Best Friends :)

Laura, Julian, and Willy came up to play for a few days, FINALLY!  Our last three attempts to have them come up were canceled due to sick kids, but everyone was nice enough to stay healthy this time!

Together, again!

Sportin' some sweet shades!

Too cool for you!

Again, I'm am the COOLEST!

Water table fun!

Yes, I just poured water all over myself!  Refreshing!

Just a wee bit damp. :)

I am way too cool to take these shades off!

Julian, I can't believe you're finally here!

What happened to my shades?

Julian is barbecuing, just like Mike!

Taking my buddy to Sunset Beach at Washington Park!

Go, Willy, go!

Mike and Willy kept themselves busy.

The Willy Sprinkler!

Get. This. Stick. Out.

Cocktail hour!

We decided to walk on the ferry to have lunch on Guemes Island.
Waiting for the Guemes Ferry.

Whoa, waves.

We were captivated for the entire 7-minute ride!

We made it to Guemes Island!

So silly!

Walking to have lunch at the General Store.

We missed you, Tyler!

Lunchtime.

Oh, Julian, you are too cute! *giggle*

Strolling down to the beach to wait for the ferry.

Julian, see the ferry coming?

The ferry boat!  I see it!  I see it!

One last stroll back to the car.

Make a wish!

One final play time...

... and kisses good-bye.

Hugs...

... and kisses!

What a fun visit!

Beach, Cousins, and Friends

C'mon, Daddy, what's the hold up?

I may have bonked my head a few times under here.

The day Avery turned 11 months old, I caught her "eating" with one of Alli's toy spoons and a plastic hamburger patty!

Yum!

This eating thing is a piece of cake!

Odd, my mom still won't let me feed myself.

Washington Park - one of Alli's favorite places to go!

One, two, three, throw!

Getting close...

the toe is in...

ooh, COLD!!

Throwing rocks is an artform.

I was having fun, too!

Giggles!

And more giggles!

Our frequent visitor returns.

Aww, hugs!

Say cheese, Avery!

Say cheese, Alli!

Buddy Ian joined in on the fun, too!

We love chasing each other around and under the table!

How big is Avery?  THIS BIG!

At 11 months old, Avery is officially walking.  EVERYWHERE!

Plop!

Back at Washington Park with cousins Chase and Landon!

Hi, Chase!

Hi, Landon!

Ages two to four... and all the same size! :)

There's nothing better than throwing rocks in the water!

You two can HAVE the cold water; I've already tried that!

I wanna play with the big kids.

Thirsty, Chase?

C'mon, Landon!  Back to the water!

Lately, I am the happiest on the beach!

Alli is on the beach, Chase is running to catch up, and Landon stops to pick flowers. :)

Dosey-do!

Lisa, I am SOOOOOO good at the hidden pictures in my magazine!  Thanks, again!

I've got places to go!

Crawling is for babies!

Tinkerbell!

How on earth can you possibly tell that I just woke up?

Sweet Ruby came by to play!

Birthday buddies, Eva June and Avery!  We'll both be one in a couple of weeks!

Sorry, Eva, I've got places to go!

I'd love to stay and chat, but I've got to run!

C'mon, Eva and Ruby!  Come with me!

Our first attempt at getting all four kids in the same photo.  Avery, get back here!

AVERY!!!

Avery, FREEZE!!  Oh, I give up.

Trapped!  Now I can't run away!

Silly goose.

Our next post will be following shortly; our visit with Julian, Laura, and Big Willy demands its own post! ;)