Off to the Beach!

We decided on Sunday night that we were going to go to the beach on Monday. Josh was able to get the day off and go with us which was one of the best things for me! (Just love that guy!) When Megan woke up that morning I told her we were going to the beach and she said, "Fly a kite?" I'm not sure where she got the beach-kite connection but I said sure! We met Jon, Kelly and Stacy in McMinnville and all jumped in the truck and headed to Lincoln City. Megan got to sit next to Jon which was fantastic to her. We heard "Silly Jon!" all the way here. She's already said it about 5 times since I started this blog because she's sitting on my lap "helping". Aunt Kelly let Megan use her iPhone for entertainment. She has little games that Megan can play and now requests to play whenever Kelly is home.

We went to the outlet mall first and did some shopping, then went to Mo's for lunch and walked down to the beach from there.

Little beach girl!

When we first got there, she just ran and ran all over.

Josh got the kite up with minimal wind and Megan loved watching it and "helping".

Yes, the water was pretty cold but of course that didn't keep her out of it. We were on an inlet which was perfect because there wasn't a real big tide to worry about. I was mostly worried about her falling in the water and having to go in and get her! She also played in the sand and buried her feet.

We also got to see some seals in the water!

We had a really fun day and still had to make it back for a BBQ!

The Zoo with Aunt Stacy

Stacy is also in town for a couple of weeks, one more at this point. We went to the zoo with her last week. We were there a lot longer than I had planned but Megan was good for the most part. We missed our first attempt at the train and then missed the next by ONE group. Fortunately they started a new train and we only had to wait about 10 minutes or so to get started. They have the long train ride going now through Washington Park. Megan met a little friend named Nathan on the ride too.

The bear was walking right in front of the window. Megan turned around and said, "I scared."

Another twinsie picture.

Playing in the petting zoo with Aunt Stacy.
We were telling Megan to keep her hands and arms in the train so she was trying to mind!

Her little friend.

Nathan wanted to take a picture of Megan so she said cheese!

Grandma Schwartz' 92nd Birthday

Grandma Schwartz turned 92 years old at the end of May. The whole family got together at the beginning of June for a BBQ at a Gales Creek Campground. Hunter and Megan had a lot of fun riding their quads around and Hunter showed off his dare devilish riding which rubbed off a bit on Megan. They were riding down a hill on their quads and giggling. Unfortunately I didn't notice until I downloaded the pictures that most of them ended up with somethin on them because I guess the lens was dirty. So that's the white you see on most of the pictures!

Grandma Schwartz with Dylan Schwartz. 92 and 1 years old!

Jeff with Hunter, Bobbi Jo and Dylan Schwartz with Grandma.

Our little family. Megan has really warmed up to Grandma. She used to be pretty shy but not anymore and it's really cute!

Danny (grey hat), Patrick (red hat) and Darlene (sunglasses), Greg and Aunt Karen with Megan stealing some chips.

Cheesers!

Dylan sitting like a big boy. Its getting hard to believe that he was born so early and so small.

Trying to be patient before getting to open her present.

Aunt Karen reading to Megan

Keep an eye on them right at the end of this clip. They both look at the cameras and grin!

I Knew I Didn't Like Them!

In a visit to Grandma Van's house, Megan got a little too close to a cat that did not want her to be. The most interesting thing is that she still didn't learn her lesson and wouldn't stay away from it. We've been putting Neosporin, Aloe and Vitamin E on it pretty religiously. I DO NOT WANT IT TO SCAR. I'm trying to ignore the fact that my gut is telling me it is going to. It looks much better than this now but the marks are still raised and red, almost like keloid scars. But like I said, I'm in denial and will will keep up the Vitamin E.

First Real BBQ of the Summer

Josh's sister Karen was in town for about 2 weeks which was great. We missed the rest of the family but it was great to see her. One night we had her, Kathy, Glen and Lesly over for a BBQ. It wasn't warm enough but that didn't keep Lesly and Megan out of the pool! They were alternating between the hot tub and pool, well Lesly was. I think Megan gradually just stayed in the hot tub. Lesly was probably numb by the end of the night after going back and forth. They had a lot of fun playing, splashing and jumping though.

Dinner time! Megan loves corn on the cob in the summer!

Our New Hammock

The yard is STILL coming together. I really wanted a hammock and asked Josh if it would be possible to put some fence posts in the ground to hang one. I knew he could do it as he's done that a million times before but the area that I wanted the hammock is full of roots from the huge trees in the yard. He said no problem and never complained! He even had to put the posts in at an angle to counteract the weight of people on the hammock which made it a little more difficult but he did a great job. Now that it is all done, we can relax together on warm nights and get cute daddy-daughter pictures like these!