Our Crazy Weekend

This was a crazy weekend for us.
Lots of things to do and great weather.
We had a block party at Dr. Dawn's house.
Tons of food and neighbors.
It was really nice, especially because the Ray's came too.
It was so nice just sitting in the sun talking to Holly and Scott.
We don't ever get to just do that.

Saturday I particpated in the Challenge Series.
It is where disabled children race down Barrington in cars.
The weather was great-even have a little sunburn on my cheeks!
It is such a great feeling to SERVE!



Paisley went to a Princess and Pirates birthday party.
I can't believe her Halloween costume still fits.
They were asked to come dressed as a princess or a pirate.
Fun times!
I am glad I took this picture...I am missing my Paisley this AM.
She is having a blast I am sure at Grandma and Papa Nick's home for the week.
We will join her Saturday and I can't wait to kiss those cheeks!



More Challenge Series...they actually hit the hay bales this year.

This is what the course looks like after we set it up for the event!
Not bad if I do say so myself.

Up to...

We have had a pretty busy week last week.

We went to the dentist.

George's mom came to stay with us a few days and helped us by watching Pippa while Amanda was at a family reunion.

We went to the Farmer's Market.

I attended a going away happy hour for Karen at work.  It was at Tallie's house Friday night.
Tons of fun and great weather for an outdoor gathering.

Saturday we packed up early early and headed to the cabin.
Melissa and Kona were already there.

We had fabulous weather.
I even had time to sit in the sun on the dock with Melissa.
Both Paisley and the Pippa took long naps.
It felt so good.

Here we are on the dock.

Here is Melissa on the dock.

We drove to the lavendar fields.

We went whale watching at Lime Kiln.

All in all a great hot weekend.
Melissa and I came back Sunday with the girls.
The boys are still up there fishing and crabbing.

Hope you had a great weekend too.

Starfish to Dolphin

Hurray for Paisley!  After 5 sessions of being a starfish, she has advanced to dolphin.  She is doing really well.  She now runs off the diving board as well.

We are taking a break until school starts up again in September.  4 nights a week is brutal.

She will start with soccer next week...she can't wait! 

4 days and counting

Hurray for the cry it out method...Pippa has been sleeping in her crib for the last 4 nights and last night...only a cry for like 5 minutes and she was out.  Love it!

Now if she could just sleep through the night without two feedings and we would be made in the shade.

Tough Love

I did some research and we are going to try the cry it out method for baby Pippa.
She will not sleep unless you rock her to sleep.  She only sleeps at night for 2-3 hours at a time. 
My mom says she is just like me...I was a power napper.

I can't take it anymore, I have 3 bags beneath my eyes.  I need some sleep.  Seriously!

Last night we tried it by putting her in the crib, she does not like to sleep in the crib, and let her cry it out for about 30 minutes before we cracked.  I then picked her up and she fell righ asleep.  I put her back in the crib and sure enough she slept for 5 hours straight.  I then fed her and put her back in the crib and she slept until I had to wake her up to take her to Amanda's. 

Tonight we try again, this time you are suppose to increase the amount of time they cry it out.
By day 7 we should be good to go.

Pray for us!

Cabin Weekend

This weekend we took off to the cabin for some R&R.

We were packed into the Tahoe with 6 of us and all of our gear.
Here is Paisley posing for the camera.

She decided she needed to walk around outside the car.

All in all we brought home 22 crabs.

Paisley collects pine cones for her grandma.  It is her favorite thing to do.

All of her outside toys were waiting for her.

Paisley is not allowed to go down to the dock without her life vest.  She is really good about putting it on and walking slowly.  She is such a big girl.

George put Pippa in the baby swing and she loved it.

She is enjoying her R&R too.

We went to Roche for some ice cream.  Yum!
Paisley ended up dropping hers over the side of the railing into the water.
She was not happy.

Pippa enjoyed some of daddy's ice cream too.
She loves it!

This is my favorite thing to do at the cabin.  Sit and read my book, in the sun with a diet pepsi.
The only thing that could make it better would be some chocolate too.

Paisley can't fit into the baby swing any longer.  She has upgraded to the big girl swing.
She did pretty good.
Her cousins were nice enough to push her all weekend.

Now if that face does not tell you how the weekend was...I don't know what will.

It was fun and relaxing.  George ended up catching a couple of fish.  He had Kyanne and Jeneva to keep him company out on the water.  Kyanne pulled in a shark too.

My mom, grandma and uncle came up Saturday for lunch.  It was my grandma's 79th birthday and she had never been to Friday Harbor.  She had a very special day.  As they were pulling out of Anacortes a huge pod of Orca whales stopped the ferry for 20 minutes until they could pass by.  They said it was amazing to see and they were putting on a show.  Everyone on the boat raced to the side they were on...mom was afraid the boat was going to tip.  It was amazing they said.

That is all for now.  Back to the daily grind.

 

Double Bluff Birthday Party

Saturday we had the opportunity to go to a family birthday party for a friend's kid from high school.
They had the party at the beach.
Double Bluff to be exact.
It is near Freeland on a nice sandy warm beach.
The day was gorgeous and we had a blast.

Paisley is patiently waiting while presents are opened up.
She is so ready to hit the beach.

Finally, the beach!

She played and played.
She wore herself out.
It was gorgeous!
We all have tans and some burns.

Another thumb sucker.

My little sunbather resting in the shade.

Exploring with daddy on the beach.

Tons of kisses.

Such a great party idea.  She gave all the kids buckets with shovels and a pair of sunglasses.
What a great way to celebrate a birthday and the day was perfect.

We are definitely going to Double Bluff again for some more fun in the sun.