Bellingham

So, I'm going to copy my friend April's post...

Trip to Bellingham:

clothes for 4 days.......check
snacks and noise toys to keep Reid quiet on the plane.....check
Reid's special blankey......check
binki.......check
ID for all of us........check
camera...........

Dang. I forgot. Luckily my sister-in-laws are awesome and took some killer pictures for me to swipe off of their blogs!


We went to the NW Washington fair! It was really hot. I forgot how unfortunate humidity is.

Andrea, Kevin and I raced down the slide with our respective children. I'm pretty sure I lost by a lot because I was scared to let go.

We went to Lake Whatcom twice, and that was great. We swam, and canoed, and ate. Here Kaylee and Tasha are soaking Grandpa.

Reid and Nate's sister, Tammy

Reid and Grandma T.

Swimming with cousins Audrey and Allen.

The fair again. This ride was hilarious because Nate and Jeff didn't fit so well, and their airplane just sat there while all of the other ones went up and down. We thought it was because they were too heavy, but as it turns out there's a JOYSTICK IN THE PLANE that controls that sort of thing. Silly daddies!

Also, Andrea had an extra ticket to see Chicago perform at the fair, so we went. It was so much fun! I had forgotten that I really do like their music!

All in all it was a great trip. It was so wonderful to see family, and all of Nate's siblings were there, and that RARELY happens. We can't wait to go back!

Don't Pull a Hammy

My friend Jessica and I ran the Provo half-marathon on Saturday. It was a really good time, but I found this course to be a little bit more difficult than the Salt Lake half. There was a forest fire near the trail we were supposed to run on, so they had to re-rout it. The hard part about the new course was they had us run a couple of loops around the finish line before we actually finished. So the last three miles were pretty rough because we could hear and even SEE the finish line, but we weren't done. In other eventful news Jessica totally passed out face first around mile five. It was scary, but she got right back up and kept running! Our time was actually about the same as my first half marathon, and I was happy about it because of the circumstances. It was so much fun, and we are seriously considering running in the Spanish Fork half in September!

Fun With Nana

So, I put my pictures in backward again. You will have to read the next few posts to figure out what is going on. When will I get this right?! Anyway, my mommy took us out to dinner one night at Alculpoco's and then went went shopping (as usual) for some Reidster clothes (as usual) and she spoiled him like crazy! ( as usual). Then on Sunday we spent the evening with her and she drove us to the airport Monday morning. Thanks for all of the fun, Nana!

T-Town Part II. Word.

These are the pictures I took with my camera. My dad and Grandpa took Reid and I to the zoo, which was a really good time. Reid loved all of the animals. My dad is so great with him, they just have such a good time together. Although, I think we need to get my dad a shirt that says "Grandpa" because when he and I go places together with Reid I get some strange looks. My dad thinks it's all in my head, but he's just such a great grandpa that I think some people mistake him for the dad. Yikes!

Reid couldn't get enough of the Beluga whales. He kept saying "Bruga! Bruga!" It was so cute. Also, one thing I love about the Point Defiance Zoo is that you can look at most of the animals from above their tanks/cages or below, so Reid got a view from the outside as well as the behind-the-glass view. (As a side note, I went to a friend's birthday party at this zoo when I was a kid, and they let us feed these Belugas, and it closed its mouth around my hand and started to pull. Not hard or anything, but I still almost peed my pants!)

The zoo had this great play place for kiddos where they had a petting zoo, and toys.

We got there just in time for the bird show, which was a little cheesy, but entertaining enough for Reid to sit through most of it.

This is the tiger display. They were pretty far away, so I didn't bother to take a picture of them, but Reid thought they were pretty neat.

Thanks for all of the fun, Papa!

T-Town. Word.

So, as I mentioned earlier, Reid and I went home to visit my side of the fam., and we had a blast. Let me just say that I loved the weather oh-so-much. It was in the sixties and seventies which is a nice reprieve from the 90's and 100's here in the furnace. It was so great to see my family. I just love them. As a side note, my dad bought this SUPER nice professional camera two years ago, and left it in the box until I got my hands on it this past week, and these are the pictures I took with it. I spent the week putting the camera together, reading the instructions, and taking practice pictures. I'm not very good, but now that it's assembled it means that my dad HAS to use it, and possibly take a class or two about basic photography. (Now that I have published this on the internet, dad you have to do it, OK?)

We went to the U.P. festival, and Reid had the time of his life on the bouncy thingies (don't know what their official title is...). Seriously, he laughed and jumped for over an hour. He couldn't get enough!

You have to enlarge this picture because Reid is cracking up (and slightly airborne)! I thought this slide might be a little steep for him, but he wanted to go down it about a million times!

At one point he went into a roll, and thought that was great too!

My cute guy in my dad's back yard.

I'm not pushing soccer on him. He loves it. Really. =)

I got to spend one afternoon with my sister, Icel and her three kids; Hannah, Logan and Lauren. It was so nice to spend time with her and her family. Her kids are so stinkin' cute. I really wish we lived closer. Here she is with Lauren.

Hannah on the swing.

Hannah was having a great time pushing Reid. He looks like he's upset here, but really he's laughing.

I love this picture of Reid and my Grandpa. They were best buds!

Reid laughing at Papa in the bouncy castle. I'm not sure how this one made it to the end, but you know me and my lame-o blogging skills.

Nate's Parents Come for a Visit....

So, even though Nate's birthday was a little bit ago one of his presents was a fabulous visit from his parents that he had NO IDEA about. It was awesome. It was such a busy week though! We had our good friends the Walkers visiting from Colorado, and in the middle of dinner with them Nate's parents came to the door. It was such a wonderful surprise for Nate, but it was sooo hard to keep it from him! The the next day we went the water park with the Jensens who also happened to be in town. It was so great to see so many friends from the 'ham, and of course we always love spending time with Nate's parents. They are wonderful!

One night we went to dinner with Nate's cousin and her family. I had never met them before, but they live in Ogden and have a boat, so they are our new best friends. They are actually really nice people, and invited us to come up any time.

Here is Nate's cousin Karlene, her husband, three of her kids, Nate's parents, and of course Nate and Reid.

Giving me some sass outside the restaurant.

I decided that I missed my family too, so Reid and I hitched a ride home with Nate's parents. It's a 16 hour drive, so I was really worried about how Reid would do, but he was a champ! I was so proud of him!

Reid and Grandma