Maddie takes Shoreline–June 2013

Seeing that I was useless in helping Nana and Pepere in their move up to Shoreline because I’d failed to come up with good coverage for the girls that day, I decided to make myself useful to someone’s move and offered to take Maddie for the day while Chris helped mom and dad and Erin crammed in some baby-free packing time.
I’ll say it was an adventure. Not because our destination was particularly exotic and exciting (we were headed to the Shoreline Farmer’s Market) and not because the children were particularly challenging (really, they weren’t, especially Maddie), but because it took far longer – in time and distance – than it should for anyone getting from our house to the market, even with a six year old, four year old and 5 month old in tow.


Three bus transfers and ~ 1.5 miles of walking later, we were a bit done, but still smiling more or less.

Love these girls.

Selfies and Posies–June 2013

A smattering of attempts to capture the cuteness:

Post-swim bathed beauties

Monkey on the bars

Blooming in blue


Happy birthday to mommy (happy, indeed! I didn’t have to tell Maggie to EAT!)


Zoe doing a fine “Edith Ann”

New Dos–June 2013

The girls’ hair had gotten long so we thought the beginning of summer was a good reason for a fresh look.



Beautiful.

Sweet treats–June 2013

Maggie had a birthday party to go to.
The last time Zoe had a party and Maggie had nowhere to be, Maggie got an ice cream cone.
So, I used Zoe’s recent mastering of two wheels as a good enticement for her to take a ride for that ice cream cone.
It went well.

Summer Fridays with mom–June 2013

I decided that since we weren’t slated to take any real vacations any time soon, I should use my racked up hours to defray a bit of the summer at least for us girls. So, I took off Fridays every week for the whole summer. It was a good chance for us to get out to some old tried and true and NEW play locations. June was a great kick-off!

This fellow, striking a pretty pose at the zoo

Zoe, finally on the zoo carousel!

Killing time in sculpture park before meeting daddy off work at the Clipper

The Children’s Museum in Everett

Friends–June 2013

Zoe made fast firm friendships with two sweet little girls who just so happen to prove that it’s a small world after all.
Cassandra’s (seen here on a play date) mom (Tamara Fernando) and I graduated from Federal Way HS together (‘94).

And Claire, seen here at the morning kindergartners’ ‘transition lunch’ (whereby they get the hang of having lunch in the cafeteria with the rest of school), and her mom and dad were in my PEPS group with Zoe.

The three of these girls make a great little troop and I’m glad they have each other as friends.
Then there’s Jake, our neighbor in the green house in the cul-de-sac across the way (the only other house we put an offer on when hunting for house #2!). Jake’s pretty much the lone boy on a street full of girls. Good thing the girls don’t mind going in cahoots with him

Maggie’s popular by her own right and never fails to impress new friends with her crazy sense of humor. (seen on a play date with Peneope)

Vancouver, Memorial Day weekend 2013

We were far overdue to go down to see Dave’s grandparents’ new house in Vancouver and the long weekend was a great time to do it.

Now that the girls are a bit older, we’re finding that getting *out* is a necessary thing and the Esther Short Park near the Vancouver waterfront is a great excursion. We love the farmer’s market, they have a great play area and the water feature is always a treat. And a great opportunity for some great pix:


Monkey meets bars

No suit? no worries!

love these sisters


blooms for grandma