My 37th Birthday

August 29, 2016

I received a phone call from my sister, late morning, that her water broke and she was on her way to the hospital to give birth to my niece.  So, Mom took off that evening to fly out to Arizona and my newest niece was born just hours before my birthday.  

Welcome to the world Brielle Olivia Bennett!

7 lbs 6 oz and 20 inches long.

Brielle's newborn portrait: Taken September 7th

(1 week old)

 August 30, 2016

For my 37th Birthday, I drove over to Portland to meet up with my friends Liv and Daya for lunch and shopping!  We had so much fun!  Thanks ladies!  Love you both so much!

I bought myself 3 new pillows for my living room, some picture frames and a candle.  

 In the evening, we all went out to Dairy Queen for dinner (I let the boys pick) and then we took home an ice cream cake.  The boys voted for Hello Kitty haha!

Josh picked me up some beautiful flowers and chocolate!  Can't have a birthday without chocolate!

 The boys singing "Happy Birthday" to me!

 Josh also bought me some new additions for our yard.

 A mimosa tree!  Our neighbor has one and they are beautiful!  I can't wait for ours to mature!

 A red burst bush!

 And a Japanese maple!

Love them all!

End of Summer

 August 17, 2016 

We spent the afternoon watching the boys friends, Gabe and Kaleb, so we picked up pizzas and headed over to Cottonwood Beach.  It's so much fun to have a sandy beach so close to play at!

 Kale and Gabe.

 August 20, 2016 

We had my cousin Kathy, her husband, Jared and their girls over for dinner.  Paxton seems drawn to babies lately.  He just loves to be near them and help take care of them.   

Here he is with baby Natalie.

 August 24, 2016

Versii is finally riding a bike!  He has never been too motivated to really start riding until now.  He was loving it and I appreciated sitting in the shade.

 August 27, 2016

Khaleesi has about a million places she loves to catnap in around the house.  Our window ledge is just one...and once in awhile, Versii can get her to snuggle up and relax by him.

Norm's Visit

August 5, 2016

Josh's guardian, Norman flew in for a visit.  Norman has been like a father to Josh for many years, so we lovingly call him "Papa Norman".  The boys and I took him to lunch at the Wildflour Cafe and to check out Cottonwood beach, while Josh was at work.  

 August 6, 2010

Josh took Norm to see some sights and then they dropped by the car show in downtown Camas.

 On the way to church.

 Having a daily nap.  

 August 10, 2016 

Norm and I took the boys back to Cottonwood Beach to play for awhile. 

 Norm went for a walk on the beach and came back with a walking stick and a few items he found along the way.

 The boys love to play in the sand.

 Napping on the beach.  

 August 12, 2016 

We took Norm to Alderbrook Park.  

Playing a round of mini golf.

Norm napped while the boys and I swam.

We had only been there for about 2 hours when the boys went to play in the bounce house and then Versii came running back crying with his hand to his head.  He and another kid had a collision in the bounce house, that left Versii bleeding from the scalp. He wouldn't let me touch it, so I didn't know if it would require medical attention or not.  But we packed up and headed for home, where we would access the situation and go to Urgent Care if needed.  But after rinsing his head, we saw that it was just a small surface wound.  So we spent the rest of the evening relaxing and watching movies with Norm.

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We had a great time spending the week with Papa Norm!