Monday, July 30, 2012

The Brady Bunch tackles July...

"You see Reid, once you take the derivative of "x" and run a regression on "y", you will get the meaning of life.
Post-nap hair....(Quinn's)-not my equally-as-messy mop)...
Planning his escape 

Quinn showing off her quad strength while waiting for Ry to finish his half Ironman-Brynn looks REALLY impressed.


Waiting at the finish line.


"Quinn, one day, you can jump off the deep end and exercise for 7 hours straight too"...

Post race...one word, "Lazy"

Cousin Olivia's birthday party...animals, garden, cake, kids, a piƱata...



Auntie Erin with the "Bigs"...(2 oldest neices)

Picking raspberries

They hired a cheap, inexperienced balloon artist...let's just say, he won't be back next year!

If only he could experience the taste of real cake...he wouldn't be wasting his time.

Coming up with a strategy...

Florida friends: "this is what the beach looks like here"

One of Quinn's daily report cards:)


Before hypothermia set in...

You would think this little girls parents would get her a bathing suit...

...and this little boy some clothes

Quinn LOVES braids now...we have a 2x/day rule for mommy to braid Quinn's hair b/c it became a game for how many times she could take them out so mom could re-do them:)

Reid loves the library.




"Say, do you think I could borrowah some of ya chewin tobaccah"


Reid meets his first bear

The entertainment has arrived.


I told her not to touch the stove.


We got tired of using the carseat...took up too much time.


And you think these glasses are a joke...
#whyarepeoplestaringatmychild

LOVE this picture...Grammy and Q sharing some front step time:)

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Summer has hit the West coast!!!


"Did I hear you say, it's lunchtime?"

Mr. Man climbs up on EVERYTHING! 


Q lifting from the legs...


Quinn's couch fort

The "security guard" telling Reid "no boys allowed"


I found a compromise to the finger paints (pre-made pictures with the paint already on the page...genius!)


Gorgeous evening at Marine Park

Reid hanging at the stroller 

You can spot my shorts from Alaska




Princess watching the train go by




 
Park #1,023


A ferry ride to see Uncle Josh, Auntie Heather,  Henry, Olivia and (baby X...only a few more weeks!)





Check out Mt. Baker behind the ferry
 
Quinn's first day of school (not sure who took it harder, Ryan or me)


Put the number to social services away, Reid likes to play with daddy's belt

Our first trip to Rocket Donuts...delightful!

"DON'T TOUCH my donut!"

Right after daddy vulture asked "Quinn, are you going eat your whole donut?"


Hanging out at Grammy and Papa's house





He wants to walk so bad!!! 



Doing everything in her power to NOT look at mommy for a picture

Ha Ha, I won!


Whatcom Falls Park...they have fish hatcheries


Quinn intrigued by the Falls

Mommy intrigued by Quinn's "bottom"


"Cheeeeeese"


Ry hangin out...


...yet ANOTHER beautiful walk 

Icecream with the cousins...





Q so excited by the choo choo train


Waiting at the airport to see daddy (coming home from a concert in San Francisco)
 
Happy 4th of July!




Quinn worn out after her 2nd day of school.  It was a harder day than day 1 (I think b/c she knew what was going on...mom drops her off and doesn't come back for awhile ).  I told myself the entire walk home, "this IS good for her"


Off to the library...


It is so cool to see the kids start to interact...

How well do you think Ryan's nap is going?