Ten Year Wedding Anniversary!

Wow can you believe that it's been ten years already and we couldn't be happier! Guess that's what happens when you marry your best friend and have two wonderful boys :) For our ten year anniversary I thought James was going to be out of town but he surprised me by staying in town and we took a last minute trip down to Gold Beach. We took a jet boat ride up the Rouge river and even saw a bear. This is the first time that we've been this far south on the Oregon coast. It was beautiful weather and a nice break from the boys.

3 Year Check-Up

Well we can't believe another year has come and gone. The boys are conversational talking now and they co-play more now. They LOVE their preschool and are fully potty trained with the exception of pull-ups at night time. Whew!! They love the teachers, kids and all the art/crafts activities at school. Most importantly they are taking good naps there. They are really into catching "bad guys" right now though I have no idea where this came from and they like to make up different kisses too....car kiss, blue kiss, tractor kiss, puppy kiss...etc.

Today was their 3 year doctor appointments. Both boys were in the 50% for height and Mason was just above the 50% for weight while Brock was closer to the 25% for weight. Brock was 36.75" tall and 32.4 lbs. Mason was 37.5" tall and 34.0 lbs. Of course maybe they weighed more since we went straight from Izzy's to the doctor :)

Sunshine & Swimming Holes

We are very luck to have neighbors with river front property and the perfect swimming hole. Since we actually got a sunny day the boys were finally able to go play in the river.

Fair 2011

It was family day at the Linn County Fair and I knew that the boys would have even more fun this year now that they are older. Taking the boys to the fair the day after knee surgery was not the smartest idea I've ever had but the boys had tons of fun and we made it a fairly short trip. The petty zoo and all of the bounce houses were a must.

Family & Sunshine

We had a busy weekend. My Aunt Trudy was in town from Arizona, my mom's cousin Bunny was in town from Montana, and Josh and Miranda came down to visit. James also had a golf tournament, we did the July birthdays with James's family and it was the county fair. This all was on top of the fact that I had knee surgery this weekend. The boys had a great weekend playing in the water and getting lots of attention from all the adults. They got in a water fight and Uncle Josh is now their favorite person.

Fearless

Yes these two little geeky boys are really fearless "bad guy" killers. Where do little boys get this stuff? At least my house is bad guy free.

LaPine State Park

The second weekend in July we decided to camp at LaPine State Park for the first time. We went with the Curry, Hubbard, Forrester, and Reese families. We got in several long hikes and bike rides. The boys loved playing with all the kids and dogs. They did a great job keeping everyone cool with the super soaker guns too. We also got to see the largest tree in Oregon which is a 500 year old Poderosa Pine. Though it didn't seem that amazing to me...very anticlimactic after such a long hike.