August Adventures

August was a super busy month it seems! I just finally got to empty out my memory cards last night- the main reason why I've been so behind on the blog. The day after Oldpa's birthday party we all (Oldpa, Oldma, Dale, Jeanie, Gage, Ashton, Kenna and I- Howie was working) headed up to Mt. St. Helens! It had been YEARS since I had been there and of course, Makenna had never been. We drove up to the mountain, went to the museum up there, took pictures, went to lunch and then Oldpa, Kenna and I headed home while the remainder of the group decided to drive around the mountain.

Oldpa showing the kids the "earthquake monitor". HAHA! Example of a Richter Scale?

Poser.

And again, the weather was phenomenal. 

The next day... Jeanie and I took the kids to Oaks Park to hang out for the day!

Look! I do exist in photos!

It was a pleasant surprise to see Felicia, MacKenzie and Leighton there that day too!

Train ride with my #1 girl.

Aunt Jeanie and Ashton on the carousel.

A week or so after everyone headed back home, Howie and I took Makenna to the Oregon State Fair! I didn't take many photos since we didn't do a whole lot while we were there except for look around. We weren't smart enough to look at the map and completely missed the kid's rides all together. Lame! Next time we'll be sure to hit those up.

Ok, so maybe I only took pictures of her riding a horse and this one is my favorite. :)

A week or so after the State Fair I wanted to take Makenna to the beach for the day. So, we invited Rachelle and Ariana to come with us! We made the mistake of going the weekend of the largest beach volleyball tournament the the Oregon Coast hosts. BIG MISTAKE. It took us almost an hour just to find a place to park and we didn't end up staying that long since it was packed everywhere. We did end up finding a nice spot on the beach and let the girls play.

You can't go to Seaside without riding the carousel!

Beach fun.

AND.. the last August Adventure was the Molalla Buckeroo! We were invited to go by Eric & Rachelle, they had some extra tickets. :)

Goofy girls.

Phew! August was busy!