Max

Max has had a great summer at home with me. He has been to the dog park a lot and has been able to visit his girlfriend Coby. Here are some pictures of them playing yesterday at Marine Park.

Wrestling and sniffing out the next thing to try to eat before someone yells leave it.


They enjoy sharing the back of Erika's car.

We have pear tree in our back yard that we have yet to take care of. Max has decided it's his personal vending machine.


The look on his face says it all, "I've been caught!"

Summer Time!

We have been pretty busy this summer. These pictures are kind of out of order but none the less here they are.



We had Nate's brothers over to celebrate Erik's 30th Birthday. Kylie is saying cheese and showing off her flexibility for the camera. Oh, to be young again.

Nice foot Ryan = )



We went to Depoe Bay, Oregon for a much needed break from Vancouver.


This was a little cove by where we stayed. The stairs were totally sketchy but we made it down and up.

This is where we stayed. The Inn at Arch Rock. It was nice and we could walk anywhere we needed to go from our room.


There was a great view from the lawn.

Oh yes, it is that time of year again. We even got to do some of Nate's homework together. He is doing great again in his class.


Nate is always the navigator. We were looking for where the whale watching tours are.


We're on a boat!

We had the most fun just trying to walk around on the boat without falling. We did get to see quite a few whales while we were here.
We had so much fun this summer.

Nate's Birthday!

Nate turned 27 this last month. While we had to cancel his birthday party, we still got to celebrate a little with family. Here are some pictures of that.




















We also got a chance to watch our 2 year old niece Kylie for a couple hours. I truly think she is the silliest kid out there. Nate was showing her how to talk into a fan to make your voice sound funny. He said "Luke I am your father." and Kylie came over and was saying "Wuke (something I don't understand) fasher".

She was playing with Mr. Potato Head too. She would take off his eyes and say" Oh no, where is Kylie, I can't see her!"





And last but not least, she insisted on walking Uncle Max on his leash by herself. Max looked at Nate and I like he needed saving but she did a great job (the expression on her face not so great, sorry).



That's it for now!

A Dog....A Balloon...

Our dog is pretty much our kid right now. The only difference is you can leave him home alone and you can slightly torture him. Here is an example from tonight.

and if you want to see how it ended...

Thank you Chevy's for the cheap thrills.

Camping Blues

Looking at this picture you would probably think we had a wonderful time camping right? Well, everything was perfect, up in the mountains, camp site right on a beautiful lake, family around , and all the vehicles made it without any trouble. Everything was perfect but one.....mosquitoes. They had just hatched and they were horrible. I warn you this next picture makes me so sad...probably because I think he is the best puppy in the world (who turns 1 on the 16th).
His poor little eyes were almost swollen shut from bites and his cheeks were puffy too. All of us got bit so bad that by the last day we had all had it. Anyways, like I said, perfect other then that. Here are some pictures from the trip.

Thanks for checking in on my inconsistent blog!

Wow, it's been a while...

So much for my New Years resolution about keeping up this blog. Oh well. Nate and I have been pretty busy the last few weeks. We went to Idaho in the middle of April with Kylie (almost 2), Nadya, Karl, and Max. Kylie decided to call him Uncle Max now, it's pretty cute.

Kylie is trying to put a blanket on Uncle Max so he can sleep. He tolorated it well.

We went to Grandma Hopper's 94th Birthday Party too. It was fun getting to see most of the Hopper Family.


This last weekend we went to the beach with the Winegardner Clan. It involved sand, sun, and a urgent care visit. We all had a great time. Happy Anniversary Marylin and Charles!!






That's it for now. Thanks for checking my blog!

Playing Catch Up!

Well I know I am not doing that great of a job keeping up on our blog. I think about posting things but I never get around to it. Let's see if I can get some of it out.
We have starting going to the dog park with Max in the last month or so. He is getting over his fear of people and actually runs to strangers trying to lick them. We ran into one of his brothers at the park, do you think they look alike?















In January we went on a trip to Sunriver OR with our New Roots group from church. We had a great time relaxing and getting to know other couples. It was snowing while we were there so the drive home was a little scary but Nate did a great job.

Max has a girlfriend named Coby. He loves having her over to play. They run around until you think there is no way they could possibly have any more energy, they lay down and then one of them (usually Max) will paw at the other and they are off again.







We have been going on hikes, or at least trying to get out for a walk on the weekends. Here are some pictures from our walk at Moulton Falls.




















Nate's parents came into town for a few days to help celebrate Nadya's birthday. The whole family pitched in and got her a table and four chairs. We ate her birthday dinner at her new table without her knowing it. She thought that I had two tables. It was pretty funny when she found out that it was her gift. Here's a picture of Marilyn and her granddaughter Kylie reading.

Last but not least, we spent Valentine's Day at the beach. We went to Fort Steven's and Astoria. We had so much fun just relaxing and not having any responsibility. It was decent weather, very pretty but a little cold.














I will have to make a point to get on here more often so it's not so much at once! Enjoy the end of winter! Cross your fingers about not getting anymore snow.