Sunny Days & A Start to Summer!

I keep waiting for the time of year when life "slows down",

but I don't think that time exists. So on we go, plowing through!

Jeremy {and his best friend, and my dad} all went on their annual bear hunting trip

the middle of last month.  

The weather finally started to shape up, so they took the opportunity to get away.

And they had a great time!

I've been working on a Busy Book to send to our friends who are making the looooong trek from 

Maine to Oregon in LESS THAN A WEEK!

Two babies 3 and under . . . on a plane cross country . . .

girlfriend's gonna need some magic tricks.

Last week we got to have dinner at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm.

It was such fun; a beautiful evening for an outside dinner amidst a gorgeous backdrop.

We love visiting Wooden Shoe each April to ooooh and ahhhhh over the tulips,

but visiting in June was a whole new experience!

So many gorgeous blooms.

And we've even gotten in plenty of family visit time.

The girls' cousin, Kuaile, got to come out for a couple of days, and it was NON STOP fun!

And we made our annual trip to Lincoln City with Jeremy's side of the family last month.

{Photos to follow soon}.

25 people in one beach house . . . there were so many memories to be made!

What does the start to your Summer look like?

Catchin' Up?

My goodness, we've been on the go!

A nearly week long camping trip the middle of July, then a week of VBS, a few birthdays, BBQs, a visit from a cousin we hadn't seen in a couple of years,  and finally a visit with my sister.

Annie and her adorable kiddos were up for a week long visit, and it was AMAZING.  We never seem to have enough time together, and though I wish they could stay forever, seven days was just enough time to fit in all that we wanted to do.

Mostly we just hung out at Mom and Dad's soaking up the sun by their new pool.  We had a sleepover at our house one night, and Dad insisted on taking everyone to Enchanted Forest one day.  The absolute sweetest part was watching Kam and her cousin, Mona, playing together.  They were inseparable.  They swam, blew bubbles, played dress-up and Barbies. And that led to the most difficult part . . . saying goodbye.

The night before they had to leave Kam had a break-down.  She cried like I wanted to.  We were sad to see our "sisters" go.

But we vowed we'd get together more often.
I sure hope we do.

Home is a good place to be

We're home!

And so happy to be in our own space, and our own beds, with our own stuff :)

Though we're glad to be home, we were also happy to be away. It had been more than a year and a half since our last visit, and it was good to be back.

I wish I had the time to sit here and type out our entire weekend {though I'm sure you don't wish that!}, just so that I can remember it all. But alas, laundry is calling, a trip to the grocery store is in order, and we have a quick field trip planned for today. So instead, I'll post a lot of pictures. I mean, really, you saw that coming, didn't you?

Dance Party

Annie works at Starbucks, and she insisted we swing by for a treat. Oh, alright. Twist our arms.

After Starbucks we headed to the park. It was GORGEOUS. Sunny and 75 degrees, woohoo!

Kam loved the sunshine.

And Sonoma loved napping on Nana ;)

Mmmm, Vanilla Milk!

Sonoma woke up refreshed and ready to play.

Yay for slides!

Sonoma adored Makenna.

We had a Board Game playin', late night chattin', pizza and ice cream eatin', all around

FABULOUS time!

And now we're all tuckered out!

Hope your weekend was just as great!

Buh-Bye!

We are headed down south for a quick visit with my sister and her family this weekend.

We need a getaway.

Prepare yourself for many pics of cute kiddos upon my arrival home ;) And, I promise, I will be a better blog friend next week. This week has been a little trying.

Enjoy your weekend!