Doin' the Puyallup fair.....

We spent yesterday with the Perez family, doin' the Puyallup fair. We had a great time, spent too much money, and came home with some really cool stuff. Some pictures of the fun filled day!!

NW Trek with the Perez family

This past Sunday, we met the Perez family at NW Trek wildlife area. It gave the boys, both big and little, time to play together. We decided to meet in the morning and spend most of the day there. We had a really great time. It wore the kids OUT, but Jack was the only one that took a nap. After MW Trek, we headed to our house for dinner with a little door framing by the big boys. Mike bought a new front door and since Ron was here, Mike had him help put it in. All in all, it was a really great day!!


Two best friends on a whirlwind adventure to NW Trek. Sorry, we have been wathcing a lot of Shrek, lately.......


My very favorite picture. Handing over $, no questions asked.....


I think these two boys will grow up to be just like their Daddies.....



I started trying something new with my camera. I have been attempting to take pictures in the manual mode on my camera instead of just in Auto mode. Some of the pictures turned out ok..... some not so good. I think I had as many good pictures as I would have just using Auto, but the pics of the animals came out pretty good.












All of the kids had a great time. Each of the kids was worn out by the end of the trip, especially my little man. He was the only one that fell asleep for the ride home......

Little Buddy's 2nd Birthday!!

Little Buddy’s 2nd birthday was today. Ryan (little buddy) is Mike’s best friend, Ron’s son. Ryan was born about 6 months after Jack and we hang with them frequently. Crystal (Ryan’s Mommy) rented an inflatable bounce house and it definitely was a BIG hit. We got there early to be able to spend some extra time with the Perezs. It had been awhile since we were able to spend time with them so we wanted to give the kids, Mike and Ron included, enough time together. The party was a great success. The kids had tons of fun and Ryan got lots of presents. He was pretty excited. These are some pictures of the totally awesome party.



Ryan wasn’t a big fan of our singing. As a matter of fact, it upset him a lot. He was better after we finished singing and Jack helped him blow out his candle. We really didn’t sound that bad….. at least I don’t think we did.







This picture is Chase who is Crystal's sister, Heather's 10 month old son. Yes,.... he's only 10 months.



Seeing this picture, and knowing both boys fathers, Crystal and I know that we are in for it with these 2 guys. We have a feeling they are going to be just like their Daddys.......









Jack loved the bounce house. He was a little afraid of the slide. He was okay going down with someone, but he wouldn’t go down by himself. I think he was the only one, though. Ryan even went down by himself!!



Hope you had a great time Little Buddy, because we did!!

Carpenter Family Picnic 2010

Family reunion #2 got off to a rough start. We had left home and were making good time, but we found a fairly big dog wandering Pacific Ave, a main street through Tacoma. We stopped, picked him up, and took him to the nearest Vet. He was microchipped, thankfully but it took a while to get a hold of the owners. Because of that, we took him with us to the family reunion. We also had Mike's niece Kennedy with us. With 2 kids and a big dog, riding in the Pruis was tight so we headed back to the house and got the big truck so everyone could ride a little more comfortably. We weren't too far from home, but by the time we got back on the road, 2 hours had passed. With a 3 hour drive to Bellingham and a 2 hour delay, we were now NOT making good time. By the time we got there, some people were already leaving.

The BBQ was held at a very nice city park in Bellingham which was great for the kids. There was a playground and water area. Jack and Kennedy had a blast. My photography skills had to take a backseat to chasing Jack around, and trying to get him to eat something. It's was also harder for me to take pictures at Mike's reunion, because his family is so big that I don't know who belongs to who and if the people are part of his family, or just happen to be hanging out near us. His family is pretty big. I think Grandma Glen said that the Carpenter family is the biggest family in Bellingham. We met Mike's Aunt Gert who came up from California to visit which was nice. After we visited at the park, we went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Glen at their house. All in all it was a very good visit. The entire weekend was very tiring and MIke had to go to work the next day. I'm sure that he was the most exhauted of all......



I'm pretty sure that this little guy was with the Carpenter family. He and Jack both had a ton of fun playing in the water area together.









Say CHEESE!!

The Farr Family BBQ 2010

It’s summer time now, and the time for family reunions. Mike and I both had a family reunion the same weekend. Thankfully, the parties were on different days. My aunt Linda throws a party every summer and we always have a really good time. This year, she had someone come out and do professional pictures. It was super hot and we all were wearing black t-shirts. Jack was not cooperative as usual, but we got him to sit still enough to take some pictures. They turned out good for the most part, and we ordered a few to frame here at home. After the photo shoot, I was designated the photographer. I have a tendency to take a lot of pictures. I think the number this year was 220. Last year or the year before was 300….. Anyway, most of the pictures turned out good and here are several of the best ones.




































Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of our hostess, Linda or of my brother in law, Mark. Some people are better at dodging my camera than others. :)

Mike's a workin' fool

So starts the last day of Mike’s first week back to work. I’m up at 4am because I went to bed tooo early last night. I‘ll end up needing coffee later on today but it does give me some peace a quiet to do my blogging.

Mike was cleared by the doctor on Friday, and was back to work bright and early on Monday morning. He went to an 8am start so he which means he is in a truck all day. (He actually likes that…) The reason he took the 8am start was so he would be away from the facility where he was exposed to the chemical that injured him, for most of the day. It seemed like the safer option to take. The doctor still thinks that another exposure could be deadly, but Mike is minimizing the time he’s in the yard as much as he can. They also have special “gas masks” in case he starts to smell the chemical. He told me on Monday that he didn’t realize how much he missed driving. You can tell that he’s happy to be back to work but come Saturday, I’m sure that he will be sleeping in……

Mike’s sister Heather and family are up here staying with us tonight so that she and Brenda can take Kennedy to Wild waves for her birthday. We got to spend a little while visiting before I passed out asleep. ☺ While Jack and I won’t be attending the festivities, we send Kennedy all our love for her very exciting birthday trip. We will be picking her up on Saturday, and taking her to the Carpenter family picnic so she can visit with Mike’s side of the family. For that matter, she will be visiting my side of the family also, because on Saturday, we will be at my family reunion. 2 family reunions in 1 weekend will be fun, and tiring. The traveling will be enough to kill us. One is in Rochester just south of Olympia, and the other is in Bellingham. Talk about opposite ends….. At least the one in Bellingham isn’t in Anacortes this year. We got lost last time we went and spent 2 hours looking for it. At least we know where we are going this time. I will post pictures of all the events as soon as I get the time. I’m sure that there will be lots. My camera is goin' to get a workout this weekend!!