Vancouver B.C.

My brother, Brian, got married in Vancouver, B.C. over Labor day weekend. Jason and I were able to have an amazing little get away thanks to Jason's cousins and parents. We rented this bad boy in Boise. It was so much fun. Jason was so funny with his "man car." It had lots of cool features like a built in GPS with back up camera, mirrors that would blink if there was a car in your blind spot, cup holders that would warm and cool your drinks, and most importantly lots of power :0)!
On our way through Washington we made a spontaneous stop in Leavenworth. It is this cool little Bavarian inspired village. We had a great time walking around and best of all eating some amazing German food!!! So worth the detour!
There are markets like this all over Vancouver--must be a west coast thing. They have the yummiest produce, treats, and local art--so fun!
One of the treats--this cheesecake was sooooooo good. This picture is on Granville Island. It's a really cool shopping area full of little shops and boutiques--mostly selling art or unique finds.
The funniest thing--Jason and I drove out to Granville Island in the morning on Friday. We were walking around and all of the sudden heard someone yell "Jason" from the car. It was Brian, Loriann, and Grayson and some of Brian's friends. So funny to just run into my brother, sis, and nephew in a town the size of Vancouver!! Brian says they were playing Where's Waldo, but it ended up being Where's Jenn--thanks to my sweater! He is so funny!

Loriann and Grayson and some of the most amazing raspberries EVER!
Brian and Janice got married at Kapilano Park. It is this beautiful park with cliff walks, a suspension bridge, and forest tree walk. We were there the night before for the wedding rehearsal. We had so much fun exploring the park--it was one of the highlights of our trip.
On the Cliff Walk
Mom and Dad!
Jason thought it was super fun to take wide steps across the bridge and inconspicuously make it swing from side to side--he's too funny.
Jason teaching Grayson to spit off the suspension bridge and see how long it took to hit the water--too funny--I guess that's what uncles are for--right!


The tree walk!
Brian, Grayson, and me before the wedding.
Brian and Janice--So excited for these two--they are the cutest couple. We love her so much and are so excited to have her be part of our family!
Brian, Janice, and Grayson--their new little family!
On the way home we stopped and Multanoma falls. It is one of my favorite places--so beautiful!

First Day of School

My cute kiddos-- they are so funny together sometimes! As a mom these moments are so fun--when the kids get along and are totally goofy together!Karson 2nd Grade!!!
Claire 2--almost 3!
Kate--Kindergarten!

Horse back riding

Some awesome friends, the Hills, invited us over for a little horse back riding and homemade ice cream. Karson was in heaven and was a natural on the horse--he loved every second of it and would have ridden all night if we'd let him. Angela is the one responsible for our cute family photo on the header too--she is very talented. More family photos to come soon.

Fair and Rodeo

It's that time of year again... FAIR!!!! We love the fair and rodeo--fried food, cows, pigs, bunnies, and cowboys--who could ask for a more fun weekend!
Karson and Kate are obsessed with horses!!! I can't get enough of them dressed up so cute--I think I say every year that Karson is the cutest cowboy EVER!
I really think I have the cutest kids ever!!!
Oh Kate--So cute!!! We ran into one of Jason's cousins who said, "I think Kate is the best dressed little girl and the rodeo." I think Kate can pull off anything and look adorable--she is just a walking sassy, beauty--love her!
One night we took just Karson to the Rodeo with Jason and I--he is such a good kid and is getting so grown up!!

International Folk Dance Festival

We had the opportunity this summer to host dancers for the International Folk Dance Festival. It was sooo much fun!! We hosted a mother and her son from Belgium. They are the cutest people ever--my kids totally fell in love with them and they with my children. It is so neat to build relationships with people from all over the world!
Anne dancing with Lia--I really couldn't have asked for a neater lady. She adored my kids and was oh so helpful. I feel so blessed that I was able to meet her and become her friend.
Ciaran and Karson. These two had so much fun goofing around together!
Anne and her two kiddos with my little family.
For the opening social we went to Steadman's water slides--so fun!! Karson and Kate couldn't get enough--we had to peel them off the slides to go home.

Scheeler Reunion

My grandma's family get together for reunions every other year. They are held all over the country and we haven't gone since we were dating. This year it was in Boise, so we were happy to be able to go, but sad because my grandma wasn't there. We started the reunion by scattering her ashes up at her and Grandpa's favorite huckleberrying spot. There was a fire there last year, so it was not as beautiful as normal, but still a place filled with lots of memories of Grandma. During the reunion we went and toured the old penitentiary in Boise. It was interesting and the kids had fun being little "criminals."

I love Claire's face here--she was trying to look mad or scary--too cute!!

Bonding

I spent most of June getting ready for this... My family reunion. I hosted it at my house. My family lives all over the country, so it is always so nice to get together. We had some wonderful moments, but I think my favorite was watching the cousins bond--they had so much fun together, especially the boys!! It was so nice for Karson to have some boy cousins around, I just wish they lived closer.
Claire really bonded with uncle Brian. He was so cute with her, and she loved him lots, which if you know Claire, this was a big deal--she is very picky about who she likes.
We took the fam up to City of Rocks for some hiking, climbing, and picnicking!

We made these shirts for the 4th of July and wore them to a wonderful picnic and fireworks show hosted by Chad and Bonnie. They were so nice to invite my entire family to join in the fun!
The morning of the 4th we went to the parade in Albion. It was so cute and short, and there was a lot of candy involved, which equals happy kids!
We also got to go boating right out our back yard. We had a blast--until the babies fell in the water--I'm pretty sure I was more upset than the kids--I have a tendency to over react when it comes to my kiddos safety.