Oregon Trip Part 1...

Well we are home from our trip. We got back about 1am this morning and poor Parker had to get up early for work. We are tired and have lots to catch up on but it was so worth it, we had a great time with my family in Eagle Crest. We flew in last Sunday and had a 2 hour layover in Salt Lake so Parker's sisters Jackie and Christine came to see us and I got to see my new niece, baby Kate! She's adorable and I wanted to steal her. On our way home we had a 1 hour layover and Parker's parents and little sister Tegan met us at the airport and we had about 20 minutes to talk, which was NOT enough, but better than nothing. I love our families and miss them all so much already!

Anyways, not surprisingly, I took a lot of pictures so I will do this trip in three posts. The first one will be our waterskiing fun. We spent two days at the lake and had tons of fun...

Here are my grandparents, avoiding the sun like the plague... My beautiful sisters...

Mason, Josh, and Olivia...Abbi and Jackson...All the cousins...they had SO much fun together...Where was Tyce? Taking a nap on the boat like an angel...My parents...Joshy...Tycee falling asleep on Grandma...Parker on the tube, right before he got dumped...Josh loved driving...David and Parker, being gay before they tubed...Cute guy loving his life jacket...Jackson loved tubing with Parker...Parker on the wake board...My sis and I live across the country from eachother yet STILL manage to each buy the same swimsuit, without eachother knowing!!!Josh loved holding the flag...This is the farthest into the lake Josh got the entire week (besides playing in the day use area). He was surprisingly wussy about tubing or getting in the "drown water." I know my eyes are closed but how cute does Jack look?Parker skiing...Tyce loved riding in the boat...Parker and Jack on one tube and me on the other. Jackson was so brave and could've gone for another hour, haha...We found out the Tyce LOVES watermelon...

Sorry for the picture overload. My next two posts will be shorter. =) Stay tuned!!!

Fun at the Lake...

Yesterday I met my friend Daisha and her four kids down at Lake Anna State Park in Spotslyvania. It's about 1.5 hours south and it's the perfect place for kids! Great sandy beach, warm shallow water, playgroud, etc. When we got there it was 75 degrees and pouring down rain. Daisha and I were like...well, we drove this far let's make it worth it. They all played in the rain (with the awful humidity out here it actually wasn't that cold) for about half hour while Daisha and I tried to keep everything dry under the umbrella. Then the skies cleared, sun came out, and it was gorgeous and hot the rest of the day. Jackson and Josh had so much fun playing with Dominic and Macie. Tyce had fun eating sand and trying to put all the dirty sandy stuff into my bag of clean clothes. He got very tired and fussy so I ended up holding him most of the afternoon, but it was worth it seeing how much fun the twins were having. Plus, I got to hang out with Daisha! We've been friends since kindergarten and it's still weird to me that we both ended up out here. Anyways, it was a great day!!!! =)

Cute Joshy... Cute Jack...

Cute Tyce...Making sandcastles...Taking a break for a picnic lunch...Josh, Jackson, and Dominic...The three boys ran races from the playground to the water...

Unfortunately, I was a little late on the sunscreen application so Jackson and Josh's shoulders got a little burned. Hopefully they heal fast though.

Campout and the Scary Spider...

Last night Parker wanted to do a campout with the boys (which means making a fort in our basement). They had lots of fun, as always, but didn't sleep well so they were NOT good boys in church today! Needless to say, they're still napping! Here are some pics from their fun night...

Haha, this is what you do when you don't have a tent...In other news...the other day I was in the family room with Tyce and Jackson and Josh walks in with a huge hole in his jammie bottoms. I asked what happened. "Well a big scary spider crawled up my leg and ripped a hole in my pants! But I killed him mommy." I said, "Joshy is that the truth?" He says, "yes mommy." So then I walk into the office to find this...

The little punk had CUT a hole in his pants and then lied about it. He got sent to his room for a long time then was given a second chance to tell the truth. He finally did admit he cut his pants and said sorry. Ah can I really handle this for 14 more years? Haha!

Qik - Tyce Plays Peek-a-boo by Parker Morrill

Qik - Tyce says Dada by Parker Morrill