Summer Play

A random assortment of summer pictures. The girls enjoyed playing in the backyard with each other and with friends.

Northwest Fair

This year the girls just wanted to ride the rides. We spent a short amount of time viewing animals and the rest of the time watching the girls enjoy carnival rides.

My Birthday

Todd took the day off way back at the start of May for my birthday. We spent the day as a family in and around Fairhaven. We started the morning by taking the kids to Larrabee State Park to explore the beach and tide pools. We found starfish, sea anemones, crabs, tiny shrimp and a deer. For lunch we headed to one of my favorite places, Fairhaven Poke, then shared a giant donut at Rocket Donuts (Ruby got her own). Afterwards we enjoyed the boardwalk and Boulevard Park, it was a gorgeous day!

Ruby turns 3!

Back in April we celebrated Ruby turning 3 with a unicorn themed party. She had a fun-filled day with all her friends playing games, eating cake, and opening lots of presents. Grandma Cindy even made a surprise visit for the day, driving 7 hours round trip. Ruby is so full of life and we look forward to how she will grow and change in the coming year.

Easter

Another year egg hunting. We decided to hide them on a Saturday because the weather was so nice. Easter celebration was meaningful with a nice breakfast before the service.

Todd’s Birthday

About a month ago we celebrated Todd’s birthday (with the kids) by spending the day at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. We hadn’t been to the museum since before the girls were born but it still felt familiar with fun hands-on and educational exhibits. Ada and I both enjoyed the butterfly house and salt water touch pool. Ruby enjoyed running around like the busy girl she is 🙂

Snow Day

Several weeks ago we had the perfect snow day. The snow had fallen on a Friday night which made for a great Saturday play day. By the next day it was completely gone.

We trudged about half a mile to a sledding hill near the river. The girls had a blast and it was nice being so close to home when they got tired about an hour later 🙂

Ada Turns 7!

We can’t believe our Ada is 7, time sure flies! She has turned into a sweet young lady with a heart for Jesus and a love for reading, art, LEGOS, and dancing. This year Ada wanted a Frozen themed party and after looking online together for cake ideas, showed me what she wanted. Other than a few lumps and awkwardness the cake turned out pretty cute and Ada was very happy with it. We had a large group of 10 kids to celebrate with this year, including Ada’s cousin Layla. They played bean bag toss, create-a-creature (with marshmallows) and pin the nose on Olaf followed by presents and cake. We are thankful for so many friends & family!

Surfing & Last day

Todd and Ada had fun taking a surfing lesson right across the street from our condo. They got the hang of it pretty quickly for only a two hour lesson. They also got a free rental for the next morning, which was also the day of our flight home…so sad to leave.

The first few pictures were taken by the surfing school, couldn’t pass up their awesome angles.

The girls also made friends with our neighbors’ dog Nugget. He was very sweet!