First Beach Trip

That first trip of the spring when you finally have a {fairly} warm sun, is ever so exciting when you are a kid {or an adult really}. So we took our popsicles and headed to the beach after dinner one evening. The kids were just so excited. Finn and Addie didn't mind the freezing puget sound one bit. These images are by no means amazing..but captured our evening of play just fine in my mind.

Day 190/365

Day 190/ Lilacs in our yard.

*A couple side notes on Addie from this week. Yesterday I picked her up from Kintergarten and she tells me "Assiri wants to marry me now..I told him, get on the list, I've got options, four people want to marry me already"..Well alright then.

Finn borrowed my stethoscope for show and tell this week. Addie was remembering when I used to work on the hospital, and I asked her if she thought I should start doing that again. "No way, that was awful". It's been two years since I quit, I'm a little surprised she remembers me going at all. She says she's so glad that I am around "all the days" now. I am too.

Day 187-189/365

Day 187/Mr Cool, catching some sun in his ray bans.

Day 188/Good Morning Party. Addie and Finn have loved being the one's to go in and greet Avery as she wakes each morning. It has crept up to an earlier time..she has been waking around 8:15, but I appreciate that it is still late enough for me to get my morning kettlebell circuits! 

Day 189/We ended our day at the beach. 

Day 180/Bedtime boy (he was actually supposed to be in bed and snuck out to see momma)

Day 181/Finny and Ya-Ya (he calls her Ya-Ya, he says because she always says "ya" to whatever he says)..this turned to Finn giving lessons to her on how to jump on the bed.

Day 182/Sunny evening on the beach. 

Day 183/ Enjoying the sunny days. We really appreciate the 80 degree days around here!

Day 184/ Slip 'n' Slide

Day 185/ My favorite reader. We've been picking up more advanced readers at the library and have been very impressed with her progression! 

Day 186/ Sunny evening on the porch. Ice cream cones necessary!

Day in Snoqualmie

Mimi and Papa came to visit the kids last weekend and took the kids for a train-ride in Snoqualmie. Such a fun day.

18 Months

I can scarcely believe the little girl I am looking at..where is the baby? She all of a sudden looks so big to me. She is such a joy to us, and to her siblings (well most of the time). She is such a talker these days, putting together more and more little sentences and has so many new words. Some of my favorites "what's he say?" (this always follows me hanging up the phone with Blake), "call Blake" (please call my dad),  "i poo" (for, well, you know), and "eww, poo poo" (for when she's done). She also has favorite stories that we read at her nap and bedtimes and has memorized some of the sentences on the pages and when likes to say them along to her stories "no, pat no, don't sit on that!" (and she cracks herself up doing this). She also does like to sing in the car. Blake and I were on a drive with her when we realized lil miss Avery was singing "lullaby, and g'night...." in the back seat. SO cute!

We are thankful daily for our littlest and love seeing her grow and change. In case you are wondering, yes that is an owie on her forehead..she's a wild one and I decided it was so typical of her that I'd just leave it! Happy 18 months sweet girl.

Day 178-179

Day 178/Bubbles and blue skies

Day 179/A new mitt from Papa. He will begin T-Ball in June, we are practicing up. Batting comes naturally to this little slugger..but catching is going to take some practice for our little lefty!