Friday, June 17

Sooo Much....

We have been pretty busy lately! We had a wonderful trip to the Oregon Zoo with my friend Kim and her grandson Maddox. We helped celebrate cousin Matthew's 3rd birthday. Aayla had her very first dance recital. We ventured to nearby Henry Hagg Lake for boating and our first fishing trip. And, Aayla and I enjoyed time at the beach with Grandma, Aunt Jody and the boys. Let's get to it...

Oregon Zoo
It was a beautiful day for a trip to the zoo. Aayla and her new friend Maddox got along great and had lots of fun checking everything out.

Giddy up!


Aayla was a little scared of the T-rex dinosaur.




New buddies.


Us!


Matthew turns 3!
It was a fun party with balloon costumes and a juggling act.

Joss, the birthday boy and Keith


Airplane hat with moving parts.


Butterfly wings.


A princess hat.


Staying Alive!!
Aayla had her very first public performance with her dance class. They danced to "Staying Alive". It was a really busy week with work, group photos, dress rehearsal and the real performance.

Getting her dance on before the big night.



Posing outside the auditorium.



The big performance! Aayla is farthest to the right.



Exploring Hagg Lake
Don, Aayla and I decided to check out the nearby lake. Aayla has been wanting to go fishing and last weekend was "free fishing weekend" at Hagg Lake. We went Friday simply to explore the area. We rented a little boat and cruised the waters for a while.

Aayla has been so silly lately when I try to take her picture. As soon as I say "smile!" she starts doing a wiggly dance.





The hubs and I and the beautiful Hagg Lake.


We're on a boat!


Our first fishing trip!
Aayla has been wanting to go fishing for a while now. Last weekend, Hagg lake hosted a free fishing weekend. After a trip to the sporting goods store, we were ready to give it a try. And by we, I mean Don and Aayla. I had no interest in going, but knew it might be a little tricky for Don by himself. Plus, I didn't want to miss out on a "first". I'm so glad I went because Aayla caught not one, but TWO trout. She also caught the biggest at 13 inches!! By the end of the trip we had six total. Not bad for our first time!!

Settling in.


Don's first catch.


Aayla's first catch.


The biggest catch.



Happy Dad!


Silly girls.





1 comment:

Katie and Seth said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE! Thanks for the all the posts. You have been crazy busy....Miss you guys!