Family Pictures

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September

This month we went on a camping trip to Ice Springs campground. We really like it there.

Marshmallow faces

 There is a creepy flock of peacocks that roam around Mountain Home. They appeared at our old house one day and freaked me out. When we moved I didn't think they would come all the way to the other side of town. I was wrong!

Air Force Appreciation Day Parade

One day Quinton and Clara got all dressed up and informed me they were going to school. It was really cute. Quinton looks like he's more prepared for battle, though.

Quinton caught this fish at the Mountain Home Reservoir. He sure was proud.

Clara is pretty good at it too!

One weekend we went up to island park with Grandma and Grandpa Packer and Shari's family. Here's a couple pictures of us by Warm River.

Oregon Reunion

We took a fun trip to Oregon to spend a few days with my brothers and sisters in August. We rented a big house on the coast in Yachats and packed in as much fun as possible. On the way there and back we stopped in Pasco and stayed with Joe and Melissa, which was great!

Before we even left, my mom and sisters stayed with us to get a head start on their trip. Grandma always knows how to wear out the little ones. This picture of Clara and Connor falling asleep on her just cracks me up.

We went through Portland and after getting quite lost in construction we finally got to ride on the tram.

Then just before meeting up with family we stopped at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport. Quinton and Clara absolutely loved seeing all of the aquatic life. The coolest part was the shark tunnel. 

Jellyfish seriously creep me out.

Barry really wanted to go crabbing while we were there and he found a way. They rented a boat for a few hours and after a lot of hard work in the cold wind, everyone feasted on crab that night. Here is Barry on the boat with Quinton, Jeni, and Triston.

Even though it was very chilly, we tried to spend as much time at the beach as we could. It was fun playing in the waves, looking through rocks, flying kites, and finding starfish and other things in the tide pools.

Quinton and Triston were inseparable most of the time.

Another fun stop: the Hatfield Marine Science Center

Sunfish

We went to the bay at Newport and walked around all of the fun shops. Near some of the docks there were a bunch of sea lions soaking up the sun.

Family Pictures

Everybody 

Heather, Jeni, Shari, Mom

All the girls

Jeni, Steve, Bryce, Mom, Shari, Heather

Grandkids