Loose tooth and camping trip....

Ryan is excited to announce that he has his first loose tooth. He will probably be starting school in 3 weeks missing his first tooth. (He is already asking if the Tooth Fairy is real.) *Ü*

Other than that exciting news, we are home from our adventurous camping trip and finally settling back in! The laundry is all done and we are now able to get some good quality sleep! Except for Hannah having a hard time sleeping in the tent, we had a great time. There were 7 families that came with us and Hannah was the youngest of all the kids. I was very grateful that everyone was so forgiving in the morning. I can only imagine what they were all thinking with her fussing much of the night!

Here are some photo highlights of our trip...

This is a group photo of all of the families that went on the trip with us.

Ryan with a silly grin.

They really do love each other!

Hannah's favorite part of camping was playing in the dirt.

We went to a really fun water park which was a life saver since it was soooo hot!

Check out this play equipment. It was one big water playground!

Hannah was strutting her stuff in the kiddie pool.Hannah really enjoyed her Slushie. (I think she played with it more than she drank it!)

Welcome to the Stenz Family Blog

I thought it was time that I started a new blog for my friends and family. As you may (or may not) know, I have had a crafting blog for about a year and a half. (If you would like to take a peek at it, the address is lisascreativecorner.blogspot.com.) I enjoy updating it with my latest creations and even post photos and fun things about my family here and there. I thought it would be fun to have a blog dedicated to just family stuff though so that all of you who are not local can see just how much the kiddos have grown. They bring such joy to us that we want to share it with all of you. I can't promise that I will post daily or even weekly, but I do promise to try to keep you updated with the latest “West Coast Stenz” happenings.

Here is a photo that my mom took at the park on Mother's Day this year. (Not too bad Mom! Shel is teaching you well!)
Well, I should head off to bed. Ryan, Hannah, and I are off to Vacation Bible School early tomorrow morning. (I am helping out with the crafts.) I will let you know how it goes. Maybe I will even have some pictures to post later this week. *Ü*
Love and Hugs,
Lisa