Beach babe!

It's been quite a busy month of August! We seem to be heading somewhere every weekend! Last week was crazy! I started practices with the high school dance team and I had Madeline and Jordy the first few days of it. Jeromy was at SWAT training all week and get home Friday just in time to pick up Madeline from her dad's with me. He had called Thursday to let me know she fell and busted her eye! I was VERY anxious to get her home. Take a look at that!

Saturday morning we took off at 5:45am for Camp Rialea. Jeromy was helping judge an Explorers event all day so Madeline and I headed to Seaside. It was only 15 minutes from there and gorgeous! Hood to Coast was finishing up so as the day went on the busier the beach got. We spent a good few hours just sittin' on the sand and playing. Well, Madeline played and I people watched.

We got home about 5:30 and headed to Steve and Sommer's for a going away party. They are moving to La Grande. We will miss them so much! Sunday we stayed at home... finally! But there was so much to get done around the house and yard it flew by! Now it's back to a busy week and off to Bend next Saturday for the holiday weekend and my cousin's wedding. WooHoo!

Birthday Princess!!

Madeline is 5! We had a great party for her on Sunday with a nice size group of 30 people. Some how we lucked out with the weather! It was pouring before everyone showed up, cleared up and was sunny for the party, and then poured all night! Gotta love Oregon! She got many "cool" toys and it was wonderful having so many friends and family able to help celebrate with her. She was sure to remind us all that it was HER party and SHE is the princess. lol What a goof!
Thank you to everyone who came!
Last weekend we headed to Newport for the OSP Superintendent's Salute. It was gorgeous down there! We took the dogs down to the beach with OJ, Amy, Tori and their dog, Sammy. What a great time! Lucy couldn't get enough of the ocean and chasing the ball!

We picked up Jordan on our way home so she could be at Madeline's party and stay a couple days with us. At one point during the ride home Madeline was telling Jordan about a slug in the back yard. She said, "It wasn't eating any of our flowers... It was just sluggin' around!" Jeromy and I lost it laughing! Oh, the things kids say!

Madeline got a letter from her kindergarten teacher. She has Mrs. Biggs for the AM class. She's pretty excited because we can walk to school! We only live 5 houses from the playground and can see her class room windows from our driveway... She only goes one day the first week and actually starts everyday Sept. 10th.

For now...

Fun Filled Summer!

Well, over the past few weeks we've been pretty busy! And it's not slowing down... Madeline spent the first week in August with her dad, so Jeromy and I went down south to Grants Pass and stayed with some friends and went rafting down the Rouge River. It was a blast!

The following weekend we headed off to Bend for the annual OSP softball tournament. Go SWAT! We pulled a camping trainer down and stayed in the parking lot of the ball feilds along with two other campers. As you can see, it was the spot to hang out after the first day of games... It was a great time!

On our way home we stopped at Detroit Lake and let Lucy and Bandit hit the water. Lucy can't get enough of swimming and Madeline would have been right out there with her, had I remembered her swimsuit!

It was a long trip and a long ride home! We had to stop in Salem while Jeromy went to a briefing for a SWAT call happening early the next morning. Madeline slept in some funky postions on the way home... How do kids do that?!

This next weekend we're heading to Newport; Friday-Sunday. Sunday is Madeline's 5th birthday party! Only a week and a half until school starts! We have a few more activities planned before then and Madeline start ballet in September. I'll post again next week!