Tuesday, July 31, 2018

july
fourth of july bothell parade.
grandma and grandpa smith.
watching our favorite firework show at tam o shanter. tess' first time!
fourth of july is the freaking best. 

swimming lessons with sissser bean. highlight of the summer.

wilder's first birthday! rachelle did such a great job with the party. all the decorations! and wilder loved his cute cake. 
mariners game with tucker and lauren. and a STREAKER. that was amazing.

paddle boarding with the girls on beaverlake.

allllllmost walking. but proud of himself no matter what.

perfect day at lake sammamish beach. 


sully told tess that she needed to go talk to the bishop because she stepped on a bee (really it was a fly). no idea where he got that idea from.....

old fashioned peanut butter cake with warm peanut butter frosting. with vanilla ice cream. delicious. 

scout camp was a hit this year! it was sullys first time and he loved every second of it. especially the bb gun station. duh.

my little raspberry picking helpers. 

so we could make raspberry shakes. these tasted JUST like bear lake shakes. soooo good. 

fireworks night at the mariners. loved it. 

smith summer camp 2018. first stop was the splash pad. we only had a few altercations with other children. get off that frog!

our oldest.
the boys with their chips. huck was loving life in a forward facing car seat. 

craig was lucky enough to have two women telling him how to take a better picture. 

smith summer camp was the best. we love our other halves. 

rhubarb (from our garden!) and strawberry creamsicles. the perfect summer treat. 
just checking up on huck's eyes. everything is going well. just nystagmus with no other underlying issues. he is such a brave boy. 


remlinger farm with grandma cheri.

they loved the roller coaster. and tess loved her new friend.

smores brownies. oh my goodness. 
bean pool party whenever megan comes to town!


tate and huck meet!
my super talented boys getting ready for their piano recital. 
i am so very proud of them. 

oh cotton. we love you so much. 

this boy. leave it to my fourth to give me a run for my money. i have never had to hide all the bars of soap and put locks on the toilets before.... cool huck. 

he really is cool though. hhhaaa.

annual summer couples night at the fun center. 

a seattle ferry in the summer. the best. 


craig and i had dinner at this farm on bainbridge island. i was beeeeeeyond sick with strep throat but it was still fun. the property was very beautiful. 


the chefs table was so cool and interesting. 


my favorite city.

more fun at the splash pad. 



we visited craig at his office and then headed over to the point defiance zoo. it was a gorgeous day and the kids loved the biiiig walrus. and he loved them. 

my summer girl.

preparing for his baptism. he is such a smart and talented boy. 


picking apples with tess. 

we have logged quite a few hours in at megans lake house this summer. too much fun!

Saturday, June 30, 2018

june
fathers day was spent at megans house with lots of great food and sunshine. 

speaking of sunshine, this little ray of light is starting to stand on his own and will hopefully take his first steps any day now. one would hope! :)

sully went with johnny's family to spend the weekend on the lake. they had a blast. 

this was all within 30 minutes. 

tess is the best sharer. 

i went with tagg and his class to an old school, working farm. it was very fun. tagg's favorite part was the blacksmithing.


tess' first talk in primary! soooooo cute. 

she loves her little class. 

i was insane and took all my kids PLUS two friends to taco time and target all by myself. and no one cried. success!


andrew's mom and i threw the end of school year party for tagg's class. we did a hawaiian theme. i have been dying to try out a balloon centerpiece so it was a perfect excuse. 
tagg and his friends. 


me and my friends. 
the little treats we had the kids put together. 
my handsome sunday boys. 


i made a peanut butter chocolate cake for an auction. 

the auction. 


huck loves to crawl into the shower. 
walking back from the block party in ga's neighborhood. 



craig and i went downtown with a bunch of union hill friends to see a friend play with her band. it was a gorgeous night. i love seattle.
union hill friends. 

sully requested cupcakes for his end of season baseball party. coming right up!

homemade oreos. 
tess!
using megan's new spa!


tagg and his church friends. handsome boys!
huck and tess!


peanut butter cookies with toasted marshmallows and chocolate. delicious!

for our anniversary, craig and i went downtown and stayed at my favorite (rooftop pool!) hotel. 


happy 13 years, craigy!

happy huck and his two crooked teeth!

kaitlin had her fourth little baby! beckett is perfection. i love my friends and their babies. 
happy birthday craig! youre the very best. 


on our way to BRASADA!

bffs forever. 

one of our very favorite places on earth. 

waterslide!

smores. 

and more smores. 

cowboy camp!
tess riding bonita. 

huck riding the horse home decor. 


can someone please make her a smore?

coverups and horses. totally normal. 

not worth brining and blowing up this float. 



on our way to the river.....

white water rafting was soooooo fun. 

but also a little intense. 

more smores. its basically all we do.


dinner in bend. 

girl slide time. 



more forced pictures with the home decor. sorry vrbo.
big flag. 
a super special week with family.