That's RAD!

Mom, Dad, Aunt Katy, and Uncle Joe teamed up to traverse Bellingham on Saturday.

The Greenways Run.

The Mountain Bike.

The Road Bike.

The Trail Run.

The Kayak.

The end. They had a great day AND they raised over $10,000 for Action For Africa.

Our Favorite Four Year Old

Happy birthday, Evan!

I've been eyeing this one all day!

Mom and Dad gave me this fun crane. It was the first present I opened, and it was more than an hour before I opened the second one.

Uncle Keith and Aunt Amanda sent these fun party favors. They were almost as big of a hit as the crane!

Multi-tasking: Reading with Oma and playing with the party favors. And still coming down from the sugar-high.

Hard at work rolling out playdough.

Another picture, Mom? Really?

Life's a Beach

Dad snuck out to get a few casts in after dinner. We might have missed the action, were it not for Elsa saying, "I don't want to play this game. I want to see what Uncle Adam has on his line." So much pressure as we (and the next door neighbors) rushed outside to see him reel in his fish. Watching Daddy filet his fish. (This actually might have been Grandpa's fish. There were so many it's hard to keep track!) Daddy's total was three salmon. Not bad for a weekend's work. I love my new fishing pole. And I even love to fish for a few minutes at a time! Mom and Aunt Katy took Grandma to get pedicures for Grandma's birthday. Then they came home and painted our nails, too! Our second annual clam boil.

We're having fish tonight!

Dad caught his first fish since he was a kid. (And he caught the fishing bug, too!) This fish was so feisty that it broke the reel off the pole, so Grandpa had to help hold the reel to the pole while Dad reeled it in and a neighbor waited with the net. It was a tough one, but Dad was NOT GOING TO LET IT GO! Plus, they ended up with a great "fish story"! Lucky for them, they have the broken pole and reel to prove it.  Perfect day for a kayak, too!

Fishing, Crabbing, Clamming...

...all in one day, and multiple times this weekend. This is the good life!

Splash Park

There's a great view of the mountain AND it's next to the airfield, so we can splash and play while we watch the chinooks and blackhawks take off and land.

All this play takes a lot out of us, though! I didn't even make it past the first page of my book on the way home!

Thank You, Oma!

Oma came to spend the weekend with us. We sure had a lot of fun, especially at the playground.
Who knew that bathtime was so much fun when Oma is there!?

Thank you Grandpa Al for the cool new T-Shirts. We'll be wearing them for a couple of years, at least!

Thanks for the Tickle-Monster book - This will surely help us tickle Daddy.


New watering cans! Wicked fun!

Thank you for coming out here this weekend Oma. It was sure nice to have you here and to spend all weekend together. We can't wait to see you in September!

The County Fair with Oma!

Oma came to town just in time for the County Fair! We had lots of fun playing with her!

Of course, where there's a firetruck, there's Evan!

Oma even got in on the action.

The girls from the local 4H & FFA were showing off their rabbits - I'm a huge fan!


Learning the finer points of roller coaster riding.

Bombs Away!