A Twist On Our Summertime Trip to Chelan

Our annual summertime trip to Chelan was a little different this year. We still had a great time enjoying the pool and the lake and many Chelan activities, but Lars and Shannon only came for a few days and Finn and Reid didn't join us because they were on a little trip with their grandparents. We did get to have their new little darling Ella with us, but somehow I didn't get a single picture of her! Oh, and Conway became a swimmer! He wanted to take his swim vest off so that he could swim to the bottom of the pool to collect toys so we let him give it a try. He obviously still needs pretty close supervision, but the kid can swim to the bottom of the pool and back up and then keep himself afloat! Here are some of the pictures we did manage to take...

{Almost lulled to sleep by the boat ride}

{Where's the rest of the s'more?!}

  {Movie night in the kids' media nook}

P.S. Maison Rouge for the Fourth

Bike Camp & Mama Camp

Summer break has commenced and the first week that both Parker and Conway were out of school meant Pedalheads Bike Camp for Conway and "Mama Camp" for Parker and Monroe. 

Conway had already mastered the balance bike, but he seemed to be lacking the confidence to make the transition to pedaling and braking while balancing. Enter: Pedalheads Bike Camp! We put the training wheels on his pedal bike for camp on Monday and on Wednesday he was ready to ride without them! The look of pure pride and joy on his face over what he had accomplished made my heart happy.

And while Conway was at Pedalheads, Parker and Monroe got to be with me for what we like to refer to as "Mama Camp". This basically means that we had some fun field trips and adventures together like bike rides, a trip to the zoo, and a Discovery Park hike. All in all, a successful first week of summer break!  

 

Conway the Seal Swimmer

That's right, Conway has made amazing progress at swim lessons and he graduated to the "Seal" level at Safe n Sound Swimming. This basically just means that he has some basic skills and he's able to keep himself afloat on his own (although it isn't always pretty😊). So now he's ready to use his basic skills to learn some of the traditional swim strokes and deep end skills. He's pretty proud of himself!

So Long, First Grade

Wrapping Up the 2017-18 School Year

The end of the school year means lots of activities to wrap things up and celebrate. Here are some pictures of a few of them...

{Coe Elementary Jog-A-Thon! Look at Parker go!}

{Cheers! Well done, guys}

{Conway and Reid say goodbye to music with Miss Meagan}

{Exhausted from Coe’s Field Day}

{Gymnastics wrapped up for Conway with final routines and medals!}

Happy Father's Day!

It has become a bit of a tradition to pack up a picnic dinner and head over to Gas Works Park to celebrate Father's Day as it's one of David's favorite things to do. This Father's Day was beautiful and sunny and we all had fun kicking balls around, tossing the frisbee, and throwing rocks into the water. 

Happy Father's Day to the very best Papa! We love you David!

{Conway knows his papa so well}

P.S. Happy Father's Day 2017

Chugga! Chugga! Two! Two!

A few pics of Monroe's 2nd birthday party...

 

P.S. Monroe's 1st Birthday Party, Conway's 2nd Birthday Party, Parker Turns Two