Hamilton Happenings......: July 2021

4th of July workout!

Our new traditional 4th of July dessert! The most amazing berry fantasy!!!

4th of July! Its been since before the pandemic since we have spent time with the Gibsons & Neslands! It was so great being reunited! We've missed our families being together!

Naomi made a new best friend!

Lots of b-ball was played!

Happy 4th of July!

Friends since birth!

Park time!

Nay finished her year of ballet and tap!

Saturday morning reading in bed!

Journey theater camp is back! Kyrie was so happy!!!

Basketball practice!

Family time!

First family bike ride of the summer!

Sisters!

Hamiltons make their debut in the Camas Association post for First Friday!:)

Playing at a splash pad with Sittee and friends!

Wacky hair day at camp! Pony tail was the most Kyrie wanted to do!:)

Storytime in the park!

Park & Lake time!

Of course we end with a treat!

Food truck and concert in our neighborhood!

Journey showcase!

Kyrie was thrilled to get one of the main roles for the show!

Flowers for the performer!

Bryson, what a supportive friend coming to watch!

Auntie came to support, too!

Love watching Kyrie perform! Unfortunately, Maco was recruting, but tried to catch the show on facetime!:)

Nannying kiddo playdate!

Football BBQ

What a fabulous coach we have! We will follow him anywhere! Which means CCYF tackle football here we come!

Kyrie has played with Chase since kindergarten!

Football sisters!

Kyrie teaching Nay soccer!

So sweet! Kyrie is super excited to help out with Nay's fall soccer team if he can find the time!

Our awesome team moms made these all star signs for the boys to hang for games!

Shopping date with these cuties!

The tradition of decorating the cars for all stars!

Dinner with the Gibsons!

B-ball comp with Eli at dinner!

Kyrie's turn vs Eli!!

Nay Nay taking good care of the Gibson doggie!

Mia & Aubrey on their way to their first ever Younglife camp!

Channing and Mia went from taking baths together to YL camp together 10 years later!:)

Mia & Aubrey's leader, Rachel! Because these two went to Washougal Wyldlife before the pandemic, they were able to go to camp this summer, even though Camas wasn't sending 8th graders!

Washougal YL girls! Mia & Aubrey were the only 8th graders! The rest were 9th graders!

Camas/Washougal group!

On their way!! Mia's second time being away at camp overnight!

Kyrie learning how to mow!

Ready for his first district all-star game!

Same night is Nay's 1st soccer training!

I was so excited for Nay to start soccer at 3.5 just like Mia & Kyrie did!

Camas 10U All Star team! Ready for their first game vs Evergreen LL

Announcing the team!

I missed most of the game due to Nay's soccer and because it ended after only 3 innings!

Camas won 24-0!

First win down, two more to go!

Go, Camas 10U All-Stars!

LL baseball party! The coaches loved Kyrie's leadership on the team this year!

Much needed Pedi and friend time!

Game #2 vs Fort Vancouver LL

So sweet cousin Marlana came to cheer on Kyrie!

Snow cone!!

Uncle Quinn came, too!! Love the support!

Even Kyrie's BFF and family came to root for Camas!

Proud little sis! Win #2 18-4!

Proud Mama, too!

Garage tea party set up by Nay!

Kyrie celebrated Bryson's bday watching Space Jam!

District Championship game vs Cascade LL!

All star cheerleader!

Won 19-0 after 3 innings!

District 4 Champions!

Such a fun beginning to Kyrie's all-star adventure!

Champion snow cones!!

Another great friend, Porter, supporting K and the team!

Our favorite Camas All-star!

Had to post this pic because it was the funniest thing! Marlana and I went to the showing of Grease at the Kiggins. They had this group lip syncing/acting out the show on the stage in front! It was the weirdest thing!

Fun night with my cousin!

Top golf for Kyrie's baseball buddy, Nash!

Marli at Naomi do everything together! Even soccer!

Kyrie doing some work on the court!

Kyrie missed the first two state games due to his b ball trip to Vegas! He was thrilled he made it to the third state game!

Ready for State!

The state program!

On our way to Centralia with a car full!

Not sure it could have been any hotter for these Camas fans!

Ready to go for Kyrie's 1st state game-Camas game #3! Making our way back through the loser's bracket!

