Grandma and Grandpa's First Visit to Maryland!

Yeah!! Grandma and Grandpa made it to Maryland - this was their 3rd try and the third try was the charm! We had so much fun with them here and are already for them to come back. Pleeeeaaase!!

They stayed right in the middle of Inner Harbor for a work conference so we spent our first night together in the inner harbor and it was just beautiful. We went out to eat at the cheesecake factory and had yummy desserts!

Grandma and Grandpa got the grand tour of the house by Gunnar and then got stuck in His room reading books!

We went swimming at the hotel where Preston enjoyed splashing everyone!

We got to go to Harper's Ferry and Grandma's favorite place Mount Vernon.

We had such a great visit! We love you Grandma and Grandpa! Thank you for coming and seeing us in Maryland!

The Fishin' Boy

This was Gunnar's first year fishing! He was so excited. Bought his own pole and was ready to go out fishing! He would throw the line out and then reel it back in again and again and again - and he never tired! He hasn't caught a fish yet but when that happens fishing will take on a new excitement. Here are some pictures of our Fishing Boy!! And one with his Dad.

Preston's First Hair Cut

Yes it was time, but of course I loved that wild hair of his. He looked like a duckling with his peach fuzz. He was quite the character cutting his hair. Preston always has a funny expression on his face, we love that little boy.

The Before Picture!!

Preston's best Barbers! His Dad!

And his Mom! The two of us Tag teamed him!

And the After Shots of the Handsome BOY!!

Summer trip back West!

Yes, we are lucky to be able to head back to the west to see all our family this summer. We spent 10 days in Arizona and 10 days in Utah and had a blast!

In Arizona we enjoyed the hot weather, went swimming, saw Great Grandma, played with my 23 cousins on the Merrell side, went to the zoo, and got to be with our Grandma Connie!

Here are the boys with their Grandma Connie - every picture you find with her and the boys it will be outside. That is her favorite and the boys favorite place to be, wether it was to feed the chickens, put the goats up, or pull weeds.

Look at this funny looking peacook - here's Gunnar, Preston, and Allie. We were lucky to have Aunt Crystal and our Cousins Allie and Holden with us the whole time while we were in Az. Here is the crazy clan with their Great Grandma - I should know how many greats she has but I've lost count. Allthough I do know that every night she counts them to help her fall asleep. We love our Grandma Merrell.Gunnar and Brock replanted a tree using a branch. It was one exciting adventure for Gunnar.
Look at these monkeys. Allie, Gage, and Gunnar

In Utah we played with the Rhees's Cousins, Rhett got to go golfing (his favorite thing to do), visit the Morley Farm, and be with Grandma and Grandpa!

Gunnar and Grandma playing connect 4. Grandma Karin is always so sweet to play games with the grandkids and to read them stories.
Preston loves animals and this is the nice cat at Grandma and Grandpa's that he can pet. So here he is on the bed petting "Calley".

Here are the Morley Clan. Quinn and Merrell with Gunnar. They showed us the baby lambs, calves, chicks, and then rode horses too! They have quite the place now.

This is my favorite picture of the Rhees cousins. Here is Riley, Preston, Gunnar, and Karson chilling eating chips. Preston seemed to always have a bag of cheetoh's there which went right along with a cheetoh face! These four rode lots of bikes, played on the swing set, and had lots of soccer games and baseball hitting.