Where Have I Been? Pt. One

Wow! It's been a month since I last posted! Where have I been? What has been going on? Let me tell you! It's been go go go! And when I wasn't go go go. Carl was!!

So where do I start? The past month has been busy and great! Early in August (from the 7th to 14th to be exact) the best brother in the world came for a visit!
It was a great visit. This was the first time my little brother was meeting his nephew! And talk about love at first sight!
The week was full of baby love and keeping my brother busy. Sunday was a day full of church and then wrapped up the day with Capture the Flag, the little brother got some good exercise!






















That week we went to the zoo. It was a full family affair with my sister in-law and her fam! It was good to take all the kids. It gives us a preview of things yet to come! Carl is super fortunate to have a couple cousins close in age! And in Lucy's word we got to see "Raffiki!!" and "Simba!". Carl did alright it was his first time in his stroller without being in the carseat! I think he did pretty good. Here are some pics from the zoo visit!






















































































During the week my brother was here there was a short visit from my friend Shay!!! Can't wait until she moves here. She got to meet Carl. Pics describe best the evolution of that visit. . .



During Shay's mini visit she met Carl, I got us lost, went to Hawthorne, and found a good cheap place for drinks where we were asked if we wanted to smoke weed! But hey we went through the DARE program, so we said no! Then Shay went home. :(

Then it was back to just my bro. There as a visit to the Historic Hwy 30! My brother got to see the falls along the way. And this was Carl's first visit there too! So to spare you written details here are some pics. Pics are always fun!


































































































































We wrapped up my brother's visit with a trip to Pacific City, and the Tillamook County Fair. My brother climbed a huge sand dune. Enjoyed some rides at the fair where he then proceeded to puke (oops I don't think I was supposed to say anything). We also enjoyed time with my Kayleen's brood, and Aunt Pam and Uncle Mark. My brother really enjoyed spending time with Uncle Mark and seeing their home he is building. It really gave my little brother some motivation. So here are the rest of the pics of the trip!























































































































So this is an overload. And there is still so much more. I would love to continue but unfortunately Mr. Carl is demanding attention.

Stay tuned for part two!