Lincoln City

Since Luke had never really been to the beach we hopped in the car one Saturday and headed to the coast. It was sunny and not too windy and not too cold (65 F). That is a miracle for the Oregon coast! It is usually 50 degrees, cloudy and windy which is fine, but we do like to see the sun once in a while. 

Luke wasn't too sure about the soft sand at first and wanted to sit in the chair, but he warmed up to it pretty quick. 

This kid always has to have something in his hand. Most of the time at the beach he carried around a broken shovel. It was just the handle part, but he had to have it in his hand.

He was definitely a little hesitant about the water, but when Daddy showed him it was fun to jump he started to smile and investigate. 

Daddy decided to dig a big hole to put Lukey in...

Here he is in the hole....let's just say he was "all done"

This kid is NOT a cuddler! (makes mommy sad) so for him to come over and climb on me is a treat! I will take any type of cuddling action I can get. 

I guess my bum is like a nice soft pillow :) 

Look at those sandy little toes! I will be so sad when he doesn't have squishy little feet anymore. I love that he is still so soft and squish and has lots of baby fat that I can nibble on!

Bye, bye coast...see ya next time!

Family Camp Finale

Luke's cousins were all SO helpful! They all took turns playing with him and keeping him occupied and it was fantastic to have so many helpers. 

I came downstairs one day to find this! Luke playing a little billiards. 

 One evening we were going to try to rent bikes, but they were all rented out so we went to the park instead and it was a gem! The little ones LOVED these swings and then we found this awesome little trail out to the lake. 

 Here is the awesome little boardwalk out to the lake. Notice Kelsey holding Lukey. He LOVES his Kelsey and whenever he sees her he reaches his hands out to her.

We had a lot of fun at family camp, but sure missed out on some sleep. We were sharing a room with Luke and he was up countless times EVERY night. I kept thinking he had to sleep at some point, but no, he didn't. It was crap, crap, crappy, but somehow we still managed to have fun. I felt like Lukers wasn't really his self because he was totally overtired the entire trip, but I think he still had fun. He slept great the nights we stayed in Boise on the way there and on the way back, but he sure didn't like sharing a room with Mom and Dad. The night we got back he slept through the night, slept in an extra hour and then took a 3 hour nap!!! 

Happy Birthday Olivia

It happened to be cute little Livvy's birthday while we were at Family Camp so Julie had a little fairy party for her! It was really cute!

Here is the birthday fairy!

 We all go wings, crowns and the kids got wands. Luke didn't really want his wings, but he didn't know how to get them off and soon forgot that they were on!

Dandaley had an interesting way of wearing his wings. 

 Fairy dance party!

 Searching for special fairy treasures!

 Even awesome teenagers can dress up like fairies!

The adorable fairy cake! 

 Eating fairy snacks! It was so cute. Julie had all these tiny snacks like mini crackers, jelly beans, sunflower seeds, blueberries and tiny cups of lemonade! This was when we discovered that Luke LOVES sunflower seeds!

This is the end of the pictures because I realized my camera was dying and I was going to charge the battery, but I realized I DIDN'T BRING THE CHARGER!! I was freaking out because we still had the family talent show and I was going to video it on my camera. So, my wonderful, loving, awesome, super husband drove one hour down logan canyon to Ritz Camera and bought me a charge for $40 and then drove the hour back up the canyon. Yes, he is good!!

Triple F at Family Camp

We have an inside joke in our family called Triple F- Force Family Fun. I don't even remember where it came from, but it is something that I like to say and for some reason it is funny. Here are some FFF pictures from our Family Camp. 

These kids played Scum, BS and Psychiatrist more times than I can count!

 She didn't want me to take her picture because he hair looked bad, so what did I do? Took her picture and tagged her on Facebook. 

Each night we enjoyed eating dinner outside and enjoying the scenery. 

Luke love to play ready, set, go on the side deck. He would run back and forth forever! 

This was our amazing view of the lake. Unfortunately it was a little hazy from nearby fires, but still beautiful.

Ellie playing on the lawn. 

 Luke is just sharing his dinner with Marci. 

 Another one of Luke's favorite past times. Playing with light switches. 

 Treasure hunting....

 

 Time for a pretend camp fire. Because of high fire danger camp fires were outlawed inside Garden City limits so we had a pretend fire, sang camp songs and had smores from the oven! 

 Singing "Jaws"

 Luke's favorite "Bringing Home My Baby Bumblebee"

Can't remember what song this was, but something that involved jumping. Notice the sign over the fire pit so little toddlers wouldn't want to play in it ;)

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Bear Lake Beach

We made the 12 hour trek to Utah to our Family Camp in Bear Lake. We stayed at a beautiful cabin in Garden City that had an amazing view of Bear Lake. Our first outing was to the beach.

I'm really sad to say that this was Luke's first trip to the beach. We took him to the Oregon Coast once when he was about 3 or 4 months old, but kept him in the bjorn the whole time because it was SO windy. So this was his first experience with sand and water. 

I didn't know how we would do so I was pleasantly surprised when he LOVED it! He wasn't into eating the sand and rubbing it all over his body (I was VERY grateful for that) but he liked digging and playing with the sand. 

"Daw" (as Luke would say) playing in the sand.  

 Cute Miss Livvy playing in the sand!

 The boys in the sand. Yes, Luke is very happy in this picture. 

 Look at that face!! He is so cute I can't stand it! 

Now for the water. Luke definitely likes to take a bath and can enjoy swimming, but he can also be opposed to both of those events. So, I didn't know how he would react to the cold waters of Bear Lake. Again, I was pleasantly surprised and he really liked the water! It was really shallow at the beach we were at so the water was a decent temperature. He wanted to be a big boy and walk in the water by himself.  

 Dawson is stopping him from going too far out. He likes to tell us when Luke is doing something that he thinks he should be doing ;)

 This is my favorite picutre from the Beach. I love that little smirk. 

Jordan and Jenna having a little water fight in the lake. 

Luke let Daddy take him out and actually sit in the water. That only lasted a few minutes, but the boy cousins got to have some water fun together. 

Pondering the seagulls...

 Marci, Dan and Livvy enjoying the shade. 

 I know that Luke looks so happy and no that isn't sand, it is a chocolate chip cookie. This kid LOVES, I mean LOVES, chocolate. I think he has my love of sweets.