Nyah's 1st Time at the Ocean!

We went to the Oregon coast to meet up with Eric's family near Coos Bay. We stopped off at this beach to hang out a bit because we were going to get there early.

This was the beginning of a frustrating beach weekend for Jeremy.

Nyah loved the sand.

Nyah

Emma, Melody and Nyah

Emma, Nyah and Eric

Jeremy, Emma and Damon.

Jeremy started digging in the sand to keep from being still. He is like his mom. MUST BE MOVING AT ALL TIMES. :)

Nyah's 1st Time at the Ranch

Melody's family has a ranch outside of Oregon City, Oregon (close to Portland). It is a beautiful place that has been in the family for 30 some years. This was Nyah's first time there.

Melody's cousin Lindsey, Nyah, Emma, Melody and Megan (a distant cousin).

Damon's 1st time in the pond.

Jeremy and Nyah

Lindsey and Nyah

Damon

Emma and Lindsey

Lindsey

Jeremy

The Girls 1st Time at Multnomah Falls

Nyah and Emma

Damon and Jeremy were NOT impressed and were a little mad that we were not hurrying to the Ranch.

Christian's 18th Birthday!

My nephew Christian (Melody's brother Jim's son) turned 18. Holy Cow!!! Where did the time go???

Melody's dad in a wig with Will (Jim's son).

Ashley (Melody's sister Joni's daughter with Riley (Melody's sister Melissa's daughter) with the girls.

Will, Jeremy, Zach and Damon.

The kids hanging out.

Christian's birthday cake.

Aunt Melissa with Nyah.

Uncle Jim with Emma.

Jim and Eric. Don't ask!!!!! Strange boys!

Nyah learning how to play football.

Uncle Jim teaching the girls how to play football.

Emma caught the ball.

Jesse (Jim's son) brought his girl friend to the party. Brave boy!!! Not sure if she broke up with him after meeting all of us. :)

Cousins, Cousins and More Cousins!

We have had a lot of family time this summer. Since Jeremy is down, the boys have had to be creative. They decided to set up targets in our back yard and shoot bb guns at them. This is Zach (Melody's sister -Melissa's son).

Damon (Eric's sister Angela's son).

Jeremy.

Damon and Emma digging in the dirt.

Jesse (Melody's brother Jim's son) with Nyah.

Ethan (Melody's sister Joni's son) and the girls. If you click on the picture you will see just how dirty they got.

ADORABLE GIRLS!!!

Ok! I just had to post these cute pictures of the girls.
Emma!

Nyah!

Jeremy's Surgery Scheduled!

As you know, Jeremy tore out his ACL and broke his knee bone. He went to the doctor on this day and was told that he will not be able to play aggressive sports again. (Or until he is over 21 and his body stops growing). This is a devastating blow to a 15 year old athlete. We scheduled his surgery for after our coast trip. The date was August 7.

Tryin Out the Bikes!!!

Nyah gets her new bike. She is soooo excited!

I wish that I could adequately explain the differences in the girls. They are both the sweetest and cutest things you have ever seen. They are however, very different. Emma is less willing to try and Nyah is a "I do it." kind of girl. It is no different in riding the bikes. Nyah could not wait to try out her new bike. She was so excited.

Emma on the other hand did not want to try. She went behind a pole and refused to come over.

As she saw us working with Nyah, she came a little closer and at least watched.

Finally, she got on her bike. I don't think she likes the arm thing very well. It is too tight and her arm gets stuck from sweat in the prosthetic cup. We finally took out the insert part and put some tissue at the bottom of the cup. She was more willing to try with that.

In the mean time, Nyah is now riding independently, in a straight line up and down the side walk.

We took turns working with Emma. She has trouble with putting the breaks on. Nyah's bike does not have breaks so it is easier for her to turn the peddles. Emma's bike is a bit of a challenge for her. We will keep trying.

Top of Emma's prosthetic piece.

SUCCESS!!!

Working on success. :)