Phil's CJ7 at Monkey Rock, near Rexburg, ID

Dylans First Birthday!

We celebrated Dylan's first birthday at our family reunion on the Oregon coast. He just started walking about a month ago. He is a great eater and loves food and loved his birthday cake! At his first birthday party we invited the "nieghbor campers" and played Duck-Duck-Goose and had an Elmo Pinyata! He got some new clothes, a pool, and stuffed animals and had lots of fun! Happy First Birthday Dylan July 25, 2009!

race up the sand dune

Phillip, Robert, and our cousin Lonie raced up the sand dune on the Oregon coast near Pacific City at our family reunion. Robert clearly won, but Phil did the best dance (wink):). We had so much fun!

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Skimboarding at the Family Reunion

This was at our family reunion near Tillamook Oregon July 24, 2009. I learned how to "skim b0ard" on the beach. It was a blast!

Hiking with a baby

So every time someone invites us to do something, my automatic response is "What will we do with Brady?" I'm always worried he will get hungry or tired or cranky and I won't be able to properly meet his needs, for example on a hike right before his bedtime. But we went hiking anyway. Robert carried him in his carrier and while hiking fed him a bottle. It wasn't ideal, but it worked and Brady was happy the whole time. It was a blast and a great hike! It is so nice to be getting out and enjoying our summer even with Brady.