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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May Happenings

Here’s what else we were up to in May:

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This boy loves his Tag reader
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Avery and his 1st grade teacher, Mrs. McMichael
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Kieron and Silas in front of the truck mural down townIMG_2736

Baking cupcakes!
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Kieron’s last night as a three-year-oldIMG_2761

Avery shooting a basket at his gameIMG_2818

Entertaining Silas at the game by taking selfies
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Snips and snails and puppy dog tails…
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Walking to the bus stop
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Messy day at farm school=riding home naked
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Haircuts!
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Watching the local wildlife
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Birthday dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory
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All ready for his well-child visit
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Adorable sleeping baby photo
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Movie Night
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At the dentist
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Cub Scout Campout

At the end of May, Avery’s Tiger Pack had their first campout. Jonathan, Avery, and Kieron all went, and had a fun time together.
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No surprise here, but Jonathan brought coffee beans from home along with his grinder and full operation. Apparently this attracted the other dads in the morning, who were pleased to have a decent cup of coffee. Here’s Kieron helping grind.
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The pack went hunting for Snipe and Sasquatch before bed. The pack leader even made clues like giant footprints to make it very real.
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Notice the serious expression on Avery’s face.
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Accepting his tiger badge
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Grammy’s Visit

Grammy paid us a visit in May, and we had a terrific time. Coincidentally, she arrived on the day the Nordstrom half-yearly sale began, so we did a little damage there. I put her to work at the house hanging things, painting walls, and planting flowers. Then we piled the boys into the van and headed east to visit Uncle Scott and his family in Pullman for a couple of days. We had a nice, relaxing time together, and the cousins enjoyed playing. After we got back, we only had a day before Grammy was off to Texas again.

Here’s Kieron and Grammy perusing  a Pottery Barn catalog together.
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A quick painting project
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While Grammy and I hit the Nordstrom sale, the boys kept busy at The Apple Store
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We had a s’mores night
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Road trip to Pullman
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Andrew and Avery, together at last!
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Kieron and Silas love playing with Uncle Scott’s old trucks
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We went to a park and fed the ducks. Silas thought he’d have some bread too.
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The main attraction at the park for these two
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The grandsons competing to see who can give Grammy the biggest hug
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Cousins!
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We remembered to get a picture of the adults!
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The last bedtime story of the trip
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The Play set

One of the things on our list of home improvements was a big wooden play set. The boys had outgrown their plastic one, and were in need of something substantial that wouldn’t lift off the ground with each swing. The right set finally came along on Craigslist on Mother’s Day weekend, and we pounced on it. Jonathan was such a sport, and spent the weekend renting a trailer, disassembling, moving, and reassembling the new set. We love it!
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