Just some fun pictures:

Summer is Happening

It's already the middle of July and I feel like school is right around the corner...in the meantime we have been camping, playing around in our yard, switching bedrooms, going to basketball camp and just having good old fashion fun.

Kara has officially lost 2 teeth - one the dentist had to pull and the other we did at home! I sure hope we can loose more teeth at home - don't need those dentist bills:-)

Basketball Camp with our friend Bailee. The girls had so much fun and learned a lot - seriously Kara came home and was reminding Jamin and I how to hold the ball to shoot! LOVE IT!

Great dribbling, Kara. Yes, that is my old basketball buddy in the background - Amy Looker (Clancy). She is the head Varsity coach at Rogers - small world!Great Defense - Move those feet, don't hack like mom always did:-)

Time to see how much you have grown, Bryce!

The Boys are sporting their new summer pajamas and the new arm floaties - the kids thought they looked like "big muscles."

Camping @ Cape Disappointment - a GREAT camping treasure! We had so much fun and were joined by our good friends the Kowalchuks. Jace was in his element - catching and holding SNAKES!!! I wanted nothing to do with that, except I had to take pictures.

My little monkey tree climber - Jace was so in his element on this camping trip.And did I mention we were on the beach! This was the nicest beach in WA I have ever been...a serious hidden treasure. I can't believe I have lived in WA my entire life, camped a lot and never been to Cape Disappointment!

Then we visited Fort Columbia just 15 minutes south of Cape Disappointment - what a great historical stop. The kids loved the cannons and gun emplacement (they were like old time prison cells or something).

Kara Turns 7

I can't believe that my first born has just celebrated her 7th birthday. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful daughter like Kara. This year Kara had her first "sleepover" party which she had to have a pinata for...not sure where the obsession came from, but we had to have the Parrot Pinata! The sleepover was success except the FLU hit our house the very next day and on her actual 7th birthday (July 3) - Kara was sick with the flu. Poor girl!
Happy Birthday Kara Elizabeth Marecle - who has grown from a 5 lb 12 oz baby into an amazing young girl:-) We love you so much!


That darn parrot pinata!

Last Day of Preschool!

Seriously, I can not believe it was Jace's last day of preschool today! We are so proud of him. His first year of preschool and I don't think he cried once and all he ever talked about was how much fun he had. We got an evaluation and I am proud to say HE ROCKED! As a parent I don't want to come across as bragging too much, but I have to be honest he is so smart. Even more exciting is that he really grew socially and has great confidence in himself. Way to go JACE!
Stepping in the door for his last day with his preschool friends (for the summer). He is going to the same preschool next year and I believe most of the kids are returning??? Not really sure as I have been a bad mom and not really been involved with the other families!


Big boy with all his "end of the year" treasures.

Jace & Mrs. Spencer (also Aunt Margaret - she is Grammies sister)

Thank you to Mrs. Spencer and all the parents at preschool. This is a co-op and everyone contributes to the success of these kids. What a great 1st year of preschool.

So much going on...

Jace - entertained me with a terrific Mother's Day program at preschool. We just went to Salt Water State Park with preschool to hunt for lots of sea creatures and he is back into swim lessons.

Kara - is playing coach-pitch, doing fantastic in school (as she reported to us in her student-led conference) and getting ready to plan her big 7 year old birthday.

Bryce - is just trying to keep up with all that is going on...plus he too is taking swim lessons (can you say FISH)...he loves the water.

Swimming with the Dolphins

All I can say is - holy cow that was so awesome!

Catching Up...Cancun April 2010

Jamin was honored this past April from his work with an all expense paid trip to Cancun. So, Jamin and I packed up and spent 7 glorious days as a couple in sunny Mexico. I will be honest...I wasn't too excited about going to Mexico, but after being down there it was the most amazing trip we have ever been on. They treated us like ROYALTY! The all-inclusive thing was the greatest, too. I am so proud of Jamin! Thank you Big Rock Sports for taking care of your employees:-)
I didn't take a lot of pictures because I was too busy having fun and not caring about taking pictures (I am so used to only taking pictures of the kids). Anyway, the room was HUGE, the resort was AMAZING and we were right on the Caribbean Ocean! I could go on and on...

Happy Birthday Bryce & Welcome new Marecle family member

I can't believe it - another birthday party. Bryce officially became a 2 year old on Sunday, April 11. He is so big and talks like CRAZY! We celebrated his birthday this year by taking our maiden camping voyage for 2010. Thank you everyone who joined. It was a lot of fun and the only time it rained was while we were sleeping.

We came home after the camping trip and gave Bryce his "lightening McQueen" bowling set and he was so excited. This child is OBSESSED with McQueen...he is just like his father. Finds something he likes and becomes obsessed:-) Then of course, we had to make our traditional dinner trip to the Red Robin. Bryce loves his chocolate milkshake.

Then, we have the exciting introduction of "TAV" our new black labrador puppy. Unfortunately, 3 weeks ago we lost Cami and therefore, we now have a new puppy. "Tav" arrived at our home on Tuesday, April 13th and he is so adorable and lots of fun. Everyone is enjoying playing with him. Can't believe we have a puppy again.

Seriously...only 4 months later...

Yikes - I have been lost from the world of blogging for some time now. Too much has been going on, but nothing more than anyone else. Basically, I got lazy. Quick look with pictures is the best I can do.
Christmas Cookies with our friends Brooklyn & Camden
Jace's 4th Birthday -

The annual trip to Red Robin
His Birthday cake at home
Kara's Mojo Award (2nd one this school year)


Jace's Holiday Program at Preschool - they are so adorable!

The Three Musketeers Christmas morning!

Ok - so that's all for now. Hopefully I will get through December and update the next 4 months!