Bucher Family Gatherings

We've had a couple of get togethers with Adam's side of the family. We spent an overnight trip up at the High Valley cabin a couple weekends ago. We did a little fourwheeling and Adam and Cole fished and caught about 4 bullheads. It was very relaxing and the cabin is coming along beautifully!

Cole helping Grandma mow the lawn.

What little kid can grow up without a wheelbarrow ride!?!

Then last weekend headed to the Oregon Coast with his family. They had not been over there in years and so they were excited to see and do everything. The beach house was the perfect place to relax and play at and everyone seemed to have a really great time! Despite the wind, we spent a day in Newport crabbing and visiting the tide pools. Other days we lounged around the beach house, hit the outlet mall, shopped in Depoe Bay, and played on the beach. Cole had fun flying our kite and being burried in the sand and both boys think it is the greatest thing to run away from the waves! I was so glad we could finally take the fam over there and spend a long weekend hanging out!

Yaquina Bay tide pools

Me, Phil, Nancy, Mason, Gage, and Michelle

Grandpa and the boys running from the waves.

Uncle Neil and Cole playing in the ocean.Cole flying his eagle kite.

Bucher Baby #3, coming up!

So I'm making the big blog announcement that we are going to have our 3rd baby! I'm 10 weeks and am due the end of February! We're very excited and I'm really hoping that I'm getting over the exhaustion/super hungry/nausea if I don't eat regularly phase:-) Cole is very excited and seems to be leaning towards having a sister which I have no objections to! When he first found out he kept telling people, "My mom's pregnant." and "I'm going to be another brother." I showed him my Pregnancy Week by Week book and the pictures of the baby a few weeks ago. He looked from week to week and was very thoughtful. When Adam got home from work I told him to tell him what the baby looked like now. He said, "It's a seahorse, then a seahorse, then a seahorse, and then a baby!" He's right if you look at the pictures:-)
I had an appointment today with a quick ultrasound peak... thanks Auntie Fay! I got to see our little ones's arms stretched up with it's hands by it's face and it stretched it's little legs and did a jump for me. I'm absolutely amazed at all that has changed in a matter of 4 weeks, from being a little 1/4 inch sized "seahorse" to being a little tiny "plum" sized baby inside me! I'm in awe everytime of the miracle of motherhood and the incredible gift of carrying my children and getting to protect and nourish them for 9 months! God is sure an awesome God! Of course I am REALLY rooting for a girl, I'm not ashamed to say it. I would love three boys though and know they would have such fun growing up together. But please, just one girl!?!
Anyways, we are feeling very blessed with this pregnancy and are praying that everything goes well and we have another healthy, happy baby!

Stanley Camping

Last weekend we went camping with the Huszars again, this time in Stanley. We had such a fun time! We camped in a beautiful meadow with tons of wildflowers (and bugs) and had a great view of the mountains. We did some 4-wheeling and then went into Stanley and to Redfish Lake for an afternoon. It was so gorgeous. In all my camping history I had never remembered being to Redfish Lake and it was definitely worth seeing. The lake was crystal clear and the Sawtooth Mountains behind it are breathtaking! So much fun and always nice to get out in God's great creation!
He can still hold me up, I guess that's a good thing!
Emery, Cole, and Mason playing on the beach at Redfish Lake.

Christy and I chillin' on the beach!

Cole and Mason

I love wildflowers!

Muscle men climbing the mountin

The boys on the bridge over Dagger Falls.

Adam and Jason

Dagger Falls

A Visit from Grandma and Grandpa Bowman

In late June Adam's grandparents made the long trek out here from North Carolina to visit us. It's probably the last time they'll fly all that way out here because it is so hard for them to get through all the airports and what-not, so it was a special trip. They stayed with Adam's parents and spent a few days up at the cabin in High Valley. Once back in town, we spent the weekend doing BBQ's at each house, ours, Keith and Michelle's, and Phil and Nancy's. It was soooooo nice to see them and for our boys to spend time with them. I think they were pretty darn worn out by the end of each day and I'm sure were happy to get home and rest after their visit. They are such special people and we are so blessed to have them in our lives. They are so kind and loving and have provided Adam with a Christian heritage that has been passed on to our boys. It is such an amazing thing to have that kind of thing go back for generations, you don't realize until you are older how incredible it is! We love them and are so happy we got to see them this summer!
Mason showing Popsie his bike.

Phil, Nancy, and Neil taking it easy at our house.

Four generations!
back: Michelle, Gage, Keith, Neil, me, Mason, Adam
front: Phil, Cole, Nancy, Grandpa, Grandma



Grandma Bowman - Nana

Grandpa Bowman - Popsie

4th of July Fun!

We headed west to the Oregon Coast for the 4th of July for the 1st of our every 5 year family reunions. Growing up we went to the beach every year over the 4th but since we've been out of our parents house, married, and with jobs/kids, etc. it's been much harder to get there. I haven't been there for the 4th for about 8 years! So we decided to make it an every 5 year gig so that people would know ahead and could try to make plans. It's fun to get to see all my aunts and uncles and cousins that I don't see very often.

We rented a house down the street from the beach house to accomodate my parents, siblings, and us which was really nice. We had the usual events: lap sit, hot dog and smores roast, games on the beach, talent show, and some free time to hit up the outlet malls. This year we added portrait painting, which was really fun to see everyone's artistic side. We also snuck in a girls night to see Eclipse... loved it:-)

The boys absolutely loved their time there, playing on the beach and getting to see all the cousins. We lit off fireworks too, hoping they were legal ones. Cole thought that was great though he is always his cautious self and kept his distance when needed. Mason on the other hand goes right ahead with whatever interests him at the moment... like grabbing the sparkling end of a sparkler and running straight for the ocean as soon as I put him down in the sand! I love going to the beach, it brings back so many fun memories from when I was young and I'm so glad I get to bring my kids so they can have those same memories as they grow up!

Grandad checking things out

As usual, my boys are all over Auntie Kim!

Aunt Kathy letting Mason say hello to Cooper.

Our rented beach house - "Annabelle"

Adam and Mason sitting out for fireworks

Cole and Papa setting off smoking snake fireworks.