Another week...Another Project!

We bought a six dollar pool...

Already got our money's worth.

Even jumped in a few times FULLY clothed!

We dug up the yard.

Bought a trailer load of bark dust.

Unloaded it in the pouring rain (and it stopped as soon as we finished!)...

Got covered in DIRT and MUD!

Tried to drive the lawn mower!

And finally finished... Thanks Uncle Beve for the help!

4th of July...

The 4th was a long hard day. One I wish we didn't have to go through... The night of the 3rd Grandma Betty (Kevin's Grandma) suffered a massive stroke. She was in recovery from a triple by-pass surgery. Unfortunately, she is not going to make it. We drove up to OHSU and spent the morning saying our goodbyes while Grandpa Corkey and thier kids met with the doctors and made the final decisions. She is still holding on, but they don't think she will last much longer. While we all know death is a part of our heavenly father's plan it doesn't make it any easier... Kevin's grandparents are such wonderful people and we are so blessed to have them in our lives.

When we got home we went over to Chris and Tera's house and BBQ'd and watched the kids do fireworks. It was a good end to a hard day.

I watched the kids later that week and Kendall was so sweet as she told me that Grandma Betty was going to heaven to live in Jesus' house. I love the innocence of children. We sure do love those Jackson kids!

Fun on the River!

We spent the day on the river with Nick and Jess and the boys. We all had a great time...And brought home enough sand to make our own sandbox! And we had a diaper full of sand the morning after... Mom is adjusting to all the sand that goes along with living on the coast!

We love beautiful days on the beach!

Meeting Mr. Balen!

We got to head to Burns and meet Baby Balen on the 20th. We got to stay for ten days! We had a great trip.

Mason had a sleepover with the girls!

We went to Hines Park for lunch and playtime!

We also went to the swimming pool and played in the outdoor pool =)

We took 4th of July pictures!

We gave Balen lots of kisses and loves! We had a great time visiting everyone! We checked hay with Grandpa and had fun in Grandma's yard. Another great trip... Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

Father's Day!

We spent Father's Day at Grandpa Roger and Grandma Laura's house. The boys all went fishing that morning and we had a BBQ that afternoon. It was a fun day and we sure are grateful we got to spend it with Daddy! Kevin is such a great Dad. Mason and I are lucky to have him! We love you Daddy!

Daddy and Mason
Mason and Grandpa (And Drake and Molly)

"Oh No!"

Kendall went over-board!

Watch out Mason is driving!

Mason's cousins playing in the boat!

Baby Balen!

Our third nephew was born on June 17th at 4am, Balen Daniel Cary. He was 7 lbs 15 oz and 20 1/4 inches long. My sister, Sheryden, had a long labor and ended up having a c-section after hours of pushing. Our family doesn't seem to have good luck or "easy" labors! However, everyone is healthy and we all love the new little man in the family! We weren't able to be at the hospital but we drove to Burns on Monday the 20th and stayed for 10 days! We got lots of snuggle time and took lots of pictures!

Mason was indifferent to Balen. He was never mean or jealous but did try to play "catch" a few times. He wasn't sure why Balen didn't throw things back. Mason gave him lots of kisses and it was sure sweet!

Tim McGraw!

Mason and Kev got me tickets to the Emotional Traffic Tour (Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan and The Band Perry) for my birthday and Mother's day. The concert was June 17th. We had a great time! They all put on a great show! We went with Beve and Jordan. It was a late night... We got home at 1am and I had to be up for class at 4am! Saturday was one LONG day of classes! Thanks again for the tickets babe!

The Band Perry - She has such an AMAZING voice!

Luke Bryan - My husband fell in love. He was awesome!

And the highlight of the night...Tim McGraw <3