Jeremy was in OR too!

Okay, so apparently my brief update upset my husband and my sister. Jeremy thought I overlooked him when doing the blog and I want to set the record straight that he did come out for the last week of our vacation in OR. My sister Lisa felt I left out the family we visited...which is true, but only because the photos with them were not loading!

Here are photos from our Labor Day Camping trip at the Honeyman campgrounds on the Oregon Coast. It has been a tradition for my family to camp here twice a year for 36 years. Luckily this time all of the siblings were able to make it! The only two missing are my brother Jeffs wife Estella and their new baby Elijah.

The Bevans Siblings: in order of age starting with Kim as the youngest(living) to Lisa the oldest! Our present family pictures

All the Cousins(except Elijah)

The guys played games all weekend

Fun on the coast!

So this is a continuation of pictures from our Oregon Vacation! Maybe I will get to what we have been up to these last few months once this has been done!

I had to add that today on our way home from Dance Class, Natalie asked when we were going camping in Oregon again. I think she had fun!! What do you think?

Hello. Anybody there?

Okay, so just incase you get updates or decided to check my blog one more time before completely giving up on me, this is your lucky day!! Here is the first update on our family since April!

Just in case you didn't know...we are pregnant with our third child and have been told the baby is a girl(80%). Natalie is excited to have a little sister and has enjoyed feeling the baby kick her through the tummy. I have been having fun pulling out Natalies old clothes, to see what works and what I need to get, and also buying matching dresses for the girls! Jeremy is excited...especially since the baby should be born at the end of this year(taxes)! Brayden may have some notion of the baby, but all that he does is play with sisters dolls to show any enjoyment in a new baby.

We enjoyed a 5 week visit in Oregon visiting Grandma and Grandpa Bevans. Natalie and Brayden had fun playing with all of their Cousins and doing fun things with Grandma and Grandpa. We went to Wild Life Safari(where we rode a camel!), Crater Lake, Enchanted Forest, Bandon Animal Park and coast(held a Lion cub), and camping at Honeyman. Not to mention having swim lessons(Natalie passed!), playing at Emerald Park, building a bird house and flagpole with Grandpa at home depot, visiting great grandpa Bevans grave, picnic and fishing with the whole family, and many other fun times with the Bevans clan!

I also spent a weekend at my 10 year highschool reunion. It was fun seeing old friends and showing of my adorable children! Plus, Estella had her baby so we got to visit her in the hospital and that was good experience for the kids! Plus we were there for Travis' baby blessing and the twins Janelle and Brooks birthday party.

Not to forget that two of my Sister-in-laws had babies while we were in OR too! Congratulations Genel with your triplets, and to Melanie with your first baby Payton!

Enjoy the pictures and expect a follow up blog with what we have been up to since we got back home to KY! (once I figure out how to do slide shows more pictures will come!)

So much has happened!! Update 2

We had a fun day at the park a few days after the snow fall. There was still a little on the ground, but sunny and beautiful enough for us to get out and play!

Later that night we made milkshakes!! Brayden found out that by sitting on my lap he had easy access to a straw and the yummy stuff! It was the first of many fun nights of milkshakes because we had a bunch of fruit to use!

Brayden playing with Magic Bullet lid

Jeremy making the shakes

Natalie enjoying her milkshake

Brayden enjoying my shake

Jeremy and Natalie enjoying theirs

So much has happened!! Update 1

The night of March 7 it started snowing and before we went to bed it had reached 4 inches. Little did we know it would reach up to 15" in some areas! We played in around 11" of snow the next morning.

Brayden and I buried as we tried to sled
Jeremy and the Kids
Jeremy Shoveling the walk(okay I finished this job! I decided I would rather shovel then cook dinner! Crazy!)
Brayden warm inside watching

Jump Zone Fun

Last wednesday we went to the Jump Zone for midweek. Lets just say it was a ton of fun for the kids...and the adults(especially me!!). I think we are going to have to go there again!

All the kids climbing up the

Brayden coming through

Alexis Sliding

Natalie and Alexis climbing

Natalie playing

Brayden not sure he likes it!

Kauti helping Caleb climb

John sliding

Heather with Ashton

Natalie riding on a dinosaur

Spencer climbing

Liz climbing

Girls enjoying snacks while resting

Natalie and Ellie enjoying the toddler car instead of playing in the bouce area

Beautiful day at the Cincinnati Zoo

Monday was a random warm and beautiful day. My friend Heather had the foresight to set up a Zoo trip. Since this is the last month I have my pass(Heather drives and I have the pass that gets her and her kids in free) we wanted to make the most of it! So we talked Liz into coming and had a great time of it!

Here are a few pictures. We went to the manati house first. Then to the rest of the Zoo. It was so much fun, I think I'm going to have to talk Jeremy into renewing the pass...but that can wait till he gets settled into his new job!

Natalie and Ellie are visited by a turtle

Brayden Checking things out in the tank

Heather, John, and Ashton infront of the elephants.

Ashtons first trip to the Zoo

Liz with Madeline and Alexis. This could be Maddie's first trip to the Zoo too...I'll have to check!

Brayden and the elephants

A peacock blocked our way into the Reptile House.

So we took some photos!

Can a Turtle and a Gator be friends?

Brayden loving the asian alligators

The juvenile gorilla playing

Natalie and Ellie loving it!