Summer Family photos

We have spent a couple of Sunday afternoons at a nearby park taking family photos. Which one do you like?

The PIrate Park

Last week a friend showed me where the pirate park is. Its a neat park that is shaped like a ship and has a big sandbox for digging. So we took Ethan there again yesterday to get some wiggles out. He actually likes the slides there. I have never been able to get him to play on the playground equipment by our house. I think the big kids on it scare him. This park was more young kid friendly.

Many Faces of My Sister

My dear sweet sister has a little problem. Whenever there is a camera in the same room as her she cannot resist the urge to take photos with it. Its some kind of sweet revenge or addiction that she has. Most of the time she takes pictures of her feet. Once in a while its a tiolet seat. Another common photo is her face making funny faces. I don't think that she ever means any harm. So this post is mostly for my family who know exactly what I am talking about. Dear Becca I think you had this coming!!!!!

The Oregon Coast

We love going to the coast. There is something very relaxing about watching the water come in, and go out. This time was fun to take Ethan outside and play in the sand. He enjoyed throwing his ball in the holes John dug for him. Most of all he loves to chase dogs. He can barely walk in the sand and running is out of the question for him. Here we see the a dog in the far distance and then Ethan getting more from the the dog than what he thought was coming.

Multnomah Falls

Recently we bought a hiking backpack and finally we got to use it this weekend. With all the rain we have been getting, it was so wonderful to see the sun finally! Ethan loved hiking to the top of Multnomah Falls. When we got to the top he loved looking over the edge, which made me a little nervous. He is so fearless and would probably jump off the top had we let him. We plan to make this a regular activity this summer since Ethan enjoyed it so much.

While we were there, there was a group trying to repel down the front of the waterfall. Crazy! The never got it to happen while we were there. If you look close you might see the line.

John and I have been spending our FHE nights reading Love and Logic. Its a parenting book, an alternative method to the traditional spanking. Meanwhile we heard about this method of talking it out with your children in the car. So, thank you Rosanna for this wonderful new method of parenting. John and I are looking forward to these days.