Happy Birthday Nene!

Happy birthday, Nene!!!

It's raining, it's pouring....

Peyton's first day of soccer...pouring down rain! We were all soaked!

Badger Lake

Ryan and Micah camped at Badger Lake for the weekend...a little rest, relaxation and fishing!

(The B&W doesn't do this picture justice, but I had to lighted it quite a bit in order to actually see the guys!)

First day of school, 2009

Peyton & Austin both started school today! They were so excited...
Peyton is in Kindergarten and Austin is in Pre-School.

Of course...a family pic!

Jane, Adam, Peyton & Austin

This year, we have 7 cousins attending St. Agatha...Owen is the only one missing from this picture (he didn't want to have his picture taken!)
Zach (5th), Jane (3rd), Ryan (2nd), Adam (1st), Peyton (K) & Austin (PreK)

My 35th birthday...

I celebrated my 35th birthday with my closest friends...Cindy & Brad, Keri & Mike and Jen & Dave. Thank you all for helping make my birthday so special!

Sunriver - Austin in the pool

Sunriver

We spent a week in Sunriver with Ryan's entire family...a few couldn't make it, but in all we had 26 out of 30 family members! Ryan's mom rented an 8 bedroom house...it was HUGE! We had a fantastic time...wish we could do it every year! Sunriver is by far one of our most favorite places!

Peyton & Austin on our first day...

We took Peyton to the stables so she could go on her pony ride...Austin had no interest, he only wanted to play in the dirt while Peyton rode the pony!

One of many family bike rides. We had Austin in the bike trailer for the longer rides, but he FINALLY was riding his bike by then 2nd day, and liking it!!!

Here are 13 of the 15 grandkids...

Zach, Anna, Ryan

Adam, Austin, Jane

Emma, Owen, Peyton

Gavin, Jacob, Coen, Conor

Heather, Jen & Terra

Peyton, Jane & Emma

Austin, Conor & Gavin

Austin & Peyton at the park

Conor, Emma, Austin, Anna, Peyton, Jane & Adam

Conor, Emma, Austin, Jacob & Peyton

Our first underwater family portrait!!!

I took the kids to the Sunriver Fire Station with Aron & Kara and the boys...

Gavin, Austin & Peyton

Austin & Peyton were on top of the big ladder truck!!!

Kara & Terra

Ryan and I got in 9 holes of golf...that's about all I want to play! Golf is definitely not my sport!

After we finished our round...what a beautiful night!

Ryan, Mike, Jen, Hannah & Stephanie...

Mike, Stephanie, Hannah, Catherine, Ryan & Jen...what a great family!

Our last day in Sunriver...spent at the pool!

A trip to the Fire Station!

Jen and I took the kids to visit Uncle Dave at his fire station! What a lucky bunch of kids!!!

Jane, Peyton, Ryan, Austin & Adam...in front of the bush cut into the shape of a fire truck. Nice work Uncle Dave!

Austin is in heaven...

Austin is "driving" the big rig!

Now it's Peyton's turn to drive the fire truck!

Uncle Dave took all the kids for a very SHORT ride in the fire truck and Peyton got to sit in the front seat! I'd say she's having a pretty good time!

There's Peyton & Uncle Dave getting ready to leave the station...

Austin can't take his eyes off the fire truck!

Thanks Uncle Dave for such a fun adventure at the fire station!

Check the kids' blogs for pics of them getting to shooting the hose!!!