Beach

It was cold and overcast when we got to Long Beach, so we stopped at the bakery to cheer ourselves up.

(Kind of disappointed in the pastries this time.)

This was our third try at seeing the ocean, brrr!

Went back to Long Beach for some shopping, then had a fire pit and watched movies and Project Runway.

Tuesday was much nicer! 

Went for a long bike ride, counting bunnies and looking at the charming houses.

Since Harper had to work Wednesday morning, we decided to head home, stopping at Fun Land on the way out of town.

Then we ate at Pig N Pancake in Astoria and visited a couple of antique stores.

A short and sweet beach trip. 

 

Dinner with the kiddos

 Had a yummy dinner at El Compadre, Rielee had a swollen right eye, not sure what caused it.

Ellie loves Mexican food.

Josie's b'day

Josie is turning 6 today, time sure flies!  Such a sweetie!

We had pizza with the girls, Charb, Kelly, and Nancy last weekend, always a fun time!

And this little girl in 10 months old already, loved her little bell bottom pants!  

 

Play time with the Hodges girls, Rielee v'ball

Josie came over to play Saturday.  She wanted to have a 

19th birthday party for a Barbie she named "Rose" so we made decorations.

Then we played outside where she demonstrated how she can run up the slide.

Monday Rielee played with the Kelso alumni volleyball team,

so fun to see her on the court again.

Yesterday I had a special visitor, and we had a tea party.  

Hattie loves tea!

Hattie's silly smile!

We moved outside for more tea and played on the hammock, too.

 

Meeting Rhett, Ellie's pool time, boating

We got to meet Rhett last Friday.  What a sweet little guy he is, he even opened his eyes for a bit.

It was a warm day so later we filled Ellie's pool,

she wasn't sure about it for a while,

but she enjoyed it.

The girls came up Saturday for the weekend.  We went to Mayfield and

hung out with Gabe, Des, Rielee and her college roommate, Ava, Parker, Alissa, Ellie, and Alissa's parents.  

It was a little chilly so we got a boat ride with blankets, the sun finally started to break through on the way back to shore.

Ellie was pretty chill most of the ride.

Parker and Ellie gave us a ride back to the house.

We had lunch and then left to stop at a few garage sales on the way home.

 

Macee & Wren, Josie & Hattie, Mother's Day

Macee and Wren came over Friday to visit for a few days.

We had beautiful weather, so they were able to play at the play fort.

Wren was a little nervous around us at first.

Macee and Papa's selfie.

Wren was kind of tired by the time they posed in the hammock.

Saturday, we went to Josie and Hattie's dance recital.  It was so cute!

Mother's Day breakfast was fun, Charb and the girls came up (Kelly had to work). Harper cooked the eggs, Ava made French toast, I made biscuits and gravy and potato patties, and Des brought sausage and bacon.  

Wren and Ellie liked all of the food.

Wren tried out the sandbox later.  It took a little while,

but she got into it! 

And she loved the hammock, too.

Dinner was Kentucky Fried Chicken at Des and Gabe's. Ellie likes Gigi and Grandpa's swing.

Grandpa entertained Wren with bubbles.

All in all, it was a perfect Mother's Day.

 

Auna's shower

Auna's baby shower was at a beautiful venue by Silver Lake.

She got lots of help opening gifts from her nieces.  Lots of "doodle" gifts, too.

We were bad at the games, the girls entertained themselves drawing pictures of each other.

Brentley looked so cute with her hair up.

 Laury brought a blanket and toys for the little ones, kept them happy for a long time.