This past weekend we (Kat, Jacque, and I) went down to Vancouver, WA to see my grandparents and so that my family could have a chance to see Jacque before she got to big.
She was held by great-grandparents, 4 great-aunts, 1 great-uncle, and 2 cousins. Of course every hold was supervised by her grandma, "mama", and her older sister. She enjoyed all the attention that was showered upon her. She also now thinks that talking is just opening her mouth really wide and then closing it. No sounds come out though.
Also this past week Jacque had her first bath in her little tub. She really likes being in the water. Kat likes to stand right at the tub and make sure everything is going just right. In fact Kat like to make sure that her little sister is happy no matter where she is, Kat will provide the entertainment. Jacque reconizes her sister's voice and will look in that direction and kind of smile.

Ahh, it was so nice to get away and smell some of the freshest air to be found around here. We took a four hour drive north-east of us up into the mountains to a resort. We went from sea-level to 4,000 ft. There was fresh snow on the ground as we went over the mountains on Hwy 20. It even snowed on the pass the night we were there, though none at the resort itself. Beautiful grounds to walk around on, lots of trails. We didn't go far as it was getting dark and sprinkling off and on. The food was excelent (if it hadn't been, there wasn't any other place to eat so we would have been out of luck). Our room over looked the lake/pond that was there, a very peacefully veiw.
Geoff enjoyed the fresh air and his cigar. Kat rode her bike around, her legs are now long enough to reach the pedals. Jacque enjoyed the peace and quiet by sleeping, what a suprise. :)

This past weekend we all went to the Puyallup Fair. Friday was the cattle drive and parade. Saw some beautiful horses. After the parade we got into the fair for free. Kat got to ride her first roller coaster. She loved it. After we left the fair she continued to talk about riding the Dragon ( the roller coaster was a Dragon). She would sit on her chair and then the ride would "start" and she would scream.
Sunday we went back to see the Pro rodeo finals. It was fun to watch. Only one guy lasted 8 seconds on the bull, everyone else got thrown off. They had some very good bulls and bronco that gave the cowboys some good challenges.
Both days Jacque slept the whole time. She is still too young to really appreciate outings.

Well we hope everyone will enjoy the website as a way to keep up with our busy and growing family. We will try to keep it updated as often as possible. JW and Sara use this site and it is great, we always get to see how Brady is doing.

13 Sept was Jacque's 2 week check up. She is now 9 pounds! Her and Natalie are both doing very well.

Kat is addapting very well to being a big sister. She is more helpful than we could have ever imagined. Kat turns 3 in less than 2 months.