The first night of our trip we stayed the night in Boise ID with Brad's sister Stephanie. These pics are a little out of order, the pics with Steph are below. Then we stayed one night at my mom's house in Kennewick WA. We played on the rope swing and then went out to dinner with my brother Scott and my Grandma/pa Kauer, my mom/stepdad, my sister Jeni's family & my sister Bethany's family. Below is Lily, Eveline (Bethany's oldest) & Shyla (Jeni's oldest) having ice cream. Yeah girl cousins!
The next day Brad took the boys to a Mariners game and I took the girls to camp to meet everyone else. Look at all those cousins!!! We had 13 kids under 8 & one on the way (Congrats Jared & Nikki!) It was so much fun to be with all of my sibling & see how their families have grown. I loved watching my kids play with their cousins too. We had both my parents & step parents & my mom's parents & my dad's parents with us for the week too. We rented cabins at Zions camp on the Kitsap peninsula, 1 hr from Seattle
Dad & Mira
We planned activities everyday for the kids. I love this pic of my grandpas playing bubbles with their great-grand kids. I just love those two old guys
Grandma/pa Gale & Mira
Mom & Mira sitting on the beach
Dad singing songs with the kids during skit night
Crafts! My cousin's little girl Madison came with my grandparents to spend the week with us too, she's helping Lily make a necklace
Dad & Lily doing tin can stilts
My step dad took the boys fishing & they each caught something!
Grandma/pa Gale & our rowdy group
Grandma/pa Kauer & all of us
Mira
This is all of the kids, Alice 1, Mira 6mo, Rachel 2, Allie 4, Lily 3, Eveline 4, Shyla 4, Rebbeca 1, Eddie 6, Issac 2, Ethan 8, Benjamin 4, David 4
My siblings oldest to youngest Jeni (WA), Wendy (CT), me (ID), Jared (AR)& Bethany (TN) Since we all live in different states we only get together every 2 yr. They are worth the wait, I love those crazy kids
Our busy little girls
Lily & Rachel were buddies
There were a lot of things to play on, Ethan is swinging in a barrel
Lily, Dad & Rachel
Dad making balloons for all the kids
My dad getting more attention than he know what to do with.
Mira
Most of the group
Playing in the lake
Gramdma Kauer & Mira
Ethan flying off the slide
Ethan went nonstop in the water
Ethan our fish
Eveline & Lily
Lily was content to stay close to shore
Wendy & Mira
Almost everybody
Eddie pumping the bottle rocket
Brad enjoying his time to read!
Sterling helping Eddie w/archery, Ethan behind them shooting, they loved this
My dad taught me how to shoot, it was fun! Thanks dad!
The boys being creative w/sticks & dirt. Eddie, Benjamin, David
After a week of camping we went back to my moms & spent a day before driving back to ID. Lily & Issac enjoying ice cream & watching grandma's cow
Mira can sit up now! Yeah, big girl!
Mira likes the johnny jump up, but not for long
If I cut a little bit of watermelon she likes to chew on it, since she still doesn't have teeth she can't get anything off it, but it makes her really happy & messy.
Mira after her bath
Grandpa/ma Gale & Aunt Gloria came to visit from WA. They stayed Friday night, Saturday I headed out Sunday, it was a nice visit. In this pic Grandpa has read several stories. Grandma & I were both hoping they'd fall asleep after, they got pretty close to that
Mira loves things that are not her toys more that her toys. She loves my phone cord, don't worry I don't leave her unattended with it.
Aunt Stephanie made Angry bird cupcakes for Eddie's b-day when we stopped there for the night on our way to WA, they were so yummy & cute!
Mira finally rolled over, 2 days before she turned 6 months. I was wondering if she was going to skip this trick, but she is really quick now
Aunt Stephanie & Lil' making breakfast for everyone, it was delicious
Lily is playing with Stephanie's new kitten, she thought the kitten batting the string & hiding behind the couch was hilarious!
We took this pic before we left, everyone is wearing tie dye, even aunt Stephanie, thanks for letting us stay!
Mira enjoying her 1st biter biscuit, yummy but messy!
I bought her this ball for the ride, she loved biting the strings with her gums and pulling it until is snapped. Over & over, silly girl
Playing on the toys at my mom's house
Eddie on the rope swing at my mom's
& Ethan, they loved this
Mira's first word, Mama!
