birthday & labor day fun

My dad turned 65 on September 1st and nothing makes my dad happier than having the whole family get together. So, on Sunday, Jeremy, Espen & I headed up to Yarnell to hang out with the fam, eat delicious food & celebrate my dad's birthday.

Happy birthday Papa!!! We had tons of fun!




It took only minutes for this kid to take his pants off once we got to my parents house...he is always just in his underpants-Espen surveying the land from the big boulder under the porch.


Awww. Bros, a coloring book and a huge niche in the wall to lounge in...what more do you need. Well, turns out you need some comet cleanser and a paint can. The crayons didn't necessarily stay on the page.

So sweet, our son had a good time chasing us around with a toy chainsaw pretending to cut our Achilles tendons.

Rack 'em up Espen, your going down!

'No Dad, you do it like this'-Flings ball across the table with his hands

This is my dad hooking up the trailer to the back of his command car...with a bolt, some duct tape and a piece of wire. Jenny & Joshua obviously have no fear, they actually rode in the trailer while the rest of us opted to stay...in the truck.

Hello Lover

Well Hi Babe.

Just doing a little modeling on the side of the truck, you know, the usual.

Mean Face stare off. These boys are masters of the mean face.

Everybody in? Time for a family portrait...

...and another one. These turned out great! Thanks Jeremy for running to and from the camera about 10 times so we could get a good one. 

Grandma, the baby wrangler.

I want to photo shop them onto a pirate ship, Jen looks like she's sailing the 7 seas.

Whipping Wind.

Espen, the flag boy.

Really Espen? Still no pants, huh. At least we got him in a shirt.

The boys in a Shrek trance.