When you hand your camera to your neice and nephew

here are the pictures you get.....

Here are some more pics of the kids from the Tri-athlon on Saturday. I am seriously working hard to get my pics ready to blog about this amazing event.

Day At The Beach

We had a perfect day at Cannon Beach on the last Sunday of July. Leila quickly made friends and was busy playing the entire time- we could spot her new redish swimsuit no matter where she went so we gave her her freedom. Jeremy and Nathan had a very long adventure/walk/hike with a kite. Kathryn and I played and played in the shade of our tent until she discovered she enjoyed the ice cold pacific ocean water.

Kathryn's little cheeks were burned. The back of Nathan's neck was burned. Leila's shoulders were burned. The tops of Jeremy's feet were burned. I didn't burn at all.

Overall, I would say that was success for my fair-hair crew... but I still dislike seeing red on my babies.

Kathryn enjoyed a nap in my arms. Actually, I might have enjoyed it a bit more than her.

Fly A Kite

This was the highlight of Nathan's and Jeremy's Day at the Beach- but strangely it wasn't quite windy enough:

Shoes

Anyone who knows me, knows my deal with shoes. I love them.

Sadly, shoes are not purchased near as often as they used to be pre-baby. But, the joy of having children-specifically daughters- is that I get to buy them shoes.

I couldn't resist these clearance cuties- don't they dress up the outfit nicely? Talk about summer office casual.

A Virus?

DO NOT OPEN ANY LINKS FROM ME!

Unless I wrote about it telling you something about it.

You all know how chatty I am in written form... I would never just send a link.

I am not sure how I got this issue- but twice now I have sent out links that I assume are just plain bad. SO SORRY IF I DID ANYTHING BAD TO YOU OR YOUR COMPUTER!

I feel embarrassed, violated, and ashamed I passed it on... kind of like the stomach flu...

Blinking and Eating

In the attached video Kathryn is showing us how she eats and blinks.

She also finds she has a bow in her hair and will not rest until it is taken out of her hair.

She is adorable in the most adorable form available.

Jeremy is 35!

I love you sweetheart.

I love you tons! Here are some things I love about you on your birthday:

1. you love me back
2. you are a good father
3. you know how to bbq
4. you love spices
5. you get up with the kids in the morning on the weekends
6. you are supportive of my goals
7. you are supportive of my desires
8. you allow the clutter of my life to sit around while I figure it out
9. you like the color green
10. you take pride in your appearance
11. you will take me on drives even though you aren't sure why we should go on one
12. you appreciate tradition
13. you love my parents
14. you love my/our neices and nephews
15. you love my sisters
16. you are a friend to my friends
17. you appreciate my beleifs
18. you encourage me to be better at what I do
19. you laugh at my toots
20. you endure my contsant parenting advice
21. you sometimes actually apply some of that parenting advice
22. you appreciate nature
23. you try to teach our children to enjoy the beauty of the world
24. you love the beach
25. you love to cook breakfasts (And after 12 years you finally can cook my eggs the way I like!)
26. you are so loyal
27. you have integrity and a strong work ethic
28. you understand this relationship is a partnership
29. you have a strong sense of what is right or wrong
30. you teach our children to pray
31. you allow me to be a backseat driver
32. you always wear your watch
33. you are ruggedly handsome
34. you share your slurpees
35. you love me back