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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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June

Here’s the rest of what we were up to in June:

Father’s Day
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Watching our deer neighbor
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We also had a bear visitor. Apparently he likes our coffee grounds… nothing like a caffeinated bear running around town!IMG_3062

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At the “train park”
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Baking with Mommy
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Silas loves his marbles (or maudles, as he calls them). This marble maze is his favorite toy right now. He’s always asking us to set it up.
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Playing trains.
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My little Romeo. Every time we go out, this sweet boy picks me a flower (or ten). Love him!
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Swimming at a friends house
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Lego fun
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Avery with his Lego castle creationIMG_3325

Jonathan and I went to Black Rapid Studios for a presentation by famous rock ‘n roll photographer, Henry Diltz.
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Here’s Ron Henry (of Black Rapid, and also our wedding photographer) and Henry Diltz
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My BFF, Jennifer, and her kids, Bjorn and Elina came and spent a few days with us before moving to Singapore for two years. (Tear).
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It’s so fun to see these two growing up together
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Weekend in Pullman

After school ended, we loaded up the boys for a weekend with the Avery family. They were beyond excited to see their cousins. We had lots of fun visiting local parks, taking walks, eating delicious food, playing Wii, and just being together.

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“My snow cone!”
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The kids at dinner
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The boys playing Wii
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Poor Kieron came down with a tummy bug on Saturday. He spent the majority of the day like this:
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Yummy tacos
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Enjoying the special dessert, compliments of Nicole
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On our last day we took a walk around a local rose garden
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Zonked
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School’s out for Summer!

The end of the school year seemed to come quickly, and proved to be a very busy time. It’s hard to believe school has already been out for a month! The boys had a great year, with awesome, dedicated teachers and great new friendships.

Jonathan chaperoned a field trip to Alki Beach. He took this picture of Avery’s class.
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Avery at lunch with his close buddy, Hamza
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Kieron and Silas got to go on the walking field trip to a local park
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With friends, Jacob, Braeden, and Hamza
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Last day of school (click here to see first day photos)
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Listening to the radio on his new CD player
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Kieron’s school (he’s on the left near the top)
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Avery and Kieron watched the graduating students from a tree stump
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There were train rides
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And cotton candy
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And pony rides
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Bellingham

We went to Bellingham the first weekend in June. We went to lots of parks, visited the farmer’s market, ate at our favorite restaurants, saw good friends, walked around campus a couple times, and swam in the pool at our hotel (the highlight for the boys).

Jonathan also took some family photos for a couple whose wedding we photographed eight years ago. It was really fun to see them again. They look exactly the same, only now they have four adorable kids. While Jonathan was busy taking pictures, the boys and I toured campus.

Beautiful clouds, but it was very bright out:
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This is the bench between Jonathan’s dorm and mine. We spent a fair amount of time here our Freshman year, so I thought it would be fun to get a picture of the boys on it.
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Walking around “The Ridge,” discussing college and what they want to study. Avery said history and engineering. Kieron enjoyed watching a student take his garbage out and sort it into the various cans. It hadn’t occurred to me until now that we settled in a place also referred to as “The Ridge.”
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Eventually we met back up with Jonathan and walked around some more.
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With my Little Men
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At Boundary Bay Brewery
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The play area, which the boys dominated while we sat and relaxed for a while
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Back at the hotel, which the boys thought was marvelous! Their favorite part of the weekend was swimming in the hotel pool each day.
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Dinner with our friends, The Robinsons
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Back on campus again
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We thought it would be so cool to get a picture with each of the boys standing on the tile of the year they were born. This is what we got:
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