We had a great family vacation this year! Casey and I and 4 of our most favorite kids got in the car and trek’d our way to the great state of Washington. It was great fun for all ages. The boys saw the ocean and mountains for the first time and all the kids made the longest car ride of their lives! Going out we drove straight through and arrived a short 21 hours later. We made a couple quick stops to “run the kids” but otherwise we just “kept on truckin”.

While in WA we had our friends snap an updated family picture with the great Pacific Ocean in the background. The trip to the beach was definitely one of the many highlights!

Here’s a picture of our outstanding hosts – the Downing clan. Yep – that’s right folks, we had 7 children staying in 1 hot house for 7 days and no one was killed! Actually, we all had a really great time! Thanks Downings for all your hospitality!

So, I’ve been pretty slow to get on the blogging train, I know. I have new inspiration though, my mother-in-law, Kathleen, has just joined the online world so our viewing audience has grown! She’s recently just gotten her very first computer and she’s learning all sorts of new things as she’s “getting connected” and we’re so excited for her – she’s doing great, folks! With Kathleen and all the rest of our family a couple states away I hope to share little bits of our day-to-day lives for their enjoyment. This blog will primarily feature the kids and what they’re up to with lots of candid pictures – if you’re into that then you’re going to love visiting the site. If adorable pictures of our kids aren't you're thing . . . we understand, you're not obligated to come back.

That's it for now - have a great one!