First Day of Preschool

Ryan had his second first day of preschool.  He was so excited.  He loves Mrs. Sara.  She has got an amazing set up right our of her home.  She has a little classroom attached to her garage.  It is perfect.  Today they are having a water day.  How fun!

Family Lake Pictures

Priest Lake

Ryan with Kula.  He loved this dog.  This dog loved me.  For those of you who know me well, you know how much I loved that.

The big hiker taking a rest.

A fun group.

Luke with Papa

The goofy cousins!  They had so much fun together!

Playing on our own private beach.  What a treat!

Entertaining the crowd!

We got to spend a wonderful week with Brett's family at Priest Lake in Idaho.  It is SO beautiful there.  Definitely a place I would recommend.  

Handsome Boys

Downtown Spoakne

I have always given Brett a little bit of a hard time about being from Spokane(a.k.a Mullet capital USA). However we took a trip up there a few weeks ago and it did soften my heart - just a little. They have a great little downtown area and it is quite beautiful. We stayed in a hotel that was within waling distance of downtown, so we spent the whole day exploring. We found lots of fun things to do.

Luke chasing the geese that are everywhere.  They are not afriad of people at all.  At least until the poeple start chasing them.



The Little Red Wagon Slide

Snow Cones

A huge fountian

Statues along the trail

It was a great day in Spoake. 
I do need to record a little conversation we had that does reflect the true "Spokane Spirit".  After living in New York, Brett and I enjoy trying local favorite food places where ever we go.  We went out to dinner and then asked the server where we could get some great ice cream in downtown.  His response was classic:
" Well, we have a BaskinRobbins and is it AMAZING.  There is a this place called Ben and Jerry's which is good, too."  We just tried to suppress our snooty giggles. 
 Ah Spoakne it doesn't take much to impress.  That is a good thing.

Happy Birthday Hubs!

32.  That is how old Brett is.  I love having this guy in my life.  He balances me and makes me happy.  He is the most wonderful dad to our boys.

We had fun celebrating his big day with a picnic in the a beautiful spot in Crystal Cove overlooking the ocean, followed by some fancy-smancy dessert at Mastros.  A great night with a great and ever more handsome guy!

4th of July

 For the big 4th, we ventured down to the beach to be with the new sister in law's( Staley) family.  The wonderful Carter family staked out a fire pit in San Clemente and they were literally up all night trying to do it.  They had an excellent set up and we had such a fun fun time with them enjoying the beautiful beach, awesome food and super fireworks show over the water.  It was a great way to spend the holiday! Thank you to the Carters for inviting us and doing all that work! 

 And thank you to the men and women who sacrificed so much to create our wonderful country!!

Entertaining oursleves on the way down.....

Photos from the Beach







Drool Babes

Uncrafty people like myself LOVE crafty friends.  My dear friend Claire can make anything she sets her mind to.  One day she just decided to design these awesome bibs ( who does that? oh yes, Claire does) that actually absorb baby drool instead of letting it build up for all the world to see.  They are aweome.

My favorite part is that they are REALLY cute and is actually something you want to have on your kid.  They are great.  So, if you are in need a fun, unique baby gift, check out her etsy site:

Drool Babes

Luke loves his Drool Babe bib!

Baseball Ryan

Ryan played on his first baseball team!  He liked it. He hit like a champ , but  he played outfield like a rugby player.  We will have to work on that. 

Handels

It has become a birthday tradition to go to a local ice cream place called Handels.  It was voted #1 ice cream in the WORLD by national geographic.  I may have to debate that being that there are a few places in New York and San Fran that may give it a run for its money.... but it is the best ice cream in our area.

 Picking up ice cream for Father's Day.  Luke got his own cone!

 In honor of Luke's first year, we got 2 - 4 scoop samplers. That's right - 8 scoops of ice cream!  Let's be honest, Brett and I ate most of it. 

Ice cream bliss