This post is a photo expolsion and I tried very VERY hard to trim it down but we had SUCH a busy summer and did so many things and saw so many people that it was impossible. Byron and I decided to pack up the family and drive across the country to first Pennsylvania and then to Cincinnati to visit our families for the entire month of July. It was a crazy busy month but so much fun for everyone. In a nutshell and I'm sure I'm forgetting things, we went to the Dirt track races, Kings Island, Red's game, rode motorcyles, tricyles, 4-wheelers and tractors, installed central air, fell through the ceiling, replaced hardwood floors (obviously some of these things only pertain to one of our family members), played in sprinklers, fed ducks, went canoeing, picked blueberries, zoo, museums, ate ribs, played with cousins, newphews, neices, aunts, uncles, grandparents, great grandparents, and many many friends.
Once we returned, we then had my brother Chris and his whole fam join us in Colorado where the fun continued. We explored Horsetooth, had Cameron baptized and just enjoyed seeing Elliot and Max together...
Then, this weekend we joined many Hydrocephalus families in Denver for the 10th Annual Hydrocephalus WALK, where we Walked for Elliot to find a cure for Hydrocephalus. Elliot also had his yearly MRI this week and his shunt and brain are looking fantastic!
Now Byron and I are back to work full time and the boys are adjusting to our back to school life. We are continuing to learn how to raise 2 boys, but enjoying every minute of it (alright I know who are we kidding, some minutes we don't enjoy at all...) Enjoy our crazy summer...
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First stop on the road trip-Des Moines, Iowa
Got to visit and stay the night with Danielle and Ryan! |
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| How we preferred Elliot in the car |
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| How we preferred Cameron in the car |
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| How Filson preferred to ride |
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| What Cameron REALLY did about 80% of the drive |
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| Got to visit and stay the night with Lauren and her whole family! |
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| Made it to Pennsylvania and the first thing Filson did was go swimming with his girlfriend |
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| I always wanted a girl...haha |
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| Elliot playing with his cousins |
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| Cam the Ham |
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| Cameron and PawPaw Tom time |
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| Elliot feeding the ducks |
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| Alise took our family photo! |
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| Cameron is so sweet, butterflies even land on him... |
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| We got lots of visits in with Gram |
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| Aunt Annisse and Corinne getting some lovin' in |
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| Elliots summer was spent naked... |
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| Tractor time |
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| Visits from Ray, Laura and Chance |
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| Baby lovin' |
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| Elliot's favorite moment in his life...riding a motorcycle with Daddy! |
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| Mommy and Daddy snuck away and went 4-wheeling |
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| Elliot was glad to have us back but didn't want to hug our muddy bodies |
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| At the races with PawPaw |
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| Elliot couldn't take his eyes off the track |
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| Trying out a Tri-Wheeler with Craig and fam |
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| Grandma Sue and PawPaw Tom and the hooligan grandkids |
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| Kisses for Gram |
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| Elliot and the famous "dog" at Grams house |
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| The real Mr. Potato Head |
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| Cameron and Kris right before he pooped all over her...can't take my kids anywhere |
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| Elliot and his new best friends Nolan and Renee |
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| Uncle Scott, Aunt Annisse and Rin |
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| Made it to Cincinnati just in time to visit Kara!!! |
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| Uncle Ehmil making sure we don't catch him in a mushy moment with Cameron |
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| Elliot got to visit a Firetruck |
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| Celebrating his shuntaversary at Graeter's Ice Cream |
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| Daddy's look alike |
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| PawPaw Jim at work with the grandboys |
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| Auntie Kendall! |
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| Grandma Sally and the boys |
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| Matching Jammies |
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| At the Cincinnati Red's Game! |
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| PawPaw Jim in his glory |
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| Byron replacing the wood floors |
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| Elliot on his first Roller Coaster at King's Island |
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| Only our child rides the "stationary" item on the carousel |
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| Elliot and Linus traded blankies... |
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| Yipee |
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| Elliot convinced Daddy and PawPaw to get soaking wet at King's Island, haha |
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| Visits with GG |
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| Kisses for GG |
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| Back home in Colorado for a few hours and Elliot fell and got his first fat lip |
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| Cam trying out the Bumbo |
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| Byron brought Montgomery Ribs back to Colorado for Chris |
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| If you can't share just join Dayle in the car |
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| Cousin Max arrived! |
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| Sibling love |
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| Daddy's and their boys |
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| Grandma Sally and the goofy lookin' boys |
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| Trying out Horsetooth beach |
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| Cameron enjoying the beach his way |
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| Elliot going to town on some fried chicken |
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| Chris, Marissa and Baby Girl! |
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| Uncle Chris, Max and Cam Jammy time |
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| Cameron's baptism (at least all the adults look good in the picture...) |
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| The fam at the baptism |
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| Celebrating the baptism at Vern's! |
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| Pretty much sums up how Elliot and Max feel about each other |
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| Cameron's first shots |
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| Cameron is 3 months old and in the 85th% for weight and over the 99th% for height |
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| Byron going on his maiden voyage with Elliot |
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| Farmer Cam |
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| Mr. Animated |
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| Elliot collecting goodies at the Hydrocephalus WALK |
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| Elliot checking out his poster at the WALK |
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| Family photo at the WALK |
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| All those with Hydrocephalus at the WALK |
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| Photo bomb by Auntie Blair, hahah |
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| Let the WALK begin! |
