Harris Beach II {who else was there}

We actually tent camped on this trip. I was worried about it since I have never done it with kids, not really. But the kids slept the best. Nate had to go sleep in the car because our air mattress deflated and he was touching the ground. Once he was off I slept find with Ashlyn by my side. I would do it again, in fact, we plan to next month. 

Cousins. Being silly. 

 Throwing pine cones in the fire.

 Pro Frisbee thrower--Tracie

 My uncle Shaun and his wife Young sok were there too. It is always a fun time when they are around. They  are pretty much adults size kids.

 My cousin Cody and his wife Katy

 My sisters Kris and Tracie.

 Dinner time

My parents came too, but stayed in a hotel. 

 My uncle Justin and his family are in town from Florida too, so they joined us for a day.

 Andrea, and uh, her sister (can't remember all my cousins name, believe it or not. Could be Ashley, Ali, or Angelie. I went to college when after Fran had her 4th daughter, I think, and they have 6, so I have a hard time remembering the last few names. I know, Horrible!)

 Kris sinking in the sand.

Here is how she got so deep. :)

Harris Beach I

We went over to the coast this weekend. It was a quick trip but super fun. We spent plenty of time at the beach and around the campfire. We had a lot of family there with us. I will just post a few right now.

My parents went, and Paul and Paula's family. 

 Ashlyn loved to watch grandpa build sandcastles, then she'd stomp them, of course.

 These shovels were all broken by the end of the weekend.

 Proof I was actually there. I took hundreds of pictures and was in about 5.

 Frisbee.

T-ball

Tanner LOVES T-ball, and he does really well.

 As you can see he takes it seriously.

 His fan club.

Our House

Here it is. Finally. I wanted to wait until there were pictures up on the wall before I took pictures. I didn't take pictures of the kids' rooms because I haven't done anything with them yet. And the master bedroom is still a work in progress. Maybe later.

Here is one view of our living room. This is our family picture collage. I am doing red and turquoise mostly, with some neutrals mixed in.

 Other views of the living room. The ceilings are nice and high. Someday we will probably put our TV where the mirror is between those two small windows and get rid of our armoire.

What do you do with a space like this by the ceiling? I have no idea. 

Our kitchen was hard to photograph; it is at a weird angle.

The master bathroom. Hard to get a good picture of it too, so here are our sinks. 

And our laundry room.

The kids bathroom.

 Our small backyard. It kind of wraps around the back more. We put a slip 'n slide out and left it out too long and it burned the grass. It is growing back though. I think we will reseed for next year. The grass is kind of funky. That mobile home that is split in half will be removed and there are more houses being built behind us. It is a great neighborhood. Several kids live close by that are our kids' ages.

 

We LOVE our new house. Some of my favorite features are the hardwood floors, dark carpet, the cabinets, the granite counter tops, gas fireplace, hybrid heating system, tall ceilings, lots of light, lots of storage space. We also like the ward we are in and the school the kids will go to. We couldn't be happier.

2012 Family pictures

I haven't blogged in a while for a good reason. We bought a house!
And life has been ridiculously crazy. I will be playing catch up as we get settled a little more. I wanted new pictures for my walls so I had Tracie come and take some family pictures. I took the kids' pictures. We are a tough group, so she did great!