Gma Sue & Papa's Visit

Gramma Sue & Papa came for a long weekend.  It was quick, but we had fun!

Peyton & Papa by her special birthday sign

Bday dinner at Kristi's house

Maddie gave Papa a special gift

Happy Birthday Dad!

Everyone came to cheer on Maddie's volleyball game!

Leilani checking out Macey!

The ladies.

Justin Bieber

Last night we went to the Justin Bieber concert--Peyton's birthday gift from way back in July.  By pure luck our seats were directly in front of Kristi's seats, so we all went together.  It was LOUD, fun and everything Peyton dreamed it would be.The girls before we boarded the Max train to the Rose Garden.

At the venue.

Waiting, waiting, waiting for JB.

And then just a quick not great quality video, watch the crowd 20 econds into it.  Girls were screaming & on their feet the whole night!

Weekend

We don't have any weekend sports this fall, so we are enjoying it even though it feels odd.

Jim & Peyton helped out at the Special Olympics at Nike on Saturday...and got to meet Misty May, 3 time gold medalist in beach volleyball.  Maddie was VERY jealous.

On Sunday, Peyton and I did the Parkinson's Walk in honor of my dad along with ALL the Acobas.

All the walkers.  Maddie had to miss out due to her knee injury and Jim kept her company.

It was a beautiful walk with perfect weather.

Labor Day Weekend

Last minute we found a house at Cannon Beach for Labor Day weekend.  It was great timing to get out of town and enjoy summer before school starts this week.

We had fun in a hat store with the kids trying on tons of fun hats.

We spent most of our time on the beach, in the early morning exploring low tide, during the sunny afternoons huddled behind the dunes to get out of the wind and the evenings to watch the sunset.

This is my favorite shot of the weekend, just the anticipation of walking up that hill!

As usual, the flowers in Cannon Beach were unbelievably gorgeous.

Always a visit to Bruce's Candy Kitchen.

And the ice cream shop.

Maddie found a dead starfish, that we soon discovered was alive and illegal to touch...so back he went into the ocean hopefully just fine.

Lots of fun kites on the breezy, sunny afternoons.  This one was my favorite.

Lots of games of catch on the beach.

With Dad because he is way more fun.

We had a bonfire one night on the beach which the girls had never done.

Jim and Maddie went sandbiking one morning.

Peyton and I went for a walk on the beach and explored.

The Acobas came out for the afternoon on Sunday for a little beach fun.

Trying to keep Leilani out of the sun for a bit!

A little dark, but I still like it.

We had an awesome time, stayed in a great house and can't wait until next time!

Home from Camp

We picked up Maddie at camp today.  It was so good to see her after a whole week gone and without communication!  She had a great time, made new friends and did lots of fun activities!

Kristi and Peyton joined me for the ride to pick up the girls.

Morgan, Maddie, Siesta, Emily & Snuggy (girls and their counselors)

We greeted Maddie with post-it notes all over her room.  Some welcomed her home, some were nonsense. 

I think she was happy to see all of us, even the hamster.