Happy Campers!

We took a little camping trip this weekend just outside of Leavenworth, WA with some good friends of ours. Ken went with the girls on Thursday and then I joined them all on Friday and then went home with Erika Saturday night. It was a record 23-hour camping trip for me! I couldn't get Marilynn to leave - she was having such a great time with her friends. So, she went back with Ken on Sunday.

We cooked (and ate) tons of yummy food, went into the town of Leavenworth, and skipped rocks into the river. Fun times and Marilynn has turned into quite the camping girl!!

Rolling

We went bowling with friends on Saturday night, and Marilynn and Erika also decided to try it out for the first time. And, yes, it is true - Marilynn scored higher than I did. Marilynn calls it "rolling" instead of "bowling," and I'm thinking her term makes more much sense anyways.

Playdate at the Zoo

Scandoulous - Ken and another stay at home dad have been doing playdates with two stay-at-home moms on Fridays lately. Someone asked me if I was worried about Ken having all of this time with women during the day, and I was like "surely, you've never had to watch 8 kids all at once." This past Friday, they all headed out to the zoo and had a blast - 4 adults and 8 kids!

Marilynn's Swim Lessons

Marilynn started swim lessons at the YMCA last week and she is like a fish to water!

Easter!

I'm still recovering from Easter weekend! Ate way too much food, had way too much fun with the girls and wish I could do it all over again. We had our good friends Charles and Angela up from California and had a yummy brunch with them (no pictures to show for that, unfortunately). Then, we dyed Easter Eggs and made cupcakes on Saturday afternoon. Then, on Sunday, we went to church - the girls LOVED their new dresses from Maw-Maw and twirled around in them all morning long in church. Erika kept saying "princess" "princess." Then, we ended the special day will a big dinner with a few of our good friends. Hope everyone had a very happy Easter!

Erika really got into painting the eggs this year. Last year she couldn't even walk! She's growing up so fast.

Here's our carrot cake cupcake creations. Marilynn LOVES cupcakes and candy, so this was her perfect dessert.

The girls were adorable in their dresses. It looks like Erika is reaching up for a hug, but she really just wanted the camera.

In front of church - trying not to freeze. I miss California and Texas Easter weather.

Our dinner party - notice how most of the guys have their mouths full!

And, Marilynn enjoyed hostessing her own end of the table.

Note: tons more photos on Facebook

Tulip Festival

Spring has sprung, so we headed out to the Tulip Festival to check it out.

I was amazed at the rows and rows and rows of flowers - it was quite the sight.

Erika wasn't so big on the flowers - she just wanted to play in the mud.

But, she eventually got into it.


A quick break for a little snack. They rode around the fields in style!

Marilynn loved the tulips and loved having her face painted.

The tulips were almost as tall as Erika.

There's a better shot of her face painted as a butterfly.


We stopped in the town of La Conner and had an ice cream cone at a shoppe right next to this giant tree log.

On our way home, we stopped by our good friends' house - Kim and Jeremy. Marilynn asked if she could spend the night. . .

March Madness

Wow - how can it be March 20th already and I haven't posted a single blog post during the whole month of March? Crazy, crazy. We've been to Sequim twice, saw my brother, celebrated my dad's 77th birthday, and so much more, and I have NO photos or blog posts to show for it. Ugh. Anyways, we went to Lincoln Park in West Seattle today and had a great time. Here's a few pictures from our day today: