Father's Day

This year for Father's Day I took pictures of the kids with letters that spell DAD and put the pictures in a frame for his office. The last time I had done that for Father's Day was back when Derek was 1 year old and we were living in Menlo Park, CA

June Activities

1st time Rylie jumped off the diving board!

 Derek building his birthday Star Wars Legos

One afternoon Derek and I fell asleep on the couch and Matt actually got a picture of it

 Taking Ella home one afternoon

 Rylie has her own sense of fashion and she has a new bathing suit

 We have spent lots of time this summer exercising our brains!

 
 Early morning snuggles with Rylie Girl

Sorting Duplos by color

 Helping Daddy wash the car

 We took the kids to Dunkin Donuts for National doughnut day and got free donuts.

November Events

cool dudes

playing football with Daddy


handsome dude on tie day

Playing checkers with Spiderman and sleeping Rylie

FaceTiming with cousins Max and Jack

 Park playdate with friends...they love playing on the baseball field....

We had the pool drained and acid washed again because we had black algea all summer. Rylie thought it was cool to climb into the empty pool.

This girl - 3.5 years old.....oh the stories she can tell....what a fun personality she has!!

cute feet!!

This boy sleeping with his Chargers beanie.

playing at the park is so fun!!!

Packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child with friends and Young Families Life Group at church.

I ran 7.5 miles of the half marathon with Christina. It was really fun and no we didn't plan to wear the same color tank top. :)

Walking back from school with buddy Zane

Rylie LOVED finding the letter "R" on the SCA football field.

Little Julie and I took these cute girls to lunch at Luci's. Super fun.

weekly park play date with Caden after Christina and I run