Ryan and Carter in front of Mt. Ranier.

The mountain was beautiful.

It was crazy hiking where there was still snow in July

Myrtle falls

Carter was getting pretty adventurous climbing the trees near our camp site.

Carter's favorite part was roasting marshmellows

on one of the hikes a deer crossed right in front of our path.

We hiked on a trail to Carter Falls. Carter thought that was pretty cool. It was about a mile uphill but the boys did pretty good. We just kept feeding them vanilla wafers along the way. Nothing like a little sugar to keep them motivated! We kept on telling Carter we were going to Carter Falls and Brandon would say "Im going to see Brandon Falls"

After I took the picture of Carter above Brandon got right in fron of the sign and said "cheese" so of course I had to snap one of him too.

Here's Carter Falls.

The boys stopping for a snack on the way up

Ryan was quite the trooper. He carried the pack plus Brandon on his shoulders most of the way!

The scariest part was crossing over this very narrow bridge. Even though the river below is small, the water was moving really fast.

Brandons favorite part was throwing rocks into the river

4th of July

We didn't get a ton of pictures on the 4th, but here are a few. Every year Snoqualmie has a community 4th of July event with a bunch of bouncy houses, pony rides, face painting, train rides and other fun stuff for the kids that is all free. The kids love it. This is Brandon in one of the bouncy houses.

We decided to be in the parade this year. You can tell how much they loved it. It is just a short little walk around the block but they did have fun waving hello to people.

Brandon was tired right from the start.

This is how he looked by the end of the day. Too much fun!

A visit with Grandma

We got to go to Spokane this past week and spend some time with cousins and stay with my Grandma. The boys thought that Grandma's house was great! She lives on 5 acres of land, has a goat and a lama, swings, and trains pass by all the time! We all had a good time.

The train (hard to see) is in the background

Swinging with cousin Annie

The Lama and the Goat

Catching up with Grandma

Running through the sprinkler!

Chillin' in the Grass

Our trip to Spokane

Fun in the sun

Fun with cousins!

All wiped out after playing hard

Sports Sampler

Carter has been in a little sports class the last few months. They learned the basic skills of soccer, baseball, and basketball. He had a fun time and even made two baskets in their little basketball game the last day of class. The pictures didn't turn out that great, but here are a few. Brandon had fun watching the class, and can't wait to get in and play himself!

Best Buds

Carter and Brandon have really started playing together lately. Brandon absolutely adores Carter and follows him everywhere. The latest thing he has learned how to say is "come here" So now when Carter is out of sight Brandon will shout "Carter come here!" It's so cute to see them be friends!

Easter pics

It was raining of course but the boys didn't seem to mind

The boys in their Church clothes. This was actually the best picture I could get. Brandon refused to pose while there was candy nearby.