Saturday, September 28, 2024

August 2024


Eaton family reunion!


Love having events at this house for the past 3 or 4 decades!!









Uncle Steve retired! Fun game to see who knows the most about his career and life! So glad he married Maco and me and so many in the family!



























These beautiful cousins did a recreation of their singing from years ago! It was awesome!


















A lot of family got to go hang at "Caleb's park"!:) 


Love Caleb's swing!















On our way to Cannon Beach for Kyrie's 13th birthday mom-son trip!!


Playing Speed!



Football on the beach!


Introducing Kyrie to the Music Man Musical!


Eye masks!


Bracelet making!



Been going to this taffy shop my whole life!


Gotta make a stop at the bakery of course!


Fun center! My fave- air hockey!


Playing this fun fame for the first time!


I won!






Kyrie and I love our pretzels, and these were amazing!


Kyrie's rendition of Soccer in the sand















Lebron James!








Spent the day at Seaside


Mini golf!





Kyrie's preppy look!


Gelato!- We ate and played the whole time!


We played horse! I'm sure I won!



Pickle ball, too!


Dinner at Mo's!


This was one of the best two days I've spent with Kyrie! We had such an amazing time together! I loved every minute of it and all the memories we made!


Summer trip to Tacoma!
Betsy and Tharen--
BFF's from college! Loved spending time with them and their sweet families!


Friends since birth! Missing Kyrie and Siri!!


I had to hide behind and hold up Nyla for the pic! ;)





Betsy and I walking on the Ruston way in Tacoma!


Nyla loves the doggies!


Macy is so good with Naomi and basically appeases all her wishes! Baking time!



Mia in the bridesmaid dress Betsy wore in my wedding! The girls had a fun time trying on all the dresses Betsy kept from high school dances and others!



These two outfits Betsy's mom made her from the 80s were awesome!!!





Macy & Naomi walking the dog!



2 teeth!!


Beach trip #2! Time away with one of my BFFs, Jenn!
Cannon Beach
Drive up to Ecola State Park!


Breakfast at my favorite scone place!



Jenn's first time playing pickleball!


Just chilling on the beach!


Relaxing in the hot tub!


Got to go to Haystack rock when the tide was out!
The flies though were too much!!




Loved walking on the beach! And we are twins in our hats! :)



Cheering on Uncle Quinn at his race!


Loved getting these kids back together after too long!
Rapisardas & Hamiltons!




WCE team party!! 
These boys are #2 in the fall preseason rankings for the league! Too bad they won't have a team! 


And the sisters having fun at the party!





Team campfire!

Ahhhh ! Nyla and Uncle JoZef!
BBQ at Auntie's!






Naomi lost another tooth!


Kisses from Lucy!




Journey's theater's Music Man! Naomi was a playbill passer!



Loved watching Clare perform in the show!


Kyrie's Journey buddies! Spencer has been in all the shows with Kyrie!


Impromptu playbill passer! He would have definitely worn better shoes had he known! ;)


Loved helping with the House committee for Music Man! I watched while thinking about my mom as Marian back in the 70's in Portland theater! I so wish I could have seen her perform!






Backyard concert with Dad & Jenn at an old family friend's house!



Lance & Lea!


Smoothie date with my girl!


Naomi asked to clean the garage and did a great job!


Fun playdate! Balloon play!



11 months!! August 12, 2024
Nyla loves to crawl around! She is very independent. She says "Mama", "Dada", and "Hi". She does NOT like diaper changes, and barely anyone to hold her other than Mama and sometimes family!i










Naomi cut our her rubberbands from her hair and accidentally cut a ton of her hair out! She made bangs for herself on accident!



Tooth fairy note!!


Love that Maco does this!




Farm to table class at Pomeroy Farms! I had my bridal tea at the Pomeroy House over 22 years ago!








The farmer teaching the kids about corn!


Fruit kabobs!




Apple crisp!


Fun at the park!


We got a cold tub! The kids and Maco cold plunge 3-4 days a week! I guess I need to try it!


City Play with friends!



Kyrie and his BFF since 3rd grade, Bryson! B has grown so much this summer!!


Pushing Nyla in the baby stroller!



Movie date with my oldest girl! Colleen Hoover book we read, It ends with us! 


