3 of my greatests Loves

                                                                     My Kids
I'm so grateful that my children have been able to spend time with nana and get to know her.  What a blessing to not only know your grandparents, but also your great grandparents!  Although we don't get to spend as much time with family as I would like to, they all love nana so much and love to spend time with her and at "nana's house" which is what Samantha calls the cabin. :)

                                                                 THE CABIN
My childhood is filled with wonderful memories of being up at the cabin with family, aunts, uncles, and lots of cousins and of course my grandparents.  It brings me so much joy to see my children loving and experiencing the cabin like I did.  This year before we went to Utah, Johnny said, "Mom, I have to go to the cabin!  I'm homesick for the cabin!" 

                                                                MY GRANDMA :)

                                         I've been so blessed to have my grandma in my life for 38 years now.  I   love her with all my heart and I look up to her in countless ways.  She's has always been one of my dearest friends.  She always makes me feel loved and special--as she does with everyone else too.  She is no respecter of persons, she is genuinely interested in everyone she meets.  She's never met anyone who isn't thought of as a friend.  She is 87 and still loves to explore new places, learn about new things, reads all the time, exercises regularly, and is interested in all of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.  My childhood is filled with memories of being with my grandma and LOVING it.  I remember her always humming, teaching us how to speak correctly :), having us over for sleep overs and making sure we ate fruit, taking me shopping on my birthday, out to lunch or breakfast when she felt I needed a little extra care or attention.  Always believing in me and my potential.  Thinking much more highly of me than I thought of myself--but making me want to live up to what she thought I was.  I named my first daughter after her.  I pray we can all be more like her.  I love you grandma.    

Best of Summer 2013

Best of Summer 2013

Water fight with our neighbors in North Carolina

Going to Disneyland

Soarin' over California

Going to grandma and grandpa's house

Going to Nana's cabin and sleeping over

Johnny: getting 11 things at the dollar store

Watermelon football in Nags Head where mom scored 3 touchdowns :)

boogy boarding in the ocean

attempting to surf in North Carolina

Going to Willow Falls in Wisconsin and playing in the waterfalls

Going to Nelson's ice cream after for a "kiddie" cone

Going to the beach in Minnetonka and eating Ben and Jerry's after

Going to the rope swing at Long Lake

It's a small world at Disneyland

Maughan Family talent show--the girls did a hip hop dance, mom recited a poem

Trying to catch the ball uncle Mark hit on the beach.

Running in North Carolina and California

Swimming in North Carolina, at Lifetime, at the Caine's pool

Samantha floating for hours in her life jacket

Uncle Rich and Matthew surfing

Uncle Rick's old man dive

Driving down the strip in Las Vegas

Going to the zoo with Kathryn Creer in SLC

We did not enjoy the traffic from CA to Las Vegas :)

Samantha playing with Biff and Hannah

Girl sleepover every night in N.C. with Camryn, Lauren, Sarah, and Rebekah

Lemonade stands with Mira and the police stopping by the buy some

Camp fire in Oxnard with smores

Daddy/daughter campout

Fireworks in North Carolina

Mommy and Johnny date night to Potbelly and the Planes movie

Catching crabs on the beach

Staying in the hotel with grandma, grandpa, and Porter and Claire, and Uncle Mike in Las Vegas

Weekly swaps with the Camargos

Girl Scout camp for Camryn and Lauren

Dad's car accident :(

Bjorkman kid camp

Making the hip hop dance competition team

The Maughan grandkid Olympics--Camryn won so many things they had to stop giving her prizes :)

Going to Monster University with the Caines

Outdoor Mary Poppins movie with Mira's family

Shopping in N.C. on a rainy day

Family Pictures

Going to Home Depot with dad and building things out of wood

Reading "A Wrinkle in Time" together at night

Sleepovers in California with the kids telling each other stories at night

Games at night with the adults in California

Morning donuts from uncle Dave

Chick Fil A coming to Maple Grove---block party

Hiking to Cecret Lake with grandma and Kathryn Creer

Going to the cabin with grandma and nana