Pictures of the Fence

Luke has asked me a couple of times to post some pictures of the fence that Amber and I installed. It was a lot of effort and time, but it looks really good, especially with christmas lights decorating them. I took them at night because that is when I thought to take the pictures. I haven't taken a picture from the backyard. There is a 6x6 fence piece along with a 3x6 piece to block off the neighbors.

Abby Swimming

This video was taken on Labor Day weekend. Abigail is working on her swimming skills.

End of Summer

I was not very good at keeping up with the blog this summer. Following are several posts from summer. This first post is the end of August and begining of September. Other posts go back to July. Summer has ended and I am now back to work and extra busy.

Playing in the hamper.

Adam's sister Michelle got married in August.

Abigail got to see all of her cousins this summer. We saw John's family as they drove down to California and back. Above, Cambree and Arika play with Sophie and Abigail.

One of Julie's, Leah's 3, our 1, and 6 of John's: Breidan, Sophie, Makaylee, Abigail, Cambree, Rhet, Elliot, Isabel, Arika, Rylee, and Cody patiently wait for their picture to be taken.

Happy girl.

Abigail, Max, and Harmony at our house one evening.

Abigail, Max, and Harmony at Max's birthday party.

Abigial, Max, and Harmony in the tub after cake.

These pictures are in backwards order, but Blogger doesn't make it easy to change. We visited Washington for 2 weeks this summer and stayed with my parents and Adam's sister.

A highlight of our trip was boating with Adam's sister and her family.

The Woods

The boat rocked a tired Abigail to sleep.

Sunset over the lake.

The Gambles.

My neice, Olivia, and nephew, Kyle, stayed at my parents for a few days during our visit. We spent some time at a local park and the zoo with them.

Family picture at the park.

Olivia and Aibigal having some bonding time.

At the zoo, petting a goat.

Grandma with all 3 of her grandkids.

Abigail and Mom on a barrel horse.

The kids in a giat eagle's nest.

At the park, with Tara and Jason.

The first weekend we were in Washington, we headed to the Tilamook forest for some camping. Unfortunately Adam crashed one of the quads and was a bit banged up for the rest of our trip.

Roasting marshmallows with mom.

Playing with Grandpa.

Keeping warm with Dad.

Disney 2

We used our annual passes to go back to Disneyland for 2 days in July. Adam's mom happened to be in LA visiting her sister, so she joined us for one of the days.

One of our first stops was to see Pooh and friends again. Here's Abigail with Tigger and Eeyore.


We staked out a spot kind of early for the evening parade. While waiting we had dinner; then Rowena and I took Abigail into Pixie Hollow. The Fairies were off preparing for the parade, but Abigail had fun visiting their home.

Adam and Abigail meeting a friendly goat at the petting zoo.

Finally, Abigail got to meet Minnie. We were actually on our way out, and figured that once again Abigail was not going to get to see Minnie. Then, there she was. We had to wait a few minutes, but it was worth it. Abigail really enjoyed meeting Minnie.

Early July

Spoon Feeding

Adam and Abigail feeding the fish at the lake.

Breez, Sophie, Isabel, Elliot, Decker, Abigail, and Cody posing for pictures at the lake.

Sunday, the third of July.

Happy 4th of July!

Lounging

Abigail this morning

Work In Progress

Adam and I are trying to take care of some home projects before the summer ends.

First is Abigail's room. Below are some pictures of what Abigail's room looked like and then a few of what is transforming.

PURPLE

Next is our yard. We have begun the process of building a fence. This is requring a lot of time and patience as we have to dig holes in the yard (not easy with desert soil), and drill holes in all of the pieces. Not to mention measure and cut.

The first part is finished.

July Update

Just a few photos from this past month. We're off to Washington today, so I thought I should empty my camera again.

These first two are from when Adam's sister and her family were in town. We went to Lake Mead with several of Adam's siblings and their families to feed the fish.

Adam and Abigail sitting on the dock.

Abigail and a bunch of cousins.

The 4th of July. That is actually a 6 month dress I have her wearing as a shirt.

We went back to Disneyland for two days in mid July. We met Adam's mom there on Monday. It was a nice little trip. On our way out on Tuesday we finally were able to meet Minnie. Unfortunately I did not have Abby's matching dress, and she would NOT wear her ears.

Finally, Abigail likes to climb on the couches so she can flop over like this. Comfy!