Our summer so far...

Our summer has been busy, but busy in a good way. Here are some things we've been up to: (I guess I should say Kairis has been up to...)

lovin' on Emma
Enjoying beets from the garden

4th of July
hiking on trail 742-along the Salmon River



Showing off cute dress before Rick and Andrea (our friends recently got married and are headed back to China to teach) came over for dinner.


Our night out to my best childhood friend, Lindsay's wedding. We thoroughly enjoyed our time together, can you tell? :)




We went to the beach for the day last Saturday, and enjoyed meeting up with our friends, Josh and Kristi and their five children. We had a great time, and were able to escape the heat a bit. This was Kairis' first "real" beach experience--playing in the sand, stepping foot in the ocean, eating at Mo's, etc. We are really looking forward to staying longer next time.

*whew* I think I finally feel like I've caught up on our blog. Now I just have to post more pictures Lani took of Kairis...but that will have to wait for another post! Also, Tim is finishing up his last class in the Bachelor's program at Warner, and starts his Master's Teaching Program in less than 3 weeks!!! To say I'm proud of him is a huge understatement. He's worked incredibly hard for our family, and we're both excited about this next step.

Seattle Trip

I know, I know...I'm still stuck in Seattle--I just had to post some of these pictures. I promise, I'll "update" with more recent pictures and stories soon.

6/29-fun times with Aunt Karen


6/28 hiking mirror lake with karen

6/28 pikes place market

6/28 space needle in seattle

Life's Happenings...

Bear with me as I attempt to catch up on our blog...I am still stuck in June, when Karen came out to run a marathon in Seattle. I am probably doing this more for my benefit, than all of yours, as I have these jumbled memories and pictures in my mind I need to just get out...so, what better place than our blog, right?

6/26 Day before Marathon, with sister-in-law, Karen.

6/26 Dinner at "Mazzio's Little Italy" night before marathon. Doesn't K look all grown up?

6/27 K sleeping in her "marathon" clothes for the next morning's big run! Go "Team 413"!


6/27 Morning of Marathon, loading car on our way out...4:45am.

6/27 Dropped Karen off, now heading out to mile post 14 to watch Karen come by! (2.5 hours later...)





6/27 Taking a break at a coffee shop for lunch, while Karen finished the last of her leg.





6/27 Karen coming through the finish line...26.2 miles later!






Okay...I'll post our third day in Seattle soon, in a separate post as this is already a long winded post!

I can't resist!

Lani keeps posting more pictures of our darling daughter on her blog, so I'm "stealing" them to show off on our blog! Lani is super duper talented (obviously, can't you tell?!) and loves taking pictures, so check out her photography site if you'd like to learn more...ciel blu photo