Fourth of July Weekend

We just came back from an amazing, relaxing weekend at our cabin for Hoodsport. The perks of not working came into play and the kids and I went a day early (to avoid traffic) and left a day late for the same reason! It was so nice not having to be back for anything and to have no rush to do anything.
We enjoyed some amazing weather, friends and family!
We headed down to the lake to swim in the freezing cold water!

Two buddies (bucket head buddies)

The kiddos swimming (and freezing)

Showing off their strong muscles before bed

Getting ready for the fireworks.

Callie has developed a big sensitivity to loud noises (the garbage trucks, etc) and was not a fan of the fireworks at all. Even with ear plugs she was terrified so she and I watched the fireworks from inside.

Trying out some sparklers

Liam playing with the boys

Taco night!

Liam's new buddy (Wyatt) playing peek a boo with him

Snuggles

The kids talked granddad into reading Curious George over and over and over

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Rolling and Reading

Callie rolls ALL over the place!!! One of her favorite places to end up is her bookshelf. Look what I found! As a side note, it looks like one of our cats is finally accepting that Callie is part of the family (or atleast, she isn't going anywhere) and has become very tolerant of her. She lets Callie "pet" her and will even walk up to Callie (which, if you know this cat, is VERY unusual - there are some people who still have never seen her). The other day when I was getting Callie from her nap this was outside her door. Apparently the cat loves Callie enough to bring her toys.

Mothers Day Weekend

We had amazing weather for Mother's Day weekend and tried to enjoy every minute of the summer. On Sunday, Callie and I ran the color run. A 5k through Seattle which involved a lot of dust and color. It was a lot of fun and I was super proud of her and how she pushed herself. Before the race. Shirts are still white and hair is still normal color. We ran with one of Callie's good friends and her mom. Bubbles! That was a highlight for Callie, she loved running through the bubbles. Done! Color and dust everywhere! We spent Saturday with Katy and Dennis and explored Renton and a local beach and park. Callie and Katy The gang! Saturday was so beautiful that we actually went home and the kids ran in the sprinklers and played in the bathing suits all day.

Complete and Total Exhaustion

So, Callie has come down with a case of croup (good ol'daycare) and we had a VERY rough night on Sunday. She was up every 20 mins - hour coughing. Luckily Preston was home and we took turns with her - eventually I ended up sleeping with her in the chair (although she still woke up coughing every hour) because I didn't have to work on Monday. Needless to say, we were not a very exciting family Monday night. We were all in bed by 8 and Callie continued to get up a bit but not nearly as much as the night before. The last time I went in to see her was about 11 - the next thing I knew it was time for me to get up for work. When Preston got up, I made the comment "she slept better than on Sunday" and he just looked at me and laughed. Apparently, she got up a bunch in the middle in the night and I was just too exhausted to realize it. He said I was so out of it that one time I told him it was the rain, not Callie crying.....I'm going to choose my version of the story and...

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