Summer

I am waaaay behind on blogging again, and feeling overwhelmed by pictures and to-do lists. Here are some cute pics from June & July.

Andrew & Avery
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Another Home Depot project
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Jonathan, Avery, and Kieron went to a Mariner’s game
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Last day of school, playing tug of war at field day
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Here’s Kieron eating kale! And it’s not even juiced! He will only eat it fresh off the plant, picked by himself (talk about a “picky” eater).
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Fresh blackberries, picked by Kieron
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The boys enjoying popsicles at Wiktor & Fryderyk’s
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Avery helping out with one of our latest backyard projects. The sand table now lives on these pavers, and Jonathan and I have reclaimed the patio.
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A deer neighbor, which reminds me of a funny story from a couple weeks ago. Kieron was in the back yard by himself digging in the sandbox, and I was in the kitchen. All of a sudden he starts screaming hysterically, and I think he must have been stung by a bee or something. So I rush to the back door, and Kieron is already there, freaked out, in tears. I ask what’s wrong, he has to catch his breath before he can reply, “a deer!” It must have really snuck up on him! And I have to admit, I’ve jumped too, unexpectedly seeing deer in the yard. Now Kieron likes to check for them before going out. I’ve tried explaining that they’re more afraid of him than he is of them, but I don’t think that matters much.
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Silas at the sand table
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“I’ve got your iPhone Mommy!
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S’mores with friends
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Silas makes this face a lot
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Playing in the sandbox
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Silas playing his favorite game in the back yard, “come chase me around to the front!” I can’t wait to get a fence up, but in the meantime, Avery enjoys retrieving Silas for me.
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Avery’s t-ball team
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Boys Camping Trip

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:

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On the ferry
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Beth grinding coffee
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Kieron found a caterpillar
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Costco chocolate chip cookies, nom nom nom
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Water fight!
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Father’s Day

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!

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Thing 1
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Thing 2
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And Thing 3
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Mesmerized by the flames
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Thunder?!
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We Moved!

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
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Avery’s moving advent calendar
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Playing in the back yard
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Strawberries! (Or as the boys call them, stwabewries)
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A water bottle sure makes a great toy
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Nana and Grandpa came to help out (can’t say Si helped much)
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Playdate with Hayden
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Salmonberries
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Our favorite thing about the new house: the woods in the back yard
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As the boys say, “our house leads to the wild!”
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Birdies, Hiking, and Baseball

I love this face!
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Grammy and Papa got Avery this bird feeder for his birthday. The boys love watching the finches visit.
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Me and the boys hiking at Tradition Lake
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This one loves to be let loose on the trail
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Picking buttercups
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“I know kung fu!”
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Awww, cut little pug we saw on our hike
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Skipping along
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Avery at a baseball game
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Avery and his buddy, Hayden
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