Since I did such a great job of staying current with my posting all year long, all of this is old news...yeah right!!!
In reality...here's what happened but I was too busy to share:
A visit from Stelios & Ashley
Sledding at Mt Hood
Portland Aquarium
Gymnastics triumphs...A, Aa & I travelled to Ft Worth, TX, for this meet:
And my cousins Karen & Leslie shared some of the fun of Ft Worth with us:
Zac loved meeting Benno at the kindergarten bus each day:
Lots & lots of gymnastics...awesome season for all 3 boys:
Papu came to cheer boys on:
And Grandma came too:
Hikes around Portland (4T Trail):
Days at the beach:
Easter with little cousins!
Regionals champions (our region encompasses 5 states: OR, WA, ID, MT & AK)
Tulip Festival...an annual favorite:
One last visit to Malibu Raceway before it went out of business...loved that place!!!
Benno's mock meet:
Pinewood Derby...Aaron won most creative design for his "Mooo-ver" cow car (sadly, the cow only plodded along in typical cow-style, so didn't even come close to winning any races):
Benno's Egyptian birthday party:
Fun at the zoo:
We ended our Memorial Day with a wounded Anthony (slammed his shins into a platform while swinging on monkey bars...he's a little taller now than he used to be):
School jog-a-thon fun:
Swimming lessons:
And doughnuts:
Half Marathon runners! George was awesome. And I survived.
Last day of school!
Zac learned to ride a bike (at 3-1/2! Youngest of all 5 boys to learn, amazing!)
Family hike on the Wahkeena Falls loop:
Mini-freshman-year-at-BYU-reunion! Still missing 2 other known Pacific NW fellow residents...fun to see these 3 & meet their families:
Caricature drawing sessions:
Benno's masterpiece (all of them were so great and so funny!)
G & the big boys went whitewater rafting:
In Utah, hiked the Y:
Visited dino museum at Thanksgiving Point with cousins & friends:
Toured a candy factory with friends:
Visited Seven Peaks, several times...got our money's worth out of the Pass of All Passes.
Fun in Southern UT...visited same spot we explored when newly engaged 15 years prior!
Goblin Valley with cousins...(best mud ever!)
Best hike ever at Little Wild Horse Canyon--slot canyon:
Visited friends
Milked a cow at Thanksgiving Point's Farm Country
...with friends!
And main reason for our UT visit, cousin Karlie's wedding...5 boys dressed up for the big day:
Cute couple, Karlie & Ty:
Boys favorite part of entire UT trip, driving with Papu:
Visited more friends:
Camped with cousins at Silver Falls State Park (SO fun!)
Boys learned to knit hats!
G & big boys did a 14 mile backpacking hike to Goat Rock near Mt Rainier with ward friends:
G & I celebrated our 15th anniversary in Maui...simply amazing and incredibly memorable:
We watched the sunrise from Haleakala & biked down afterward:
(That's G on a bike on the road)
G learned to surf:
Blowhole:
My favorite, parasailing:
George tried Snuba & loved it:
LOVED Maui.
Summer swimming:
Hiked Mt Rainier one gorgeous summer day:
Labor day at Sauvie Island Beach with friends:
1st Day of School for 2013/2014 year:
Performed street gymnastics in Beaverton Parade...pretty fun:
And surrey-riding at Waterfront Park in Portland:
Benno played a fantastic first season of soccer:
Another great beach day:
Pumpkin patches in October:
Loved the Fruit Loop in Hood River, OR:
I hosted Bookclub at my house in Oct...book was Dracula:
Boys led a couple service projects throughout October for Character Counts:
Thanksgiving at cousins' home...had family pics taken, love this outtake:
Success--didn't even have to photoshop any heads in or out!
When Aaron said he wanted the turkey neck at Thanskgiving, I thought he was kidding...ick!
Love this with little C crying...he wants those pies!
And there are December pics I haven't even uploaded yet...but if I wait for those, this may never get posted, so here ya' go! It was a fabulously fun and eventful year!
