The Lansing Family

Lake Tahoe

While we driving home from California, we decided to be a bit spontaneous and head over to Lake Tahoe for one last night before vacation ended. I have been wanting to go to Lake Tahoe for awhile, but have just never made it. I am SOOO glad we did! It was a ton of fun and now I want to go back for longer. We stayed in a little hotel right off the lake with access to a private beach. The weather was perfect for relaxing on the beach and the kids played in the sand and Lillie even went for a swim (such a daredevil!!).  We also went to the Emerald Bay overlook....beautiful! After the kids went to bed, Travis and I sat out on our hotel room's porch and watched the lake in the moonlight. It was the perfect end to our trip!

Beach Babies...

Emerald Bay

Tulelake

I was so glad that we got to go to Tulelake, California to visit my family in mid-August!! It's always a relaxing time catching up, swimming and this time some yard-saling! We had a great time, but didn't take nearly enough pictures of everyone! :)

Aunt Kim and Lillie

Lillie loved Uncle Willy's socks!!

Cousin Stephen and Ty hanging out!

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Cousins Whitney and Carter with Tyler in Grandma's pool!

Sunscreen!

Jamming on the organ!! (We have a picture of my sister, Whitney and me sitting at the organ like this)

My beautiful Grandma Joan with the kids!!

The Backyard

Summer Pics...

Hello again. No, we have not fallen off the face of the Earth. We are alive and well. Just busy with life.

Here are some cute pictures of the kiddos from the summer...

My little Adventurer!! She can't do anything the way it's supposed to be done...she has to make it exciting!

My Sweet T...

The UP house built for the Parade of Homes

Eating dinner on their recycled table!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tyler and Noah climbing on the outgrown clothes boxes!

Painting!

Lillie's first painting experience (with a scrape on her nose...not paint!)

Cutest laundry helpers

Fourth of July

We spent the 4th of July in Driggs, Idaho with our good friends Sara and Daniel Willers and their sweet baby girl Tatjana. We had a great time watching the hot air balloons early in the morning, playing at the park, seeing the airplane show and just hanging out! We also made a day trip through Teton National Park and then to Yellowstone. We are so blessed to have the Willers as friends and look forward to many more years of adventures...even if we are in separate states...or countries! :)

Daniel bouncing Ty at the park!

At the bouncy house...

My new car...just kidding! :)

Sweet girl, Tatjana!

Jr. Ranger Tyler, waiting for Old Faithful

At the Hot Pots



At the Victor Parade...it was such a fun small-town parade.

A good picture is hard to get with 3 little ones!

There goes Lillie...

Faces: Lillie Edition

Spunky....

Determined....

.......Happy Girl

Full of Attitude.....

....there's never guessing as to how she feels!

....Loving....

Always ready for an adventure!

Faces: Tyler Edition

Creative......

.........Loves to learn

Sensitive.....

Loves people, Loves life!

Kind

Such a sweetheart!

Relax

Tyler loves to take blankets out on the grass and relax! It's so cute when Lillie joins him!

Farewell Uncle Randi

In March, my Uncle Randi passed away after a tough fight with an aggressive cancer, but his life definitely wasn't defined by the cancer, even to the end. Randi (and my Aunt Pat) were/are collectors of some amazing old cars, like the one pictured above. They loved to travel all over the world and have some pretty amazing stories and friends from their trips. After my Grandpa Ray died they decided to leave their life in Southern California and move to his ranch in Prineville, Oregon. They have made some great improvements to the Ranch and became hay farmers. It has been fun to watch Pat and Randi work together and create a successful hay farm! One of my favorite memories of Randi at the Ranch is when he gave Tyler a ride on the lawn tractor and both of them had huge smiles on their faces (see picture below). 

Randi, you are missed!!!

June, already?

Yes. I stink at blogging. I am aware.

Here we go again....Here are some random pictures from April/May.

The Hopwoods flew into SLC and we were able to hang out for a few days. I sure miss those guys!

 

I think we have this exact picture with Tyler....

At Andrea Combes' wedding...Tyler, Halle and Carter

Little Monkey girl!