NW Trek

We had an open house a little over a week ago and we thought a great way to get out of the house all day would be to go to NW Trek. We have been meaning to go for some time now, just never seemed to find the time. Now we were forced to :-). Our good friends, the Helman's, ended up coming with us at the last minute and all the kids had a blast! They loved seeing all the animals so close.

No amimals, just a view of the property

Strike a pose! There are owls behind them, but cannot see them here....

Ellie's Horse Show

The other weekend the girls and I went to Ellie's horse show. She did such a great job! She was in 4 classes all together and we missed the first one because it was at 8am in Woodinville, no chance of making that! We missed the second class by seconds because we got lost but we made the last two classes :-). The girls were very impressed to see Ellie ride and handle such a big horse.

New Chapter

Jim and I thought that having a 3rd baby in 5 months wasn't going to keep us busy enough, so we have now decided to move! It is official, our house is on the market. It is with mixed emotions for sure. We love our house, our neighbors, being walking distance to all the shops, but with a growing family we just need more space, both inside and out. We are going to stay on the Ridge, just have not found "the house" yet. We will know it when we see it.

4th of July

After the parade and party in our neighborhood we headed to Kirkland to my moms house. The girls had a blast swimming, boating and playing with their cousins. What a fun 4th!!!!

Swimming in the neighbors pool

Getting ready for the boat ride

Dad and his girls. Mom got to stay back and have a 1/2 hour with no kids soaking up the beautiful day!

Reese's first boat ride

Have fun!

Ridge 4th of July

The Ridge put on yet another fun 4th of July parade and party. This year was a bit more crowded than usual as the weather was gorgeous! The girls had so much fun.....parade, bounce houses, pony rides, train rides, sno cones, pizza, music, friends and much more! What is not to love! The 4th is one of our favorite days of the year. After the Ridge party we headed to my mom's for more fun in the sun.

Ready for the parade!

A rare shot of mom with her girls (they were trying to show off their tatoos they just got)

Waiting for the parade to start. Reese did have her scooter but ended up in dad's arms for the parade.

Some of the peps gang

Julia and Jayden

Train ride

Face Painting

Arm Painting





Pony Rides

Bike Riding

The girls LOVE riding their bikes and scooters with the neighbor kids every day. They ask first thing in the morning and ride until bedtime. We love summer!!!!!

Reese is Ready!

My friend came over the other week with her kiddos and Reese proved she is ready to be a big sister! She is in love with baby Olivia............