August 2021

 

Love ready for soccer!

Nay wasn't a fan of the whole family cheering her on at practice!:)

Hanging out at a friend's pool!

Pie Face!

Photo credit: Mia!

Fun with the McCarthys!

Family workouts!

Summer b-ball workouts!

Kyrie's b-ball team held a carwash!

Hanging out at Dad's office!

After 8 years, we are redoing Maco's GFU office! More pictures to come later!

Gymnastics!

Happy birthday, Albany!

Family!

Cousins!

Auntie!

Bro & Sis

So fun celebrating Auntie Albany's birthday this year!

Letter from her BFF, Marli! We have a reader! Ha! Just kidding! I love her imagination!

Sending a letter back to Marli!

All star bball party! Checking out the chickens!

Trying out the batting cage

Family Bean game!

On our way to our Mommy-daughter beach trip! Belated 13th birthday tradition!

Drove up to Ecola State Park at Cannon Beach for the first time ever!

It was the hottest day I've ever experienced at the beach! 82!!!

Haystack Rock

Mom!

Mia!

Playing one of our favorite card games, Speed!!

Our favorite Cannon Beach scones and breakfast spot!

Checking out the chocolate shop for milkshakes!

 

Fish & Chips on the beach!

Mia wanted to get some special photos!

Sunset on the beach!

Couldn't go to Cannon Beach without getting crepes! We were first in line when it opened!

Noami's 1st camp! Disney camp at Vega!

End of camp performance!

Car shenanigans!

Kyrie's bottle trick! 

He may have added a little extra ingredient to help them stay standing. And we missed the first part of the video of the bottles flipping.

Family bowling!

Mom is the winner!!!

Happy 40th birthday, Jeryln! Dinner on the patio at Acorn & the Oak!

Kyrie's dream has become a reality! Tackle football!!! Not gonna lie, Ive been excited(nervous at the same time) for this stage, too! I loved watching my students play football and always thought it would be fun to have a son of my own to cheer on on the football field!

1st practice in pads!

Of course I have to get some video of the fist practice in pads!

The kiddos love Mia!

Summer date with Aubrey to Starbucks and Urban Outfitters on 23rd! These girls have been wanting to check out Urban for sometime now! They hear about it on all the blogs!:) I haven't been to Urban since probably high school! DEfinitely brought me back!

We also made a mad dash before closing of 1.5 miles to get pine state biscuits! So worth it!

Our first wedding since Covid!! Celebrating Maco's Union coach and friend's daughter Callie in her backyard ring ceremony and reception!

The Titan crew!

Best father- daughter dance ever! Started with a slow song and broke out into this choreographed dance!

Happy 2nd birthday, Bo!

Kyrie's cookie dough fundraiser video!

Mia pretending to be Kyrie for his fundraiser!:)

1st soccer practice after almost 2 yiears due to covid!

Nay and her selfies!!

Naomi wearing a homemade dress from when I was a kid! I'd like to think my mom made it, but I'm not sure!

What happens when we brush out Nay's hair!

We have been slacking on our baking lately! Mia makes some zucchini bread!

Football scrimmage!

Scrimmage videos!

Nay had to wear her christmas socks to Kyrie's game!:)

Great first football game! He was so happy!

Nay loves to do fashion shows!

"Fit check"! Mia will be so embarrassed that I posted this!!:)

Celebrating a former GFU player, Mike at a beautiful wedding!

Second Saturday in a row at a wedding!:)

End of summer pool party with the 5th grade crew!

End of summer date with Auntie & Kinley! Walk around Round Lake

Next stop:downtown Vancouver for water fun!

Don't they look excited?:)

Killing time while waiting for our much anticipated milkshakes from The Yard!

They have arrived! Auntie is crazy!!:)

Biggest milkshakes ever! And most expensive! We paid $44 for 2 after tax and tip!! Defintely a fun experience but not sure worth the 1.5 hour wait!

One of my favorite sounds!

The annual attemped summer sleepover! Which of course did not work out with actual sleeping!:)

Happy 13th birthday, Sophia!

We have arrived in Sunriver!! Our first time seeing miles in 20 months due to Covid!!

Of course b-ball with Uncle Maco!

Cousins reunited!!

Game time!

Special gifts from Yaya & Papa!

Their very own aprons with their picture on it!

Special playing cards for lots of card games with Yaya!

Playing gin!

Cousin Hide & Seek fun!

Because the Sharc was closed most of the week we were forced to find other things to do! Checked out a fun lake!

Hilarious!!

Ping Pong tourney! I won't say who won this year.....I feel like  said the same thing 3 years ago in Sunriver with our foosball tourney, and it was the same winner!!:)

Around the world ping pong! Brings back childhood memories!

Bean game fun

Bike ride to the bakery!

Because we took our bikes, we forgot our masks! Thankfully another store had them for us! Whew! had to get our donuts!!

Family workout!

Nay selfie!

Fun at the park!

Movie night!

Found a pool in Bend, but it was pretty cold out, so the kids didn't last long!

Nay and I even took a turn down the slide! And Nay was one and done!:)

Obstacle course competition!

Of course a stop at Goodies for ice cream!

Tried to do a pony ride, but they were closed!

Goofy girls!

Dinner with Great Grandma Cusack! She turns 99 next month!!

3 generations of Cusacks!

Love love this picture!

Sweet laughter!

Hugs for Grandma!

Nay showing off her bike tricks!:)

Made it to the Sharc the morning we left!

Since we went in the morning, again it was cold! So the kids didn't last long again! Nay lasted the longest!

Fun Cusack reunion in Sunriver! So glad we could see the whole family again after way too long!

Back to School night! We have a 5th grader!!

Kyrie will be in Ms. Fish's class this year! He was super excited!

Kyrie will also have Mr. Miller for math! And Maco coached him in tennis at Mountain View HS!

First day of 5th grade! "When I grow up I want to in the NBA, NFL or the MLB!"

Top dog this year!

First/Last year of elementary! And not much has changed about what he wants to be when he grows up!:)

Kyrie & Mary

Kyrie, Cy, & Sylus(yes, they are all 5th graders!) :)

First day of 8th grade!! 

"When I grow up I want to own a bakery!" Wonder where she gets that from?? Ha!

First day of Kinder/8th grade! She has grown just a bit!

Mia & Sophia-leaders of the school!!

First day of school mom breakfast!

The traditional `1st day of school giant cookie!

Walking up with our neighbors to get the kiddos after their first day! These two will be in kinder together in 2 years!

Traditional 1st day of school pic with foxy!

Kyrie & Thomas!

1st day of soccer practice on a team!

Marli & Nay are on the same team!!

Life with 3 kiddos and pictures!:)

And finally Naomi's 1st day of school!! 3 year old preschool at Vega Gymnastics!

"When I grow up I want to be a gymnast!"

Ready to go!

Nay & her teacher, Miss Amy!

Tennis date while all the kids are in school! 4 years in the making!!

1st day of school smoothies and park date with Mommy & Daddy!

Napping in the sun!

Love having this special time with Nay!

And when she got home she was adamant about doing her homework!:)