Pilot Koda Ellison

Pilot Koda Ellison born June 25, 2009. Golden Retriever.

Kaiden's 7th Birthday!

After Kaiden's party we took the kids to the BMX track by autzen stadium to try out their bikes.

Kaiden was a bit hesitant at first, but he got the hang of it fast on his new bike that Josh picked out for him. Its a "freestyle" Tony hawk limited edition bike that he will grow into.

McKenna got to upgrade to Kaiden's old bike. She tried out the BMX track too for her first time. She was the only girl there and of course she was in a skirt. You go girl!

McKenna showing us how its done- with a smile and dimples!

The windy party!

Family is so important. They were the first to arrive at the party!!!

My first attempt at baking. Lego cakes. Easy for most, but it took a lot of effort on my part:)

Our Summer Vacation

We had so much fun this summer. We camped, swam, went to Utah, Camped at Lake Billy Chinook, Lapine, and a KOA campground, went boating, camped in a motorhome, rode bikes, went to Enchanted Forest, the zoo, movies, visited family, and so much more. We spent a lot of time together as a family since Josh doesn't have to leave to work. Its been a momentous and fabulous experience for all of us.

King Bubba flying at Enchanted Forest.

The kids on the "Hopper" at Enchanted Forest.

Camping at a KOA with our RV-now that is camping!!!

Seer going for a bike ride with daddy!

In the crooked house at Enchanted Forest!

Kaiden's first experience with mountain biking. He did great!

Kaiden's cannonball!

My two beauties!

Roasting marshmallows for our Ellison tradition of FRT (fire roasted treat).

Our bike gang!

Family time at Lake Billy Chinook

Lake Billy Chinook Camping

Seer with Daddy

This was the funniest thing. We were telling the kids to strike a pose at camping in Lapine, Oregon. It was around 10 PM on a dark street and they were hilarious.

We had to do it again another night!

McKenna and Daddy caught "Chip" our chipmunk. We let it go moments later. We ended up catching him 3 times.

Chip eating from Daddy's hands.

Chip eating from Kaiden's hands.

A meal fit for kings. Pizza and salad!

Our Boat for a Day

The kids had a lot of fun swimming in Fall Creek. Thank goodness for life jackets!

Tubing behind the boat!

Seer's infant life vest was very comfortable...not. She did great with it though!

Kaiden eyeballing McKenna to try to bump her off the tube!

One of the advantages of Josh having his dealer's license is that we can enjoy our "toys" that are actually for sale. We spent 10 hours getting it ready to for sale and it took all but a few minutes to undo all of the hard work with 3 kids. I'm amazed by how much my kids have done in their short lives but at least they are having fun!

McKenna is on Two Wheels!

McKenna got her license to drive yesterday and got her training wheels off! It took her about 2 tries with Josh and Kaiden holding on to her and she was off. She is still yet to fall down.

Daddy is still holding on....

She stops for a pose of course.

Kaiden gives it a go and helps her.

Since she mastered two wheels she tried the scooter too. Very ambitious!

Oregon Heat

When we bought our house we opted out for getting air conditioning. After 3 summers we've done OK. I think the kids would disagree...

McKenna has no fan. She asked me to get her one with flowers of course.

Seer never got dressed yesterday because she would sweat through everything. She had to sleep on our floor last night just to get some of the night air that happened to feel like 95 degrees! Her crib was like a sauna.

4th of July in Lake Tahoe

Josh wanted to take us all to Lake Tahoe for the 4th of July because of the best fireworks. He was right. It was the best show I've ever seen. Good call!


We built a hole for swimming in. We were quite popular with the other kids.

We didn't have anyone to take a family picture so we did this one in the mirror. McKenna was not told pose but man did it turn out hilarious.

The kids swimming in Lake Tahoe with the Dixie coming behind them.

Just the girls.

What a beauty. She is a splitting image of her brother with such a wonderful personality. On her first road trip she did quite well!

Kaiden practicing his modeling and daddy his gang signs.

Wow, how come he keeps getting better looking while I keep going down hill? Oh well.