Josie & Hattie visits, Ava & Harper's 14th birthday

Josie came to play today and we spent the longest time in the sand box.  She was rolling around saying she how she loves the beach!  She got so dirty.  Then on the way home, she told me that Hattie talked to her, and said her name!

While Josie was napping, Emmy stopped by with Hattie.  She was wide awake the whole time.  She has the most expressive little face, what a doll, she evened cooed once for me.

Today was Ava and Harper's 14th birthday, which they chose to celebrate at Papa Pete's.  

They loved the sweatshirts they got from the Gourde's.

Posing with Rielee,  Harper is wearing a Taylor Swift shirt her friend brought her from the concert.

They were disappointed in the changes in the game room there, doesn't take quarters anymore and the race car games were gone.   

 

Bridget riding

We had so much fun watching Bridget compete at the fair yesterday.  She looked so relaxed and like she was really having fun!

 

Seaside

We left early Saturday for Seaside. Rielee had been up late at Macee's bachlorette party at the lake house so she conked out quick.

We drove right to Cannon Beach so the girls could see Haystack Rock, which didn't go well. 

Traffic was terrible and we took a wrong turn and ended way past it.  Took this pic and headed right back to Seaside.

Ava and Harper went of the Tilt-A-Whirl while Rielee and Papa got Pronto Pups.

Next stop-Funland.

Harper bought a crown with her tickets.

Rielee wanted to go to the aquarium, we spent a long time there and in the gift shop.

They all got the smashed pennies.

Saturday night we went to see the Barbie movie, we all enjoyed it (Ava and Harper's second time).  

Then we played WhooNu until bedtime.

Sunday morning Papa said the hotel breakfast was lame so we went to Pig N Pancake instead.

It's always good.

Rielee and Harper had fun riding the go-karts. 

Back in Astoria, we found a cool retro arcade.

Ava actually won something on the claw game,

a bracelet and a healing stone.

On the ride home, Rielee caught up a little more on her sleep.

 

Josie and Hattie

I got to give Hattie a bottle today while Emmy, Dan and the girls were up visiting and escaping smoky Kalama.  

These pictures are from last week, I didn't get one of Josie today.  She wasn't in the mood, telling me "no pictures!"

Kelly sent this one of the girls at Disneyland last week.  

Sounds like they had a great time.

 

Busy weekend, meeting Hattie

I gave the girls a lesson on driving the lawn mower Friday night as we hauled the corn hole set over by the play fort.

They both did really well.

They were out until dark playing.

Saturday Harper asked to go to the Forest Learning Center to visit the gift shop.  They both found necklaces and Ava bought the weirdest stuffed animal yet-a banana slug.  We also went to garage sales, shopped in CR, the thrift shop in Longview, Michaels, and finished up with a meal at Applebee's.  

When we got home we set up the badminton net and once the sun went down we played the first game of the summer.  The old folks even won a game somehow.

Sunday we got to meet Hattie, what a sweet little baby girl.

Big sister Josie was happy to see the cousins.

We also got to see Auna and Colby's beautiful house.