets and painted nails!
We took lots of pictures!
We relaxed and let our hair down!
We made memories that will last forever!My sweet Kate turned 9 on June 4th! We celebrated by seeing our local AAA baseball team, the SkySox! On Friday nights following the games they have a huge fireworks show. It is one of the best I have seen! Kate had a great birthday and we had so much fun celebrating with her!
Kate was surprised to hear her name announced over the load speaker for her birthday!
Jake and his friend Dane
Kate, Lizzie, and Claire
Jake and Tay Tay!
The dad's with their kiddos
For months before her birthday, Kate said all she wanted was to have cake or a pie smashed in her face. Weird if you ask me but a simple request!
So Abbie helped Kate's birthday wish come true!
I sure love this sweet girl!While we were in Oregon for our family reunion in June, Stephanie took the kids (and moms) on a tour of her News Studio at Fox where she is the Weather Reporter! We all had such a blast. She showed us what a typical day at work would be for her and how she uses all the equipment too. She let the kids practice being on the news. They were in heaven! Lets just say, they thought they were famous and felt so special having Steph show them around. She even, earlier in the week, put a picture of the cousins up while she was on air!
Following our visit with Steph we were headed off to play at the Enchanted Forest. Steph couldn't let the kids leave without a treat so she gave them all Black Forest(to have at the Enchanted Forest Ü)Gummi Bears for the trip. Stephanie is so thoughtful!
We had so much fun with Aunt Carrie and the cousins at the Enchanted Forest. I loved spending the day laughing with Carrie (we saw the creepiest children's play that was seriously bizarre...we couldn't stop busting up!) and watching the cousins make memories!
