First Haircut

Jackson finally had his first hair cut. It was sad to see him lose his red curls but his hair was getting pretty shaggy.

Thanks to future Aunt Russanne for cutting his hair.

Our Idaho Trip

So it all started with Jackson and I driving in a car for 13 hours in one day. Jackson did fairly well. The first 2 1/2 hours were pretty rough. Right about Yakima, I thought maybe I should turn around but I'm so glad we kept going...After 7 stops, we made it to Craig Mom's House.

Jackson had so much fun spending time with his Grandma Sasser, his Great Grandma and Grandpa Thomas and all his cousins and aunts and uncles.

We had so much fun hanging out and playing in the sunshine! We had alot of fun at the Phillips' Reunion at Downata. All the kids really enjoyed the pool and the water slides! It was great to meet more of Craig's extended family especially Brandy and Brady and their families. It was also great to meet Dale's kids, Angie and Kayla too!

We also really enjoyed seeing Great Grandma Sasser and meeting more of the Sasser Family! Great Grandma Sasser turned 90 so we celebrated with her! We all had a blast on Sunday with them and it was great to see everyone.

Craig's Mom's house was pretty crazy! 20 people staying in one house is a bunch but we all survived and really enjoyed it!

We are sure going to miss Keri and the kids. It was very sad saying goodbye to them. They are moving to South Carolina for 4 years for school! We are sure going to miss them! We love you guys!

We can't wait till next time!

Date Night

Craig's office had there summer party on the Argosy Cruise. We had a great time. The weather was perfect, Grandma watched Jackson overnight, and the whole experience on the Cruise was fantastic...fantastic views, food, and company!

4th of July

We had a great 4th of July spending time with my family!

Here are some picture highlights!

Our Spokane Trip

We had a fabulous time in Spokane a couple weeks ago.

Craig's brother Kyle graduated from Eastern Washington University. Congrats Kyle!

All of Craig's family was able to be there except his sister Keri. We had a great time enjoying the sunshine and celebrating Kyle's success. Jackson doesn't get to see his Grandma Sasser or his Grandpa Sasser and wife Karen very often so it was great to see them.

Grandma Sasser was able to spend a week with us in Seattle and we had a great visit with her. We are excited for our trip to Idaho this summer so we can spend more time with her.

We had fun at Riverfront Park in Spokane. I have very fond memories of riding on the carousel as a kid so we took Jackson. It was a blast.



The whole gang


Riding on the 100 year old carousel


Grandma Sasser


Grandpa Sasser


Uncle Mike



Jackson telling Uncle Brian stories



Kyle, Russanne, Jackson and Jaidyn

My Dad

It's been over 5 years since my Dad passed and you'd think that it would start getting easier to deal with but it hasn't.

I hadn't been to the cemetary in a long time since we had been living down in Eugene. On our way out to my mom's on Saturday, Craig and I drove thru Carnation and stopped and put flowers on Dad's grave. It was super hard.

I miss my dad so much. I wish he was here to see how happy I am.

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a great Memorial Day weekend spending time with Dave and Teresa. We took the babies swimming and had a blast. We sure miss them but looking forward to spending some more time with them this summer!