3 months old!

Trevor is 3 months old today...and cute as ever. I asked Kaylin this morning, "What's your favorite thing about Trevor?" She thought hard for about 10 seconds and then replied, "His eyes. Just his eyes."

Lisa & Kids Visit- Thursday

Lisa and the kids left today. We had such a wonderful time with them; we were sad to see them go! It was so fun for them to finally meet Trevor!! Now we look forward to next month after camp's over when we'll take a drive down to So. Cal. and stay with them for a few days.

Lisa & Kids Visit - Wednesday

Wednesday, July 26th - Today was the day for the three "P's." Pool, Pizza and Playground. First, more heat meant more hanging out at the pool! For dinner it was make your own mini-pizzas. Then, Uncle D took all the kids except T.J. to the Mission Springs playground. Being 3 months old must be a bit of a bummer when all your cousins get to do all the cool stuff...

Lisa & Kids Visit - Tuesday

Tuesday, July 25th - Today we took the kids back to camp to try a few of the many cool Frontier Ranch activities! Josh and Garrett both climbed our rock wall, Josh zipped down the zip line, and everyone went down the 150-foot slip and slide... even Lisa and Amy!

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Garrett climbing!













Kaylin & Jenna watching!


Amy getting ready to slide!


Derek's friend Chris (aka Kaylin's "Uncle Chops")
took Josh for a slip and slide!


Then, all eight of us loaded up in Lisa's super cool Astro van to go spend the evening at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk... the west coast's only oceanside amusement park!




Rides at the Boardwalk!

Lisa & Kids Visit - Monday

Monday, July 24th - Amy's sister Lisa and her 3 kids are here to visit! Lisa's husband Mike had to stay home and work... we missed you Mike! On Monday afternoon Amy, Lisa and all the kids went to the pool... we've been experiencing extremely unusual high temps of 100+. That night we all went down to camp to see a Frontier Ranch campfire program... including songs, skits, etc. Jenna and Kaylin were dancing to the music!

Jaron, Jenni & Avery's Visit

Sunday, July 23rd

Jaron, Jenni and Avery came over for the day to see us! Kaylin and Avery are really having fun playing together these days. Plus, I just had to post this picture of Kaylin...

Kaylin recently began to show off for anyone who comes over by climbing up to the top of her slide and jumping off. Picking up on something I said to her when she started doing this, she now declares, "I'm a daredevil!"

Grammy and Grandpa Visit!

My (Amy) parents were just here for a few days. We were their first stop on their "retirement adventure." They just retired this past week (my brother Steve and his wife Jill have taken over the garage door business). They moved out of their house in Yorba Linda, put most of their stuff in storage and are now planning to travel in their new motorhome for at least a few months. Next month when camp is over we'll be driving down to So. Cal. (Trevor's first trip!). My parents are planning to fly down for the weekend to see us all at once, so at least we won't have to go several months without seeing them. Way to go, Mom and Dad!!!

Sibling Smiles

Amy mentioned in the previous post that T.J. has begun to smile a lot... including when his older sister talks to him. What a pair!

11 weeks!!!

Trevor John is 11 weeks old today!! We can't believe how fast time is FLYING by. He's such a happy boy most of the time. He now loves to give lots of big smiles (especially to his mommy :) and just started smiling at Kaylin...which she of course loves! Also, just this week he did his first belly laugh. It was very fun. He really is a joy!

Wow... Kaylin Sure Is Getting Taller!

Is Kaylin getting too big for her tent?
Or is Daddy in there with her?

Happy 4th of July!

Today we celebrated 4th of July by enjoying the festivities of the family camp that Mission Springs hosts every year. The whole family enjoyed a nice lunch, carnival games and some carnival treats (ice cream, snow cones, cotton candy). Plus, we were all part of the traditional mini-parade that circles the conference center. We joined with a bunch of other staff and local kids to be part of the parade. Kaylin and Trevor (2 mo. old) rode in a red, white and blue wagon (thanks DeeDee and Steve=). Kaylin was a true parade princess... smiling, waving her hand and waving a flag she was holding!