In June, Jonathan and the boys went camping on what has become an annual father/kid excursion with a few of his buddies from work. This year they camped at Shaw Island, in the San Juans. They had a fabulous time! I’ll let the pictures tell the story:
On the ferry
Beth grinding coffee
Kieron found a caterpillar
Costco chocolate chip cookies, nom nom nom
Water fight!
I didn’t want to say anything until it was all said and done, but we moved (YAY)! We had an offer pending on a short sale in the neighborhood since January, and it finally all paid off when we moved in at the end of May. Our new home is just a block away from where we rented for the past two years. Same great neighborhood, same fabulous neighbors, same school and bus route – and no goodbyes!
It’s been a busy few weeks – packing and unpacking, patching holes and hanging stuff, mowing, weeding, pressure washing, etc. We’re pretty settled at this point, and are enjoying the new digs.
Casa de la King
Avery’s moving advent calendar
Playing in the back yard
Strawberries! (Or as the boys call them, stwabewries)
A water bottle sure makes a great toy
Nana and Grandpa came to help out (can’t say Si helped much)
Playdate with Hayden
Salmonberries
Our favorite thing about the new house: the woods in the back yard
As the boys say, “our house leads to the wild!”
We went to Fall City Farms to pick out our pumpkins this year. We timed it perfectly between rain showers one Friday afternoon, and had a fantastic time. The boys had a blast playing in the hay maze and searching for the perfect pumpkins.
We took the boys to Salmon Days the first weekend in October. It was fun, it was crowded. A challenging place to be with three little ones, but we managed to enjoy ourselves.
Mmmmmm, honey straws!
Avery’s got another loose tooth, and is trying desperately to get it out. He was so funny eating his corn on the cob. Why turn the corn when you can tilt your head?
Jump salmon, jump!
A few weeks ago we packed the boys in the van and made the 4.5 hour (6 with kids) drive to Pullman, WA to visit Uncle Scott and Aunt Manivanh for a weekend. We had a great time visiting, but as usual, not enough time. The cousins were happy to be together and kept each other entertained. Here are a few pics from our trip:
We checked out the WSU campus, saw where Uncle Scott works, and visited the Grizzly Bears at the university
I’m pretty sure the boys were joking about bear poop here
Kieron loved digging in Uncle Scott & Aunt Manivanh’s garden
On Sunday we went to Phillips Farm and picked apples and plums
Here’s our bounty:
