LOOONNNGGG but enjoyable road trip

to the RANK Family reunion!

A family pic:

On the way home, we stopped here:

we had to try the fish n' chips---they were delicious!

Here are pics while we were there:

Oh....

so we have started a BAD habit, that we are in the process of fixing: we let Ethan sleep with us!

The other night, Brock was putting Ethan to sleep....boy, it must've been a long day for Brock, for this is what I discovered:

Playtime!

I LOVE summer vacation! I am so LUCKY to be able to spend this time with Ethan and friends.

Here is a short video of Ethan and Lily playing.

They BOTH LOVE the PlayHUTS!!!

Sleepover with the Kanooth Girls!

Kids sure have GREAT memories! Years ago, I had promised the girls a sleepover once I moved back to WA---they remembered!!! So here are some pics:

Ethan watching as they took over HIS toys...hehehehe

Playing the Wii (biggest hit during the sleepover)

Doing an art project

The sleeping arrangements

California trip

We had a GREAT time in Cali! It was wonderful that Ethan finally got to meet his Cali-family. THANKS to the Miccio family for hosting us, and showing us a good time! There were way too many pictures to post on the blog; so, I posted them in an album on my facebook account. You can view them by opening the link below.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2027722&id=1423362515&l=18f63e9446

Btw, you don't have to have facebook to view the pics:)

I promise not to do this very often, as it is nice to view photos on the blog....but there were just sooooo many!!!!

Swim pics!

Happy11 months, Ethan and 4th of July!

Here is Ethan and Gpa exploring the window sill on the 4th of July!

Brock and I SP at the Fireworks display in Bellevue!

Ethan enjoying his pool/sprinkler....he was in a bit of shock due to the hose water and the sprinkler, but he eventually loved it. Can't wait for the warmer days to come so we can bring it back out:)

Ashley and Ethan watching the pool fill up!

Ashley testing the ice cream....

The homemade ice cream is ready!

Ethan playing with Lauren:)

Ethan, GMA and Lauren

Brrrr....

It is a bit cold in forks...must be all the vampires!

Our friend from Cali is a HUGE Twlight Fan...so we took a day trip on over. It's pretty neat to see how the town has embraced this fame, and even though I haven't read the series yet, it still was a great drive. The cold, misty weather added to the experience!

Here is Ethan at Mt. Rainier...it was chilly and bright...luckily, I had Lily's sunglasses in the car!

A tired tourist!

A friend drove back with us from Cali, so we were sightseeing A LOT this last week. Thankfully, Ethan was a good sport about it....this was taken at the Space Needle.