Brenden's here!!!!!

Another sweet time comes to an end...
This year marked our second annual Brenden visit (o;
I've got a gem of a cousin that comes to love on our boys, do a little farm work and experience life as we know it (a little differently than the city life in LA).  We consider it a priviledge when he comes.  Brenden, we're watching you grow into quite an incredible young man.  I love that the boys love him to pieces and can't wait till he comes again.  They'd wake up and the first question they'd ask was, "Where's Brenden!?" 

So, what DID we do while he was here?!  We went to the Children's museum, loved on Grandma Marsha, played with cousins, picked blueberries, picked cherries, picked raspberries, pitted cherries, dried cherries, rode four wheelers, loved on Grandma Marsha again (o;, played more with cousins, drove Tractor, got to take home our new dog Freska, drove the lawn mower, visited Grandma Marsha again (o;. read books, went to church, went to the library, visited Silver Falls, went garage saling, celebrated Curtis' birthday, went bowling, played with cousins again and Loved on Grandma Marsha...Did I miss anything?  We loved on Grandma Marsha a lot while she was recovering after a burst appendix and a ten day hospital stay.  I love how you called her Grandma too Brenden (o;

Here's some of my favs from our time together...
Tradition-chocolate covered bananas

Rippin' in up on the four wheeler!
(And no, they did not ride like this all together(o;  )

Children's Museum Visit!

Lots of cousin time!  We had a seven boy night sleep over...and I loved every minute of it (o;
(Curtis is included in this number, just not in the pic)

Silver Falls!

They felt the ove you had for them Brenden as we cared for Grandma Marsha  while you were here (o;

By the way Brenden, Calvin still includes you in his prayers...at least once a day (o;
"Dear God, thank you for "Benden..." 

The boy's and their last Brenden snuggles before he left the next morning.

We love you more than words can express!

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