Day Campin' on Labor Day

On Labor Day we packed up the kids in the car and headed off to visit Grampa Dave & Grama Pam, Dustin, Cole, & Lexie at Belfair State Park. We thought it might be fun to take the ferry since it was a beautiful day, and the boys have never been on a boat. Cooper loved it from the beginning waiting on the dock for the ferry. Once on the boat he truly got his exercise, he was running everywhere! Logan seemed to enjoy himself too.

Once we arrived in Belfair, we changed Cooper into sandals and shorts so he could wade in the water and throw rocks. Grama Pam and Cooper played in the water and also went on the swing. Logan chilled in the shade with Grampa Dave. Later, Grama, Cooper and I took a walk and found a little beach where we could throw more rocks in...but we had to leave because the tide was coming in and was covering the trail back to the campground. We stayed for dinner and cleanup and headed home. We had alot of fun that day as a family and we were all very tired.

Summer Fun

Logan really loved swimming. We would go over to Jeremy & Jehana's house and play in the pool when it got unbearable.










At night I would put the ulgy orange blanket down on the porch, turn off the lights and let the boys cool off. No worries, Cooper has a diaper on he wasn't in the buff.







In August, Grama Jeannene invited us to the Sysco Picnic at the Puyallup Fairgrounds. Cooper surprised us all when he wanted to go on all the rides...including the scrambler! It was a fun day. We played some carnival games and won all the ridiculous prizes, ate cotton candy, elephant ears, corn dogs, and had a delicious Bar-B-Que from the Longhorns for lunch, all for free! Logan even stayed still for a snake tattoo on his ankle....Cooper wouldn't sit still, He wanted to keep riding the train that went around the park.

James celebrated his 31st Birthday this year at his favorite restuarant, Jimmy Mac's. It was great to be able to leave the kids with Grama Pam and enjoy and evening out with the Butcher's, Smith's, and the Highfields.

Fun In the Sun

Summertime was loads of fun this year. We didn't do any traveling this summer, but we did find ways to beat the heat and enjoy the beautiful weather. We had cousins at our house everyday. Camryn and Cooper had a blast at the waterpark. What you don't see in this picture is James trying really hard not to get wet. I tried to stay in the shade as much as possible with Logan and Zada.

Cooper got a new bike for his birthday. This is his first bike ride. We even bought a special Disney Cars Helmet, knee & elbow pads. He didn't care much for the safety features at first, but we were insistant and he gave in.
On the 4th of July we went to the Auburn 4th of July festival...it was one of the hottest days of the summer, but we had fun. We saw birds, farm animals, but Cooper's favorite was meeting his new friend, DOZER. They were the same size.
Here we are...The Twiddy Family...This was the pre-sunburn picture...you think I would have put sunscreen on myself after caking it on my children...oh no...that would be too easy.
Little 6 1/2 month old Logan sporting his carefree, heart-melting smile and his Baby's first 4th bib. He really is the sweetest, happiest baby...He really loves the outdoors..He spent alot of time outside this summer laying on the ulgy orange blanket. He loved staring at the sky and feeling the grass between his toes.