July

Girls, you enjoyed a few fun days with Mimi in Medford at the beginning of the month!!

Carson, you opened your b-day card from Uncle Tim and Aunt Jackie on July 1st and were so excited about the money inside!!

 We saw a Nutria on afternoon as we headed out for a bike ride.

 July 4th! This just might be my favorite day in Eugene! We started it off with the Creswell parade, had some bbq at a little dive when the parade was done, went to Foster Dam in Sweet Home, ate some Mexican food in Lebanon, and then had some fun and watched the fireworks at Cheadle Lake park!

 This guy really made the parade fun! He gave you each a nickel for bringing him a tooties roll or a cherry jolly rancher. It added to the excitement ;)

Carson, you went home with Papa and Nana on the 5th. You got to meet baby Cam for the 1st time!

 Girls, we went to the mall. Daddy watched you play while mommy shopped a little, and then he took us out to a yummy dinner!

July 6th

 Cars, you had been looking SO forward to camping at the Steen's with them!! (Grandpa ended up with a bladder/kidney/blood infection on the very early am of the 7th, so Nana ended up coming back to Eugene. You and Papa went camping!!) You stayed at Chickahominy the first night.

 Aunt Ashley, Uncle Ryan, and baby Cam came over to see grandpa - girls, you got to meet Cam!

Girls, we went cherry, peach, and blueberry (26 lb) picking - 

we saw 3 osprey nests that all had babies!

 Cars, you had been so excited to check out this round barn :)

Steens mountains!

 Chicken and rice soup from the Frenchglen Hotel! Your poor tummy started hurting on the 9th :( It bothered you for 10 days!! I was sure you had parasites, but results came back negative. You were hurting so badly that you missed your trip to CO with Mimi :( (you still have a ticket and will get to go with her somewhere in the upcoming year)

 Carson and Papa got back from camping on Wednesday the 10th and Nana took the girls home with her this same day. Enjoying some play time in the creek!

Aunt Ashley got really sick on Thursday evening (11th) and had to have an emergency surgery - having her left ovary removed. Mom stayed with her on Friday and I met dad at Clear Lake to pick the kids up.

 You guys bought floaty tubes with your own money :)

 We biked to the river to play for a bit, after picking 64 lbs of blueberries! Yummy :)

On Sunday the 21st we met Papa and Nana at Clear Lake for a bbq, boating, and kayaking. Girls, you went home with Papa and Nana and headed out camping on the Columbia on Tuesday!

Cars, we checked out a few waterfalls on our way home

Dancing with Papa at Dairy Queen :)

Camping with Papa and Nana on the Columbia!

Fun new toys to play with! Pais, you picked a baby and Aust, you picked a doctor's kit! :)

lots of special memories!

Cars, your tummy was better when Mimi flew back from CO, so you went home with her for a few days :)