At the beginning of June the boys had their annual Cub Scout Packnick, or weekend campout at Valley Camp in North Bend. This is the first time Kieron & Avery were both in Scouts together, and they even brought their little brother along for the fun!
Those eyes!
With his buddy, Logan
My 4 boys
Salmonberries!
At the end of our trip we went out for dinner on Uncle Brad’s boat, Galatea. We had a great time visiting and telling stories while the boys explored the trawler and played hide-and-seek.
Thanks to Avery, here are a couple pictures of all the adults.
Heading out there on another boat
This girl knows her music! She loved dancing to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young!
Pre-dinner cocktail
Meanwhile, in the galley…
The stern of the boat made a perfect playpen for little Layla.
Grillin’
So much fun in the little cabins when you’re a kid!
“I’m the captain!”
“No, I’m the captain!”
These boys melt my heart. Here they are deep in a chess game. (Kieron won this one!)
Silas taking his snack upstairs
The boys were sure they wanted a picture together, Layla, not so much.
These are from an earlier trip on Galatea
One afternoon we met Uncle Brad, Aunt Julie, and Uncle Brian at the college and sailed to Balboa Island. We took the boys to the Fun Zone for some good old fashioned arcade fun and ate delicious ice cream. We had such a fun day!
The boys loved sailing and looking at all the sites on the water. Layla seemed to enjoy it too. She liked playing with the lines and reaching out for the water.
The trip back was a memorable one. It was a bit cooler by then, and Layla was t-i-r-e-d. She was wailing and we were going into the wind, tacking back and forth. Uncle Brad would say “tack the baby”, I’d leap across with her screaming on my lap, and then everyone else would switch sides and we would tack. In between I tried to calm her with some songs, but she was just over it. Eventually we made it back though and got her to sleep!
We startled a couple of pesky seals
At the Fun Zone
This girl LOVED her ice cream!
Wow, looking at all the smiles in these pictures reminds me how much fun we had at California Adventure. Cars town was pretty awesome, and Kieron was excited to do the bakery tour. Silas loved meeting all the characters. We stayed all day and had a great time!
“Oh my God!” It’s Woody & Jessie!”
Is that a happy face or what?!
“Do I have something on my face?”
We spent a few days at Newport Beach. Uncle Brian showed us the good spots and was a big sport playing with the boys at the beach. He even let Avery & Kieron stay over one night, which they loved!
At the beach
Digging to China
On a sand mountain
Layla was crawling into the waves to get to Avery. I kept having to reign her in!
Water baby
We went out to dinner with Uncle Brian at the boys favorite restaurant, The Old Spaghetti Factory
At breakfast. Silas wanted his picture taken with the VW
Another day at the beach
At Uncle Brian’s