More beach time!

This weekend we ventured out to the beach house to celebrate Mandy's birthday. It was mostly rainy, but we found a few sun breaks to sneak outside and play. Rylee's favorite part of the beach is feeding the seagulls with Grandpa. She LOVES the seagulls. Every time she sees them she squawks and squeals at them. Rylee made a special bond with Grandpa this weekend, and now calls him "pa pa" (although it sounds like "ba-ba").

Rylee wanted to sit in the kayak after hearing Jon's story about going overboard the day before. Brrr!!

She got to spend some time with Auntie (or "A-nie" as Rylee calls her) and Uncle Jon. They spent a few nights there to celebrate Mandy's birthday. My parents came up Friday night and we all got to relax and catch up together. We do not see them enough!! Miss you guys!

Beach time in Sequim

We spent this weekend visiting family in Sequim. It was fun and relaxing to catch up again. Rylee loved playing with her cousins Jessica and Mathew. Sunday we trekked down to the beach in the misty, grey weather. Rylee had fun looking at the waves and eating sand and rocks.

Swim lessons

Rylee started swim lessons last week. She's been twice now (although the 1st one was cut short because one of the babies puked in the pool). She absolutely loves the water (or as she says "wa-wa.") She is a natural and it is so precious to watch her and Lance together in the pool!

Cutie pie

Thought I'd post this sweet pic of Rylee since she is actually looking (and smiling) at the camera. This never happens.

Weekend at the beach house

It was a perfect weekend to spend at the beach. The weather was sunny, the food was good, the seagull feeding was fun, and the playing was plenty.

We took a walk to the park and spent lots of time sliding, swinging, and running.

Grandpa and Rylee had so much fun feeding Sammy the seagull (and his friends).

Rylee got to walk on the beach (and we got to try to keep her from running in the water).

Over the river and through the woods...

to Grandmother's house we go!

We drove down to Corvallis, OR this weekend to visit Rylee's Grandma J (Lance's mom). The day we got there was nice, so we got to run around and play at the park.

We did lots of walking around town and hanging out in Grandma J's apartment. Rylee absolutely LOVED Grandma's kitty. And surprisingly, the kitty didn't mind her!

She had fun playing with all of Grandma J's bears. She had 3 big bears that Rylee drug around everywhere.

The last day we went to a toy store that had a little play area for kids. Rylee spent an hour tiring herself out. Her favorite toy was this little ladybug she could ride around on. Thanks Grandma for having us over!

2nd swim of the year

We've started taking Rylee to the aquatic center to get ready for the summer. She absolutely loves the water.
She practiced blowing bubbles in the water, dunking her head, floating on her back, swimming with a kickboard, and jumping off the side into Dad's arms.

I think we have a natural! We are going to start her in swimming lessons soon.

They even have a little play area outside the pool. Her and this little boy fought over driving this boat (you can see who won and is so proud of herself)!