Rango and a Birthday

Peter had a birthday, shout hooray!

We love you love love love you!

The other exciting news in our family is that we got a cool new pet! It all came about in a rather interesting way . . . but let's just say "Reptopia" was great incentive for a little boy who had a big tooth problem. Once that tooth was out we gladly welcomed "Rango" the chameleon into our home!

He loves to climb and perch - Makenna loves it too!

Charley however, was not quite so sure about the climbing and the perching!

I'd say they're quite a pair, wouldn't you? They even wore matching shirts!
We've learned lots of fascinating things - but the most fun thing to watch is Rango sticking out his long fat tongue to eat crickets! Wowee, that sucker's fast! He also shed his skin about a week after we had him, completely cool to watch. We love our new pet!

B'ham Trip 2011

So our annual trip to Bellingham proved once again to be SO MUCH FUN AND JUST WHAT THE DR.ORDERED! A little beach, a few games, long walks, good food, great weather, what more could we have asked for? (Accept for maybe Peter to be able to come!!) We were so glad we could be there for Papa's last two home games with the Bells. The kids loved everything about it: the yummy peanuts, cheering for Pops and Kai from the stands, watching Papa sign autographs after the game, getting to run the bases with him, getting to go in the dugout, grandma doing face paint, hangin' out in the bleachers with all the fam - and of course the fireworks show on the final night!

The pictures in this post are all mixed up and out of order - but quite honestly I don't care! I'm pretty proud of myself that I got pictures on the blog!

She wants this coat for school so bad! I should have just got it!

Birch Bay

Annual trip to the "C" Shop

Let's go fly a kite!

Getting a signed ball from all the players was one of their favorite things, but I think they would have felt the same if only Kai had signed it - they sure adore him!

The kids were standing off to the side watching Papa be famous and give out autographs, they thought that was pretty awesome!

Dinger the Belling"Hamster"

Give you one guess who's glasses Kenna is wearing!

Downtown Fairhaven

Papa and a bag 'o Peanuts = Port's in heaven

Thanks for all the fun Mom and Dad! We always wish we could stay longer!

Summer Fun on the Oregon Coast