Bret's 30th Birthday

We had a big celebration Friday night with many of our good friends. We had 21 adults and 8 kids for dinner at our house! For those of you who have been to our small house you know what a madhouse it was! On Saturday, Bret headed out backpacking with his good friends Caleb, Kevin and Hans. They had a great trip with a bit of rain thrown in... no worries... they are seriously hard core!

Willa crawls... almost!

Any minute now Willa will be on her way! She is always up on her hands and knee rocking back and forth. She currently drags herself anywhere she wants to go!

75% of the 23 club

Leah's b.f.f.'s, Sarah and Kelly, came to visit Leah... actually they mostly came to meet Willa. It was a great time of fun and fellowship. In 2009 the 23 club (Leah, Gretchen, Kelly and Sarah) will celebrate their 10 year friendiversary! They spent much of this visit planning their big celebration trip to NYC!

Willa's first bike ride

We couldn't wait any longer... we had to take at least on family bike ride before the summer left us. Technically Willa is too small for the bike trailer but, we ended up putting her in her car seat and strapping that into the trailer. We rode to the farmers market and all around town. She loved it! These pictures were a test ride around the driveway.

That thing is huge!!

We had some of the most beautiful blooms in our garden this summer. This dahlia is bigger than Willa's head... it might have been bigger than mine!

Naked Time

Willa loves a good bath and she especially loves naked time after bath!

Willa at Play

We had a great summer. We spent most of our afternoons out in our beautiful yard. Here is a picture recap of Willa's summer...

Willa Eats Vegetables

Willa tries avacado...
Willa tries carrots...
Willa tries peas...

Willa is a great eater she just has to get used to the food being introduced. Her first bite is always a little dramatic... we have no idea where she gets that from! Here she is trying prunes...

More time with Grandparents