TOYS!!!

Our sweet little boy is growing up so fast! Everyday he is becoming more mobile and is exploring new things. He started doing a sweet army crawl at the beginning of August and within this last week he has perfected his crawling skills and now crawls solely on his knees. He is definitely a boy and loves to climb, dig and bang things around. He makes everyday a new adventure for his Mom and Dad and we love him more than anything!

SUCCESS!!!

A Bridal Shower for a Beautiful Bride to Be

My best friend Jessica is getting married on 10/2 (only one week to go!) and at the end of August we had her bridal shower out at the Buhman farm. The shower was early in the day and we had a lot of fantastic brunch favorites. The weather was great and the company was even better. With a little hard work the party looked like it came straight from a magazine (way to go girls!). Here is the bridal party (minus Lisa :( ). I love these girls and am very lucky to have them as friends!

Trey is another year older........

This last August Trey turned 27. It was a hard birthday for him, some might even consider it mini mid-life crisis, but thanks to his wonderful wife (yep, that's me) he had the best birthday party! The night started with a fantastic bbq (thanks to Jesse for cooking up the steak and chicken) and then we moved on to the main event.....games inspired by Minute to Win It! I don't think I have ever heard a group of people laugh so hard! It was so much fun and I think by the end of the night Trey's spirits were greatly improved. Thanks to all who celebrated with us! Check out these great action shots.......

The Walter's Reception

Our friends Ashley and Geoffrey tied the knot this last May on the beach in Hawaii. They had a fabulous reception in July for us all to celebrate with them. The reception was out in Washougal and guests were encouraged to camp out for the night. This was the first night that Trey and both left Maddox for the evening (he had a slumber party with Grandma Barb) and while it was hard we had a great time celebrating with our friends. The night was filled with food, dancing, beer pong and the Ring of Fire of course.

Congratulations to the happy couple!!

The boys, it was so nice to get a picture of all of them together!

Trey and I having a little too much fun.

The happy couple

Cannon Beach

The second weekend of July we were lucky enough to be able to take a trip to Cannon Beach with our friends. It was awesome to take some time out to relax and spend time together. Maddox had a great time amusing everyone with his antics (he is such a ham) and he loved taking in the sights down at the beach. The weather was incredible and the tides worked out so we were able to actually explore Haystack rock, which in all our trips to Cannon Beach, we had never actually done before.

Relaxing on the deck with drinks and a beautiful view


Max taking in the view

Hanging out at the beach

The gang exploring Haystack Rock

4th of July

We had two nights of fun this year for the 4th of July. On the 3rd our neighborhood threw a giant block party full of food, music and tons of fireworks. Maddox stayed awake for most of the party, but slept right through all the fireworks! On the 4th we ventured out to the Buhman Farm for their annual 4th of July BBQ. Maddox had a great time catching up with his little friend Jameson, sitting around the campfire and taking in the fireworks show (he managed to stay awake for these ones). We had a great holiday celebrating with our friends and family.

Maddox taking in the fireworks show.

Posing for a picture on Brad Buhman's old Chevy.

Our neighborhood's fireworks show.

A "before" shot of all the fireworks

Grandpa and Grandma Klug watching the show

Grandma Barb, Graysen and I

Max playing with some Pop-Its

Road Trip!

I am a little behind in our blog posts (as usual) so bear with me as I catch up. The last weekend of June Trey, cousin Kaelen, Maddox and I traveled to Sandpoint, ID to attend my friend Lisa's wedding. The car ride was long (7 hours) but the kids did great, and Max loved having Kaelen as his backseat buddy. Unfortunately, we only had a short weekend to spend in the area. We were able to explore the shops downtown Sandpoint and nearby Schwitzer Resort. Trey and Kaelen rode the chair lift to the top of Schwitzer mountain and enjoyed some pretty incredible views. We will have to make a trip back someday, there was so much to see!

The wedding was on Lake Pend Orielle and was so beautiful! We were so glad to be able to make the trip and share Lisa and Harrison's special day!

Maddox and Daddy busting out some sweet dance moves.

Hanging out at the lake at sunset.

Apparently neither Jesse and Maddox enjoyed this bonding moment.

Family dance

Kaelen and Maddox at Schwitzer