Jumping off Pierson Creek!

I was so excited to 'jump off' Pierson Creek with Will! Ever since I've moved up to Oregon, and joined the Garrett clan, I've always heard about jumping off of Pierson Creek! So, I finally got to do it! Pierson Creek goes straight down! A lot of it you slip and slide, and somehow manage to get through the dense foliage! It's very pretty! Unfortunately, we didn't see any bucks as I was hoping! We did spook up a bear as we were going through one of the fingers of the canyon, but couldn't even get a shot at it because the brush was so dense right there. It was a very neat experience!!

At the top of Pierson Creek

My good hunting buddy!

Camp life!

The boys had sooooo much fun hunting, and playing around in camp! With so much dirt, and sticks we were quite occupied! ;D

I've been having so much fun trying out recipes in our Dutch oven while camping! This is some yummy peach cobbler cooking!

Reid looked so cute all bundled up! He especially loved playing on the four wheelers, and taking rides on them!

Two of the four bucks that were shot in our hunting party were shot in this deep canyon! I loved getting in on the action, hiking down, quartering out the two bucks, and packing out the meat! It was really neat! (and a bit of a workout!)

Dreaming of Maui!

Auntie Angie, Jessica, Zoe, Kaia, Nana, Grandma, and the boys and I went over to Maui the end of September! We had such a wonderful time!! The kids had so much fun together, and loved going to the beach, and the pool everyday! Such a hard week! ;D

The kids were overjoyed to find a lizard hanging out in some plants! He was such a friendly little guy, letting the kids carry him around deciding best where to relocate him to another plant!


Soaking up sunshine was enjoyed by all! Poor little Reid was pretty much miserable, not feeling good the whole time we were there.... It made it quiet challenging, but then also made for some good snuggle time. We were still able to enjoy some sunshine though which was nice. =)

Fore!

There was a little mini golf area at our condo that the kids had a lot of fun with! Great Grandpa Garrett would have been proud of the kids! =) They did really good!

Future golfers!

Reid loved watching the fish nearby! I wonder if he was wishing he had a fishing pole and hook with him?!

Cuuute cousins!!

A day in Lahaina

Enjoying an ice cream break! These comical kids entertained the people as they passed by! =D

We had a lot of fun spending a day in Lahaina shopping and looking around, and the kids of course had fun climbing on the Banyon tree!

What every boy needs in their backyard!

A special bbq

We loved so much spending a special evening together with Henry & Shermane, the workers, Bob A and Larry T. and a few other friends bbq'ing at a park together! What a special time! =) We are so thankful for time with the friends that makes the trip that much more special...

The park where we bbq'ed with the friends had a really neat cove that filled up with water when the tide came in to knee high on the kids! It was a lot of fun, and we enjoyed a beautiful sunset and scenery!

The Gazebo

We went to the Gazebo (an awesome place to go for breakfast) two days in a row! It's best to get there before they open, as there is a long line of people waiting to get in....but it's so worth the wait! Yummm! The kids had fun climbing a tree while we waited!

Splish, splash!

I was so glad that mom was able to come with us to Maui! Mom so enjoyed her time with Mike, Sharon, and their two girls who live on Maui! So glad they got that opportunity together! (Mom is Mike's aunt)

A cute bunch of kids!

Silly Zane!

Chet had so much fun with his crocodile!

Sand, sand everywhere!

The kids had soooo much fun playing on the beach!

Zoe and Sophia became fast friends! =)