Catching up

Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. Life has been pretty busy! Here are some highlights of what has been going on with us. Some of the more fun stuff I'll post more about later.

First, we got a new vehicle!! We traded in my Camry for a '08 Dodge Grand Caravan. We love it!! We love the Camry too but with the kids getting bigger everyday it was getting a little cramped. White wouldn't of been our first choice, but it had most everything else we wanted.

It has stow and go seating which we love. I can have the seat down in the storage compartment, which gives me plenty of room to get Chris and Maddie in and out of the back seat. With the other seat up for Hailey to sit in I have lots of room to put stuff in the compartment it goes in.

This is one of my favorite things, with the push of a button I can open the doors. Since Chris and Maddie are not in their carrier seats any more I have my hands full. I just push the button and Hailey can get in the van instead of waiting in in the parking lot or wherever we might be she can get in the van and wait for me to buckle her in. So much safer!!!!

Next, we took a vacation!! Aaron took a week off of work and we first went to Vancouver, WA to see some amazing friends for 4 days. Thanks, Higham and Harris families!!!! The rest of the week we spent on the California coast. There are beautiful little cabins you can rent that are just south of the Oregon border. These cabins backyard is the beach. We've been here before and love it!!! (More about the vacation later. To much to tell about now).

Each family has a 2 year-old - Cater, Kylee and Hailey

All of our kids first time at the ocean

Next to last, Chris and Maddie turned 1 on October 21st!!

We now have 1 2yr-old and 2 1yr-olds! Life can be a little crazy but always entertaining.

Last, we had a birthday party for Chris and Maddie on the 24th. It was so much fun and they loved it even though they didn't really know what was going on.

(More about the party later)

Oh, and in there somewhere Aaron and I both had a birthday! He is now really old and I'm not!