A recording of my day!

Roll Call

So I hear from tons of you out there, "Oh I looked at your blog, loved the pictures", but without comments, I don't know you were here! So, I am taking role, if this is the only time you comment, that is fine, I just want to know that you stopped by! :-)

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Ellie the Elephant

When I was 5 years old, my uncle made me this wonderful wooden elephant. I named it Ellie. It was a favorite item in our house growing up. I sat on it into my college years when watching movies and tv. It had grey ears, but I would pull at the pleather and have since pulled off the outer covering, other than that it is in great condition.

The other day we pulled it out of storage for Isaac. He loves riding on it and climbing on it. It is so fun to see my son enjoy this piece of Basden history. Thank you Uncle Ron for such a great heirloom. I am sure one day our grandkids will be playing on it as well.

Unique Dunlop "family" get together

This last month has gone by in a blur. The last weekend of June we spent at Eagle Crest resort for the 51st annual Bowe Family Reunion (moms side of the family) We had a great time relaxing and getting caught up with family that we only see once a year. Chris and I were able to leave the kids with Mama and Papa and went hiking at Smith Rock park, along Misery ridge. The name describes the hike well. I was so happy to get to the top! We spent a lot of time at the pool.

We came home time to attend our friends Steve and Traci's annual 4th of July BBQ. Isaac loved setting off fireworks, and to this day he still watches for them out our back window. It was fun to see him enjoy the sparklers!

The next day Isaac's birthmom "T" flew in from Texas to spend a few days with us. We had such a wonderful time hanging out with her. Isaac had a great time laughing with her and getting to know her. It was fun to see some of the similarities that they share. We are so lucky that Isaac will get to know her!

On the Saturday that T was here, we had a "Dunlop Reunion" at our Cabin. Matthews Birthmom and Birthaunt joined us at our cabin for a day of relaxing and hanging out with the kids. It was wonderful for the two birthmoms of our children to be able to meet. They share a unique bond. We loved being able to have our "extended family" all in one place. We are so thankful for our family.

On Sunday we drove T up to visit Mt. St. Helen's. Being from Texas this was a unique experience for her. She really was impressed with the beauty of it all. Unfortunately there was cloud cover just over the crater all day.

The rest of the month has been a blur, we have spent most of it just having good family time and getting things done around the house. I can't believe that we are coming up on 4 months with Matthew, I am afraid to blink as he and Isaac will be in college! I looked at him the other day and he has really chunked out, gone are the frog legs of a newborn, here are the sumo legs of a baby!

Peekabo!

Matthew's ABC Adventure

Isaac's ABC adventure