Double Flip

It's a little hard to see these videos, but Darby is doing double flips on the bar. 

Something tannish...

We took our van in for a tune up before our summer adventures.  They said it would only be an hour so Bo and I patiently waited.  Counting fish and playing I spy.  

2nd Grade Picnic

Ollie had his 2nd grade picnic.  Bo and I got to join him at Lake Sammamish State Park.   It was a beautiful day for a picnic. 

I9 Bowl

Ollie is on a VERY good football team. They have a handful of really quick and speedy kids. 

A lot of the kids are also really aggressive, Ollie isn't.

They made it to the Super Bowl which really being another round of tournament play.  When all was said and done they ended up in 3rd place.    They were all very happy and had a great time!

Ollie, Tyler, Ryder

A little bit of soccer

A friend keeps asking me if I can play indoor soccer.  There is always something that seems to conflict, most of the time its sleep but last week I was able to make it work.   I realized my shoes are now about 1 1/2 sizes too small but I still was able to play.   

We won our game.  It wasn't a tough one but it is always fun to get out and play again. 

Yum E!

Bo and I met up with our friends for some Frozen Yogurt.  

Or I should say a bowl of really expensive candy. 

Cousin time

I took Ollie, Darby and Bo to my cousin's house so we could watch their two boys.   It was so fun and I loved being around a baby again. 

Everett had a great time with my kids.  I wish we lived closer to them. 

Date Night

It's been awhile but Brad and I were able to enjoy a date night last week. 

We went to a few of our default places. 

Sushi. 

 REI. 

Starbucks. 

We also stopped at Home Goods and bought some sheets. 

Exciting stuff! But we so appreciate the time we get to spend together. 

Monkey Bar Tricks

Darby loves the monkey bars and is always learning new tricks.  

Swedish Summer Festival

We went to the Swedish Festival at Vasa Park. We always have a fun time. 

Darby riding the horses.  

The Dizzy Bus is always a hit with the little ones.  Darby & Bo loved it!

We had a little scare when the cotton candy machine had broken, but thankfully they fixed it so the kids were still able to get some.

And of course finding money and candy in the hay, the races and water balloon toss were the favorites. 

Some serious candy trading. 

Gunnar & Brynn were at the festival too. 

Brad and Brian are pretty proud of their 1st place winning streak.  It's somewhere around 5 or 6 years or maybe 45 or 46 years.  :) 

Batting Practice

Brad asked John Olerud Sr. to help Colt with his batting.   

They went up to Interlake to get in some practice. 

Daddy Wins

Brad plays a game with the boys.  He throws the snowball at them but its often on the down low as they are gettting ready for bed. This is Brad's picture of tagging Ollie with the snowball. 

Lunch Money

Ollie had a poetry performance at school called "Lunch Money". He was so excited about it and had his poems down. He even had everyone else's memorized. 

Hat & Shades Day

The kids had school spirit day. Hats and Shades. Ollie took it to the next level and was so pleased to be wearing his hat. 

Sparky

Brody's friend Mason has a dog named Sparky. The kids always love to say hi to Sparky when we pick Brody up. 

Keepin it real

Just keeping it real!

This is what my counter looks like as I am yelling at the kids to get their shoes on so we can make it to the bus on time.   Mornings are so fun!  

Parade

Our neighbor Kate came over to see if they wanted to have a parade in the cul-de-sac. How adorable! They had bubbles and candy to throw to the crowd. The crowd was about two people deep, or just two people. It was a hoot! And they did their parade multiple times. 

Shirtless Dancing

Just some dancing in the kitchen.  Without shirts. 

Skipping Rocks

I get to spend a lot of time with this little guy. It's fun, but exhausting. I'm trying to cherish these moments especially when he enjoys the simple things like throwing rocks.  Well, he thinks he skips them. 

Hood to Coast Washington

Two years ago I was able to run the Hood to Coast Relay which is one of the most popular relay races in the world starting on Mt. Hood and ending in Seaside, Oregon.  Last year this team decided to run the inaugural Hood to Coast in Washington.  Unfortunately I wasn't able to go last year. 

But thankfully they asked if I could join the team this year.   I knew Brad had a fishing trip planned so I checked with him and this weekend was open so I was in!  

The Tuesday before the race Brad called to tell me that he had messed up the dates of his fishing weekend and it was actually the same weekend.  And he was leaving the next day.  (Wednesday).

  Thankfully, Fafa & Grammy came to the rescue and were able to come stay with the kids while both Brad and I went on our own adventures. (Honestly, if I didn't get to go you probably would have found me in a place for exhausted, overwhelmed mothers.  Is there a place like that?)  

Anyways, I drove down with one of my teammates on Friday afternoon.  We met at our hotel in Shelton.  Then we decorated our van.  

We woke up VERY early on Saturday morning.  3:15.   I didn't sleep well so maybe got 2 hours of sleep.  Then the relay started. 

I was the 4th and 10th leg of a 12 leg race. 

I went out too fast because I had so much adrenaline in me.  It hurt me when I got to mile 4.5.  But I finished the leg. 

My second leg was just under 8 miles.   7.74.   I didn't do as well as I would have liked but I also didn't train for this race as well as I would have liked so it wasn't a big surprise. 

This is me jumping at the end.  Yes, I had some energy but that energy was mostly because I was D-O-N-E!  

Our team at the finish. 

Our team for the classic jumping at the beach photo. 

Even though I was exhausted from a lack of sleep and running almost 14 miles within 8 hours it was what this tired momma needed.  It sounds crazy, but it was so fun!   I hope I get to do it again next year.