Mattie turned 6 and we celebrated with a Strawberry Shortcake party. The girls have become amazing swimmers this summer. They can both swim underwater and jump in without any flotation devices. I am amazed at how much they learned in such a short time. They love their pool, we are in it every day and they continue to learn new things. They are working on learning how to dive right now. I love the suits and goggles!
Matthew's best friend and family came up for a weekend and they had a great fishing trip at Hat Creek. We had a trip to the cabin with Matthew's family. It was great to be with all of them enjoying 4 days of rest and fun. We also spread Ron's ashes which was hard for everyone but a time of closure.
We had a evening at Whiskeytown lake. It was beautiful and we went for a family swim all the way out to the buyous!
And last but not least the girls and I went to visit my best friend in Salem, OR. We had so much fun playing, going to the zoo and of course blueberry picking!
This is the picture we have blown up and hanging in our house from our wedding day so we thought we should pose again, 10 years later before we sold the truck
The dad who bought the truck came over on his Harley and the girls were in awe so he let them sit on it, now Ches has been asking for one
Mattie B and her new birthday skirt
Mattie got this skirt for her birthday, Matthew wanted me to pose with it
Mattie's 6th birthday party
Matthew's catch
Swim time with daddy
Our family
My sweet Chesnie Grace
Mattie B out to chinese food for her birthday
Isn't she cute?
They love each other and they love to swim
Love, love, love this picture
My swim suit and goggle girls
Jeff, Matthew's best friend with his catch
In the middle of the creek, finally enough patience to fish
Ches fishing with daddy
Walking with grandma
Mattie got a butterfly to land on her finger
Check out how long her hair is
Uncle Dan and Ches riding the rapids
Mattie and Uncle Dan relaxing in the shade
Floating with Auntie Tanya
Swimming in the creek
Chesnie finally caught her first fish
Chesnie loved Auntie Tanya's dog, PeeWee
Mattie caught her first fish at the cabin
Mattie put him to sleep
Chesnie with her friend, blue belly lizard
The girls making ice cream with Uncle Dan at the Cabin
My love
Fun in the sand
Jump Mattie B, jump
Sandy beach feet
Sitting on a log in the middle of the lake
This is what 20lbs of blueberries looks like
Tuckered out from all the picking, or should I say full from all the eating
Mattie and Samaria
Ches running through the blueberries
Me and Mattie B
Samaria never got any in her bowl just her tummy
Ches loves to go blueberry picking
Mattie was a good picker
Movie time
Mattie and Caleb with the penguins
They all got to feed the birds some nectar
Love these girls
Kara and Chesnie Grace
All the kiddos
Mattie B and Kara
Picnic lunch at the zoo
The climbers
Samaria and the oragatang up close and personal
Looking for the monkeys 