Family photo

It is a rare occasion that we get a nice family photo. Usually, both kids are looking away from the camera or screaming to get away. We spent the morning at Remlinger Farm and the kids had a great time. We rode a mini roller coaster (Ellie wasn't a huge fan but Coop sure was!). We jumped in a big pile of hay. This hay pile is where we took our most recent successful family photo. A nice lady offered to take our picture and she was very good at getting the kids to look at the camera. I just wish I had thought about taking off Cooper's hat....maybe for next years photo. :)

Mommy/Daughter time

While Cooper is at school, Ellie and I have some fun one on one time. So far, I've discovered she loves to run around the grocery store, help weed in the garden, try on shoes at ROSS and people watch at the park.  

Watermelon

Enjoying another sunny day at the beach. Nothing beats Seattle in the summer. 

Preschool!

How did this day come so fast? How is my little boy almost 3? C had his first day of school today: the preschool he will attend in the fall has an August summer session. He will go twice a week for 3.5 hours/day. So far, so good. No tears at drop off and he had a great day learning about dinosaurs. According to his teacher, he started to miss Mommy about 15 minutes before pickup but recovered nicely. C is excited about school and wore his back pack for the rest of the day, even when he ate dinner and brushed his teeth. :) He would have slept with it on if we'd let him. 

Scooter!

As you can see, the kids love the scooter. :) 

First Bike Ride

My dad found a bike trailer at a garage sale and we tried it out today. It was a success! The kids enjoyed the ride on the Burke-Gilman Trail. We had a picnic lunch at Log Boom Park and played at the playground. We love living so close to the BGT!

Field Trip

We went to the Imagine Children's Museum in Everett this week with a couple of our friends. The kids had a great time and kept me on my toes. It was Ellie's first visit as an official toddler and boy, was she busy. She wanted to do everything her big bro did. 

Summer in May

We've been soaking up the sun these last couple weeks. It feels like summertime here in the NW. 

PEPS group: 2+ years later

We met up with our PEPS group last week. It's hard find a day when the whole group can meet so it was a pleasant surprise to get 4 of the 5 kids together at the park. It was fun to watch them play, now that they are big kids. :) And Ellie was happy to join right in and play too.

Back on the blog

I finally installed the blogger app on my phone, so it will be much easier for me to post new photos.

You won't believe how big these two are now. Cooper is talking up a storm and Ellie is walking like a big girl (no more knee walking for her).