Seahawks Training Camp

Aaron, Anna, Kev and I went to Seahawks Training Camp at the new facility in Renton on August 13th. The weather was perfect and we had a great time watching our favorite team get ready for their season! Patrick Kerney

Anna and Aaron. Kevin refers to this as Anna's "bobble head" look. Big head on a tiny body!!!

Hasselbeck to Houshmandzadeh

Kerney autographing

Emily visits

Thanks for the new cup from the zoo Emily!

Emily reads to Colin, Claire and Caleb

Emily came to visit August 3-9th. She took the train to Everett on Monday and rode home with her parents the following weekend. She had a blast going to the zoo, Mall and movies with Carroll. Missy really enjoyed all of her help with the kids (Seth & Ezra were here that week too!) and with the dogs. Thanks, Emily!!

Lynden

We spent the first weekend in August in Lynden visiting Rick and Jamie. Caleb swam IN a boat, went to our favorite Lynden park, shopped at Macy's with mom and Auntie JJ (JJ got him a set of 10 new Matchbox cars), did "dude stuff" in Uncle Rick's shop with the guys and picked LOTS of blueberries. Caleb helping JJ pick blueberries. More picking... and eating!! In Uncle Rick's shop Drinking the dog's water (Nana will LOVE this picture Caleb!!!) Watering the blueberry bushes... what a helper! Caleb forgot the boat goes in the water and not the other way around. He also forgot his swimming suit. This picture is another of our "you might be a redneck" photos, especially since this in in Rick and Jamie's front yard... where the whole neighborhood got to enjoy the show!! Jamie had to pose with a cute picture of Rick as a kid because most of his pictures look like... ...THIS!!! Love ya Rick!! MMMMMMMM... the best raspberry pie in the world... from the Dutch Bakery in Lynden. Jamie is VERY excited about her raspberry pie (as she should be!) Eating a fudgsicle under daddy's watchful eye. Brain freeze???? Watching tv with Uncle Rick. Ummm.....

Mount Rainier

Kevin taught summer school again this year to middle school students. For their last day he endured a 2.5 hour busride to and from Paradise. But he brought back some great pictures! Don't we live in a beautiful place!?!?!

Hanging with Max and Wood

Max, Wood and Erin Clark came over for a delicious gourmet Costco pizza dinner the other night. Wood got Caleb to ride his motorcycle... finally!! Now he'll ride it all by himself... though his steering needs some work.

Swimming with Papa

Caleb and Papa spent alot of time swimming this summer at The Valley. Caleb jumps in, goes under, comes up with his eyes still open and LOVES it!!! He's a little fish.

Ready, Set... GO!!! Big splash! "Oh hi, mommy. Look at this!" Papa and Caleb call this the 'Torpedo'. Caleb loves the 'Torpedo'!!

Funny Caleb!!!

We are working on potty training in our house. Today I let Caleb wear his "big boy underwear". He LOVES it!!! But he really still doesn't understand that it is NOT a diaper. Anyway, he was sitting on his little potty chair and we were talking and I asked him "What comes out of your bottom, Caleb?" And his reply "My foot." WHAT????? If he thinks his foot comes out of his bottom then this potty training business might take a LONG time!!!