Naomi's 4th Birthday!

Reedley! Baby Shower

My cousin Lisa is due 10 days after me so Aunt Soozee threw us a shower! It was great to be with all the wonderful women in our family! Naomi and Ava got lots of practice being helpers with their cousin Koen.

Reedley! Cowgirl

Nana & Papa Tex's special treat for 4 year olds is a cowgirl outfit. Naomi had lots of fun shopping with them!

Reedley! Pharis Reunion

Reedley! Nana & Papa's House

Sweet Cousin Koen!

Silly girls pretending to be babies!

The Oregon Coast: the Giant Sand Box

4 Wheeling in Grandpa's Jeep.


Naomi called the dunes the "big sand box" and had lots of fun playing in them!


Worn out after a day of fun!


The kids didn't seem to notice that it was FREEZING. I had to put my socks and shoes back on after discovering the sand was cold! They played away and made a great sand castle.

4 Wheelin' Family!

Is Lyle too cheap to get brakes?! :-)

The Oregon Coast: Tide Pools and Light Houses

We didn't let the rain get us down while on the beautiful Oregon coast... in fact one day it was so nice the kids went swimming in Cleawox Lake. It's part of the Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park. The park had lots of walking trails, a lake, huckleberries for picking and a huge playground... great for families! We also went on some great excursions to the beach, tidepools, and we saw 2 lighthouses, Heceta Head and Yaquina Head.