Let the fun begin!
#1: June 22nd we kicked off our bucket list by going to the movies to see Toy Story 4.
The whole family watching Toy Story 4
#2: June 23-26 the girls got to go on a 3-day RV trip with their G-ma and Grandpa in Leavenworth. That meant I got 3 solids days to myself to do super fun adult things...like clean the house!
All ready to go RVing
Buckled up and ready to go!
#3: June 28th we managed to squeeze in a last minute trip to go berry picking at Biringer Farm. We kind of waited too late into the season and the strawberries weren't very plentiful or big as previous years. But the raspberries were yummy and ripe!
Everybody on the bus!
Taking the tractor hay ride out to the field
Strawberry pickers
Picking some raspberries
#4: June 29th was the Run of the Mill 5k and kids fun run. Cammy completed her first 5k with me and my mom (barely walking at all) and Hailey and Brielle did a fun run together.
The 5k runners
Teaching these girls to like to running
Waiting for the race to begin
Hailey and Brielle with their friends ready to do the fun run
Ribbons for the fun run!!!
Both Cammy and Grams placed in their divisions!
The whole group on the big train
Spinning barrels with friends
Cammy riding one of the horses
Brielle doing what she loves most!
Hailey riding horses
These girls are were so happy to be back together!
Mini carousel for Brielle and Penelope
All of the kids celebrating Penelope's 5th birthday at the farm
Brielle driving the old cars
Canoe rides for Hailey and Penelope
Canoe rides for Brielle and Bennett
Rollercoaster fun with buddy Zach
#6: July 7th we went to a Mariners baseball game with our friends, the Mitchells and we rode the light rail into the game.
On the train with Zach
The kiddos, minus Bailey
The five of us
#7: July 21st was a family hike day! We hiked to Cherry Creek Falls, which was a 5 mile round trip hike. This was Hailey's first big hike and all the kids did great and seemed to enjoy the fun water destination at the end!
To the falls!
Old crashed car on the hike
We love when my mom can join us!
One part of the falls
Cherry Creek Falls
The water felt a bit chilly, but refreshing
Brielle just couldn't hang
#8: July 22nd was spent doing and afternoon of open swim at the McCollum Park Pool.
These girls love to swim in the summer!!!
#9: July 28th we spent the day at Emerald Downs with some friends for Family Day. The kids also got to run on the horse racing track and end in the winners circle with a free ice cream sandwich.
All the kids lined up and ready to run
Ice cream sandwiches in the winners circle after running
We love coming to the track!
Cammy was a big $4 winner!
#10: July 29th we met up with some school friends to play at the splash pad at the Edmonds City Park (one of our favorite splash pads).
We love hanging out with the Burnett girls
#11: August 3rd we did another summer favorite...a backyard campout! One of these days we will get out of our backyard and into the woods for a real campout.
Helping Jason set up the tent
They are ready to go "camping"
The family all cozy on our airbeds
#12: August 4th was spent kayaking on Lake Stevens with our family, Grams and Grandpa (G-ma was out of town so she missed out).
Cammy riding with mommy
Grams took Hailey and Brielle in the raft
Cammy paddled Hailey around a little
Break time in the shallow spot
#13: August 7th we went to our one and only kids concert this summer (usually we go to at least a couple) with a couple of Hailey's old preschool friends. Cammy was in a summer camp at this time, so it actually worked out perfectly since she is getting a little old for these concerts. This concert was at Bothell Landing Park, which is somewhere we have never done a concert at, but it was great!
Brielle and Hailey with friends AJ and Josh
Doing a little scarf dancing with friends
Concert with these two
#14: August 9th we made our regular summer visit to the Point Defiance Zoo. This zoo is a lot of fun for us because they have 2 different aquariums and some different animals from our local zoo. We enjoyed some great animal sightings and a fun animal show.
Love the view at the zoo!
Touch tank with the rays
Elephants!
This Gibbon was so entertaining!
At the animal show
Kids play area
This octopus was quite lively
#15: August 13th we went with a couple of our old friends (who we really only get to see on school breaks these days) on the Edmonds Kingston Ferry. We walked on and took a picnic lunch to eat on the other side. We had grand plans to visit the candy store and get ice cream at Mora, but apparently Tuesdays are the day of the week that places are closed...go figure!
Walking onto the ferry with some friends
We love ferry riding!
All the kids in Kingston for lunch
And the moms
#16: August 25th we went to Jetty Island with our family (hooray daddy got to come this time since it was on a weekend) and G-ma and Grandpa. We had totally written it off that we wouldn't make it this summer because the tide didn't look great at the times we could go. But Jason's parents planned it and the tide was steadily rising as we were there. It was actually quite fun!
Riding up top with the girls on the short ferry ride
So fun to have G-ma, Grandpa and daddy with us this time!
Lunch on the beach
G-ma is the best sand castle maker!
Grandpa teaching Cammy how to find clams
Jetty Island 2019
They actually found a clam while digging for them!
The tide coming in, but oddly around the sand castle they were building
Brielle just having a foot spa
Family photo opt
The sand castle Hailey and Brielle built with G-ma
#17: August 25th we decided to give the dogs a bath since we were already in our swimsuits. Initially our plan was to take them to a doggie spa place, but it seemed easiest to just wash them at home since they have become horribly socialized around other dogs.
Washing Coda
Brielle helping wash Keela
#18: August 27th my mom and I took the girls to the Evergreen State Fair. It was a very warm day, but we all had a blast riding rides, seeing animals and watching some shows (Cammy and I even got to participate in the duck races personally). Hailey and Cammy really surprised me this year by riding some of the bigger kid rides with no fear.
Just hanging with a llama in the CRAZY petting zoo
Grams was a big kid for the day and rode all the rides with the girls
Jumping jeeps
Brielle riding the little kid rides all by herself
Cammy and Hailey going on a big kid ride
This used to be my favorite ride as a kid and Cammy did it for her first time
Holding onto our duck at the duck races
Waiting for the race to begin
Our duck off and swimming
#19: Sept. 1st was a family bike ride day. Both my mom and Jason's parents joined us. We only rode a short 2 miles on the Centennial Trail to lunch at Trails End and then a short 2 miles back. It was the perfect distance for the girls and just fun to be out on our bikes again all together!
Ready to set off on our little ride to lunch
I love having two kids riding on their own now!
Made it to lunch at Trails End
Group picture before heading back
Photo opt with G-ma and Grandpa
Photo opt with Grams
We finished our ride by doing a little extra with Brielle on her own bike
#20: Unfortunately we weren't able to complete our last bucket list item...Deception Pass. The weather turned nasty fast and our sunny weekends were quickly gone. Once school was in full swing again, the weekends were more for some downtime or catch up. We'll just have to add it to the list next summer and I am totally ok with it!
And yet another summer of fun comes to an end!!!
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