Promotion?? I say nope ;)





Tommy McQuade was nice enough to give Kolby a quick lesson on driving the Kubota!
Kolby was pretty interested..since Tommy's 12 year old son was operating it around helping my parents lay gravel for different yard projects they have going on.





He said, "I know how to drive the Kubota now...so I think I should drive the riding lawn mower."  I told him nope he still had to wait on that ;)

First Day of School

Look out ...the Chamberlin's are ready(I think) for the

2012-2013 school year to begin!

Kolby's ready for 5th grade

Kassidy is ready for 3rd grade

Derrick is ready for 1st grade

Off they go......they all wanted to ride the bus this morning!
So I told them I'd have to still go to school to take their pictures ;)

Derrick already working hard in his class

Kassidy's looking at me like "really mom do you have to do this now"

I had to sneak this one of Kolby as I left the class...as he really didn't want his picture taken.

Summer 2012 "That's a Wrap"

This video is taken up at my parent's house while we had a popsicle break.

I thought it pretty much summed up what summer time is about...

popsicles and popping bubble wrap - can't get much better ;)

Last Bits of Summer



Leave it to my kids to do something like this.....yeah..yeah...I got sprayed trying to unhook it --good thing it's been hot!



Clara bobble head in Tom's helmet

Clara creating.....a mess...but still...look at her scissor skills ;)

Derrick got a day with dad and came home Dirty and with some random Peacock feathers they found in a field they were checking ;)

Jamberry Toes with my girls

Kassidy cooling off with a "bomb pop" at Grandparent Boyd's house



Kolby don't look so excited ;)



More birthday wishes

Happy Birthday Grandpa Jim!

More Richland Fun

Truck time

Derrick loves playing with these trucks and making roads

"Dog Nap"

She does love the water

Grandpa found a Tomato bug

Eww is right Clara ;)

A Nice Day for a Wedding

So, not only did we visit Grandpa and Grandma...but we attended a wedding for Tom's 2nd cousin Jeff Chamberlin.  Tom wasn't able to come due to work...but the kids and I came as I got to make their wedding cake. 

Thanks to Grandma for letting me take over her kitchen for 2 days ;)

Jeff and Brooke arrive at the reception...buggy style ;)

Clara hanging with mom

Hanging out at the playground

Not sure if she will stay awake to eat the rest of her watermelon

kids and balloons

The Cake
Many blessings to the new Groom and Bride!

Head'n to Richland...Richland, Oregon that is ;)

Clara chatting with Mama Debbie about what she likes to eat
and reminding her that Derrick dosn't like pizza

Having fun in the ditch water

"I want to get a movie too"

Hot Tub Fun

look you are floating ;)

Kassidy's also floating

Kolby didn't want to get in....he said,"Why would I want to get in the hot tub, it's like 85 degrees outside."
Grandpa agreed with him ;)

Come on Derrick...you can float too

Helping Grandpa & Nana (up the river)

The big kids and dad were at camp...so I took Derrick and Clara and Smokey of course up to my parent's house to help with putting rocks around and staining cabins in preparation for their 25 year celebration of being at Spring Creek

rock work in new landscaping



look at how good that grass is coming in



Riding with Grandpa

River break!

DJ loves driving the tractor around!
I used to ride that thing :)

Finishing out July

Rainbow of Headbands
style by ....Kassidy

fun with some friends at Spring Valley

How close can we get?

attempting to fish

My first Cake Class!!



ALACCA Bible Camp 2012
(A Lighthouse And Christ Centered Always)
Kassidy's first year of going--there ended up only being 4 girls signed up for the week she was there!




Kolby also went as it goes by the school grade you're going into- so it was the "345 Camp"
TOM also went.....he got signed up as a Cabin Leader-just not of Kolby's cabin
There were 2 cabins of boys to the one cabin of girls :)