Our summer so far

This is our summer so far in one post.  kind of disjointed but here nonetheless.  first picts are from our super fun camping trip to Shasta National Forest meeting up with the Gibbons.  Poor Clare got Strep throat the day before we left so pretty much was just like this top picture the entire time.  head hurt, couldn't turn her head, fever, achy. the second picture was the biggest smile we got all weekend, and it took a bit of convincing and was a quick one.  the older kids all had lots of fun and left with the scrapes, bumps, and bruises to show for it.  They got to go fishing and we all went on a good hike to Heart Lake. We'll have to do this again soon!

 Love this adorable swimsuit from Amy and Gracie.  Clare also loves the tutu and loves just hanging on to it.

Nathaniel is holding his mustang painted the exact same as this one we saw at the Dallas car show.

she has found our little cut outs in the dining room and likes to go hang out there.

She now joins in (and loves it!) to the after dinner game of chase around the house chomping people with oven mitts. Nathaniel still forgets she can't run very fast so sometimes she gets drug around a bit.

I knew Clare looked a lot like Pete but for some reason this picture really hit it home for me (and it wasn't because of all the carrots all over her face).  not sure why but she totally looks so much like Pete (same nose, shape of face, chin, smile, and cheeks).

Thanks to uncle tj and aunt heather, i can be a train engineer! choo choo!

More camping pictures!

and these two brothers up to no good! :)