Asher's Frist Steps

Happy Birthday Boys

This weekend we finally celebrated Josiah's 4th and Asher's 1st birthday with a mega motorcycle party. We had plenty of friends to celebrate with and had a great time. The kids played with marshmallow guns (well, maybe the adults played more with those), had a motorcycle race, killed the Transformer pinata, and raced on double slip and slides. The best part was getting a friend to drive up on his motorcycle and let the kids take turns "riding on it". They had a blast. Happy Birthday to my two wonderful boys!

Papa and the boys before the motorcycle madness

Josiah can't wait to get his own

Racing for the finish line

The pinata was really hard to demolish! After 3 rounds, the dads had to step in!

Josiah's mega motorcycle cake, made by mom

Yee-Haw!

Our dear friends Judy and Jena gave us a special treat. Jena is a counselor at a Christian Ranch Camp and she invited us to come out and see what she does and meet her friends. It was super fun. The kids got to ride horses, go on a wagon ride, and have a real ranch BBQ. We are very blessed be our Aunties!

Orcas Island

During our staycation, the one little trip we did make was out to Orcas Island. We had to take a ferry to get there and the best part was actually seeing some Orca whales jumping and splashing in the water, it was breathtaking. It was quite beautiful on the island and we had a great time hiking. We were able to see 3 waterfalls and actually get down close enough to play in them. We also drove to the top mountain of the island and got an amazing view of the San Juan Islands. Before we left we played at the beach. It was a great trip and we hope to camp there as the kids get older.

The view from Mt. Constitution

An even better view of my handsome husband

Isabel and I scale a tree log to get across to the waterfall. Beautiful!

The kids play in the pool beneath the falls

Go Mariners!

Thanks to free tickets from Starbucks, we got to take Grandma Kathi to a Mariner's game. This was the kids' first time at a game and they loved it! Grandma got to see her beloved Twins, but thankfully, the Mariners won!

On our way to the game

Grandma got the kids fingers to help them get their cheer on!

Asher, cutest Mariner's fan around!

Farms and Grandparents

Grandma Kathi and Grandpa Tom visited last month and one of our favorite outings was to a farm in the mountains of Carnation. The farm was beautiful and the kids had a blast. They got to hold baby chicks and baby goats, which was Isabel's greatest wish! They fed carrots to some very beautiful horses. Then we got a tour of the farm. Definitely a unique experience.

Grandma and Grandpa being brave despite the wet and cold!

Baby goats! Dreams coming true!

The cutest baby chicks