Fourth of July recap

Our family tradition for the 4th of July weekend (or week) is to visit extended family on the San Juan Islands. We have built great memories there and look forward to the times to come. Some of our highlights include: boat outings, visits to the pool, listening to Grandpa perform at Roche Harbor, 4th of July parade, Time Benders concert, BBQ's, and this year the highlight was watching everyone take turns playing Guitar Hero. Yes, even me.

Wenatchee fun!

It is no secret that I am a sun-lover! So for my birthday I wanted to go to the land of hot and sunny. We love Leavenworth and Lincoln Rock state park and we extended our stay to incorporate both, giving us time to catch up with old friends who moved there. All of us had a great time and look forward to future visits!

rainy day fun

Today the girls took matters into their own hands and decided to make jelly tarts from a kids cookbook they got last Christmas. They did everything on their own, including cleanup! They enjoyed this process very much and are planning on making other snacks for tomorrow.

playing catch up

We have been busy wrapping up the school year, soccer season and birthdays for the spring and ready to move onto summer! Here are some pictures of what we have been up to.

Bayley Birthday Splash

Instead of having individual birthday parties for the girls, we had one BIG party at the public pool. And big it was! Matt and I counted over 60 parents and kids! WOW! Needless to say, I am more than a little relieved the whole adventure is over. :)

A Mother's Day Song

My cute little girls surprised me yesterday with hand-made gifts and a song that Calah and Ellie not only wrote, but then sang to me. Here is their song to me.

We love you
Mommy, Mommy, we love you so much that
we talk about you everyday and every night.
We should kiss you, we should hug you
because your the best mom ever!
We love you, yes we do (echo).
We love you!

This to me, this is the best song ever written!!!!

SPRING!!!!!!

My computer has been out of commission lately so sorry for the delay in pictures!!! Here are some events that have been happening in our lives. Ellie turned SIX! We went to the children's museum, had pizza and angel cake. On her birthday she also had her first day of soccer and her jersey number is six :). Calah was a super lion at school for her patience, and we have all been enjoying the nice weather-including a trip to the zoo.