July 2024

4th of July! Karley joined us this year, which was fun!

Tradition of 4th of July with the Neslands!

When the Hamiltons and Neslands get together there is always basketball!

We missed a pic of Selene and I this year so I made one!:)

The most giant bouncd house to end the night!

Sparklers are the closest I want my kids to lighting fireworks!

The face mask that blocks the sound of the fireworks! ;)

Mia had fun with her friends on the 4th of July!

Missoula Children's Theater auditions! Naomi was soooo excited for her first MCT camp since she is 6 this year!

Nay tries out!

50 kids audition Monday morning. Everyone gets a part. The kids rehearse the rest of the week and then perform 2 shows on Saturday! It's pretty fun!

Nay gets cast as a cloud!

Kyrie is Peter!

Kyrie was cast as Peter Pan and Naomi was cast as a cloud!

I may have taped all the scenes with Kyrie and Naomi in them!

Naomi!!

Naomi!

Finale!

Opening show! 

Nay was so excited get her own flowers!

Family!!

Best friends!

Journey friends!

Yaya gets to meet Nyla!

First time seeing Yaya in 2 years!

Auntie Albany and Hud stayed an extra day, so they got to see the show!

What a fun great to have Yaya in town for the show!

So proud of these two!!

Pickleball fun!

Fun with cousin Hudson!

B-ball tourney in Cali! Kyrie and Maco went to the Angels vs Mariners game!

Kyrie was chosen as MVP for 2 of the games!

Naomi made a top and skirt out of pan legs from pajama pants!

Younglife camp! Aubrey and Mia have gone all 4 years together! Heading back to Washington Family Ranch Camp this year!

Chloe, Olivia, Aubrey and Mia!

Cloudy sunrise hike!

Camas High school girls!

Camas high school boys!

Hawaiian Day!

Christmas Day!

Pic of the Bryton Nesland at YL camp! We always got a pic of Mia with Channing, and now we get the younger bro!

B-ball tourney fun!

California b-ball tourney! Kyrie loves these Sherwood and Lake Oswego boys!

Love how the team was cheering on this girl on the bball court!

Team dinner!

Dad and son b-ball CAli trip!

Took home 1st place!

Bowling with Papa and Kinley!

Happy Birthday, Jen!!

    

Buddies!

Nyla learned how to pull up to stand this month!

Happy 16th birthday, Aubrey! 

These girls got to celebrate Aubrey with an epic weekend in Seattle!

Yaya & her grandkids!!

Storytime in the Park!

Summer movie at the library!

Family walk!

Gotta' get the b-ball in on the walk!

First time pulling up in the bath!!

Love nay's laugh!!

Standing in the bath for the first time!

Bath time fun!

Water balloon fun!

Water balloons!

Baby giggles!!

Loving the pool time in Auburn for our b-ball tourneys!

The girls!!

The table magician was so cool!

Journee and Nyla!

Happy birthday, Hasani!

Hasani turns 14!

Farmer's market yummy popsicles!

Presley loves Nyla!!

Sister sleepover!

Walk with the nannying kiddos!

Checking out the neighborhood forest!

Slip n slide fun!

More water balloon fun!

Water balloons!

Always gotta have popsicles when it's sunny out!

Nyla loves the swing!

Scavenger hunt at Round Lake!

The kids did great and walked around for about 2 hours!

Took the nannying kiddos!

Crumble yumminess!!

Chilling while we play pickleball!

Pickleball with Papa!

Broadway show "Company" with Jen!

Duelling pianos at Ilani casino!

Dinner during the show!

Cheering on Jen while she plays the slots! I just cant get myself to play!

Cousin walk on the waterfront!

First time in the pool! Nyla loved it!

She loves to splash!

This is what the teenager does the whole time! ;)

Oh Mia did make it in the pool! Yay!!

Racing!

10 months!!

July 12, 2024

10 months!!

Kyrie has arrived home from Cali! His first flight alone on a plane!

Naomi is so happy he is back!

Naomi's first job! Watering the neighbor's plants!

Naomi's watering helper!

Nay made this outfit out of the pant leg of Mia's pajama pants!;)

Trying out the trampoline!

Trampoline fun!

Daddy kisses are the best!

Maco is still the only one that cuts our kids' nails!

Another nannying field trip! Bowling!

Arcade Fun!

Birthday coffee for Jen!

Such a sad day! Bought this great Kia Sedona last fall, but it was cursed! In only 3 months had a fender bender, theft attempt at a hotel in Seattle, and then someone crashed into me on the 205 bridge and the van was totaled! The search is on for another mini van!

Auntie Albany won Nyla over!

Ice cream sundaes-cousin time!

Spent out 22nd anniversary with these two beauties and their hubbies at Dark dining at Wyld Pines restaurant!

So thankful to have spent the last 22 years married to this man!

Ready for our dark dining experience! 

We ate our whole meal with these goggles on and it the complete dark! It was a super fun experience!

Nyla having fun with the air conditioning!

Peek a Boo!

Such a big girl!

Pool time at the Mcgrews!

More bowling fun with family!

A little sister competition playing one of my favorite games-- air hockey!

Santa Nyla!

Love our family walks!

Someone was excited!

Always gotta hit the swing!

Swinging with Dad!

Jumping and singing with Dad!

Storytime!

Reading to Trace!

1 legged crawl!

Talking and loving the family portrait!

Water fun! Dunk tank! Kyrie getting Nay!

Kyrie got Naomi!

Nay gets Kyrie back!

Nay misses!

Naomi gets revenge!

Kyrie & Trent

Bounce House!

Nay living her best life in the water!

Slip n sliding again!

Snow cones!

You can do it!!!

Quick visit to the Inversos! Nay trying on a fancy dress!

Macy & Kyrie 8 days apart- Still making them take the chair pics! Since they were 8 weeks old!

BBQ with the Cusack cousins-The Mallorys! Haven't seen them since Nay was a baby!

Rocco, Violet & Elle!

Naomi loved getting pampered by Elle!

Katie and Nyla!

Pool time!

Nay was getting all the pampering! Now special string in the hair!

Naomi loved their guinea pig!

These girls have the best time during bball games!

Papa's first time watching Kyrie's WCE team!

Love how much progress Kyrie has made this year!

Bath time!

Bath time at a hotel in the middle of the night!

These 3 had a fun season together!

Loved watching these two coach and play together! Fingers crossed they can do it again next spring/summer!

Another successful weekend in Auburn!

Kyrie sleeping on Nyla!

Uh oh! Someone had an accident in the tub!!

Some of my favorite moments of the day! Rocking this little one to sleep!

Nannying field trip to the movies!!

Our new used Honda Odyssey! Hoping this van lasts us 10 years!!

Nyla screams when you take away the water bottle!