Mukilteo Beach!

Today the girls and I headed out to the Mukilteo beach. There was a very low tide, so low that you could see many things that you can't see on a normal day! I guess it only happens once a year or so! We had so much fun combing the beach and exploring! Emerson LOVED the starfish. Avery not so much, but she had a great time exploring as well!

Emmy-loo and one of many starfish!

Mukilteo Ferry...sun came out more as the morning went on... beautiful!

Beautiful Mukilteo Lighthouse... It holds a special place in my heart!

More starfish...

Yummmm... Mussels!

And more starfish... this guy was underwater and the water was so crystal clear!

We're so lucky to live here in "Mukilteo by the sea"!!!

More Wedding Weekend pics!

On our way home from our big wedding weekend, we stopped at Smallwoods Farm and Fruitstand in Peshastin, WA. Avery's been coming here since she was a year old. This was the first time for Em (not the first time she's been here, but the first time she's been big enough to really enjoy the place!) now that she's a little bigger. They loved it!

Bug on the Chicken!

Emerson was so serious about trying to get this tractor (prop) started!

Beautiful colors everywhere!

Wedding Day!

I was able to catch a few shots Sunday morning getting ready for the wedding. I didn't get any of Aunty's flower girls (my girls) :( cause I thought I'd be polite and put my camera away when the photographer arrived! ;)

Drying her hair, not too nervous (so she said!)

Hair dried and getting the first "Wedding Day jitters" of the day! So being the responsible sister and Matron of Honor that I was, I calmed her jitters with a Bloody Mary! Did the trick!

Katie's soon-to-be Mother-in-Law!

Ok, I was a little annoyed by this: the photographer left to go shoot the guys before getting a shot of my mom putting her pearls on Katie! Glad I got this one!! (I'm never gonna be polite again after this!) :)

Congratulations Katie and Brett! We were so happy to be apart of your big day! We love you lots!!

Wow!

We are home from Eastern WA and my sister's wedding. It was wonderful! So many memories and good times! Here's a few from the day before the wedding!

Aunty Katie enjoying her pedicure...

Grammy and Em waiting for their pedi...

Avery and Grammy having a pedi...

Soccer Camp!

Avery is just about finished with her 1st session of soccer camp! She's been interested in soccer for about a year so we decided to sign her up for an intro. to soccer. We had so much fun watching and cheering her on! I found myself excitedly cheering for her on the sidelines-wasn't the quietest mommy there, but I couldn't help it! We are so proud of her! (Bug, I promise I won't be an (overly) obnoxious soccer mom!)

They had the kids kick the ball against the wall and stop it with one foot, then return it to the wall. She got pretty good at that!

But she just couldn't help but stop the ball with her hands too. So cute! The class was a mix of

3 & 4 year olds, and none of them could resist the instict to grab the ball with their hands!

Great dribbling, Bug! Love this action shot!

Avery did this camp with her friend Allyson. Lots of social breaks for these two!

Avery would run over to Em and I once in a while and tell us she was so tired! Always had time for a quick hug for her little sister!

Avery is a lot like her mommy :) in that contact sports are not a favorite! For the most part she likes the camp, but she'd rather not run into and bump into the other kids. Pretty funny! (Remember me at softball, Amy?) Hahaha! There's a lot of me in Avery that's for sure! Emerson, on the other hand, couldn't just stay on the sidelines towards the end of the hour. Avery would tell me she was done kicking the ball and Em said, "I kick it Mommy!" Pretty cute.

And here's Em, finally on the floor, off the sidelines and ready to play!

These girls bring so much joy to our life everyday! Every day is a new experience, a new challenge, and new joy! Good job, Bug! You were a great sport and tried your best each day! That's all that matters! xoxo

Camping trip #2!!

Yep, we did it again! Our second camping trip began at Lake Wenatchee State Park. It was beautiful and the girls and Aunty Katie and I played at the lake for hours! We ended up not being able to stay the night there though, it was packed! We packed up and headed to Tumwater for our first (and only) night. We got camp set up, girls put to bed and at 3 am we were awaken by thunder and lightning! When the sun came up and the girls woke it was gorgeous out! They played by the river all afternoon!

Girls digging and making sand castles on beautiful Lake Wenatchee

My always-happy sweet Em!

Daddy and his girls on the beautiful Wenatchee River at the Tumwater campground!

Bug floating on the Wenatchee <3

Two beautiful girls! xoxo

Aunty Katie in the rain!
We ended up packing up and heading home one day early. Not much for the girls to do in the rain and Avery was no longer entertained by the time we played the 6th game of Go-Fish! Another memerable trip though!

I know 2 little girls...

...who are going to miss their Aunty after she leaves!

My sister has been living with us for the past 5 months and we have gotten pretty used to it! Katie gets married this Sunday then she'll be leaving to begin her "married life" on Aug. 12 back in PA! The girls are going to be confused and missing her for quite a while, but hopefully Brett and Katie will be living in WA in about 6 months or so!