August in review

I feel so far behind with this blogging stuff! I have totally missed all of our adventures in August. So here is August in review.

First off, we set off for another camping trip. This time we went with our dear friends, who happen to be family! We stayed at the Entiat City Park for a couple of nights with Dan & Tawnee Parcher and Chad & Kandi and then met up with Mike & Stacy Nyhoff and Tim & Renae Hanson and Renae's extended Van Dam family in Crescant Bar. We had so much fun and were so warmly welcomed by Renae's family.

Here is Tawnee, Kandi, myself, and Terra Visser... Troy, Terra, Grant, & Maddie joined us for the day while we were in Entiat.

Jax, Trey, and Grant...

Meet Finley Rae Parcher... She stole my heart.

Jax and big cousin Dakota...

Trey and Faith...

Kobe and Easton Nyhoff...

Trey, Carter, Dakota, and Costen getting ready for the "Crescant Bar Games". All the kids in the Van Dam camp and ours competed in teams in a bunch of different little competions. Carter and Trey was teamed up and Carter did such a good job helping out the youngest player of the games.

Carter and Trey competing in the wheelbarrel race. I think they might have actually placed in this event.

Thanks Carter for being so good to my little guy.

Tawnee, me, and Kandi...

Crescant Bar Family picture

Finally after many attempts all week, I finally got a good picture of just the 3 of them.

Secondly, We spent a day at Birch Bay with some of my cousins and their kids. All 20 grandkids of my moms and her sister Kerry Ann were there and it was cool to think they might have been sitting together watching all of us...

Kobe and his best friend Mack...

Trey and his best friend and girlfriend, Brandi...

Thirdly, the Fair! The boys once again loved the fair. We took them Monday night to the Derby and then back again most of Saturday for the animals, rides, and Motocross.

Brandi, Kobe, and Cody getting ready to ride the Wind Glider?

Can't believe my little boy is riding this ride. What a trooper
Don't you just love the expression on my face? We were racing and obviously I was really into it!

Buddies, Kaedan Hermanutz, Kobe, and Trey waiting in line for a ride...

Family picture at the Motocross...

And Lastly, the Willemsen Picnic. We met for a potluck like lunch after some of the family golfed in the morning. It was so fun to gather with all of my family. It was surprising how many of us were actually there. Seems like we have all been through so much together and I know we have formed special bonds because of it.

Sorry it is a small picture, but these are the Willemsen cousins... back row-Jeff Timmer (my brother), Travis Willemsen, Rog Anderson, Gerry Denadel... middle row- Trent Willemsen, Jon Timmer (my brother), Leia Sytsma, Ginger Jones, Gina Staal... front row- Kristi Heutink (my sister), myself, Lanelle VanderYacht, Laurie Benner, and Lisa VanderGriend. Missing- Michelle VanDalen, Karen MacGinnis, and Ty WillemsenAll of the little cousins. These kids would have been my grandparents, great grandkids and even some great great grandkids.
Jax and Garris...Jax and my brother Jeff..


And there is August in a big nutshell... whew!