Sending presents...

This is laughter therapy.

The boys are watching a cute video called "Pingu." I think it is more fun to watch the boys while they are watching it. :)

A day in the life of Soren.

Summer memories

This is at the graduation party from Odin's preschool. He has one more year there.

Pure fun.

Tante Inger-Lise is teaching us the norwegian way to row a boat.

Videos and random shots...

Odin going off the makeshift jump in our driveway on a fall day.

We ran the Oktoberfest Brat Trot in Burien with good friends, Bjorn and Amber. The boys rode in the cart behind us. Chewbacca helped pull the cart. Bjorn and Amber really just came for the Seattle Sounders game, but we talked them into some Extra Fun in our town.

Soren feels right at home at the neighbors house.

Happy Halloween!

Chewy thought he wanted to be a pirate, but I explained that it wouldn't fit with the family theme...

Here we are at the "must do" house in the neighborhood. Soren finished and declared, "I did it!"

More ghoulish creatures and spiders. Batman and Robin did well.

Ian and the boys carved three pumpkins to share with the 450+ kids that made their way through our neighborhood. We ran out of glow-in-the-dark necklaces after 2hr and 5min!

Here is the happy Schwabs ...er...Batman, Robin, Catwoman, and Joker Family! Safely home and successfully tired.

Learning in the company of brothers.

Soren has started to sit on the potty. He doesn't do much more than read, but it is a start.

Another August flashback...Norwegians!

Gila monster...

Soren showing the penguines to Tanta Inger-Lise and Cousin Erle

Inger-Lise showing the kids how to row a boat

At the cove



Enjoying moments in the sun!

Eating rocks?

Eirik and his sweet baby girl, Siren.

Erle enlightened in the sunlight.

Close up and personal to appreciate Siren's cheeks!

Waiting for the Blue Angels fly overhead.

"I see 'em!"

Blue Angels

New Fire Pit

Dinner around the fire pit in the backyard...hotdogs, brats, beans...

...and our very own burning man with marshmallow buns.

...and, of course, we had s'mores for dessert.

Spinning boys

Sylvan Dale Ranch

Poppa fishing in the river. Happiness.

Cousin Catherine

The Quarles girls and their horses

Odin, Granddad, and Kathy and Odin's horse, Domingo.

The view from our first adventure ride. :)

Katie and her horse, Luna

Vardas at the Rodeo.

Schwabs at the Rodeo

Siren LOVES the rodeo!

Soren being Soren.

Eirik and Erle

Connie is ready for Cow Camp.

Looking over the valley we just traversed on our trusty horses.

At the top of the bluff that looks over Cow Camp. It isn't easy climbing rock face in cowboy boots.

David A, our cookie and fauna guide.

This is the happiest I have ever seen Ian at 6am.

The Cow Camp Homestead.

Horses chillin' at Cow Camp

Breakfast of eggs, sausage and campfire coffee.

Luna, my trusty horse.

An old Model T with a Rocky Mountain Pine growing up in the middle of it.

Our trusty boots for the week. They kept our feet in the stirrups and our rear-ends in the saddle.

The closest we could get of a family photo...

Soren liked the chickens

Odin and a chicken

Ranch hands(Riley and ) and real cowgirls(Jody) are a lot of fun!

This chicken fell asleep if you tipped it back with its head below its body.

Soren and his friend, Woody.

Lori and Dimitri and the kids from kids camp.