The McCoy Family

Here are Damara's 6 month pictures. We realize that she is almost 9 months old. But at least they are here now to enjoy. Check out our little munchkin below! She is all smiles! :)

Monday, August 1, 2011

First Day of School

And just like that, the first day of school came and went. Our big boy Conlan started 2nd grade. He went right in without a glance back. Yes, Mommy was sad! According to the Con man it was a great day and he has 3 cute girls in his class. Does it really start this early? We are very excited to have the school so close to our house. No more commutes to school, yay!

Conlan and Tristan

Where did that baby face go? Sniff, sniff....

Back to School Celebration

Our back to school celebration this year took on a Medieval theme. Sienna, Tristan and Conlan were all starting school again and this year cousin Caydon will be starting kindergarten this year. Everyone came dressed up and we had some fun games and activities for the kids. We started off the celebration with everyone pulling a sword from the stone and getting their "new" name. Some of the names were: Sir Laughs a Lot, Princess Drool, Lady Ga Ga of Dyva. Then we rescued the damsel in distress from the fire breathing dragon. The kids launched marshmallows with a catapult. Then we had everyone visit the falconry and make origami birds. Then we went on a search for the holy grail and everyone got a goblet to decorate with jewels. Feasting and merriment commenced over lunch and we completed the day with a dragon cake. Whew...what a day!

Audra was the Princess of Darkness and Steven was the Frog Prince

Grandma the jester

Bree was the Princess Sleepy Head

Here is the whole gang minus Emmalina

Swords in the Stone

Aislinn pulls the Sword and gets her new name

Conlan was Sir Laughs A Lot

Tristan takes aim at the dragon

The ominous dragon guarding the princess

The Holy Grail has been found. Let the jewling begin.

The Dragon cake

The origami birds in all their glory

Aisy found some pretty red shoes to wear of Aunties!

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Beach Party

The long awaited beach party finally arrived and we could not have asked for a more perfect day! We hope everyone had a great time, we sure did! It was fabulous to see so many friends and family. Once again, we did a horrible job in taking pictures (we were having such a great time that we just forgot), but here are some to give you an idea of the day! We had such a fun time we are going to do it again next year!

Grandma Barbara and Aisy girl taking a break from their sea shell search (say that 3 times fast)

Audra and Evelyn

Shane and Caydon

Nikki and Rory

John and Damara

4 generations: Great-Grandma Barbara, Grandma Roxanne, Jenna, Aislinn & Damara

Sashy, Grammy, Shane & Con

Conlan, Tristan, Chad & Patrick sculpted Titanic 2 and won 2nd place for the sand sculpting contest! Way to go guys!

Sailors and Sirens

Matt, Bry and Demi

Aisy Feeds Demi

Aislinn has been Mommy's little helper with everything. It is only natural that she would want to feed her sister too. She is pretty good at the task, not to mention super cute too! We were finally able to capture it on video for your viewing pleasure.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Oregon Trip

We spent a week up in Oregon with Bryan's family and had so much fun we didn't want to come home. We left the 112 degree heat for the wonderful cool temps in the 60's and 70's. It was fabulous! It was a great bonding time in the car together, but we are not ready to do a 20 hour drive in one day again anytime soon. This country is so beautiful and we got to experience so much of it. The week was super relaxing and we were so happy to get to spend time with family. We stayed with Bryan's Dad and Stepmom on Blue Lake. We spent the week waterskiing, fishing, catching crawfish, chasing the pesky squirrels, visiting OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science Institute), getting some delicious vegan fare, pedicures, birthday celebrations and the gorgeous weather. We made it home safe and sound and hope to be able to make it up there again soon!

On our way up through Northern Nevada