Jonathan and I celebrated fifteen years of marriage this summer. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long already. We went to The Oyster Bar for dinner.
We had a beautiful view. The smoke is kind of like a natural filter.
Earlier in the day we went downtown to Waypoint Park
Holding up the acid ball with my little lady
Some pics to commemorate the day
Without sunglasses
My brother and his family came to visit at the beginning of August. We had beautiful weather, no smoke, and played on the water as much as we could!
It’s in her blood. Nicole, a natural at the helm.
The honeymoon is over for Layla and she’s tired of sailing!
We ran out of gas right after we took the sails down. We were so close to shore though, it didn’t make sense to put them back up. Out came the paddle!
Kayaking duo, Manivanh & Nicole
Jonathan took the Avery’s for a tour of the lake on the little aluminum boat
We picked up another sailboat that weekend, a cute little Sabot for the boys to putter around in.
Dinner at Bellingham’s newest brewery, Twin Sisters
Another day on the Sabot. I love these pics of the kids!
Just me, my boy, and a boat
This pic just makes me laugh! Layla looks so fierce!
“There is nothing–absolutely nothing–half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” – Kenneth Grahame, The Wind and the Willows
The adults
Before heading out for sailing camp
Here is the rest of what we were up to in July:
On the North Lake Whatcom Trail with Kayden & Eli
Sleepy selfie with my little girl
Ice cream on the deck
Jonathan and his team did an axe throwing team building activity while he was in Salt Lake City. He came in an impressive 2nd.
Layla tired out on a walk, so Bjorn gave her a lift
And so did I
Dr. King
They came home with their faces painted at the end of camp
At Boundary
At the Silver Beach playground
I did a little painting project in the basement
When the lake is too far… cooling off on the deck
Dance party
Layla is fearless on the playgrounds. Ladders and two-story slides don’t intimidate this girl a bit.
At Waypoint Park
Layla loves Maui & Whidbey
Showing Grammy his ants
Found these two in the workshop one afternoon. Glad they’re being safe!
At the Pride parade.
Silas checking out the old RV at Nana’s barn before both were sold
Nana took Silas to OMSI. Here’s one of the robots they saw.
Back to Waypoint Park
Microwave s’mores
Avery, the smoothie chef
Layla checking out Avery’s ants
Root beers with Henry (they thought it was so funny to turn the bottles around).
Fishing
More fishing
This girl loves corn on the cob!
Relaxin’
When she plays Duplo, she’s all about the animals!
She can go in the field now!
Smiley girl
At one of our favorite parks in Snoqualmie
We took so many pictures in July, and as usual, I’m getting caught up posting them. Here’s some favorite pics of our lake fun in July.
Our little fishy
There’s our house!
Silas asked Jeff & Mary for a ride in their Bullfrog. They were happy to oblige and take him for a sunset cruise. They even let him drive, which he loved!
Grammy and Papa came to visit, it was good to be sailing with them again!
The boys caught this poor fish with a net. He looked like he’d seen better days.
These two! Avery is so sweet with his little sis.
Kieron, Avery, and Eli
The Smith’s came for their summer visit from Singapore. We sure miss them!
Bjorn & Avery, friends since birth
Layla & Elina (with Kieron, the photo bomber about to attack).
We had a lake play date with a couple of my girlfriends and their kids. We even remembered to get shots of us with our kids!
Here are all the kids: Avery, Kieron, Silas, Layla, Klay, Kennedy, Kole, Kambell, Knox, & Addie.
And the moms – Amy, Jeni & me.
One day I had nothing planned, and decided to take the kids to Hovander Park, in Ferndale. I’d always heard about it, but had never been before. I called my friend, Amy, who as it turned out, also had nothing going on that day, so she and her five kids met us. We spent the whole morning there and had a great time playing outside and seeing the animals.
So smart! They had three of these!
Layla loved the bunnies
And the goats
Layla, Kambell & Knox
There were a number of really neat gardens to play in. This one had books and places to read spread around.
This would be so pretty when the sunflowers are blooming!
Avery in an apple tree
The Jackson 5 and the 4 Kings all squeezed together at the top of a lookout
Afterward we went to Sonic Burger. I’m pretty sure we provided a birth control PSA for the local youth who were there!
