Finally, an update!

Sorry for the lapse in baby goodness, but we have been out of our routine around here...

We went to the train park and rode Steamies and Diesels all afternoon.


Camas always enjoys boy time.


Joey loves his quilts!


Dancing like it's my birthday! Cause it is!


Joey had a very calm birthday. lots of great toys, like this garage, cute clothes and a fun trip to the pool with ice cream afterwards.


Joey also got and likes his rocking moose.


And he had fun helping Dad put together the new garage.


Uh oh! Traffic Jam!


I brought back this big bag of fresh organic lavender from our whale watching trip, and have been very busy with it!


I also got myself a new sewing table and chair (Thanks Barry and Ruth!) and love having it set up and ready to go! I have finished up several projects already...


My clean uncluttered expanse of craftiness has already been invaded...

I'm considering setting up a proximity alarm... *step away from Mama's Table*


I am very thankful for a sewing space. Even more so since the table has been taken for study space. Daddy is taking an algebra course and homework comes first for space and time.


Joey has continues to grow and can wrestle his brother to the ground if Jimmy isn't paying attention...
When he eats all his dinner he gets dessert. Yeah! Pudding!


All done!


We have also been enjoying the summer weather. We visit the fountain park often.


Jimmy likes to lounge and watch the other kids race from fountain to fountain.


The water erupts really high....


And comes down really fast.


Joey stuck close to Daddy after that!


Pneumonia stayed by the table and was the look out.





One step towards going greener.

Now that summer is here, I bought a folding laundry rack and can get three loads done and dry in the time it takes for my tiny little washer dryer stacking unit to do one...


Joey really likes his garage.


*Ok, mama, I'll pose for one cute picture...*

*now go away, I'm busy!*


And finally, a warning.
Be careful when you come to my house, the screen door bites!

Whales!

It is summer and I thought this just screamed "Summer!"
I love salt water taffy and Jimmy gets to use the twisty straws when he is wearing his big boy underpants.


Jimmy enjoys the summertime.


Camas took me on a fantastic whale watching trip for my birthday. On the way up we passed under this bridge between the islands.


A couple of islands were covered in birds that took off when the boat passed.


There were also many seals.


One little seal pup waiting for mama to bring back lunch.



The first day we spotted two Minke whales.

It was very exciting, but no orcas...


The whole island was blooming. There was lavender everywhere!






This is the ship we rode. the Victoria Clipper.


Five minutes out on the whale watch the second day we started seeing orcas!

We saw whales from J and L pods and they were fishing for salmon at the time we found them.



We also saw some courtship behavior, too.

One whale, we later learned was named Mike, came within 30 feet of the boat.

I caught some video of him.


Another named Faith was as close and went right under the boat, but I had already put the camera away...

It was a very excellent trip!

I have many many pictures but chose the very best ones to post for you. Here are more great photos, not by me.

Hooray for summer!

Can't type... too hot...also wrist is broken :(
Enjoy some sprinkler time

Recent pictures

The cat filled donut is a common sight these days



We have one renegade rose in our hedge.


Just one!


And I have a good start on my next quilt.





Does this remind you of anything?

Go go Joe-zilla!



And we spent an hour or so exploring the fountain!

They grow up so fast!

Jimmy just turned three and is shaving already!


Well, practicing with the Thomas Shaving Kit he got for his birthday.


He still needs to learn the shaving/whipped cream difference, though!


Joey doesn't shave yet, but likes his bubbles!



We all love Auntie Camas! ( and Mak and Freya!)

Yum!

Man, talk about fast and easy!

When's the last time you had these!


Yummy!
I made a piggie of myself!


Daddy's food is always better!




And be sure to check out Mama's Getting Crafty for a rare picture of me and see who loves my quilts!

Father's day weekend

Despite the weatherman's gloomy predictions, our weather has finally been nice the last few days.

I took the boys on an adventure to Vashon Island to deliver the American Hero Quilt I made for their project. We stopped for lunch and ice cream on the way back.


Jimmy likes going for adventures!


We also changed over Joey's clothes to the next size up this weekend. Doesn't he look like a big boy? *sniff* and not like a baby? *sniff*


For Father's day we went out for breakfast.


*How come HE gets a balloon? I'm cuter!*


And then we went for a hike.


Jimmy got ahead of us for a little while


But he came back. He found a cattail.



And discovered cattails turn into lots of fluff when banged on the fence!


He also found a set of binoculars.


He wants to be just like Pokey!


Joey found grass...

and found it's hard to walk with only one shoe on.



Hooray for Daddy!


We had a great time out!


At home I found this little lady on our front hedge.


She caught my eye as a VERY tidy bug (ha ha ha)!


I also did some tidying myself of the front yard.

This is what it looked like when I started.

Pretty dreary, huh! All overgrown with weeds and grass...




A few hours, a bolt and a half of weed wacker string, some herbicide and lots of mulch later it looks like this!



Isn't that better?
I still need to trim out the grass around the rocks closest to the gate, but what an improvement, huh?

And I guess I shouldn't have planted the hen and chicks here, they have been trampled on by little feet many times, now, poor things...