He Walks!!

It's official Kordale is now walking!

But the preferred mode of transportation is still in 4 wheel drive. Won't be long before he gives that up entirely so for now we enjoy that some things are still safe.

Old Fashioned 4th of July

We rode the train over and over again, but still didn't get enough!

Kordale had a turn at trying to be a vampire, but the teeth were just to big.

The girls ran their hardest trying to run the foot races and got a reward of getting their faces painted.

Kordale's reward for enduring the day was a nice cold ice cream cone! YUM!!

We stood out in the rain to watch the parade go by and it was almost like halloween with all the candy they collected.

Morgan showed off her patriotism with flags and was the hit of the parade. Everyone continually said, "look how cute that little girl is!"

Kordale got tired of watching the cars and floats go by and finally closed his eyes just in time for us to get in the train and be part of the parade.

We even had an 'Edward, Bella and Alice' sighting. Afterall, this is Forks!

The marching band was in the form of an orchestra and they weren't marching but hitching a ride on a trailer (string instruments were in the back of the truck undercover, since it was raining)

Chad got to be the train engineer for the parade and snaked us down highway 101 while we threw candy out the back.

Happy 4th of July!!

Will we ever get there?

Here we go again!

This is what it looked like as we set off on our 1000 mile journey

to our new home in Forks, Washington.

With no cruise control working, you just do your best to hold a steady foot and follow the road.

Time to kick off the shoes and settle in for a long drive.

Knowing the view was not going to change much in front or out the back,

Breaks to walk the dog, get the trailer axels repacked with grease and get a last Sonic fix become the highlight of the trip,

only to be awoken at night with sprinklers attacking your tent and being forced to sleep on the asphalt.

After the first day of driving your co-pilots give up and leave you to entertain yourself.

We appreciated the sunny skies, knowing we were entering the land of notorious rain (It rains anywhere from 10-12 feet per year here.)

At last, we knew we were almost there when we saw the Pacific Ocean. Kordale wasn't to sure of his first encounter with it. Hopefully when we take him another day he will enjoy getting to feel the sand between his toes.

Tubing the mighty river

We took the last weekend in Utah and dedicated it to FUN! David and Katrina Morris came and spent it with us so we headed off to Lava Hot Springs and went tubing on the Portneuf River.

Tori and McKenzie were not going to let the cold water leave them on shore.

Morgan wasn't to sure about the whole adventure, especially with seeing her sister get bucked off the tube.

The kids enjoyed the ride much better after we rented a LARGE 4 man tube.

It was a beautiful, sun shiny day!

We finished off our weekend of fun with Aggie Ice Cream. Can't leave Cache Valley without that yummy flavor in your mouth!

The great birthday cake!

Happy Birthday to Kordale! He loved having everyone sing to him, but wasn't to sure about how to blow out the candle. First he tried to pick at the cake to eat it,

then he tried the mouth only approach,

after we cut a slice out of the cake he got a little braver and tried to pick up the cake,

but when it was all done, he still wore it nicely!

Thank you Aunt Wendi for the yummy train cake! It was a big hit with this one year old!!

Happy 1st Birthday Kordale!

How did we go from so small to so big in such a short time?

Kordale went from this...

to this in just a few short months!

Happy Birthday little man! We love you and it's been a great year having you in the family. We look forward to many more milestones with you!!