Our August consisted of Alabama with Grandma Backes....we love it here

This is Mom and Mikayla



Babies...babies...and more babies...




Mikayla, Miles, and Macy trying to crawl up my legs

Aunt Jean and Miles

Aunt Wanda and Macy

Miles trying to help Grandma shell some peas

Cirkle and fam chillin' by the pool

We were also able to go to an amusement park...this was the pool there

Matejka very serious about riding

Emily loves floating and is quite good at it...she is really quite the amazing swimmer

Miles and his chillin' floating

Cute kiddos

The sweet cousins that get along so great

Aunt Stefani...we miss you

sistas forever

And this is what mom does in the pool...I love it though

Aunt Lisa and her girls

Miles loved just laying back and relaxing

I am backdating a little for lack of blogging this summer. We took our first vacation on July 16th and headed out in the suburban for an all night, 18 hr car trip to good 'ol Grants Pass, OR.

Ethan took this picture from the 3rd seat in the suburban...here we go!

Our first casuality was Ethan falling asleep with gum in his mouth...it ended up on his shorts and his wallet he was holding...however we spared the Suburban seat! That's a success I would say.

As we drew closer to the Rogue Valley..times became tough with the twins...the result...LICORICE!!

We stopped in Central Point and visited with Judy Mitchell and let the kiddos stretch their legs

Finally at Grandma Jan's, Matt took the kiddos for a ride on Uncle Jason's motorcycle...they loved it.

Even lil' Em got a turn

Macy couldn't made it. She was sitting up in the playpen and just fell forward like this and fell asleep. I wish I could fall asleep anywhere...I used to...not after kids though....darn it!

Grandma Jan and Em chillin' by her pond

Our next part of our trip...we drove up to Loon Lake (a definite family favorite place to be) and camped with the Mitchell family and the Comyford family.

Our fam on the lake shore right next to our camp spot

The kids had a blast, and for Oregon, it was actually really warm and nice to swim

Shawna and some kiddos chillin' by the water

The girls catching some rays....and sand..as you can imagine trying to get that off of Emily at the end of the night in the campground shower....gotta love that Em

We always feel it a treat to do water sports with Mitch's boat. I grew up doing this so I love seeing my kids having the opportunity to as well.

Here's Matt enjoying the wakeboarding...and getting pretty good at it.

The Veek boys playing horseshoes





The Mitchell Family

Peyton and her dad

The kids spent hours upon hours catching salamanders...definitely a highlight of their trip

McKenzie and Miles

Traci and Miles

E man spent hours by the water...I love that