Yeah for us!

Ben and I headed out to the beach to celebrate our 5th year anniversary on the 3rd. We ate smoked salmon we picked up at a local shop in Seaside, yummy cookies from a bakery in Astoria and laid on the beach all day. To top it off Ben gave me these beautiful blue topaz earrings which I absolutely love! It was a perfect day and seems like 5 years have just flown by! Love you honey!

We hit the jackpot berry picking! Yummy!


We got the canoe out and floated around on the Columbia River.
It was super nice and the water wasn't even that cold.

Canadian Visitor

Thanks for coming to visit us Nat! We had so much fun laughing and running around our town!


Oh Boy the same hats! Yes...it was that funny!


The Japanese Gardens in Longview


On the Columbia River with my little sis


Ben workin on Nat's back


Come back soon!

California here we come!

We headed to Santa Rosa & San Luis Obispo last week to meet up with family and friends. We did so many fun things in the short week we had. We went to the drive in, ocean kayaking, jewelry making, swimming, San Fran China town, Frisbee golf, Ticket to ride tournaments, Morro Bay, outdoor concerts, street markets, yummy dinners, shopping, and of course visiting with all our family and friends who we love and miss so much!


Alex and Uncle Ben


Abby made a new best friend and she never let this poor turtle out of her site!


What cute little boys!


Ocean Kayaking!




The Jay's, Brady's, Taylor's and us Spencer's


Park walks with Grandpa


Awww Beka!


Morro Bay


Wavelengths Surf Shop


Sadly our trip came to an end :(
We hope it won't be another year before we get to see everyone again.

Summer holiday visitors

Cherry Picking in Woodland...yum yum


Madison & Morgan at the Twilight school


"Ticket to Ride"


Morgan's Log Cookie


Madison & Boo


Fireworks over Lake Sacajawea


Nanny & Grandpa hangin at the lake

We had so much fun with our families this past month. Thank you all for coming and visiting us!

I'm addicted!

Yes I have been sucked into Twilight and I love it! I can't believe I did not take you all up on reading these books before! My sweet sister Erin bought me all the books because she knew I wanted to read them! Awww thanks Ewee! Ben has even been curious and read a chapter.......that's it though he was out. On the last book today, we'll see if I like the ending.

The Stephens family came to see us this past week and we miss them already. We had so much fun flying kites on the beach, making tinfoil dinners, bowling, boating on the little lake, smores over the BBQ, playing giant frisbee, and of course shopping at S & S.








Thanks for mowing our lawn the hard way Vic!

AC installed

Yes Ben is treating me like a queen..... we may not have a furnace but I do have a window mounted air conditioner! Yeah for us! We are going to be keeping cool this summer! Thanks honey!

Shipwrecked

We found a place outside Warrenton where you can drive your cars on the beach. After searching for the road forever we finally found it! Yeah!




We were the only ones on the beach!




The Peter Iredale Shipwreck




Abby liked drivin on the beach!

Hello Longview

My mom and two of my sister's and my two nieces came to see our new place in Longview. It was a very short trip 3 days total with driving and it pretty much rained the entire time but we were still so happy to get some visitors. We promise next time you will see the sun!


Morgan's new skateboard from Uncle Ben awww



My beautiful sister and cutie Madison



Freezing in Seaside



Pizza Pete's with friends and family!

The Tulips are here....

We hopped in the car on Thursday and ended up at the Woodland Tulip Festival! It was gorgeous! I have never seen so many tulips in bloom. We thought this place would be packed but it was just us and a couple of grandma's.





I love the orange!






My favorite tulip of all!