Getaway!

While in Idaho Zach and I had the opportunity to take a three day getaway from Allie! It was so much fun. We stayed at a beautiful hotel called the Ashley Inn. They feature different furniture in every room, colonial style, with fireplaces and jet tubs! It was way too short!

More fun in Idaho! We went to a pumpkin patch and took pictures, and made faces on the window!

Trip to Idaho!

We went to Idaho to visit the in-laws! Zach is always trying to convince me that it isn't really that cold there and that it doesn't snow that much! Well our second day there, they had a "freak" foot of snow fall for two days! Needless to say he didn't convince me, but it was fun to play in the snow!

Pumpkin festival

The Carvers and us went to Snepf farms the first weekend of October! It was so much fun riding rides, (Zach threw a fit when he didn't get to ride the first two times!)

We went on a hay ride, picked out a pumpkin, went on a train ride, and many other fun things! 
We watched a pig race and at the end a few adults volunteered to come up and make a pig calling noise. Then the audience voted wether it was good or not. Well, Zach very loudly booed them and in the next second the man asked Zach to come on up and see if he could do better! It was so funny- he was soooo embarrased! But he did a great job and I was proud!

More sights!

More sights! The lincoln memorial and the white house.

Allie's birthday party

Allie, Kacey and Braxton Hanna, Natalie,  Ephraim and Addy Carpenter, Melissa,  Luke and Landon Mckinnley, Cecily and Brittney Peterson, Dani and Brighton Comin, Dre Meyers, and my sister and I were all there to celebrate with Allie! She however, started acting two on the day of her birthday by throwing huge fits!

Happy Birthday to Allie!

Allie turned two on August 4th! We celebrated on the 3rd with daddy, on the 4th with friends for a Watee party, and on the 7th with grandma and grandpa! Poor neglected child!

Mt. Vernon

Mount Vernon was beautiful, (and expensive)! We toured George Washington's home, watched a video about him,  and enjoyed the view of the Potamac river just down the hill of his backyard. The above quote was from George Washington's along with a few other great thoughts of his. I wish everybody would take this thought to heart! Our country would be a lot better if we stuck to the constitution.

Silly Allie jo

Allie is such a silly, fun girl! These are just some pictures from the summer of a few of her funny moments. There is never a dull moment with her!

Zach, Allie, and I at the beach with some friends with APX. (Girls are from left; ?, me, Kacie Hanna, Danstzel Harper, and Jessica 

Terry.) Zach and I love body boarding!

Beach, Beach, and more Beach!

One of the things Allie and I got to do with my family was go to VA beach! One of my most favorite discoveries of the east coast are the beaches. I love California, but in North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland the beaches are warmer water, with no sea weed or jelly fish! Allie does take after her mom with one thing... she Loves the Water! She had fun swimming and at the beach!

Me and my sis

Another great thing about going to VA was I got to spend a lot of time with my family! Especially my fun sister who came and stayed with me when I was not with at their house. She was a huge help as I was just barely pregnant and not feeling well!

Fourth of July!

We were so excited to see celebrate the fourth of July in our nation's capital this summer. All of the wives planned to go in the afternoon with picnic food and blankets and save a spot for the show. Well of course the forecast is RAINY! So several wives backed out as they didn't want to be sitting in the rain- and there was a planned rain date for the fireworks, so there was a chance that they may not have even been any. I was determined not to miss it, besides what else were we gonna do!

So Allie and I loaded the stroller and went, at first it was great. But the rain clouds came and it started pouring all over our stuff! We all huddled together and tried to cover our blankets, food, and selves with umbrellas until the rain stopped.

Finally just before the men arrived the rain ceased and a short while later the fireworks began! They were GREAT ! It was extra special watching them in our nation's capital with friends who believed in the same things as us, and shared our love for this country!

A few days before july 4th!

A few days before the 4th, some people that worked with zach decided to put on our very own firework show! They had real fireworks, and we got to sit right under them! Allie was a little afraid of them, however, and clung tight to me the entire show! She doesn't like loud noises!

Cow days

A local farm had Cow days! We received milk, ice cream, and butter from their farm that tasted delicious. We watched an educational puppet show about cows, rode tractors, milked a cow (allie was too afraid of course!) made cow ears, and had a picnic. It was fun, but boy was it hot and humid that day!

        

Zach and Allie at the smithsonian and The U.S. Capital building.

Caribbean Carnival

It didn't take Allie long to make new friends! She had a blast with a new friend that was out there for the summer, too. They loved dancing together to the steel drum band.

They had face painting, food, contests, balloon characters, drawings, moon bouncer, hair braiding, and many other festive activities.

Summer 2008 in VA !

Zach worked in VA this summer, which put us only a half hour from downtown D.C! It was a blast! We got to see the fireworks next to the Washington monument, visit the Smithsonian, See the white house, holocaust museum, colonial towns and farms, Lincoln memorial, New World War II memorial, ride the met, and so much more!