Summer 2025...highlights from July
Allen update our front deck...it looks so inviting.
Alexis and Cole playing with our neighbor
Max has found a new place to nap
Enjoying some ice cream
A friend of mine had a milestone birthday and we spend
two nights at a cabin by a lake. Dinner the first night
View from the house
My friend Sheila (her birthday celebration) and her mom
View from the lake
Fourth of July. Sparkler fun
Our first fire of the season. And so far our last due to a burn ban :(
Fireworks
Napping on our new outdoor couch
Love sitting on the back deck to enjoy coffee in the morning.
The kids went to a five day YMCA day camp in Port Orchard. So many fun things.
Tie Dye shirts the kids made
Swimming and canoeing in the lake
Playing some games
Alexis on the left, getting ready for ziplining
Alexis and Cole's group
Cole and his friend Brixton playing with many nerf guns
July book club
Celebrating our friend Carter's birthday
Kids enjoying the lake for Carter's birthday
Never gets old seeing deer in our yard
Eliana having fun at our place
Alexis took Max out onto our back deck a few times on a leash. It was find until he decided he wanted to explore more than the deck. So no longer going outside :(
Cole turns 9
Dinner out at our favorite restaurant
We went to Whidbey Island for a long weekend. Having fun at a park
Kayaking
Trying some bull kelp
Swimming at our hotel
Relaxing
Found a new park in Anacortes
Always need to stop for some ice cream
They can get their own breakfast each morning
Coupeville
Fort Casey
The kids went to theater camp for a week. Each day was a differnt theme. This was dress like your favorite character. Cole-Minecraft creeper. Alexis-Billie Eilish
At the end of the week they put on a short play. Alexis is on the far right
Cole having fun singing
Alexis's friend Scarlett came to watch the play
Cole helping Dad work on the driveway
Alexis got all A's on her report card. She was able to pick one thing to do with each of us. She chose Dancing Brush for us. She made a cute lamb
I made a lighthouse
Then we enjoyed a donut
One of our favorite things to do in the summer is to attend the Blueberry Park Master Gardner events
After the crafts and learning they love the swings
Cole made friends with some boys at the park
We planned to take the kids berry picking but both of us ended up working late. So we decided to go out to eat. We let the kids get these mini donuts.
