Adventurous August!

We were so thankful we were able to find a beach condo for our annual trip to Neskowin with Sittee!

Getting creative with outdoor play dates! Smoothie competition!

Paint by number with the neighbor, Avery!

We got a water bed sprinkler the kids loved!

This girl and her fancy dresses and whip cream nose!

More puzzle fun! I finally put away my puzzle table, because I ordered a nice puzzle board and trays! Can't wait to get it! Man I'm old!:)

Ballet girls!

Nay loves her ballet & gymnastics!

Nay's bar for gymnastics!

Mommy-daughter date for Starbucks and Pedicures!

Mia got an added treat of her fingers painted!

So much fun hanging with Mia and getting pampered!

Well when we got home, of course Naomi wanted her toes/fingers painted!

Mia trying on Grandma Kathy's Miss Washington evening attire from around 1971!

Nay's turn trying on the dress!

Setting up an ice cream bar for the family!

Mia participating in the virtual "Why I Rock" conference for girls of color!

Auntie & Kinley wanted to check out the fun Vancouver waterfront with us! It was another scorcher of a day!!

Papa joined us too!

Mia and her friend, Kingsley, made each other Covid gift packages! This was the one from Kingsley! Wow!! So many cool things that she made!

She got her first pair of ballet shoes, and she was so excited!

Chatting with her neighbor friend, Evan!

More ballet dancing!

Surprise Half birthday for Mia! We had to cancel Mia's belated birthday celebration in March due to covid, so thought I'd surprise her with a half birthday backyard party with a few of her closest friends!

Water balloons galore!

Mia's friends waiting for her arrival!!

She had no idea and was so happy!! Thanks to Aubrey for keeping Mia busy on a bike ride so we could prepare for the party!

I was so excited I took the surprise video sideways!:)

Happy 12.5 birthday, Mia!!

Gotta have snacks of course!!

I think they were all just so excited to get to hang out!

Water slide fun!!

Water balloon relays!

Water balloon toss!

The winners!!

Water fight!

A gift full of sunshine!! All yellow things! So fun!!!

Mia's favorite!! Ice cream cake! Oreo & chocolate cookie dough! I had to make it because Mia doesn't like actual cake that they put in ice cream cakes in the stores!!

MNO- social distancing outdoor movie with my mom's group from church! It was so nice to get out for an evening.

Aubrey and Mia went on a mini shopping spree to spend the money they earned washing cars this summer! Dinner outside at Red Robin after!

Sleepover with Mia!

I started nannying for two families again since school started! Marli loves Kyrie! Both kids do a great job reading with the littles!

Well we did away with the crib and haven't looked back! Nay now sleeps in the trundle of Kyrie's bed! He was so excited to have a bedroom buddy! Thankful he was on board so we could turn Nay's half of the bonus room into an office for Maco and Kyrie, due to the remote learning! So far Nay has done really well in the big girl bed!

Oh the many faces of Naomi Marie!

After 6 months sharing a car, we finally purchased a new car for Maco! He got a 2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid!  Our first brand new car ever!! And we only bought new because our used car guy told us we couldn't get a good deal buying only a year old!:) After dealing with 3 dealerships to get the best deal, we showed up at Ron Tonkin Toyota to meet with the guy that I'd been talking with for 6 months, and found out the manager was one of Maco's former b-ball players at Union! We got a smokin' deal!!! So thankful!!

He is so excited about the mileage he is getting with the Hybrid driving back and forth to Newberg!

Had to get one last picture of Nay's crib! Sad!!

Goodbye Papa BBQ!!!

Football with the boys!

Now that she doesn't take naps and sleeps in the big girl bed, she falls asleep all over the house during naptime!:)

Mia's photography!

Mia loves doggies now!

Back to school smore's in our caldesac!

Nay loves her nighttime stories and snuggles!

The office half of the bonus room set up for Maco and Kyrie to work! Still have all of Maco's Union/Oregon and GFU paraphernalia on the walls!!

 Quick stop at the water to skip some rocks! On our way to Sunriver for the Cusack family trip! So sad the Gunters and Yaya can't join us this year due to Covid!:(

Floating the river in Sunriver!

Somehow we thought this would be more relaxing!! Guess we should have left the kids at home!!:)

2 hours floating tied to the kids!!:) And no pictures of the men because they left us in their dust!

Finally got to go in the water at the end!

Horseback riding!!

Can't go to Sunriver without getting ice cream from Goodies! Thanks Papa for the ice cream!

The house we rented was uh-may-zing!!!! 12 person movie room!! What???

Bunk beds for the kids!

Huge back deck and table for all of us to eat at every night!

We loved the sports' garage!

Even had shuffleboard and poker!

Of course lots of bike riding in Sunriver!

NBA in the movie theater! Front row seats!!

We had fun playing lots of games in the game room!

Darts!

So precious! Nay woke up in the night and Maco slept the rest of the night with her!

Little bit of hot tub time!

Shuffleboard!

The little gymnast!

Due to Covid, we were able to go to the SHARC for 90 mins for two of the days we were in Sunriver! The kids made the best of it and had a lot of fun!

Mia going down the water slide! I even went down once with her! So fun!!

Kyrie & Kinley down the slide!

Corn hole!

Papa made us a new set!!! Love them! Oregon and George Fox of course!

A little ping pong!

Mia selfie!

Gymnastics for Great Grandma Cusack!

They were having so much fun together! 

Great Grandma Cusack is almost 98! How great she looks and does at that age is astounding!

Nay couldn't resist giving G'ma a hug before she left!

Dance party!

Wild n Out fun!

Waiting in line an hour early to get a spot in the first 200 people into the SHARC!

All week all Nay talked about was riding the pony!! When we got there she wasn't so into it!

Best we could do was get her to pet the horse! Maybe next year!!?

Love seeing the deer on my walk!

Cusack family Sunriver trip 2020 in the books! I didn't think it would actually happen this year with Covid, but thankfully it did! Such a fun 5 days!! We sure missed Yaya & the Gunters though! Hopefully everyone will be back next year!!

First day of 4th grade Covid style-Remote learning at home!! Woohoo!!!

"When I grow up, I want to be a professional athlete in the MLB, NBA, or NFL!"
September 1, 2020

First day of her last year home with Mommy!

"When I grow up I want to be a cheerleader & a ballerina!"

First day of 7th grade!!

"When I grow up I want to be a photographer or a stylist for the stars!"

First day zoom!!

Mia is doing school with her good friend Kingsley!  They are splitting the weeks between the two houses!

Love that she has a friend to learn with this year! So far both kiddos have started off the school year well! We are 7 days in......173 to go!!! Hoping some of the 173 are in person!!!:) Please!!