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!
Father’s Day was a big success this year at the King House, and there’s a funny story about it. After the move, Jonathan and I talked about how it would be nice to get a fire pit for the back yard. I decided this would be the perfect Father’s Day gift. There was one problem thougb: in the weeks between the move and Father’s Day, Jonathan became hell-bent on buying a fire pit! When he’d bring it up (it seemed like daily), I’d try to brush it off or think of reasons to delay the purchase, but he kept on bringing it up (eye roll). It finally got to the point where I worried if I didn’t say something, he would buy one (little did he know there already was one in the playroom closet). I ended up dropping a pretty clear hint that he’d better hold off on the purchase for one more week.
Well Father’s Day finally rolled around. The boys gave him home made cards, hot dogs and s’more’s fixin’s, and there was a fire pit in the back yard with a big bow on it. That evening as we roasted marshmallows with a thunderstorm approaching, Jonathan uttered the words “this is the best Father’s Day ever!” Whew!
Thing 1
Thing 2
And Thing 3
Mesmerized by the flames
Thunder?!
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!”
I love this face!
Grammy and Papa got Avery this bird feeder for his birthday. The boys love watching the finches visit.
Me and the boys hiking at Tradition Lake
This one loves to be let loose on the trail
Picking buttercups
“I know kung fu!”
Awww, cut little pug we saw on our hike
Skipping along
Avery at a baseball game
Avery and his buddy, Hayden
Jonathan and the boys outdid themselves this Mother’s Day. We had French toast for breakfast, they made cute homemade cards and presented me with coupons for help with chores. Then we spent a fun afternoon together in the sunshine. I am so thankful for my little men!
The main thing I asked for for Mother’s Day? A little personal time! Jonathan took the boys to the mall so I could relax. Here they are taking over the play area.
Time for cards and a present!
Cool dude.
We took a jog/bike ride down to a park
Funny face
Notice our matching Superman shirts. This is what happens when you have three boys!
McDrooley
Typical.
What Mother’s Day is complete without a visit to the ER? Poor Kieron took a nasty spill on his bike right as we were about to call it a night. We were afraid he would need a stitch or two, but he was okay. Six years, three boys, first ER visit… hopefully the last?!
