iphone

I've officially upgraded to an iphone.  The fella at Verizon definitely made fun of my flip phone and said he was really excited for me to experience life with my new iphone.  Funny.  I hope to be faster about updating the blog...I know there is a way to do it right from my phone.  Any tips are welcome!

To Do List

Dang it feels good to be ahead of the game.  Ok, maybe not ahead, but caught up a bit.  Brett and I ended an awesome summer week/started a great summer weekend with a bike ride and then a trip to the park with the kids.  Friday afternoon we dug in to our "to do" list.  It ended up to be quite a productive weekend, and we managed to have a lot of fun while doing it!
TO DO LIST:
caulk the tub
mow the lawn
paint project with the kids
grocery store
clean garage
paint post
hook up drip system
take storage to field
home resource center

A lot of baseball...

a double slide...

and summer sledding too!

Summer Vids

I loved walking outside to see this...

it took them 45 minutes to go around the block!

Sprinkler season is finally here!

We love Dads

...and we are lucky to have the best of the best in our lives!

Thank you to Brett for being the Dad that you are to Owen and Clara-I love being a parent with you.

Thank you to my Dad for your encouragement, support, eternal optimism, friendship and love.  There are no other girls (except my sisters) that have a Dad like you!

Thank you to my Father-in-law Ron, for raising the sons that you did.  An awesome uncle Ty and a wonderful Dad and husband are so by your examples.

And last but not least...so many things in our family and really, our world, have happened or become better because of Papa Bill.  His generosity and wisdom have reached more than we will ever know.  You are a wonderful Dad, Papa & Great-Papa.  We could all learn (and have) from your example.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Jersey Party

The celebration continued in Missoula...we had a "wear your favorite jersey" birthday party for Owen today.  Kids and adults both had fun playing outside on the field that Brett mowed in our grass.  It turned out to be a beautiful day and a wonderful way to celebrate an awesome 3 year old.

Brynn, Carmen, Ryan, Clara, Gracie, Owen, Mya & Brady

Family Vacay

After a great wedding weekend the fam met up again for family vacation outside of Leavenworth, WA.  Planning for all of us to be in the same place for 5 days took some time-we've had it on the calendar since December!  Paul and Steph even stopped in for a night on their way home from their honeymoon in Banf.  We had an awesome rental house and enjoyed lounging outside and in the hot tub, hiking, shopping, biking, eating, celebrating birthdays and catching up.  Owen spent the week in between the wedding and Leavenworth with my parents so we were anxious to get there and spend time with him too.  We'd love to plan ahead to do this again :)   

Brett, Eric & Dom

The rental house

Lake Wenatchee

The golf team in the front yard

Birthdays!  Maria and Dad-May 30th, Owen-June 12th

The Sari Family*
*outlaws included

Our 3 year old

Today we feel so blessed to celebrate 3 years with this little boy.  He's awesome.  He is silly, smart, fun, snuggly, thoughtful, kind, energetic and sweet all wrapped in to a 3 year old.  Today he woke up to a baseball mitt and I don't know that he has had it off much of the day.  He is currently playing outside with Brett and his uncles Eric and Dom, and could not be happier (with shorts and rubber boots on).  We love every bit of him!

    Happy Birthday Owen Patrick!

6.4.11

Congratulations Stephanie and Paul Sari!  What an awesome wedding weekend in Spokane!  The Felton's loved every bit of it, and although, did not take as many pics as I would have liked to, will remember all the wonderful moments and meaningful details.

Steph and Paul at Rehearsal Dinner

The Felton Fam before the wedding

Parents of the Groom
(wishing they had 4 sons because this wedding was SO much easier)

The adorable bride and her girls at the reception

Dancing with fun props at the reception

The newlyweds arrived at breakfast-dress in hand!

Snuggles with Nona before heading home

Preschool Celebration

The preschool year has come to an end and they had a celebration last night.  The kids showed off their letter skills by singing the Zoophonics song.  Adorable!  Owen is looking forward to another year with Miss Stephanie next fall!

Owen giving flowers to Miss Stephanie

"I'm Owen and I'm 2." (and I have five neon bandaids on my hand)

Arock & Dom

Our long weekend was enjoyed at home with two super fun visitors...Aaron and Dom!  Aaron's first stop on his "Northwest roadtrip" was Missoula and Dom flew in to surprise him.  Brett, Aaron and Dom were roommates at Gonzaga so they had some catching up and reminiscing to do.  It's always a blast to get a few Zags together-thanks for coming boys.

Clara warmed up quickly to Arock

So did Owen!

It was great to see you both!