Vacation

I realize I'm behind here, but it has been a crazy week around here (excuses, excuses!) After vacation my daddy had to go out of town for work for the week and we had a lot going on in addition. We did however have a fabulous trip to the Oregon Coast! We drove down on Sunday and stayed in a beautiful house in Seaside, which happens to be the town where mama was born. Grandma Bonnie, Papa Jim, Uncle Kevin, Aunt Julie, and Maggie all came too! What a great family vacation we had (we missed you Aunt Becky and Uncle Doug).

On the way down we stopped in Lakewood to see Great Grandpa at a nice place he was staying at to help him live with limited eyesight. So nice to see him!

Mama captured the first moment I put my feet in that warm, soft sand. Pure bliss!

Love this!!

What is more fun to a child?

Day 2- Fun on the beach. As you can see the weather was just perfect. I don't have pictures but my daddy and Uncle Kevin spent over an hour playing in the ocean!

Lily dug me a hole. I don't think that huge smile ever came off my face!

This was actually a picture from the day we arrived and just saw this miraculous thing called the ocean!

Being cheesy on the beach

Little boy footprints, mom thinks they are cute.

Being silly with my "issy!"

Whooo....Hoo...all rules, es, and expectations out the window ;)

Trying on silly hats at the Carousel mall

Waving to Grandma

Papa and I were having a conversation...deep conversation

Grandma, Papa, Mommy, and Daddy peddled Sissy and I around town in this cool bike. We loved it!! I wonder if they did?

Back to icecream...mmmmm

We went to the aquarium one morning and saw some really neat things! We even touched some interesting animals.

We liked the touch tanks and the starfish

Never too busy for some grandma snuggles and stories

Bubble bath with cousin Maggie. We had so much fun with her!

Daddy and I went on Bumper Cars....so fun! I loved it! Mama and sissy decided to watch, imagine that!Thursday we left the beach and headed for Vancouver. We went to my mama's Auntie Colleen's house for lunch and a nice summer walk. We saw our second cousins, had a wonderful dinner, and even saw my Auntie Joanie. This is at the hotel pool. What an experience, pool, big beds to jump on and sissy to giggle with all night long.

I finally decided to get in the pool, the screams didn't last long and I was blowing bubbles in no time

Fun with daddy

We could see trains from our room, so exciting...Choo Choo!!

Berry Picking

One day this week my mama, sister, and I went out to Boxx Berry Farms and went raspberry picking. It was a bit chilly at first but after picking the sun came out so we stayed and played at their little park and had ice cream!! We had so much fun and I did so well! I had my own bucket and filled the whole bottom of it! We took the berries home and made some jam. Do you know how much sugar is in jam?? No wonder we love it!!

Before we left. Mom was trying to decide what we should do on a nice summer day with no obligations and sissy was playing dress up, one of her favorite things these days.

We love raspberries! They should have weighed us, not the buckets!

Finding all the ripe ones

I'm getting to be such a big boy!

See!

August

I guess I would be more likely to update this if it didn't take so long to upload pictures, sorry. I think our summer officially started on August 1st! The weather has been so nice this week and we had fun eating outside, playing in the water, and going on walks. Last weekend we went to the zoo in Canada too! I am loving this summer!

Playing down at the beach by our house, we even see big trains go by

Playing at sissy's Bible School. I really wanted to stay and learn, I'm ready!
Lovin' the sunshine

Snuggles for mama after an evening dinner outside

Waiting to get on the train at the zoo

So excited! Still loving trains!

My silly dada building jumps out at my grandma and papa's house

Taking after my Papa Bob ;) Miss you!

Playing horsie on our favorite horse

Love my sissy!

Colby and Jenna came over to spend a day with us and I sure enjoyed playing with a big boy! He really loves me and even wanted to nap with me in my crib!!

We went on a very fun walk/hike on Friday

I had to run to keep up but we did have the stroller as back up
Our final destination was an awesome creek! We played for a while and I accidentally fell in, which was nice and refreshing

A Week of Friends and Fun

With spring-like weather still hanging around we took at trip down to Mount Vernon to go to a fun place called Jungle Playland. My mom's friend from high school was up visiting family for the month so we met up with her and her three children. Both sissy and I absolutely loved this place and have been asking to go back every day since...my favorite thing to say in the morning, "I want to go to Jungle Playland with the monkey!" The sun decided to come out this weekend which was perfect time for our friends to have a barbeque at their new house in Lynden. We all had a blast!

This is the crazy monkey I am referring to

My favorite thing there was the ball pit. They had one for the big kids and one for the little kids. I preferred the big kid one of course.

Having fun jumping in the pit from the stairs

I even went down the super speed slide next to my sister (she came and found me in the maze to take me to the slide)

It cleared up just enough to put on our swim suits for the outside sprinklers they just put in

Playing doctor with Maggie, I'm fixing her up!

At the Jones' BBQ....playing in the dirt. Who decided to dress me in a white t-shirt?

Yummy ice cream dessert....Summer is great!

Lovely new house Lucy

Have a good week everyone!

Out on the Boat

We went out on my papa's boat a few times this week, which I enjoyed. First I just kept asking to go faster. Later we went crabbing. I liked the boat ride and was a good boy, I just don't care for crab. Good thing, because I let Papa Jim take mine home to Grandma Bonnie. I think she will like that!

Sissy looks after me and loves to play doctor when I get owies. And when does a little boy ever not have owies?

Dora band-aides! Do you think they make boy ones?

Faster Please!

Last time I wore this life jacket I was 3 months old!

Driving with daddy. I like being the captain!

Being silly with sissy!