Tea Time

What a nice grandma Katie has! While we were visiting Katie got to have a tea party extraordinaire! Finger sandwiches, raspberries, strawberries with cream, tiny cupcakes, and tea (lemonade and hot chocolate). We all dressed up and had a great time. Katie loves tea parties and as I am typing this she is in her room hosting one for her big princess dolls.

Where the Sun Always Shines

We just got back from a great visit to Grandma and Grandpa's house. The kids had the best time swimming the days away. It was nice to have a little sunshine, since our dear Washington has been lacking this summer. Kids....they could stay in the pool ALL DAY if you let them. We all loved going to the water slides, it's been forever since I've been on one. Katie was not a fan though. Katie had a cute little tea party (more on that later), and loved playing with Grandma's dress-ups! The kids all got to go to build-a-bear and pick out a stuffed animal. Considering he's ten years old Noah really liked that and determined to come back later and pick out more clothes for his dog, Jack. Grandpa got some Looney Tunes DVD's and the kids cracked up over duck season vs. rabbit season!! The kids love to be with their cousins and the week went by very fast. Jason's cousin Jessica was there visiting. We love her and had fun hanging out playing Trouble, reading together, and she taught me how to knit! We even squeezed in a kid free night going to dinner and to see Inception (finally!). Lloyd and Laura thanks so much for having us down! We miss you and as Adam said when we were leaving, "I like Grandma's house. The sun always shines there."

Swings, Dogs, and Dress-Ups (misc pictures from Grandma's)

Summer Nights

We have been going to the Wednesday night concerts at the park and they are pretty great. We get snowcones from the farmers market, then come and relax on a blanket to hear the different bands. The kids pick the wildest flavor combos for their snowcones, it makes me laugh thinking of how it can't possibly taste good together, but they eat them all every time. This Elvis impersonator was very good. We also really liked the Beatles tribute band we heard. It's fun sitting right by the ocean and when the train goes by it's almost more exciting to the kids than the music. Adam likes to go up front with his friends and dance, he has some pretty sweet moves.

Old Swimming Hole

My Mom, the kids, and I went over to the old swimming hole on Anderson Island. We had a great time riding the ferry, playing in the sand, eating snacks, relaxing, and swimming. It's so nice to live close to Grammy and be able to have fun together! It's also wonderful to live in such a BEAUTIFUL place!! Lovely blue sky and ocean and tons of green everywhere! Heaven!

Bear Lake

What a great time we had!! The kids were in heaven. We hung out at the lake most of the day playing in the water and sand and going out in the boat. Katie loved riding the tube and the boys even gave wake boarding a try. The lake was very cold, but the kids didn't seem to mind. The sun was shining and they had their cousins as fun playmates. Katie and Becks were such great friends it was fun to watch. The house we stayed in was wonderful with a downstairs full of games for the kids. It also included a movie theater room for late night movies. We ate raspberry shakes, played round the world ping-pong, watched movies, biked, hiked, relaxed under our beach umbrellas, played minute to win it, and just generally had a fun and relaxing trip. The kids and us want to send a big THANK YOU to grandpa and grandma for such a fun time!!

Summertime

Summer! Love it! We have been very busy enjoying ourselves. The beach, park, and sprinklers; vacation bible school - they loved that! Mariners vs. Yankees game- yum cotton candy, movies (everything from Toy Story3 to the Last Airbender), jumping endlessly on the trampoline at Grammy's, hiking, biking, and berry picking. Riding in the car with the windows down, laying in the grass in the backyard, long summer nights, lemonade, Popsicles, sand & swimsuits and hardly any chores to do. Hooray for summer!