Brighten Up

Things sure "brighten up" when a Grandpa comes to town.

Grandpa and the boys worked all day on changing the lighting in the house. Beckett was Grandpa's right hand man. He said he wanted to be just like Grandpa. He even had a matching tool belt.

Bathroom Remodel

Beckett was super excited to get in on the action of pulling down the wood wall in the bathroom! 

Legos

Sound Asleep

We stopped swaddling Sterling last week. Now apparently he can sleep anywhere. Today I laid him on the playroom floor, with the boys playing around him. I came back a few minutes later to find him snoozing. What a precious boy!

Look Who Is In Town

The boys were excited to surprise Papa and Mimi at the airport today.

 

They had the cutest sign that read- Wecome Back to Portland. They drew all the things they wanted to do with them on the poster. It was a lot of things!

Brothers

Little Buds

Sterling and Cousin Kane

These two were caught holding hands.  How precious are they?!?

Grandpa Frank and Grandma Naomi's House

On Saturday we went over to Grandpa Frank and Grandma Naomi's house for a BBQ.  They had 6 of their 10 great grandchildren there.  

 Grandpa Frank had a contest to see who could dig up the most potatoes. 

 Pierce found some,

 but was more interested in the worm he found.

 Sterling and Grandma

 

Sterling and Nana

Look at all those potatoes!

 I think Reese found the biggest one!

 What a fun treasure hunt!

Bubbles

Bath Time

Moved In

We are officially moved into our new house! The boys were so excited to see the movers and all their stuff back. 

New Food

Sterling tried avocados tonight and loved them!

Fun at Nana's

Aquatic Center

This weekend we went to the Clackamas Aquatic Center.

 I'm not sure who had more fun, the boys or Daddy???

 Mommy and Sterling watch from the sidelines.

 "Hi Mommy!"

 Beckett has improved so much this summer with his swimming.  He is much more comfortable in the water and loves to try and swim on his own. 

All Better

Today Beckett had a follow-up appointment.  The surgeon said he looked great and was healing well.  Three hernia surgeries in less than 6 months! This kid is a champ!!!

Tillamook

On Saturday we took a day trip to Tillamook.  First stop was the Tillamook Cheese Factory.

 The boys loved the Tillamook Bus.

 The Farmer and His Cow

 We took a tour and were able to see part of the cheese making process.

 Then we had samples.

 Most of us liked the cheese but Pierce was not too sure about it.  The first sample was "squeaky cheese" and after that he told us that he did not like cheese!

 After the factory, we headed to Rockaway Beach.

 Sterling kicked back in the Bumbo Chair.  He is able to sit up on his own now, but not for long periods of time. 

 Beckett found lots of smelly treasures that he insisted on bringing home.

 Pierce worked on building sand castles.

 It was a chilly, windy day, so we snuggled up to stay warm.

 Daddy stayed warm by digging a hole.

 Now when I say "hole" I mean a gigantic hole!

 These two loved it and did not want to get out.  Of course they needed Daddy's help to get out since it was so deep.

 It was so great to be back on the beach!

 

After the beach, we stopped by the Tillamook County Fair.

 Smokey the Bear was there.

 The boys sat and listened to this cow moo at the them for a long time.

 There were so many tractors!

 Even a tractor race track.

 Beckett learned to milk a cow.

 The boys loved being able to hold the baby chicks.

 The chicks were 5 days old.

 Curious George was even there!

 At the end of the fair, the boys went for a pony ride.

 Yee-Haw!