A little surprise
With a long weekend Eric and I decided it would be a perfect chance for a little get-a-way with the kids. What would make it even more fun would be to surprise them with it. What would make it even...
View ArticleHappy St. Patty's Day
Every once in a (great) while I do a surprise lunch for the kids. Usually it's because I have nothing great in the house and I don't want them to find out until they get to school. :) But today it was...
View ArticleOur bracket is broken.
This is what our wall looks like right now. It's broken, we have no one left. Sad, so very sad. (not really, we actually had a lot of fun with it)Here's a something to make you laugh...maybe. Our...
View ArticleAnother Trip Is In The Books
Spring break this year brought us to Redwood National Park.To say the trees there were pretty tall was an understatement!One of the really cool things about this area was hiking in the forest listening...
View ArticlePatience
Being a salesman takes patience. Some days are slower than others. But in the end this little salesman's patience paid off. He sold 3 rocks, one he actually got money for and for 2 more rocks he did a...
View ArticleAn Easter Birthday
It was Mia's birthday yesterday, Easter Sunday! I think it's only happened one other time in her 12 years that it's actually been the same day as Easter. Her breakfast of choice, Resurrection Buns. If...
View ArticleA Birthday Adventure
Mia chose to go on a little birthday day trip since our Easter plans were on hold for a week so off to Friday Harbor we went. Holly's cool find.We found so much cool stuff along the way, including this...
View ArticleSweet!
Sunday we celebrated Mia's birthday with family. One of the things she wanted and received for her birthday was cupcake baking supplies. She got some great stuff and put it to good use immediately....
View ArticleMother's Day
We had a great, relaxing Mother's Day last week. I always love the homemade gifts and my favorites are always the cards and the handwritten messages, thoughts and images in them. Can't think of a...
View ArticlePlay Ball!
No, not a bunt, it just looks like it could be.The ball is in his glove, it just happen to land there. Hilarious! And the best part about it, it happened an inning or two later. After the game he said...
View ArticleField Trips
Yesterday was my last field trip to Tenant Lake and Hovander Park. The weather turned out great and we all had a great time exploring everything it had to offer! Emma! Giving each 1st grade classroom...
View ArticleSnippets of Spring
New game they've come up with, not sure the rules but it seems like a giant game of Four Square.Worn shoes and grass stained knees pretty much sums up life at the end of the school year.Our garden is...
View ArticleSumming up a week of memories
It will be clearly impossible to sum up all the great memories we made this past week on our trip to Banff and Jasper. So, since it's Father's Day, I'm going to share some of my favorite photos of Eric...
View ArticleHappiness is...
Slipping and sliding in 60+ degree weather with freezing cold water and lovin' it. (sorry, no editing filter, I LOVE slip-n-slide pictures and there are too many fun ones to choose so you get a bunch!)...
View ArticleEverything is red, white and blue!
We had a great 4th this year with family, lots of great food, hunting for frogs and fireworks!
View Article"Summer"
In spite of the lack of summer weather we are still doing all our regular summer activities. This past weekend the boys played in the Razz Fest 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Their friend, Mack played...
View ArticleWeekend Fun
What a perfectly relaxing weekend with friends camping over at Fort Worden in Port Townsend. A good mid-summer trip. Now to finish up summer before heading back to school. A little birdie told me...
View ArticleProject Life Pics
Just some shots from Project Life over the last few weeks.Berry picking with friends.Afternoon at the bay.Favorite muffins...usually gone in a morning.Our garden is bringing us many veggies right now!...
View ArticleDay to Day
Some girls ready for school shopping with Grandma VH, complete with matching side ponies! The result of school shopping. Thanks, Grandma! Summertime lunch. Avoiding cold sandwiches as long as we can!...
View ArticleIt's been a while
Riding your rip stick is one thing but can you ride and eat ice cream at the same time?Grandpa and Grandma R. were here for a month and (almost) everyone's favorite meal while they're here is the...
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