Anything we could do to stay cool! 90 degrees and full sun!

They won!!!! What a finish!!

After game celebration dinner!

Camas state game #4!

Finished in top 6 teams in state! Kyrie receiving his state pin!

A lot of long faces, but they should be super proud of themselves to finish in top 6!

Mia loves taking pictures!

Fun with filters!

Happy 13th birthday, Aubrey!

Fun pottery b-day!

On our way to Vegas for family vacation/kyrie's basketball tourney/Maco b-ball recruiting!

Our family's first time back to Vegas in 4 years!

More fun photography from Mia!

Love this!!

We made it! We got a condo a block off the strip since we are staying for 9 days!! Nay is moving in!

Already to the pool first afternoon!

Apparently this is how teenagers spend time at the pool!

Night out for dinner!

July 19th, our 19th wedding anniversary!

Pizza for our anniversary!

This pic is an inside joke for our fam! Have to document for our memories!:)

What a life we have created over the past 19 years!!! So thankful!!

We waited over 2 hours for our deep dish pizza! We didn't get it until after 10pm!!! Well at least they gave us breadsticks and spaghetti at 945, and boy was it hot and humid!!!

How sweet of Maco to pack roses and a card in his suitcase for me! Love him!

Pool time!

Anniversary dinner at our family's favorite Las Vegas place, The Cheesecake Factory!

Mia's favorite store!

Cheesecake time!!!!

Family Space Jam 2!

Another day, another day in the pool!

Had to document the tan lines! And we had this exact picture of Kyrie in Vegas about 6 years ago!:)

Recruiting time!

M & M Store!

Shake Shack!

NY NY arcade!

Hershey Store!

Mia & Kyrie slept together for 8 nights! One of my favorite parts of the trip was listening to them laugh and laugh until the wee hours of the morning!

After 10 months of practicing and 18 months since his last b-ball game, Kyrie is ready for his first official game with Portland Supreme in Vegas!

Won their first game!

Sweet girl fell asleep while watching a movie!

Photogprahy by Naomi Marie!:)

So sweet that Papa & Yaya came to cheer on Kyrie in Vegas!

Papa, Nay, Mia and I braved the strip and walked over a mile in the heat in search of ice cream! We arrived at the ice cream spot and were told that they have been out of ice cream for 6 months! Fortunately, just around the corner was Ben & Jerry's!! Thank goodness!

Love!!

Mia wanted the pink building in the pic!

Cutie Patootie!

Maco's former Union player, Tanner Nelson, came to cheer on Kyrie! Love the connections that Maco has made and kept throughout his coaching career! So special!

Kyrie would be thrilled to have a basketball career like Tanner did!

Yaya came to cheer on Kyrie, too!

The kids got to me NBA player, Jamal Crawford!

Games with Yaya!

Fun center & pizza with the team!

Fun group of boys!

Photos by Yaya!

Olumpics in bed!!

Mia's favorite game with Yaya! Gin!

Walking to Hard Rock Cafe!

Maco "vlogging"!!:)

Rushing back before the thunderstorms!! The kids were a little panicked!

We made it! Wet, but didn't get hit by lightning! Whew!!

Outlet shopping! Mannequins!

Cards at Papa & Yaya's pool! In another thunderstorm!

More photos by Yaya!

Watching the all star team at state get a win so Kyrie could make a game!!

So time to practice for the game coming up after we get home! Playing catch in the hotel hallway!:)

Got the picture at the end of the trip that I wanted when arrived!

She is out again! She played hard this trip!

The night we finished state, we drove right to Lincoln City with Sittee for our annual beach trip!

Added bonus was the pool this year!

It was soooo cold on the beach!!!

We barely lasted!

It was too cold for Sittee!!:)

Kyrie & Mia did a photo shoot together!

Playing hide & seek with Sittee!

Traditional beach football game!

Walk with my girl on the beach!

Maco teaching us the Bean game!

Of course the day we left was nice and sunny!

A visit to the farmer's market on our way home!

The next day after getting back from the beach, this girl was happy to be heading to Tacoma!

5 mins after the previous picture, this poor girl got carsick just a couple miles from the Inversos! Had to strip her down and put her in my sweatshirt!