Monthly Archives: October 2014

Excelsior

In early August, Jonathan took Avery and Kieron camping at Excelsior. This is the same trip they took last summer with the Bellingham crowd. They had a really fun time in the great outdoors, and Silas and I enjoyed our time together at home.
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Poor Silas was devastated he didn’t get to go too!
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But we had fun together at home. Here’s us listening to live music and dining on pizza at the farmer’s market.
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Cute sleeping baby picture
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Scootin’ along
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The best part about baking while the brothers are gone? He gets to lick all the beaters himself!
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Meanwhile…
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Hiking with Andy, Beth, and Julie
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At Winchester fire lookout (Jonathan and I hiked here with Commodus when he was a puppy)
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Campfire time
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One of the grandfathers on the trip told some very entertaining stories while everyone was gathered around the fire. Here’s Kieron observing him intently.
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Snow!
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Dirty boy!
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The Robinson Family
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Seafair

Jonathan and Papa took the boys to Seafair to tour the destroyers and other naval ships. The long wait in line was worth it. Avery and Kieron loved checking out the boats. They got to see the garages where the helicopters park, the torpedo launchers, and sit in the captain’s chair in the bridge.

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Blueberry Picking

Grammy and Papa came to visit at the end of July. Here are some pics from our afternoon picking blueberries.  We picked a great day to go. The weather was perfect, and we ended up with a ton of berries!
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Notice what a hard worker Kieron is!

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July

Here’s what else we were up to during the month of July:

Jonathan hiked Mt. Si and watched the sunrise.
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We pet sat our neighbor’s guinea pigs, Salt and Pepper. They were cute, but messy.
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There was back yard sprinkler funIMG_3431 IMG_3437

And swimming lessonsIMG_3440

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And lots of park-hoppingIMG_3529 IMG_3530

Also lots of bike ridesIMG_3547

Playing in the sandboxIMG_3553

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Know how everyone hates going to the DOL? Next time you’re there, just be glad you’re not there with three young children in tow. I will admit, they were very well behaved (until the last minute or two), and I was fortunate to arrive when I did. Shortly after we got there, at least a dozen more people showed up. Whew! IMG_3570

We had lots of cute bird visitors this summerIMG_3576

There were playdates and water balloon fights IMG_3599 IMG_3600  IMG_3606 IMG_3610 IMG_3611 IMG_3612 IMG_3616 IMG_3622 IMG_3631

Some monkey business in the tree houseIMG_3633

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You can barely see him, but right in the middle is our baby bunny who was born this summer. We saw him almost every day, and enjoyed watching him grow. IMG_3661

Our good friends, Jen, Oliver, Bjorn & Elina visited us one more time before they left for two years in Singapore. Sniff.IMG_3667 IMG_3669

This is a science project the boys did with M&M’s. When placed in water, the “M” floats off the candy.IMG_3673

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Visit with Auntie Ashleigh =  good excuse to go to Red Mill for burgersIMG_4836

And also to the Pacific Science Center. Our boys are scared of the butterflies!OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

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Neskowin 2014

Here are some pictures from our summer trip to Neskowin, Oregon. The past couple of years Avery and Kieron have spent a week there with Nana and Grandpa. This year we all went down for a long weekend with Nana. It was Silas’ first time in the ocean, and he loved it! We lucked out and got beautiful sunny weather. As you’ll see, we spent a lot of time digging in the sand and playing in the creek that leads out to the ocean.

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Shortly after arriving, we walked out from the condo to the beach. No suits necessary. The boys peeled their clothes off and got messy in the sand and water!

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