Summer cont...

Some of our favorite things this summer....

Sticky buns at the Farmer's Market every Saturday

Playing in the couch cushions in the cool air conditioning downstairs when it's 90 out!

Cocktail hour on the deck

Sidewalk chalk on the deck and sometimes on little brother

Getting ready for the pool!

And let's not forget the hot tub (love these 3)

Going Green

Some of our best friends, Robin, Chris & Henry Green, came to visit WW this past weekend. We had such a great time with them, dampened only by Robin & Henry coming down with the stomach flu on day two (no fun!). We loved having them here though, and can't wait until next time! The kids did so great together and I couldn't be happier knowing they will grow up with Henry.

Henry almost 11 months & Jameson almost 15 months

 Chris & Henry, Andy & his two

Jame & Henry were Bff!

Two buddies

We love you guys, come again!

Ah, Summer.

Finally getting around to uploading some pictures from my favorite summer yet!

Frama Joyce & Frampa Loren visited for a week in July...

We took them to "4th of July in the Park" here at Pioneer Park...

Andy and Loren figuring out their motorcycle route back to Anacortes

Did a lot of swimming with friends...

And enjoyed some bare-bottom swimming in the privacy of our back yard :)

Had some great visits with family & cousins!

Got filthy dirty and borrowed cousin Roslyn's pink car & baby doll...

Got a family photo with all of us looking at the camera!

Another one! Went to Sean & Sarah Burk's wedding at Silver Mountain resort and had a GREAT time at the water park after the festivities!

Got together with all the guys...

Went to this amazing pool in Pendleton and had so much fun

Been eating lots of corn on the cob...

More fun with our wonderful cousins

Jameson learned a new party trick

Backyard fun

Little miss sassy

More 4th of July (out of order)

Preview of Hairspray the musical

Happy 4th of July!

Walks with Frama

Rides in the Jeep

Suckers...

Remodeling the new building!

Wagon rides with cousins...



Cousins in uncle Ryan's dump truck (minus our two, mommy wouldn't let them get in :)

 

What'd the daddy tomato say to the baby tomato?

Ketchup!

That's what this is -- a catch up -- I have been a terrible blogger lately!  It mostly has to do with my new work out routine.  Instead of blogging (and, let's be honest, sometimes napping) during the kids' naptime I've been doing a workout video during those precious couple of hours...sigh.  I guess once you hit 30 you have to do a little extra to keep the lbs off.

I digress.  Point being, we have had an AWESOME summer so far.  And I really need (and want!) to update this here blog to reflect said awesome summer, but I'm fresh out of photos right now so instead I'm sitting down to say -- I'll be updating soon! 

xoxo Shannon

Binky Free

Freeeeeeeeeedommmmmm!  From the binky that is! Both kids, binky free baby!  It was surprisingly easy to get them away from Hadley.  I made a decision yesterday that I was done hunting for the 8 binkies all over the house / yard.  So I did something even I couldn't fix, just in case I lost my nerve.  I cut the tips off all of them and put them in a box.  I sat down and told Hadley that the binky fairy came and broke all the binkies to help her give them up since she's a big girl now.  She went down for her nap, and though she didn't sleep for much of the two hours she was in her crib, she didn't really cry.  She woke up asking about the binkies and we just kept talking about how they were broken, and then I'd switch the subject.  Bed time was harder, she really cried for about 40 minutes (but didn't attempt to get out of her crib at all) and finally conked out.  She woke up happy as can be, and went down for her nap this afternoon with zero crying, and zero mention of the binkies.  I am so happy!  I hated those things!  Lesson learned, no binkies past the age of one.  Good job to my little Hadley!!