Summer

Now that summer is officially over this week, it's about time I update the blog with our summer pics!  It's all the random summer pictures I haven't posted yet (mostly iphone pics) but want to remember...

The girls have LOVED playing on our new swing set on a daily basis...

Love this girl and her spunky personality!

 Proudly bringing me dead worms - she couldn't be more opposite of her sister!

 Ella played hard this summer and once in awhile put herself down for a nap.  I love her sweet sleeping positions...

 Mariner's game on Father's Day with my dad's side of the family...

 Grandpa brought the girls sweet gifts from Disneyworld...

 Visiting Uncle Tom and Auntie Sheena at Alki.  Ella was not a fan of the crabs, Lucy was ;)...

 A trip to the zoo while Grandma was in town...

The girls' first slurpees...

 Juanita Beach park...

 Imagine Children's Museum...

 Rolling in the grass with Lily and pretending she's a dog...

 Creative Movement class the girls did with Kaylee each week.  Such a fun class!

 7/11 run on 7/11 for free slurpees...

 Lucy loving her new Bitty Baby doll from Grammy and Grampy...

 Mariner's game with Grammy and Grampy...

 Maltby Cafe for breakfast...

 Bell Square playdate with the Scansen boys...

 So fun to run into Jessica and Alaina at the mall while they were in town staying with their grandparents! 

Blue-eyed blondie!

 Kirkland Kid's Concerts throughout the summer...

Sissy snuggles...

Painting pottery with Ella's friend Hannah...

 The finished products we picked up a few days later...


Costco runs made bearable if they get a smoothie on the way in...

 Morning snuggles...

 Bothell concert with Blake Lewis performing...

 A few more pics from "yes day" - the butterfly house at the Seattle Science Center...

 Ella wasn't too sure about the fluttering butterflies at first :)...

 Ice skating with Ella on yes day while Lu napped...

Playing in the backyard...

Love these three {at Luarelhurst Beach Club} - Beni, Lucy, and James...

Blueberry picking with the girls' sweet friends Olivia and Hudson...

Civic club evenings...

 Dirty girl!

 Edmonds-Kingston ferry ride with Kaylee and family.  This might be my favorite picture of these two girls!  Lucy LOVES "Kay-kay" :)...

Fun to have the Pickerings stay with us for a night on their way to Vancouver.  Double date night in Kirkland...
 

 Family day to St. Edwards park...

Ella practicing her golf swing with Daddy...

 A day spent with Jamie, Lisa and Kaylee at Lake Ki...

 First attempt at french braids with Lucy's hair...they didn't stay in long...

 Lucy is Ella's biggest cheerleader at her swim lessons...

 Newcastle Beach Park with Bennett and Dempsey...

Our annual trip as a family to the Evergreen State Fair...

 Lots of board games when the crazy August windstorm knocked our power out for a few days...

 At Jett's birthday party...

 Lucy loves being snuggled up to Ella whenever she can...

Dress up - all day, every day...

 We spent the night at Rebekah's family beach house in Gig Harbor.  Such a beautiful weekend to enjoy the last bit of summer warmth!