Garret "Wakeboards"

Camping with Friends

We went camping near the Grand Coulee Dam with the Andersons, Schenks, and the Reimers.  We had fun playing cards, boating, eating, and visiting.  We went to the Grand Coulee laser light show one night and there was a fire across the river that we could see. 

Garret being Garret

Garret just posing for us in the grass.

Katie's Tree Climbing

Katie loves to climb the tree in our front yard. She wanted me to take her picture in the tree.

Spear Family Reunion

We had our Spear family reunion at an awesome cabin on Lake Roosevelt up near Kettle Falls. Everyone got to come. It was so fun. Especially when we played charades and the clapping counting game. My mom wanted us to play this game where you clapped and counted and changed direction everytime a number had a 7 in it or was a multiple of 7. Anyway none of us wanted to do it. So one evening my mom and dad had run to make phone calls (we had no cell reception at the cabin) and we heard them coming back and we started playing the game. She was so mad when she walked in because we were playing the game without her. She didn't even realize that we were playing a joke on her.

Kirt wakeboarding!

Ryan gave Jessy and I a ride out to the boat so that we could watch Kirt and Josh wakeboard. Aren't we cozy looking?

Tanner wakeboarding

Katie attempting to waterski. It didn't go so well.

Garret loved to pull around this suitcase of Cody's. He would scream if anyone tried to take it away, which Cody just tried to do right before this picture was taken.

Me wakeboarding. This might be the only picture you ever see of me wakeboarding so enjoy.

Right after we got there, Grammy let Kathleen and Tanner go out on the jet ski all by themselves. Angela and I were like, what were you thinking Grammy. They are only 9 and 6.

Spear family wiffle ball. We had a hard time finding somewhere to play because the water was so high and there were no beaches.

Garret would cry anytime someone left on the jet ski without him. He loves riding the jet ski. He is sitting here right now as I post this saying "I ride jet ski, I ride jet ski" over and over.

Garret Dresses Himself

Earlier this summer, Garret brought me this outfit and wanted me to dress him in it. He has quite the fashion sense doesn't he.

Garret's 2nd Birthday

You can tell that Garret is a third child. His birthday was a little pathetic. I was going to put his Cozy Coupe Car together the night before, but our power was out, so I didn't do it. The next morning Tanner wanted to try and put it together. So he went out and tried with no success. So I went out to help him and of course Garret came with me because he never leaves my side. So he sat there for about an hour while my dad (thankfully he stopped by and helped me) and I put it together. It was so sad watching him try to get in it to play with it while we were putting it together. I really should have put it together the night before. The kids told me that I should make him a lawn mower cake or a hot tub cake because those are two of his favorite things in the whole world. So what kind of cake did he get? A blue one. That's about as far as my artistic abilities go. I did let him pick out the kind of cake. He chose rainbow chip. So all in all his birthday was not the extravaganza that my 1st child's 2nd birthday was. Poor Garret.