Monday, August 23, 2010

Happy Anniversary!!!

I can not even believe we have been married 3 years already!!! Every time I think life is going to slow down a little for us.... it gets even busier!!! I will say we have gotten better at managing our crazy lives and still finding some time to spend together for our weekly date nights. We have had a lot of big changes this year.... First, Dustin was promoted to a Branch Manager 3 and is now working at the Wells Fargo in Eagle (with me!) and Second, We have officially started the adoption process. Tyler and Tanner are still just as busy as ever with all their sports and activities but we enjoy them more and more the older they get.

This year was a little challenging in celebrating out anniversary with just getting back from the coast and leaving for New York in 2 weeks our gifts were a little.... odd?!?! Kitchen knives for Dustin and a running watch for me. We did get to spend a day together and have what we call our "perfect date" Tacanos and a Movie Marathon! Dustin also spoiled me with chocolate covered gummy bears and a Chocolate covered strawberry waffle bowl from Dairy Queen (I am so sick just thinking about everything I ate that day!) The last 3 years have been amazing and I can't wait to see what happens next.....

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Our Oregon Coast Trip....

We just got home from our BIG summer vacation to the Oregon Coast. I didn't think we could possibly have more fun than last year..... but we did!!! We stayed with my grandparents in Rockaway Beach. We spent our days exploring the Beaches and our evening together at the beach house. We took over 600 pictures of our busy week so here are just a few of the things we did.

The kids spent as much time as they could on the beach, swimming in the Ocean, playing in the sand and building sand castles......

Of course we had to visit Dustin's favorite place... The Tillamook Cheese Factory! I think Daddy Dustin and the kids had a little too much fun!?!?!

The kid's LOVE the Newport Aquarium! We spent hours looking at all the amazing creatures.....And of course mom made them pose for some pictures before we could go inside.











One thing I was SO looking forward to this year was Crab Fishing in the Ocean. I knew this is something that the kids have never experienced and it was amazing.... All of us were a little sea sick and the kids were afraid that a shark would eat us (No more Shark Week on the Discovery Channel) but we still had a lot of fun!!!



We stopped in Sea Side to feed the Seals....
We spent some time in Astoria and climbed the 164 steps to the top of the Column....
We were lucky enough to have one morning with a low tide in Echola Park and we could see all the little creatures from the Ocean. The kids loved it....


AND...we spent a couple nights on the beach making Smores and roasting Starbursts...