Brandon Turns 2!

enjoying cupcakes with cousins

No party is complete without a pinata

lovin all the candy!

Las Vegas Vacation!

We had a wonderful time in Las Vegas with Ryan's family. Thanks Nicole and Alyn for planning a great vacation!

"I don't want to go home"

They had a great time at a splash park we went to. Carter loved trying to chase his older cousins Daxton and Chase around the park.

Brandon loved trying to soak other people with water!

With all the cousins at red rock

Brandon loving hanging out in the pool, with aunt Nicole

Scaling down Red Rock

Ryan with his beautiful sisters!

Brandon finding a cool place to chill with grandma.

Summer events

Carter's first day of preschool. He is loving it.

One of the many park days

We had an awesome time with all the family at Priest Lake. Too bad I didn't get more pictures!

Carter's Room!

We finished Carter's room a while ago but I wanted to post some pictures for those of you who have been asking to see it. We went pretty bold with the colors, but all in all I think it turned out pretty well. Both the boys love it which is all that matters I guess, as soon it will be Brandon's room too. (For those of you who haven't heard, we have another one on the way.)

Sorry my options seemed to be extreme glare or utter darkness, maybe I need a better camera, Or maybe I just need to learn how to use it!

Summer Fun

Ryan and I have been able to go to a couple of sporting events "kid free" (thanks Jared and Paige!) with some friends. A Seattle Sounders vs. Barcelona game (our new seattle soccer team) and a Mariners game. We had a great time!

So I have recently decided that I can leave Carter and Brandon alone to play by themselves while I take a quick shower in the mornings, (with great emphasis on the work QUICK.) Most days everything goes fine, except for the other day I came downstairs to find this. Carter had written all over Brandon with a purple sharpie. Brandon apparently had no problem with this and was happy to let him use his stomach as a drawing board. Even after the bath it actually took a couple of days for it to fully come off.

Carter and Brandon love their little pool. They both run and shout cannonball! and then jump in. Brandon is fearless. Don't ask me what Carter is saying in this video, Something about 90 degrees I think. Degrees was a new word he had learned recently and whenever he hears a word he has never heard he repeats it over and over whether it makes sense in the situation or not.

Some Random Pics

My handsome boys all ready for church.

This is an example of what Carter likes to do with his spare time!

Running through the sprinklers, they can't get enough of that.

Our Awesome Garden. Thanks to Ryan who did all the work. These are our peas when they were in their prime. Now we are getting some other things.. cucumbers and may even a tomatoe or two!

Carter and Brandon on one of our many hiking adventures this summer.

This is a game Carter and Brandon love to play, they affectionately call "Blanket Time" and we cannot try to fold a blanket in our house without one of them shouting Blanket Time! and piling on. Ryan is a good sport and does it with them often.

This weekend we finally dusted off our tent and sleeping bags and went camping! It was our first experience camping as a family so we were a bit nervous about it, but every thing went pretty good.

Ryan did a great job managing the fire. The boys were always eager to "help"

Cater wanted to hold Brandon in this picture. He actually said "here mom let me hold him" even though Brandon is so big that people actually ask us if they are twins occasionally.

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.