Birthday Partyin'

We've been busy celebrating Miss Sierra ~ 

I still can't believe she is 15!

The night before her birthday we celebrated by starting a fire in the fire pit,

enjoying some S'Mores, and opening a few gifts from mama and daddy {since Jerm was going to have to work on her birthday :( }

Birthday day started with Church, then home to prep these delicious 

single-serving-seven-layer-dips!

A few more presents

Sweet notes,

And reminiscing, by looking through all of Sissy's photo books.

{My big Sissy's first major outing since she started chemo, and we were SO happy to have her join us!}

And then some photos with the birthday girl!

Once everyone left, we got set up for an Outdoor Movie Night:

The perfect ending to a very special day!

Celebrations continue this week as Sierra has her first ever facial and massage at the spa.

Just a couple more weeks of Summer fun, before the reality of back to school hits!

What are you doing to enjoy these last few days?

Camping Prep

Well, it's less than 48 hours until we hit the road for our 

Heitmanek Reunion Camp Out.

I have 4,087 more trips to make out to the trailer, so I'm doing what any sane person would do:

Blogging.

And crafting.

Just wanted to quickly share the camp shirts I made for the little girls:

I made these for the big girls 7 years ago {insert bug-eyed emoji}!

You can see HERE

And now, off to the trailer!

Happy Summer!!!

More Summer Fun . . . At the Beach!

 A couple of weeks ago, we kidnapped my mother-in-law, and all escaped to the beach for the night.

The beach is my happy place.
I love it.
When I'm feeling sad,
When I'm feeling lost,
When I'm confused,
When I'm hurting:
I long for a trip to the sand and sea for peace.

 

 

 

We walked long walks,

 

 

We rode fun rides.
{When I say "we", I don't mean me.  That does *not* constitute "fun" in my mind.  That looks like a nauseous mess waiting to happen.  BUT ~ it's obviously fun to some!}

 

 

Gram and Kam ♥
 

 

The girls found the carousel.  A favorite tradition!

 

 

 

And while the others were on the carousel, Sierra found a space for lease, and was dreaming of opening her bakery there :)

 

 

 

 

Then we hit the sand to collect seashells,
 

and watch seagulls.

 

Tay even found another walking stick.
Remember our last beach trip, and her walking stick??
 

 

And the obligatory group photos ♥

 

 

 

 

 Hopefully the girls and I can make another trip soon.  We miss it already! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wordless Wednesday ~ Blueberry Picking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Wordless Wednesday ~ We LOVE S'mores!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Another Road Trip!

 

 Last weekend we were heading to Medford again for another wedding!

Side note: I love weddings.
I love, LOVE.
What an amazing thing to be able to witness two people pledging their lives to one another.
To be a part of a fresh, new beginning.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Anyway.
Another road trip.

 

 

We knew we were in for a hot weekend, so we tried to plan accordingly.
On Friday night, we met up with our Medford fam for pizza, and then back to "Aunt Suzi's" for some running through the sprinklers.

Last month we attended Mackenzie's {pictured below with the girls} wedding.

The girls are pretty smitten with her ♥
 

 

 

 

 

 

The wedding didn't start until 6 on Saturday evening, so we got to spend the morning doing a little shopping, and then the rest of the afternoon at the hotel pool.

 

Thank goodness for that pool!
Saturday's forecast was 106*.
Yikes!

 

 

We brought water, spray bottles, and battery-operated fans to the outdoor ceremony,
and still it was a sweat-fest.

But so so beautiful.
A beautiful sweat-fest.

And we were in sleeveless dresses. 
I don't even want to know what it was like to be in a suit!
 

 

 

Poor Miss Kam had a hard time with the heat
 

 

 

 

But once the sun set, it was much more manageable, and we got to enjoy the festivities.

 

 

 

{It looks kinda like rain, but that was just the field sprinklers}  

 

 

 

 And a quick shot of cousins before heading home.

What an amazing weekend celebrating love and family!

 

 

 

 

 

Bike Rides & Slip N Slides

 I cannot even believe the June we have had!

Typically, in the Pacific Northwest, we are treated to overcast skies and some drizzle in the month of June.
Not this year!  No sir!  We have had gorgeous, sunshiny weather.  And we are lovin' it!


Miss Kam has been learning to ride without training wheels:
 

 

{All of the attention on Kam has been rough on the tiniest babe}
 

 

Mama stole Sissy's bike for a quick ride around the parking lot ;)
 

 

She's gettin' it, sweet girl!
 

We've met up with friends for FroYo!

 

 

And we've been doing a LOT of this:
 

 

Slips and Slides
 

 

and soaking in that glorious sun!
 

 

And as if the slip n slide weren't enough fun,
 

 

 

 we picked up  a pool, and got it set up yesterday, so even more outdoor fun will be had.
 

 

 And one of the tastiest activities we've been up to . . .
 

Making Strawberry Jam!  

 

 

It's been awhile since we'd made jam with Grandma, and we thought it was about time to start up the tradition.  Miss Kenners helped every step of the way . . . she loves being in the kitchen ♥

Last weekend was CRAZY with Tay's birthday, my birthday, a party, and Father's Day.
And we're looking at another crazy busy week ahead.  I think this is the norm for us, I'd better get used to it!

What have you been up to?? 

 

Hugs,
Liz