Road Trip!

With summer almost over Ginnie and the kids decided to hit the road and visit family in Southern California for a week or so! The kids did great and couldn't wait to get there so we drove straight through...18 hours later we arrived, ready for action! We had a great time hanging out with cousins, hitting the beach, Sea World and luckily, we're able to be there for the newest cousin to arrive! Baby Caden came at a whopping 10lbs! As cute as can be!

65 Years of Wedded Bliss!

Dan's grandparents, Harold and Marge Kitchen, have been married for 65 years! Here are a couple of pictures of our family with the happy couple standing in front of the car that Harold purchased when he was just 16 years old. We were able to drive this same car for our wedding! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for your unwavering love for each other and Christ. We pray that we have the success that the two of you have had! We love you!

Fun around town!

While Ginnie's nieces were in town we tried to do as much as possible! Portland Children's Museum, Portland Timber's soccer game and so much more! We had a blast!

Cousins!!

For the past two weeks Ginnie's nieces have been in town visiting from Chicago. Camille is 14 and will be a freshman in high school this fall. Lydia is almost 8 and will be starting 3rd grade. We have been going non stop since they arrived...playing in the pool and at the park, going to the Portland Children's Museum and much, much more! It has been crazy but super fun! Jamie, Ginnie's sister arrived last week to spend some time as well. Enjoy a few pics of the kids!

Cousin Troy comes to town!

YEAH!! Troy is finally here! Troy has been coming to visit for his birthday every summer since he was 12. Noah has decided that Troy is his hero! All he talks about is Troy-this and Troy-that. Troy has been been wresting for his college team in California the past two summers and hasn't been able to get away long enough to make it up. This last weekend he came up to visit for a couple of days and we had a lot of fun with him.

This is Troy celebrating his 19th birthday at Who Song and Larry's, a local Mexican place (they had Troy help out with a few songs!) and Troy and his sister Jacki (who lives here in Portland) also celebrating Troy's bday at the bowling alley. Good Times!

John Deere

So, if you don't already know, Noah's favorite thing since he was very little is John Deere. His Poppy (Ginnie's dad) has a John Deere lawn tractor and Noah has recently discovered that he can drive it himself as long as he can coax one of his sisters to sit on the back for weight. (the tractor automatically turns off if there isn't enough weight) He has been beside himself! The girls haven't minded the rides so far! Dan has been working on converting an old lawn tractor for Noah to be able to keep for himself. (I know...very ghetto!)

Oregon Coast

We decided at the last minute to head to the beach! A quick day trip is just enough to feel like we we able to get away for a bit and relax. The Oregon Coast isn't exactly sunny California, but it can still be a fun get away. We spent some time flying kites, making sand castles, playing soccer and looking for creatures in the tide pools.