The McConkey Family

Here is our family photo we took the day of Tom's grandma's funeral. Grandma Alma was 92 years old. We all know that she lived a long and great life. Grandma - we miss and love you.

We thought it would be a great idea to get a family photo because we were all together at the same time. It is a miracle that every kid was looking at the camera. The last family photo we took was when Kennedy, Kyle and Ashley were just little. We have all had more kids since then. I am very lucky to have married into such a loving family.

Peek-a-boo

I was walking around the house looking for Paige. As you can see, she was hiding under Justin's paint easel. You never know where you will find her.

Helping Dad - 9/16/07

The boys love to help daddy no matter what he is doing. Daddy was working on the trailer but ended up on the roof. This only happens with daddy.

Camping - 9/8/07

We went camping for the last time this year. We had a total of eight kids with us. It is a good thing that we always had an adult with them. I can't believe they are all getting so big. The little girl in the middle in the pink and white was my little girl before I had kids. Sje went everywhere with me. The other kids are Brenden, Elizabeth, Dawn, Lorenzo and Rhianna.

First Steps - 9/6/07

It is official - Paige took her first steps today. This is not a great photo of her, but it is the only one I could get. In the next couple of days, I will try to download the video. Kyle, Justin and I saw the first steps. Then I had Kyle run the camera while I had her do it again. It is a happy and sad day all in one. I am really excited I got to see her first steps, but I am having a hard time because she is our last. 9 months old and trying to walk.

First Day of School - 9/5/07

I can't believe that Kyle is in the first grade. He was really excited to get the teacher we requested. He is in the same class as a few of his old classmates. He was sad because his best friend Tanner did not end up in his class. They still get to see each other at lunch and on recess.

Fort Stevens Fort - 9/2/07

We were lucky to get to see a reenactment of the civil war at the fort. We got to see all the soldiers dressed up in their war attire. The boys were fascinated with the cannons and all the guns. Scary!!!!

Astoria Beach - 9/1/07

We went to the beach this weekend camping at Fort Stevens State Park outside Astoria. We got lucky with the weather. It was sunny the whole weekend. I look at these pictures and think how lucky we are living in Oregon to have the mountains and the ocean a short drive away. You can see the ship wreck in the background of Kyle's picture. The ship wreck looked a lot bigger 23 years ago when I was last there. The picture of the boy in mid air is our my cousins son. The boys decided to jump off that cliff and land in the soft sand. The boys had sand in every part of their body when we left. We put Paige down to walk in the water. I had her stand still for the waves to hit her. You can tell she loved it.