At the beginning of August we joined our good friends, the Estes, at Lake Chelan. Their sons are good buddies with Kieron and Silas. We all had a great time!
Daisy & Phoebe, matching dogs!
We rented a pontoon boat one afternoon and took the kids tubing 
The guys did some cliff jumping
We finally went to Seafair this year! We took Layla, Avery and his girlfriend, Erika, to Bainbridge Island for a night and then came back early the next day and floated in Union Bay. We weren’t near the log boom, but we still saw plenty of activity and had a ton of fun!
The previous day, bound for Eagle Harbor
Jonathan, Phoebe and I woke up early to head back
At the front of the locks
Going to Lake Washington 
We played there all afternoon
Heading back through the cut – it was a little busy and we witnessed a near-boat accident! They were very foolish/lucky!
“Whew! We made it through!”
“Let’s go home!”
We had another fun and crazy season of summer swim team. All three of the kids came super close to qualifying for A Champs this year, and Layla was invited to swim there on a relay team (they took 5th out of more than 20 teams)! They all grew and learned a lot, and it was fun watching them improve all season.
At A Champs!
Layla was thrilled to get a special orange swim cap, reserved for A Champs qualifiers
Cheering our team on!
King County Aquatic Center is pretty impressive!
Cheering on the older girls with Kelsey
With coaches Lynette & Peyton
Layla and Aspen
At the end of the season banquet
With Coach Jay
Summer swim parents
At B Champs – this was the boy’s relay team! 
Jonathan took part in the Parents Relay this year. It was fun to to cheer him and his team on. The coaches won (again)! 
Landry, Silas & Campbell
Look who I ran into from Triangle Pool! My long time friend, Deanna!
In July we headed north to the San Juans for a good ole family vacation on Everlong. Jonathan had to work on this trip, so most days he and I woke up early and got going in time to watch the sunrise underway. When he started meetings I drove to the next harbor. We’d get a slip or buoy during one of his breaks and then I took the kids exploring while he finished up the work day and then we could all play in the evenings.
Day 1 we were bound for Port Townsend
Hanging out on the flybridge while Jonathan was in meetings below.
Watching a boat get lowered back into the water
Playing with kelp.
We took a long walk in Port Townsend
After our walk Avery mentioned to me that a bug bite he’d gotten on his thigh a couple days before was starting to look worse and was hurting. We took a look at it, and there was a big red area stretching the length of his upper leg and the bite did not look good either! We decided to go to Urgent Care, which was only a half mile walk from the marina. The doc said it looked like a staph infection, and that she suspected it could be MRSA, so she wanted us to treat it as if it were until we found out for sure! She took a culture and prescribed antibiotics, an ointment, and instructed us to all shower using medical soap. We spent the next 24 hours Googling, sanitizing and worrying. Fortunately, the call eventually came and yes, it was staph, but no, it was not MRSA. Whew! We could relax a little, and by that time, Avery’s bite was already improving.
The next day we ventured on to Roche Harbor and stayed there for two nights.
We toured a really neat old wooden yacht, Linmar
The boys learned to lasso a cleat like the dock hands at Roche Harbor. A couple of the guys even came over and gave them a proper lesson. They spent hours practicing!
The first evening Jonathan, Layla and I walked to the Mausoleum
Colors ceremony 
The kids and I at lunch the next day
Afterward we walked around town and visited all the local spots
We walked to the Mausoleum 
A few years makes a big difference!
Ice cream!
Another walk to the mausoleum
We made a quick afternoon stop at Friday Harbor and got pizza for dinner. We passed a cool marimba band on the way there.
Next stop: Cypress Island
Skipping rocks
Kieron, Silas & Layla camped on the island while the rest of us stayed on the boat.
Layla and I did an early morning hike to Eagle Cliff
Auntie Ashleigh and Uncle Mark flew out at the beginning of July and came up to visit with Nana. We took them to Bainbridge Island one of the days and spent the rest visiting and relaxing. It was great to be together!
Waiting at the locks
With the Kiwi flag
In salt water!
“We want to jump in!”
Taking selfies with my phone
Sunset pics
Coming home
Baking with Nana
Playing ring toss
