Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Vacation... finally


One of the many highlights was our day spent on a rented boat


The smiles are are a good sign up that the boys were having the a good time





And Max described the innertube rides as "Better than awesome. They're epic!"


Although, I think the expression on his face is the best descriptor of all


Hanging out with mom wasn't all that bad either


Nor was fishing with your bare hands








The boys and our boat.



It was a fun, but exhausting day, especially for Sam O




Bedtime stories with mom


Heading to Fish Lake to fish the lake the next day







Everybody caught one!








Snacks and chill out time


My crazy critters


A fitting end to a great trip. Nature put on a show with a rainbow and...


Some amazing star gazing in the backyard
After a busy stretch at work this summer, it was time for our first family vacation in about a year.

We rented a cabin two hours east of Seattle on the Wenatchee River with some family friends. We had four boys, three adults, two dogs and one really good time.

Saturday, August 27, 2016

Chess Master


This is the outfit you put on when your friend comes over to play chess.

Monday, August 22, 2016

Child of the corn


Our urban farmer is kind of proud of his first harvest.

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Our happy, little squirt






In case you were wondering were wondering what pure joy looked like, here you go....

The Force is strong








Nothing like a Mariners win and watching Return of the Jedi with my young Jedi on the field afterward.

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Monday, August 15, 2016

The weekend that was


Saturday we took a long walk down to a local beach and the boys and their buckets provided most of the entertainment.








I also mixed in some dad and little dude time.


After a movie Saturday night, Sunday started off with our traditional pancake breakfast.


Then came one of the big highlights: Max's first brand new bike.


Not to be outdone.


We took a long bike ride to the park for some fun at the playground with friends.






Then it was time to put a period on a long, fun weekend.
I haven't had many free weekends this summer, so when we do get one we make the most of it.