Bryce's Baptism!

Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate Bryce's special day!

Don't look too closely at me.  A Mom has a right to be a bit teary eyed, but I actually had a broken nose and 2 black eyes from Sienna jumping on top of me in the pool 2 days before. 

Birthdays!

Emma turned 6 !

Sienna turned 4!

and Bryce turned 8 and was baptized!

Summer Fun!

Here are a couple of shots of the kids playing T-ball and in swimming lessons this summer.  Though we were gone part of the time for our summer trips they had fun.

Emma standing next to our backfloater.

Summer Travels--Visiting Family

We continued our trip through beautiful Montana and up to Mt. Vernon Washington where we visited Great Grandpa Dutton.  I love this 4 generation photo of the guys.

Then we drove over Deception Pass and spotted this beautiful eagle!  

We took a ferry across then headed to JoLynn and Mark and the cousins. We enjoyed spending time with them and even got to help refinish a floor. Then we got to see Debbie and Ken and all the work they have done on their beautiful home.

Summer Travels--Yellowstone

Next we we drove through the Grand Tetons.  It was so rainy and overcast that we couldn't even see the mountaintops.  I was a little disappointed because I had a faint memory of their grandeur.  Then we continued to Yellowstone National Park. The weather didn't cooperate, and unfortunately we were wet and cold most of the time, but we did see some great wildlife including: bison, carribou, a coyote, and a bear as well as some great geysers and natural scenery.

Summer Travels--Chadron

I need to fill in a few details on the summer.

We went camping at Chadron State Park with most of Janet's family and had a great time. Here is a picture of the kids in the pop-up trailer.

We had a great time playing volleyball, swimming, riding horses, fishing, playing bumper boats with the paddleboats and of course eating!  We will have to go back again next year!

It's a BOY!

That's right--we are having a boy! The kids could hardly sit through the ultrasound--of course the black and white blurred images didn't mean much to them, but then we got the news! We went out to ice cream afterwards to celebrate! Mom and Dad were glad that everything else looked okay as well--a strong heart, arms & legs, fingers and toes. The kids have enjoyed being able to feel him moving around as well.