Pool Time!
Lounging in the Warm Shade
Bug Investigation
Hand PickedWow the last few weeks have flown by! Here's a quick recap:
After three and a half weeks maternity leave, Kate and I were spontaneously invited up to Whistler for a CLE (Continuing Legal Education) conference for municipal prosecutors. Within two hours, we'd rearranged a few appointments, booked our room, packed our backs, and hit the road! We took the train up, and it was beautiful! If you ever get the opportunity, I highly recommend taking the train as it travels along the coast, past logging towns and beautiful scenery. It was a lovely three days ~ we learned a few things and Kate was wonderfully quiet and cooperative during the seminars; we went for our first shopping trips in the Village; and had our first Girls' Night, ordering a chick flick and room service in our hotel room!
We returned for a final weekend at home, then I went back to work full time. For a day. By Tuesday Collin was sick. By Friday, Owen was sick too. The boys both got Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease (so I was forced back to part time with a full time load). Unfortunately for Uncle Jared and Aunt Janae, we had no idea what they had or that they were still sick really when we headed down for a weekend visit ~ the same day Owen got bad. We spent the weekend camped out in their living room, playing Wii, and listening to Owen's cry and slow moans. BTW - Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease evidenced itself on the boys with fevers, odd appetites, and mouthfuls of cancer sores. It was not pretty and looked (and sounded) very painful. Luckily, the boys' hands and feet escaped the attack.
All and all, our house was sick two long weeks. And then, amazingly, we were well in time for SUMMER!
That's right! Summer hit last weekend ~ or at least it felt like it did. We participated in the Junior Ski to Sea Parade in downtown Bellingham Friday (see post above) and made the most of the opportunity to be outdoors Saturday and Sunday. The sunny weekend was a treat! We pumped up the pool and the kids laughed and played, while Kevin and I tackled yard work and projects. Fantastic weekend!!
After three and a half weeks maternity leave, Kate and I were spontaneously invited up to Whistler for a CLE (Continuing Legal Education) conference for municipal prosecutors. Within two hours, we'd rearranged a few appointments, booked our room, packed our backs, and hit the road! We took the train up, and it was beautiful! If you ever get the opportunity, I highly recommend taking the train as it travels along the coast, past logging towns and beautiful scenery. It was a lovely three days ~ we learned a few things and Kate was wonderfully quiet and cooperative during the seminars; we went for our first shopping trips in the Village; and had our first Girls' Night, ordering a chick flick and room service in our hotel room!
We returned for a final weekend at home, then I went back to work full time. For a day. By Tuesday Collin was sick. By Friday, Owen was sick too. The boys both got Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease (so I was forced back to part time with a full time load). Unfortunately for Uncle Jared and Aunt Janae, we had no idea what they had or that they were still sick really when we headed down for a weekend visit ~ the same day Owen got bad. We spent the weekend camped out in their living room, playing Wii, and listening to Owen's cry and slow moans. BTW - Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease evidenced itself on the boys with fevers, odd appetites, and mouthfuls of cancer sores. It was not pretty and looked (and sounded) very painful. Luckily, the boys' hands and feet escaped the attack.
All and all, our house was sick two long weeks. And then, amazingly, we were well in time for SUMMER!
That's right! Summer hit last weekend ~ or at least it felt like it did. We participated in the Junior Ski to Sea Parade in downtown Bellingham Friday (see post above) and made the most of the opportunity to be outdoors Saturday and Sunday. The sunny weekend was a treat! We pumped up the pool and the kids laughed and played, while Kevin and I tackled yard work and projects. Fantastic weekend!!
The above pics were taken after the pool was drained ... the kids continued to play in it after the sun had gone down and the water drained. Like I said, we made the most of the warm weather while it was here! : )
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