“Mommy, I can jump in!”

David is excited to show Esther around and help her on the bus.  So sweet!

Waiting for the bus.  She chose her outfit.  Hopefully she’ll always dress like this. 

Cute, sandy feet.

One of the highlights of the trip for me was being down at the water at 9:30am.  It was absolutely gorgeous!

Hmmm…someone got up too early!

Dollar store glow-sticks and flashlights are the highlights for the kids!

What do you do with 3 nervous kids and a thunderstorm?  Have a party of course!  And chocolate!

I’ve always loved thunderstorms and I want our kids too as well.  I think we’re on the right track.

I think Little D forgot all about the thunderstorm, though.  He was too engrossed in his “thunder party”.

And here’s some catch-up photos from the last few weeks:

The “tree maze” at Grandpa and Grandma S’s farm. (the favorite place to play)

At the farm again, Luke trying to keep up with the others and literally eating David’s dust. 

Picking Mommy a strawberry.

Why do our children always want to eat whatever Daddy’s eating?

After a vaccine appointment.

playing in the fountains in the middle of town

Enoch is making up for lost time.  In the last 2 weeks, he’s begun crawling with increasing speed, and is pulling himself up on all the furniture.  He’s also been having a lot more bonks lately….just this morning he pulled a kitchen stool over onto himself. 

Why you shouldn’t tickle ants:

(I couldn’t figure out how to crop it and my techy-hubby isn’t here, so it’s kinda’ boring after the first minute)

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Today we headed off to Fairhaven Park to take advantage of the beautiful weather and play in the water park there.  Unfortunately, we found out once we arrived that it doesn’t open for another 5 days.  Fortunately, there was a pretty great playground, or I would have had a bunch of grumpy kids on my hands!

How do you go camping with 4 children and 2 dogs?  Essential:  1 husband who takes chaos and noise in perfect stride!(Yes, the dogs are tied to his legs!)

Also helpful: a husband with Dutch oven cooking skills.    Here he is making David a birthday cake Sunday evening.

Here’s the finished product.

Esther and Luke enjoyed looking straight up into the very tall trees surrounding our campsite.

Everything’s more fun when you’re camping…even holding Enoch!

The birthday boy, eating his hot dog and planning how many pieces of birthday cake he’s going to eat.

Monday morning we headed down the beach towards the famous Deception Pass bridge.

This little monkey was always lagging behind getting wet.

Exploring a “cave.”

Rock climbing.

The “caboose” again.

We spent A LOT of time at Cranberry Lake, swimming….

and splashing…

and hanging out….

and playing in the sand.

David needs a bit more blubber on his bones…he enjoyed the warm sand more than the water a lot of the time. 

Enoch playing back at the campsite.

Dinner Monday night -- before it started cooking.  This is a pork roast, potatoes, onions, garlic, carrots and mushrooms with onion soup mix thrown over the top and a bit of water.

Daddy once again manned the Dutch oven.  Most of the heat went on top, but there are a few hot coals underneath the grate as well.

Here it is about 1 hour later.

A highly scientific finishing process involving lots of fun flames.

The finished product!  Words cannot describe how amazing this tasted!

Monday evening we headed to the ocean-beach for a bit before bed.  Here, they are climbing on a really cool fort someone constructed.

Tuesday morning, we woke up early, packed up quickly and headed back in time for work and school.

What a great time!  We can’t wait to return…either for Labor Day at the end of summer or Memorial Day next year!

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“Okay guys, how about you all hug each other?”…”no, no Luke, not like that…”

“No, no Luke…Here, Luke – let me help you…like this”

(Luke gives up and gets distracted)

“Luke, come back…we’re not done yet”

“Dar-i-us…hel-looo….”

“Okay…now everyone smile”

“…Everybody smile…..say ‘fuzzy pickles’…Esther if you don’t smile, you’ll be grumpy forever in the pictures”

“There we go – that’s better…kind of “

Daddy: “I’m going to give you tickles!”

David in his treefort that he is building.  (This was just before bed, hence the pajamas)

Bath Boy.

Playing meeting.  That looks suspiciously like my Bible in Luke’ hands!?!

Esther, your child/husband(?) is acting up.

All tuckered out after his first afternoon spent playing outside.

Cute!

More cuteness!

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Sleepy nuggets in our bed AFTER I get up.

(I’m not quite so appreciative of them when I’m trying to sleep!)

Both the song and lazy evenings like this.