Sunday was a busy day

We had a lot we needed to fit in on Sunday.

We decided to go out for breakfast. Andrew asked to sit at the counter. :)

Then Matt and Andrew played a round of mini golf and Mason found a perfect little spot to take a break.

Then we hit what might have been the highlight for Andrew - the candy store!

Then a quick visit to the fish hatchery, of course!

We tried to make it to a view point that my boss told me about, but we drove up in the hills for about 30 minutes and realized we still had a ways to go, so we stopped at this little waterfall area instead. Matt and Andrew found some fresh bear poop!! We didn't stay long.

Then we had lunch while Matt tried to watch the Seahawks game. After lunch, Matt went to the bar so he could actually see the TV and we ventured around Winthrop. Andrew got a rubber band gun-shooter which he thinks is pretty cool. We also found a little park and actually had a pretty nice 2 hours of not doing much.

Still with me? :) After the game, Matt and Andrew did a little fishing. Me and Mason spent most of the time in the truck. Mason was fine with it.

Then. Because it was our 10th anniversary, we had a nice dinner at the Duck Brand. Happy anniversary to us!!

getting there

We spent the weekend in the Methow Valley this weekend. My boss has a cabin there and we finally took him up on his offer to use it! We had a great time and I think we came back well rested instead of needing a vacation to recover from our vacation.

It's a 4 hour drive, so getting there was a bit of a trick with the boys. We decided to go Saturday morning so we could make a couple stops along the way. Here's how we got there.

Had lunch at the Skagit River Brewery:

Stopped at Lake Diablo:

Stopped in Winthrop for the standard horse ride picture and some ice cream:

Did some last minute grocery shopping:

And finally arrived at the beautiful cabin in Twisp, just in time for dinner:

mr & mrs

10 years ago today, it was Tuesday. And this is what we looked like.

Happy 10th anniversary to us!

remembering 9/11

the library park

This is a tiny park, but for some reason we seem to play here a lot. And get cute pictures, a lot.

As I was going though my pictures I almost deleted this one. It made me realize that with digital cameras, you never really get any weird pictures of people because they're so easy to delete. Luckily I decided to save this beauty. :)

mischievous

He didn't really make the bubbles, it just made me laugh as I was looking through my pictures because he totally looks mischievous and up to something sneaky. :) Matt was cleaning the pool so he could pack it up. I think our swimming days are over for the year.

Welcome, fall! I love you. Even if you sneak in a bit early...

first day

It's official - Andrew is now on the fast track to kindergarten. :) He started his first day of pre-K today. He'll be in this class for 2 years, most likely. He is very excited and already learned a new song he calls Apples and Banay-nays.

busted

Andrew moved the stool to the sink today to wash his hands and forgot to put it away. This little sneaker took advantage of it and climbed right up. He knows when he's doing something he's not supposed to - he always gives me a big smile. And he wins. Every time.

ice cream

We were able to meet up with the Tuomistos for some ice cream and a quick visit on Monday. It was our attempt to pretend it was nice and warm instead of cold and rainy.

The kids decided to get their own table. It was so cute to see them all doing their own thing - even Mason wanted to be part of it. :)

PS. The first picture was my attempt to get a picture of Andrew and Kai being cute. Actually all the kids were extra cute, but they were moving too fast to really get any good pictures. I guess that's what happens when you give kids ice cream with candy in it...

just being brothers

Ellensburg parade

The end.