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Blueberry Picking

We went blueberry picking a couple of weeks ago at our regular spot, Bybee Farms, in North Bend, WA. Avery was a much better picker than the previous year. Kieron, who doesn’t like blueberries, stayed occupied in the jogger with snacks as long as they lasted. After that, we let him out to roam a little, and he wandered among the bushes collecting dandelions. In the end, we picked about six pounds of berries, not bad with our little monsters in tow.



“Personally, I prefer dandelions over blueberries.”




Our bounty

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Snoqualmie Tunnel

Jen, Oliver & Bjorn came to visit in early August. One afternoon we hiked through the Snoqualmie Tunnel on the Iron Horse/John Wayne Pioneer Trail. We tried to go a couple of years ago, but it was closed due to falling debris. It reopened in July after renovations were completed.

The tunnel is 2.3 mi long (each way), and quite chilly inside. The boys had an awesome time, but I’m so glad we did this with friends. I don’t know if Avery would have been such a trooper without a buddy. Kieron enjoyed himself in the backpack. He fell asleep on the way out, and on the way back he spent much of the time making noises and listening to the echoes in the tunnel.








The Smiths


The Kings

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At Brianna’s Birthday Party

Avery’s sweetheart turned four this summer. We had a great time at her birthday party, and Avery and Brianna were inseparable most of the day. What cuties.




Riley, Avery, Benjamin, & Brianna



Coloring a picture together



She’s grinning at Avery here

Sharing a chair

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Jake and the Neverland Pirates

Avery’s favorite TV show these days is Jake and the Neverland Pirates. It’s a cartoon about three little kids who go on various adventures with Captain Hook and the other pirates from Peter Pan. So naturally, Avery gets fully into character, frequently sporting a red bandana (just like Jake from the show). We can’t help but think he really looks like a little gangster, especially on this particular day when we took the pics. I swear we had nothing to do with the missing shirt, saggy pants, and bling around his neck. We did eventually turn his bandana around and prompt him to give us some tough guy faces though.





“My big brother is crazy!”

We couldn’t resist turning his bandana around and taking some “Tupac” pics


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Summer Days

The old kiddie pool finally broke, so it was time to pick up a new one. Here’s a few pics of the boys breaking in the new pool.

“Here Kieron, let me cool you off”




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