our first snow of the season arrived on the day we’d planned to go caroling. so fun!

 we tried out a new local patch-i think it’s called Pumpkin’ Time. It’s a small patch compared to some of the other big farms in the area, but we really loved the simple little farm. The happiest old farmer took us for a hay ride around the property (and shamelessly flirted with mom, by the way). It was lots of fun and definitely got me in the mood for fall.

more photos in the album

cutting teeth and having a cold at the same time is hard work…

for everyone!

going for a “hike”

my wanna-be preschoolers

dedicating lyla

brunch afterwards

too much cuteness in the backyard

please note my mom sitting in the playhouse by herself. im dying!

why don’t our strollers last? oh yes, that’s why…

chocolate cake? at ikea? at 9 o’clock? in our jammies? why not!

my mom scored some passes from groupon so we got to go back for more fun this weekend.

This weekend we went to Remlinger Farms (thank you, thank you canady’s!) I cannot begin to tell you how much fun it was. This was the first time our girls have done rides, and it was beyond adorable.  

their new thing is holding hands everywhere they go. my heart melts.

we lost lyla for a few minutes in the hay maze. she’s a quick one, that girl.

thanks again Canady family! we had the best time. and of course there’s a few more photos in my album.

It’s become a summer tradition to head back to one of our favorite spots by our old house. It’s definitely not one of Seattle’s prettiest beaches, but we LOVE the little streams, and logs, and trails, and the fact that it’s never crowded. The girls are really into gymnastics (after watching the olympics) so they mostly wanted me to take pictures of them walking, running, and jumping off the logs. till next year…..

(more in my album)

We’re back home briefly before heading back to Chelan. I have so many fun photos and videos to sort through, but I think I’ll just wait until we’re home for good. We’ve been missing Brian like crazy, so it worked out perfectly that he and I got to head out for the day-ALONE- to celebrate some friends of ours getting married. This is a terrible photo from the very end of the night, but it’s documentation of our very fun date none the less…