Do the Puyallup!

The family enjoyed a fun-filled day at the Puyallup Fair today! We went to the fair with our good friends, the Lees; Jeff, Laurie, Cambria, Avery and Caris. This is the 2nd year in a row we have gone to the fair with the Lees and we have decided to make it a yearly tradition! Axel saw cows and goats for the first time; the older kids/girls rode some rides; Rachel rode the train with Laurie and the girls; and Jesse rode a roller coaster with Jeff. We enjoyed BBQ, scones, cotton candy and slushies! It was a wonderful summer day at the fair!

Axel's 1st Vacation!

Axel had his first vacation at the beginning of the month which also meant his first plane ride! Rachel and Axel left home on August 30th to fly to Kansas City, Missouri to visit Nana, Papa, aunts, uncles, cousins and more. He is quite a good flyer, sleeping most of the flight. After a long day of traveling, Axel was exhausted and slept for 10 hours straight! The next day, he traveled to Kansas to meet his Aunt Tanya, Uncle Waide and cousins Caleb and Chloe. He met lots of family at a family BBQ on Labor Day and spent the week being spoiled by his Nana, Papa, Aunt Sarah and cousins, Hannah and Matthew. By the following Saturday, Axel really missed his daddy (more like daddy really missed Axel) and he and his mommy traveled back to Washington. It was a great vacation!