Big Boy!

Wyatt's growing up so fast! Today he met his Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Benson. She will be a wonderful teacher and Wyatt can't wait to start school. When I asked him what he thought about his new teacher it was so cute that I just had to share, and I quote, "She's so cute and she has nice hair!" Should be a fun year! We love you so very much Wyatt.

Summer 2008

I don't even know where to begin because I'm so very behind on posting...so, I'm going to give a short summer in review for the Allen family! Here's some pics and short descriptions of the places we've been and the things we've done as a family this summer. It's probably been our busiest summer yet, but so much fun. I can't believe it's ending in just a little over a week. :( I guess we are in denial about that because we have plans for the next 3 weekends in a row as well. More to come on those plans. :) LONG LIVE SUMMER!

We started off the summer with another trip to see my family in Colorado. Yes, another LONG drive but they are worth it!!! We had a really good time and enjoyed seeing my parents new home. We spent 2 full weeks there over the 4th of July and were able to do some pretty great things:

Hotel pool swimming...the kids love it!



Playtime with the cousins






On the 4th of July my dad took us on a day trip up to Telluride. We've been before and it's a beautiful mountain town but this time he took us on his new toy (below) for a ride up to the top of Imagene Pass. We climbed this 13,000 foot mountain on the quads and it was so amazing! The views are incredible...like being in another world! We had so much fun. It was a great way to celebrate the independance of this amazing county that we live in!!





That night we went back to my parents and celebrated the 4th with lots of food, family and fireworks. It was a wonderful day!!



And so, after all that fun we returned home, exuasted! Thanks for such a wonderful trip mom and dad. We love you all so very much!




After we got home and rested for a bit we moved right on to the rest of the summer. We've taken lots of weekend trips, camping, boating, beach, and riding.

Beach Trip to Seaside, OR






We went to Lincoln Rock this year. It's the first time we've ever been there. It was wonderful. We went with friends, had great weather and lots of fun on the boats. Can't wait to go back again next year!

We camped at Lake Kachess for the the first time as well this year. It was beautiful but I must say the weather could have been better! It was a weekend of firsts...Jeff got up on a wake board for the first time on this trip! It was great and we had a good time. Thanks, friends, for all the fun!!

The kids had a great time riding their quads this summer with their dad and grandpa! Here's some pics. There's lots to learn but they are picking it up quickly.

This was right at the beginning of summer. A group of friends and I took our daughters to see the High School Musical play in downtown Seattle. We had so much fun and loved the play! It's been such a wonderful summer so far and there is more to come. We have a few more camping and riding trips planned so I'll update soon!