The Big 4-0

Family, friends and forty...all fabulous!  My wonderful husband threw me an amazing 40th surprise birthday party....and boy was I surprised.  I must say everyone did a great job keeping it under wraps.  I couldn't have asked for a better day.  Thank you to all for making my day so special.

What are the Odds?

Emily and Madlyn lost the same tooth on the same day (Aug 24th).  What are the odds of that happening?

Veggie's

This year I thought I would try my hand at a garden.  So with the help of my Dad here's the outcome.  Not bad huh?

Carrots, beans, peas, lettuce, tomatoes, zucchini and cucumbers.

The Scoop

Here are some cools things that happened around the Moser household this week.  Last Wednesday was Papa Dirt's birthday!  We celebrated by heading down to my parents on Sunday.  The girls ran through the sprinkler, played at the beach and of course had cake!  Happy Birthday Dad!

Another big event...Emily got a new bike.  Her previous one was way too small so we moved up!  She loves it and all the kids in the neighborhood are usually out riding bikes each day.  If you in the market for a bike, try the Bonney Lake Bike Shop.  They are great!

Emily and her new bike.

We have also been preparing for school to start.  Emily's first day of second grade is September 1st.  A trip for school supplies, a dentist visit, an eye doctor visit and school clothes shopping with Taylor and Mandy completed the list.

And the most current event....Emily lost another tooth.  One of her front teeth! 

Hmmm...

should I be concerned that my daughter is running around in her underwear singing while wearing her winter ear muffs?

Camping in Entiat

We just returned from a great camping trip.  Seven families + 16 kiddo's + 3 boats + a jet ski + tubing + a fun island + many hours in the water and sun and biking = lots of priceless memories.  A huge thanks to the Tjossem Family for hosting us in their trailer.

The kiddo's...a couple MIA.

The beautiful ladies.... Kari, Krista, Christie, Mandy, Jen and Trina

The manly men.....Vance, Todd, Chris, Pat, Shane and Jim

Wyatt, Emily, Navy, Taylor and Elijah.  The kids loved the boat and the faster the better!

Christie and Emily.  The jet ski was one of Emily's favorite thing about the camping trip.

The Method Family

The Method Family came to visit from California.  It was so great to see them and made me realize how much I miss my friend Robin.  We were talking and realized that we have known each other over 30 years! 

Here's Luke, Molli and Emily.  They had so much fun together swimming at the lake, playing catch phrase and just being kids!

The kids at Point Defiance Zoo.  We got to see the baby clouded leopard cubs up close and also watched them be fed!

My New Profession

Face painting...should I quit my day job?  Thanks to Grandma Sandy for the great face painting kit.  Emily LOVES it!

Road Trip

Call us crazy but this year my sister and I decided to drive to Spokane for our annual girls trek.  Actually it was due more to the fact that airline tickets were outrageous.  Friday afternoon we packed up my Venza with an excited 7 year old and 3 year old.   Portable DVD players are pretty much the best invention for road trips!  Amazingly enough the trip took us 4 1/2 hours with only 2 stops.  Not bad huh?

Our first day was spent at the pool, playing at the park, meeting up with family and ending with a BBQ.

The second day we purchased a summer day pass for the park.  Unlimited rides, IMAX movie, carousel rides, a pony ride, snow cones and much more.  Of course there was pool time!  We ended the day with a picnic in the park....Red Robin take out for the girls and PF Chang's take out for us.  What better way to end the day??

We headed back home on Monday.  But not before one last swim in the pool and one last ride on the Carousel.  All and all a great trip.