Addie & her Mommy...

Addison wanted to take pix of me to put on the blog as she said “There are hardly any pictures of you mom!” I told her that I would only if she would be in them… “Ha-ha!” she said, “How can I take pictures of you & be in them too?” my reply was, “Easy you have a tricky mom she can do anything!” Now you all get to witness me being “tricky”…

Looks like we are having a fabulous time with my new camera & taking pix!

I love you Addie, thanks for the fun time & being silly!

A DECADE…

Today is our 10th Anniversary! It is unbelievable that someone still desires to be with this little woman… I know that still to this day when I gaze into Josh’s gorgeous stunning blue eyes my heart melts. I am a fortunate woman!

Takin' a deserved brake form packin'!

The makeup I ordered came & the girls talked me into fooling around & do make over’s on each other. It was a pleasant brake from packing to help & watch the girls have fun, giggle, being silly, & benefit from hanging out with each other… I think they are adorable however; it will be a lengthy, elongated, extensive time before they can even consider wearing makeup outside my house!



What silly little girls we have!

We have the keys to our new Home!

We now have a home it has been a long time coming... We are super excited!

Golfin' with Daddy…

The girls are in love with golf, they all hit the golf balls well & enjoy cheering each other on.

Josh thinks it's brilliant that he shared the game of golf with his girls since he loves spending time with his little ladies... & they love hangin' with their daddy!




















I enjoy all the memories that they are creating.

We love Seaside...

Seaside was our last outing with the Thomas before they went back, it was our first time ever going there & it will not be our last. Seaside had an amazing boardwalk with too much to do shopping, arcade, bumper cars, & more shopping... I can't wait to go back to play more!

Extraordinary sights at Mount St. Helens!

Mount St. Helens was an incredible place to visit, there was incalculable lifeless trees still after 27 years up on the mountain...















However, the vivid green vegetation is dazzling next to the white death of the trees!













The Kids loved the view & hearing all the facts about the eruption in 1980.

Hikin' at Sliver Falls Park…

The kids had a superb time hikin' & lookin' for Salmon berries. It was a long hard trek however, we made it back to talk about it YEAH!















Water falls are breathtaking...















Looks like a lot of fun...

Swimmin' at Silver Falls Park.

Playin' in the mud was no doubt a surprisingly good time!





















Drying off under the warm July Sun!

The Rose Garden’s Thorns…

While smellin' & touchin' the roses their thorns began to grow on the kids skin & turned them into Super Villains know only as Prickle Man & Spike Woman...



We were the lucky ones, as long as we took photos of Prickle Man & Spike Woman (Patience & Addison) they valid to do us not harm!

Splashin' in the Water!

No matter what Hannah can always find water to splash around in however, she is learning to "TRY" to stay a little dry if I forget to bring her extra clothes. Which is a GIGANTIC step for her! :)

The Rose Garden was the next stop...

Emerson & Addison loves to stop & smell the roses.

The Thomas Family from Tennessee.

What a good lookin' family, we all had an awesome time it is always enteraining to have cousins, aunts, & uncles in town to hang with!

Playin' at Pittock Mansion.

The Pittock Mansion is an interesting place to visit the kids enjoyed all the rooms & goofing off on the Pittock's enormous yard. Exceptional time had by all!

A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village!

Can those smiles get any bigger? Happy children always makes me happy...


(top to bottom) Graysen, Jaxson, Patience, Addison, Tennison, Emerson, & Hannah

More cousins to play with this summer!

The Thomas (Josh's older sister) went back to Tennessee a week ago. They were here for two terrific weeks & our girls did not have school this time which made them extremely excited. They disliked the fact that they missed a good deal of time with their Benson's cousins. We ended up sleeping over at mom & dads house while they were here. "Mom, Dad, & Grandma Great are super troopers!"

Happy 28th. Birthday Jake...

It's my baby Brothers Birthday, we sure do love & miss you. Hope you had a fabulous day. Can't wait to play with you & meet Colette in October. Love ya Jaykey...