Happy Happy Birthday Razy!

I can't believe our little girl is one. It seems like the years keep going by so quickly. I remember Lil' E's 1st birthday and can't believe that he is four. But this last year has just flown by. I miss that little baby all curled up with big bows in her hair. However, I am loving the stage that she is in now. She isn't quite walking yet but loves to walk along funiture and with her new princess car that Mema and Papa got for her birthday. She loves to play tag with her big brothers, and loves, loves, loves to dance. Whenever she hears music or even just a beat she starts her little bouncy dance. I love it. There is more to come with party pictures, but you can head over to It's a Peach of Cake to see her birthday cake and pinata. We celebrated her birthday on the 20th with family and friends. I am posting this late wednesday night so that it is the first thing you see in the morning. So here is to my little Razy Roo who is One on the 24th of September.

I love you little one!

Cake Preview

Here is a little preview of Razy's Birthday cake. To see the whole thing you'll need to head over to It's a Peach of Cake While you are there take a look at my spiderman cake and other birthday creations. I finally added some pictures of Lil' E's Cake and Pinata from his birthday in June.

Sportin' a New Ride

So do you like the new ride that Razy is sporting. We sure do. It is a bumbleride. It may look a bit familiar to some of you. Well back in August I entered a contest on momdot for this same stroller. They were featuring the stroller from a site called strollermama.com. It seemed impossible to win it and it should have. There were over 7000 enteries. Well one day I get an email saying I have won a stroller and I was thinking yeah right, who knew I entered and was playing a trick on me. Well it turned out no one was joking. I had actually won. Sweet. I was stocked. They shipped it to me within a few days and Razy was in it a sporting it the same day. We love it. It is so comfy and I love the seagrass colors. There are some pretty neat features about it. If you are in the market for a stroller I would recommend it. They are spendy, but they are of really good quality. Go over to strollermama.com and take a look. Thanks MomDot.com and strollermama for the great giveaway. We couldn't be happier.

Kalaloch 2008

Can you believe that we are actually posting something? It has been months. This is all about our camping trip to Kalaloch this summer. Hope you enjoy. We are glad to be back.

To the Store and Back

The trip to Kalaloch can't be completed without a trip to the store. This year we also started off with a trip. We've got to have our icecream.

Auntie Bales and Lil' E posing on the bridge

Doble's Turn

Stroller Buddies

Brotherly and Sisterly Love

Kalaloch Beach

Kalaloch beach is right near our campsites so we go down there quite a bit. The kids love climbing on the driftwood (there is a bunch of it), we build beach fires, play bocce ball, and just sit around and talk.

Razy had no fear of sand. In fact she thought it was there for snacking. It was all over, including the diaper.

Can't remember why Doble was upset. I think he got some sand thrown at him.

The kids all love to play on the logs. This year they had a little war throwing pieces of wood at eachother and who do you think started it all...

Our Daddy, JBody.

The hotdog man and his cool hotdog roaster. He is proud of his roasting stick. Can't you tell?


Lil' E enjoying the hotdog man's gourmet hotdog...mmm!

Ruby Beach

One of our favorite beaches at Kalaloch. The kids (and dads) love to throw rocks into the water. The kids also like to swim in the water here. Most years we go out to the big rocks. I was looking forward to taking a family picture on the rocks, but the fog was so heavy that day. Maybe next year. Doble took a spill and ended up in the water, but still enjoyed himself.

Before the fall


After the fall

DUEPA TIME

Duepa spent alot of time with the kids out on this large piece of drift wood.

Lil E'

What is it with guys and throwing rocks in the water or at a target?

The Big Cedar Tree

Every year we have gone out to Kalaloch I have wanted to go to the big cedar tree. However, it just never happened. This year we finally saw it. The kids had fun climbing in, around, and on the tree. We even stopped to pose for a family picture. Not more than 10 minutes of being there Lil' E starts crying saying that he got stung by a bee. 2 minutes later I look at a screaming Razy who has a hornet digging it's stinger into the top of her head. Just about the same time, Emma (one of our nieces) starts screaming. She got stung on the face and then the bugger fell down her shirt and stung her 4 more times. We'll see if we ever go back there again.

Party of Five and the Big Cedar Tree

Can you say "CHEESE"?

Peek-a-boo

Right

Before

Bee

Sting

Beach 4

Beach 4 is where we go to go smelting. No luck this year catching anything but we did manage to get some good pictures.

Like my new hat?

Tay Tay look and Me

Razy, Razy, What do you see?

I see Lil' E looking at me

Nice view wouldn't you say?

The boys and the beach

Messy toes

Too Cold, Too Cold

Waiting for the waves

The most recent Party of Five family picture

We Are Family

This is just about everyone who came to the ocean this year. We are missing a few families. Every year we seem to get just a little bit bigger. Kalaloch has been such a fun tradition. It is something are family looks forward to every summer.

Duema and Duepa

For those of you who don't know or forgot, Duema and Duepa are J Body's parents.

Duema's and Duepa's Gang

This includes: Duema and Duepa, JBody's siblings and spouses and all the grandchildren

Brothers and Sisters

These are all of JBody's Siblings:

Siblings and Spouses( and significant others):

Yes we all are quite silly

Duema and Duepa with Grandkids

All the grandkids were here this year...Yeah!