New rule for family pictures: they must be done on the first day of vacation before everyone is tired and ready to go home! None of these picture are particularly good but they are pictures of us as we are this year :)
Ok this one is pretty cute.
Ok so the girls are happily building a fort in their room and using their mattress on the floor as a trampoline, the laundry machine is humming along, the dishwasher....well I'm skipping the dishes for now :) I would much rather put up pictures than do dishes! These pictures are from our trip to Leavenworth for the first ever Timm and Margie Corier family reunion! We stayed in an old farm house in Brender Canyon. It was gorgeous. We had so much fun. It was so peaceful out there. The kids just ran around the yard and played and made noises at the chickens. Emily got pecked by a chicken! I'm assuming that since I haven't heard anything about her leg falling off that she has recovered from her chicken attack.
Team one: Violet and Wesley
Team 2 Claire and Sam ( these may not have been the fairest of teams)
Kya sitting out on the porch.
Violet being a goof in the play room.
I can't get over the back drop for this picture. The farm was gorgeous! So here are the girls in a kiddy pool right next to the mountains in Cashmere, WA.
We had a b-day party for Claire with all the cousins. Claire is 2 now! I can't believe she is growing up so fast! Thanks everyone for celebrating with us.
The birthday girl enjoying a cupcake....thank goodness for Safeway I just couldn't stand the thought of turning the oven on in August.
Claire got a tea set for her b-day and all the kids had a little tea party. It was so cute.
The day after we got home from Leavenworth we had one day to do laundry and get packed for our trip to the beach. The girls just ran around in swimsuits that day and since I was neck deep in laundry I was grateful for their minimal approach to clothing that day.
These girls love vacation!
Ok thus begins the great picture round up of August 2011! With all the family in town we had a BBQ with the Brown side of the family. It was so fun to catch up with cousins.
Here Porter! He is such a doll and has the cutest little baby rolls. He is very kissable!
Miss Allison ready to play in the pool.
Here is Kya, doing what she loves best...playing in the dirt. I swear Katie I am sending you some sort of mud making machine for Christmas....enjoy :)
It was a gorgeous sunny few weeks and we all had a ton of otter pops.
Peter and Violet at a family picnic in the park. 
V and her Grandpa.
Allison in the swing.
Sam peeking through a porthole.
We also went to NW Trek with all the cousins. They have a really cool discovery center for the kids with puppets and activities. The kids loved it.
They had baby lambs!
Rams...
And of course Bison.
On the tram
Claire is taking a time out for Oreos. Have you had an oreo break today?
Diana turned 30! And my parents had their 32nd anniversary! We had a big dinner together. 
Violet showed Gma how to play games on the ipod.
The girls played dress up with the ballet stuff.
Claire liked the big purple tutu...it's perfect for working in the garden.
BEST DINNER EVER! Scallops, clams, shrimp, strawberries, salad, blueberry muffins, Crab legs and Halibut. I love that my parents anniversary and Diana's b-day are the same weekend, we always get to have double the celebration! I had a hard time eating anything the next day because I kept dreaming of seafood.
Check out Claire's face. She is helping Diana blow out her candles.
Claire being goofy. The next day was monday and we spent the day getting ready to head to leavenworth for the Timm Corier reunion. Those pictures are next.
Have a great day!