I'm finding it is harder than I thought to do blogging! I know it's been quite some time since I have wrote, and now I am behind! Guess I will try and get caught up!
This August, our family took a trip to Washington. It was a great week! There was lots and lots of driving, but it was worth it! The kids had a little bit of trouble with getting car sick, but we found that Dramamine helped a ton! Guess that will be a staple on any trips for us! First we headed to Vancouver to see Trevor's father and Ron. It was great to have a few days with them. We headed over to the Oregon coast in a town called, Newport. We went to the Oregon Coast Aquarium! The kids loved seeing the sharks in the big walk through tunnels and touching all the sea life in the tide pools. That night we had an amazing hotel right on the beach!!! Our view was breathtaking! We slept with the windows open all night, sleeping to the sound of the waves! The next day, after breakfast and playing at the beach, we saw the Yaquina Head light house. We got to see inside and climbed all of the stairs to the top! The lighthouse was great, minus all the kelp flies! The flies were everywhere! Emma got a button that read, "I survived the Kelp flies!" Guess they are frequent visitors to the lighthouse. After we had our fill of the flies, we headed to the Tillamook factory in Tillamook Oregon. We got to see how they make cheese from the beginning to end! It was quite a site to see! The kids loved the ice cream too! Then it was back to Vancouver. The next morning we went to the first ever Moss/Shewell reunion at the Ensign Ranch in Cle Elum, Washington. We had a wonderful time with all the family! We met a new cousin/niece, rode horses, went canoeing, and slid down a huge slip and slide! It was a great visit with all the family and we look forward to the next reunion in two years!!
Kids asleep on the road! They were beat!
Jellyfish at the Aquarium!
Todd and Emma seeing how big they are!
Looking at all the Jellyfish!
Touching sharks at the tide pool!
Look out Chandler!!!
A nice ocean view! Can you find the starfish?
Todd looking for burried teasure!
Our view from our hotel room!
Yaquina Head lighthouse!
All the stairs to the top of the lighthouse!
Ready for the climb! Everyone made it!
Eating yummy Tillamook Icecream at the factory!
Our first ever Moss/Shewell reunion!
Going down the huge slip and slide!
All the kids/cousins looking at the horses! They got to ride some of them!
August 30, 2009
Chandler in his new classroom! YEAH for Kindergarten!
Ready for mom to leave!
The teacher's aide taking him to the table.
On August 26, 2009, Chandler and Emma had their first day of school! They were so excited! They both were up early(too early) and ready to go! Emma is now a third grader and ready to take on cursive and multiplication! She is excited to be one of the older kids in their school(only goes to fourth grade)! Chandler being in kindergarten only has a half day. He goes in the afternoon. I'm thinking morning might have been better since he has to wait quite a while before getting on the bus after Emma gets on!! I'm grateful he seems to be enjoying his class. Although his first day he struggled when they put him on the wrong bus home! Poor kid! He got home a half of an hour after the other kids got home! I told Emma from now on, please make sure your brother is ON the bus before you go! He still wanted to go back, so I'm glad the tears lasted only a little while! Here are some of the pictures of Chandler's first day. I wish I had some of Emma, but she ran out the door before I could take some! 
Jellyfish at the Aquarium!
Todd and Emma seeing how big they are!
Looking at all the Jellyfish!
