We're All in This Together....

For Liz' birthday, she invited 4 friends over for a sleepover. Mike & I surprised them with an outdoor showing of High School Musical, the current pre-teen phenomenon! The girls bundled up on lawn chairs & Mike projected the movie onto a sheet attached to the fence. We had movie candy & popcorn. The girls then slept in the tent! It was a hit and we can't wait to do it again!

L-R: Shelby, Hannah, Liz, Kathryn, Kasie

Happy 9th Birthday, Liz!

We decided it was time for a pet for Liz so her birthday gift was an adorable black bunny, whom she named "Sweetie Pie". We celebrated with a meal chosen by Liz: Pasta in a Saffron & Artichoke Cream Sauce, green salad just like The Olive Garden, and a crusty baguette. That's my foody girl!!














Here she is getting ready to blow out the candles on a cake that has layers of raspberry filling, blackberry filling, and is iced with strawberry buttercream!

When it rains, it s'mores...

"It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent. " ~Dave Barry

We took our annual Cedergreen/Allton camping trip this year...in the rain! We spent four days at Ike Kinswa...in the rain! We tent camped...in the rain! Did I mention rain? Despite the weather, the men (and Zach) fished, the kids biked and swam, and the women dreamed of sunshine while hanging in the hammocks!


We were able to keep the boat at our site, so the kids swam around it - when you are going to get wet out of the lake, you might as well get in the lake!






Liz enjoying the ultimate camping trip: S'Mores.



Zach kept Jace company in the hammock




















The annual camping picture of the kids: Liz, Emma, Jace & Zach

[W]hen you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. ~Nora Ephron

Carrie's cousin, Bub (aka Stephanie) got married this summer. She & her husband, Corey, met when they both worked for the Tacoma Rainiers. The reception was held in Enumclaw and was a great event. Uncle Dick catered (yum!) and Jeanna (sister to the bride) did the flowers. The cake was gorgeous, both inside and out! It was pink inside!

The cousins: Liz, Emma, Zach. The girls enjoyed the dancing immenseley! Zach wanted to know why he couldn't go next door to watch the babe ruth game!!!

Here Liz congratulates the bride, Stephanie. She was glowing!

Here's to many years of happiness!!!

Fourth of July with the Scullys

On our way home from The Dalles, we took a side trip to visit friends in Camas, WA. We had a blast tubing on their boat (now we want one!!) and enjoyed spending the 4th on the lake. Zach is demonstrating the rules of boating! Kymberlee and Carrie are having a blast in the "tube". Double click on the picture for a close up of our faces.

We left the lake to head to the river for fireworks! Bailey & Liz are patiently waiting for dusk so the show can begin! We couldn't have asked for better weather. It was a great day with great friends!

Allton Cousins

We spent a few days in The Dalles, OR, visiting Mike's sisters in July. The kids had a great time playing with their cousins. We stayed with Mike's sister, Toni Floyd, and visited with his other sister, LeeAnn Brown. When we left, the temperature was 93! It was a good time to head west!L-R: Nathan Floyd, Zach, Shane Floyd, Maverick Brown, Liz, Kelsey Floyd holding Calvin Floyd.