Sunny days

New bike trailer and helmet, Oliver loves going for rides!

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A nice cold snack to cool down in this HEAT.

Eskimo kiss with Kelly

Going down the slide into the pool!

Gold Digger

Oliver grooving out to Kanye West's 'Gold Digger'
Parental warning for adult language, i.e. curse words!

So much happening lately

The last couple of weeks have been busy to say the least. Since we got back from vacation in early July, we packed up our house in Spokane, Anth started a new job, Oliver and I went to Silverwood Theme park in Idaho with Angela and Maggie, we loaded up a Uhaul trailer, moved to Richland (2 hours SE of Spokane), unpacked the trailer and had our first visitors this past weekend. All of that in less than two weeks! Here are some photos documenting the fun and the mayhem.

Note the MacNaughton Whiskey box that Anthony is trying to get from Oliver. This speaks volumes if you know Anth's drink of choice. Oliver LOVED the Uhaul truck and was especially excited that he got to ride in it when we moved.

Oliver basking in the sun at Silverwood Theme Park in N. Idaho

Oliver on the kid's train roller coaster. If you look in the upper right hand corner - those are my teeth. Who is having more fun?

Richland is in the desert, yes Washington the Evergreen State has a desert. So the hose is on a lot in our backyard and we spend a lot of time in Oliver's little pool.

Ruby Rippetoe Crawford was our first visitor this past weekend. Oliver and Ruby TORE up the town.

The two of them at a park by the Columbia River.

Vacation highlights

We just got back from a trip around Washington - west side wedding and family time and of course our annual trip to Ross Lake for the 4th. We saw so many friends and family, ate way too much food (good food of course), went boating on the lake, swam a lot and now we are "funburnt". Oliver got to play with cousins and friends. He even got a tattoo. It washes off, don't worry. Here are just a few highlights from my many pictures.

The view from our cabin on Ross Lake

Boating up Devil's Creek at Ross

Mateo and Sophia catching shiners

Family Ochs on the Ross Lake Dam with the Northern Cascades behind us

Danger

Oliver and Ana on the Ross Lake Dam

(He either really likes her or is deathly afraid of her, probably both)

Navigating

Napping while dad drives the boat
This is about the only time he napped while at Ross Lake

Uncle Jack puts EVERYONE to work

Cousins Maggie and Emma

He chooses to wear this, really he does

Grandpa Mark
(he kind of likes Oliver)

Oliver and Olie on the trampoline