A "Day out with Thomas"

 We went to a "Day out with Thomas" today at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie.  It was super cool.  Carson absolutely LOVES trains so he was in heaven.  They had lots of fun activities for the kids, and of course a ride on the "Thomas" train.

 Meeting Sir Topham Hat

 Afterwards we went to check out Snoqualmie Falls and do a little hiking.  Absolutely beautiful. 

4th of July weekend

 Another fun weekend at the beach house.  We celebrated Mom's birthday and the 4th of July.  We saw the most amazing fireworks display.  We sat on the beach by a bonfire and there were fireworks (and I mean BIG fireworks) ALL around us.  To the left, to the right, and across the water.  It was awesome!

 My mom took the kids out there on Wednesday so they could spend some extra time with them.  They went to the pool, did arts and crafts (see the tree above), and played on the beach.  They were pretty much in heaven and did not want to leave on Sunday!

Carson had his first s'more by our beach bonfire.  It took him about 20 minutes to eat it... he savored every bite!

This was Rylee and Carson's absolute favorite part of the weekend.  Carson was hilarious.  He would jump in and swim all over the pool by himself.  He is such a good swimmer!  He impressed everyone at the pool.

Another fun beach weekend in the books!

Updates

 I made a trip to Minnesota last month for my Grandmother's funeral.  It was a sad reason for the trip, but it ended up being really fun.  It was nice to see family again and reminisce about memories of the past.  It was also nice to travel with my family.  It's been forever since we've done anything just the four of us.

 Rylee finished up her soccer season.  She had a blast and we'll definitely do it again next year.  She improved so much in just a short 6 weeks.  We'd like to continue this summer, but the practices are on Sundays and we are just too busy with other fun activities!! 

 The kids have been playing so well together lately.  It's so sweet to watch the special bond they share.

 We've been having a little fun on the lake too.  =)  Can't wait to do more of this...

A birthday weekend in Leavenworth

We've started a new tradition of spending Lance's birthday weekend in Leavenworth.  It's just a fun way to start the summer.  We rented a really cute house close to downtown, and invited lances parents to spend the weekend with us.

I got some great pictures of the kids (they were feeling cooperative and photogenic)... Always a plus!

We spent some time at the beach playing in the sand and (freezing cold) water.  We did lots of walking around town and on the river walk.  We also ate lots of yummy food!

The kids had so much fun spending time with Papa Tom and Anna.  We don't see them nearly enough!

There was a fun little petting farm close by that we had to check out.  The kids loved feeding the animals.  One of the goats got a little aggressive and tried to eat Rylee's dress!  She was a little freaked out after that.

I think the kids' favorite part was the hot tub.  Carson discovered he could float in his life jacket and thought that was the coolest thing.  He swam back and forth many times.  It was great practice for this summer!

Happy birthday Lance!