Nolan leading story time!


Pickleball fun!





Nyla loves to read!






Naomi making Jello jigglers


Dinner and fun with Trace and his parents!




 

Football has started!!!  8th grade CCYF-last year in youth football!


Snuggles!


GFU retreat in Camas!
Spike ball tourney



Pickleball tourney!


Team BBQ at the Hamilton house!







Ping pong tourney!


Kyrie loves his one on one games with the boys!



Kyrie vs AP 1 on 1!


Naomi pretending to be Dad!!):



Sibling ping pong!


Love our neighborhood walks!





Father-son!




Fugitive! A yearly game the high school kids play. They start at Dorothy Fox Elem and try to make it to the high school on foot without a senior catching them! The girls made it farther than last year, but not quite to the school!






Naomi has perfected her wall handstands!


Naomi's gymnastics has paid off!




Visit with Christina and Logan!


Journey theater Improv Summer camp!




Kyrie loves improv! I couldn't do it!


The switcheroo game!



Breakfast date with this beauty! Treasuring these times together with Mia for the last 2 years with her!




Kyrie trying a new skill! Totally forgetting what this thing is called!!



He did it on the first try! Ha, just kidding!




Summer playdate with the Conners!








National ice cream day!


New hair do! So beautiful!


Mia's turn to cold plunge!



Sister pedicure!



Skyridge buddies night at Ben's house!

Dinner out on the waterfront with friends!



Football Jamboree! Let's gooooo!!



Overnight date night in Camas!
Dinner on the river at Puffin Cafe!



Walk at the Columbia River!



Dessert of Kings and Queens! Dairy Queen blizzards!



Movie in the park! Shrek!


Nay had a fabulous time hanging with the middle school girls at the movie!


Movie time!


The boys at Shrek!;)






End of summer bash at Cottonwood beach with middle school friends! 
Nay's first time tubing!!


Nay loved tubing!!!







Nyla's 1st time to the river and sand!



Skyhawks!!


Playing in the sand!




Nyla loves the sand!!


Nyla had all the attention from the middle school girls!



And Naomi's first time on a jet Ski! She loved it and didn't want to get off! Never thought my 6 year old would be a jet ski fanatic!!



Right before this video kyrie flipped straight up 5 feet in the air and it was hilarious! He loved it!






Water baby!


Water fun!




We ran into Mia on the river with her friends!






Football buddies!


Football in the sand!







Singing and dancing with Nyla!



Back to school! 
Dorothy Fox!




Same nails as Mrs. C, her kindergarten teacher that she loves!




Mrs. Solheim, First grade!!






Love our walk to and from school!


So proud of these two for both being web and link crew leaders for their schools! Helping with orientation for 6th graders and 9th graders!


Kyrie and Clare-theater & web leaders together! can you tell they were thrilled I took this photo/!;)


Mia and her friends tried to fit in every last minute of fun before school started! And she finally hosted something at our house! Pancake breakfast!




They brought all their own ingredients to cook themselves, but Maco cooked it for them because he didn't want them using his brand new Blackstone!!




This is how we roll sometimes while nannying with littles!











They made a band!


Neighborhood band!




Hugs from Lucy for only the girls!


And only kisses for the girls!


Lucy riding Nyla!



We made it to Sunriver for our Cusack family trip!



Nail time!


Love our time with Grandma Cusack!











We were cracking up at Dad sitting like this!:)














Laughter is one of my favorite things in life!




Family walk!




The SHARC!





Loving the water!
















Kyrie & Nay on the waterslide!





Slide fun!


















Love our alone time together bike riding!







Lucy and Auntie having fun....or maybe not!:)





Special hugs!!



Naomi put all her clothes out on the shelves right when she arrived!

























Horse ride!












Nyla loves to read!


Kyrie jumped into a game down at the village! :)



Fun game we played and Mia was a rockstar at it!







































Grandma meets her newest granddaughters!


Grandma Cusack and her great grandkids!



Grandma, son, grandkids and hubbies!
Grandma is almost 102!!!





Another fun time in Sunriver!




Arcade play at Auntie Kelly and Uncle Quinns!


Dinner with family before the Gunters go back home!










End of summer ice cream tradition!!






















 

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