Vancouver

We took a quick trip across the border into Canada. Vancouver is a beautiful place situated right along the ocean. Our first stop was to Point Atkinson Lighthouse in West Vancouver. It was named by Captain Vancouver after the first child born there named James Atkinson Woodward. We had to hike down to the overlook and the kids loved being outdoors or they may have been happy not to be in the car anymore.







Our next day included a stop to the Capilano Suspension Bridge. The bridge is as wide as two 747 airplanes wing to wing and would come to the shoulders of the Statue of Liberty. Now that is one awesome bridge but only when I was not walking on it. On the other side there were smaller bridges up in the trees. It was a beautiful park and we all really enjoyed our time there.







Our last spot was to the beach by Stanley Park. The kids love being in the sand and water. Chloe would just crawl right to the ocean and sit in the water shivering. I would move her back a bit but she would just go right back. Braylen loves playing in the sand with his stick. He would find sticks everywhere and carry them around. Morgan went to the pool that just happened to be right on the beach.






It was a great time in Canada and to see some of the sights there. I was sure glad to cross over the border back to America.

Chloe turns 1

I was so happy to be in Washington for Chloe's birthday. These chances do not come very often. Chloe is such a sweet and loving little girl. I love her beautiful smile and laugh. She has a fun personality and not very often is she in a bad mood. You can not help but smile when you are around her. She did such a great job with her cake and made sure to taste every bit of it. I love you Chloe and am so grateful that you are my niece and I look forward to watching you grow into a lady.

Visit to Washington

So as you can see this summer is all about visiting with family and this was another great time. I love Washington it is a beautiful place and it is also were Aaron, Jen, and the kids live. This time I made sure I got to visit longer and spent a week there. Dad and mom were able to spend two weeks with them. We went to Vancouver, celebrated Chloe's birthday, Jen made some really awesome and healthy dinners, and celebrated Independence Day with a firework show right in the neighborhood. Jen and I did go see Eclipse together in a movie theater for 21 and older plus the seats reclined and you ordered food right from your seat. We were so spoiled I may never want to go to a regular movie theater again.



Thanks Aaron, Jen, Morgan, Braylen, and Chloe for all the fun memories!

Summer Visits

I love when family comes to town, its a chance to catch up and enjoy time with each other. Gordon, Trisha, and the kids spent a few days with us. We went shopping, played on the water slide, made ice cream, enjoyed S'mores at the fire pit, and ate way to much! The time always goes fast and I always wish it would slow down. I never want it to end and wish we could live closer and see each other often. My family is so precious to me. I love that we never loose sight of that because we can always pick up where we left and it never feels we have been separated too long. I hope my family knows how much I love and appreciate all of them in my life.

Extra Traveler

In early June, I made a quick weekend trip to Utah. The purpose for this trip was to bring Madison back to Colorado. She wanted to spend time in Colorado by herself and her parents agreed as long as she raised the money for her plane ticket. To my surprise and excitement she did it. I had so much fun spending time with Madison one on one. She is growing up and becoming quite the little lady. Unfortunately, I didn't get many pictures of our adventures but trust me we had a blast. She came to the dental office with me and was able to see what I do as a dental hygienist. She was very eager to help with clean up and getting the instruments ready to be sterilized and just loved watching me do my thing. We took a day and went to the zoo and saw a gorilla up close it was amazing. Even Jake got in on the action and took a day off so he could go with us to Water World. It is such an awesome water park and Madison did not let anything scare her, she went on rides I refused to. We babysat Kendall together and she was so good with her. Kendall really loved having her around.
I really enjoyed the opportunity to spend that time with Madison. She has such a sweet personality and is so loving, imaginative and fun to be with. I hope I can have a chance to do this with all of my nieces and nephews. Thanks Madison for visiting us and I hope you had as much fun as we did. I love you!