Monthly Archives: August 2016

Excelsior 2016

Jonathan and the boys went camping at Excelsior at the beginning of August with a group of friends from Bellingham. They had a fun time catching up and exploring while Layla and I held down the fort.
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Hood Canal

At the end of July we went glamping with our good friends, the Warricks, at Dosewallips State Park on Hood Canal.  We had a fantastic time together, and the weekend flew by quickly.

On the ferry ride
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The water was warm and you could walk out a long waysDSC01886 DSC01893 DSC01901   DSC01917

“Look what I got!”
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They were everywhere
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At the cabins
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Playing cards (can you tell who’s winning?)IMG_0526

Elk visitors. They had their babies with them, who were about the same age as Layla.
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Another night, another campfire
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Jim & Jonathan
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Renee & Lindsey
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Logan
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Ali loved holding Layla
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Jim & Ali doing a plank-off. Silas decided Jim needed a handicap.
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Breakfast
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July

Here’s some more of what we were up to in July.

At the end of June, Avery & Kieron spent a week at Camp Invention. They enjoyed it so much, we decided to continue it at home with Silas. Here they are taking apart our old vacuum and seeing how it worked.
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At the treehouse park
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“Look ma, no hands!”
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Watching The Sandlot together. The boys were all freaked out of “the beast”.
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Avery attended tennis camp again this summer. Lo and behold, his good buddy Gideon was there too. We had him over to play one day afterwards, and decided to practice together at one of the local parks. They had me running around the court too!
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Grammy and Papa were in the midst of selling their house in Texas and moving out here (yay!) when Layla was born. Here they are meeting their granddaughter!
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Avery getting more baby holds!
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A game of tag at Swenson Park
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Loving on their little sis
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Bright eyes
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I love her sign I ordered on Etsy!
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With my girl
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The boys at Central Park in Issaquah
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Avery and his parkour moves!
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Neighborhood lemonade stand. 1/2 the proceeds went to the local food bank.
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At Bellevue Park
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Happy little lady
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How can I not take a picture of this?
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This was effective for a while
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King Kieron on his way to a birthday party
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Smitten
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The boys at Lakewood, where Jonathan used to row
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At Erik Johnson’s bench. Erik was Jonathan’s college roommate and rowing buddy. He was working as a pilot in Alaska when his plane disappeared in 2004. Jonathan enjoyed sharing this and stories about him with the boys.
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Staying Cool

We’ve been staying cool with lots of trips to the lake and some to the river.  In the early weeks after Layla was born, Jonathan took the boys on quite a few trips while I recovered. Lately us girls have been joining them on some of the outings. Here are a few of our favorite photos from over the summer.

Jonathan and Silas on the paddleboard
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At Rattlesnake Lake with Grammy
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Mommy & Silas on the board. My first time back on post-baby
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Avery, up on his feet
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The boys paddled to this rock and jumped in the water
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Jonathan made a big splash off the rock
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Navigating through the stumps
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This fallen tree provided a fun place to practice balancing & jumping
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There are tons of blackberries along the waters edge!
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Just paddle up and help yourself!IMG_8262  IMG_8301 IMG_8304 IMG_8318 IMG_8335

Picnic lunch at the river
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Craigslist find: 2 kids kayaks!
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Time for more adventures
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Silas is a little young to paddle well. Here he is in his dinghy.IMG_8414

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James & Morgan’s Wedding

On July 16th, our friends, James & Morgan, tied the knot. James has been a friend of ours since college, when he and Jonathan rowed on the crew team together. After college, he helped us buy our first house, then persuaded me to get my real estate license, and has always lended a helping hand when I had questions. The first time we met Morgan, we knew she was “the one” for our friend, and that afternoon we all watched the Seahawks win the game that sent them to the Superbowl (the one they won).

They planned a beautiful wedding at their property in Everett. Jonathan was honored to be a groomsman, and we all had a fantastic time celebrating the happy couple!

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“The lanky’s”, as they were affectionately referred to at crew. James rowed starboard, and Jonathan port.
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Waiting for the bride
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Here she comes!
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The boys – not convinced that weddings are fun and special
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At this point I was praying they (the boys) would keep it together. It was HOT and they were BORED! We were in the 2nd row and I was starting worry one of them would storm the ceremony – particularly this one:
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Husband and wife!
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Turns out the boys are not fans of wedding ceremonies, but they LOVE receptions!DSC01707

They were hitting the soda pretty hard
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With Renee, coxswain and fellow crew wife
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Me and my gal
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Daddy’s little girl
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Mike & Jim
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Time for some dancing
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We wore them all out!IMG_0423

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