Another Night in the Woods

After having an awesome time on last year's rain-soaked camping trip, Amelia and Soren were begging to go camping again.  Luckily, our friends had reserved a great campsite on a beautiful, sunny weekend.  After Amelia pitched our tent, we all headed down to a nearby river, where the kids spent the afternoon exploring various swimming holes and playing games in the woods.  We had a fun meal around the campfire, and then Amelia read some bedtime stories to the other kids.  The next morning, we hiked up to a nearby glacier and had a mid-summer snowball fight!

   

Tandem Jump

Amelia and Soren show off their exhaustively-practiced tandem dives into Goggy's swimming pool.

Happy Independence Day!

We had a packed party schedule for the Fourth of July, including cousin Jeana's annual party down at Lake Sammamish and an evening barbeque at Goggy's.  Clearly, Amelia and Soren know how to party in style!

Whidbey

We made our annual summer pilgrimage to Whidbey Island, hitting many of our old favorite spots and checking out a few new fun places and activities, including Double Bluff beach, a fruit-and-ice-cream stand, and hiking at Deception Pass.  Definitely some great additions, and we've already got reservations for next year's trip!

  

Fearless Jumper

Soren has gotten pretty good at swimming too - he certainly has no fear of the water, and he is down to three floaties on his back, so he'll definitely be swimming (or at least dog-paddling) by himself pretty soon!

The Girl Can Swim!

Amelia's weekly swimming lessons have really paid off - she can now swim all by herself!  Our job as parents is now done, right?

Father's Day

Amelia and Soren helped Mommy prepare a delicious Father's Day feast for Daddy and Grandpa!  Definitely a great way to celebrate!