End of summer

Well it is sad to say but our summer is nearly over...The big boys start school on Wednesday. So here are a few highlights from the past month or so since I haven't done well at keeping up with the blog.
To the park in Renton & Red Robin with the Petersons...My mom flew up for less than 24 hours while my dad was here. While she was up we went to the park on Lake Washington in Renton with Graham, Ali, & the Petersons. We had a great time. The bigger boys were also able to read to my mom. And Graham if you borrow my camera & take a picture of yourself you better believe the picture will end up somewhere.











Big Four hike with Pop-Pop...We loved hiking the big four we decided to do it again. This time Pop-pop was in town and so he came with us. What a beautiful location!











Big Four Hike #1...On one of the free weekends at the National parks we went up to the Mt. Baker/Snoqualmie national forest. It was a very hot day...but, who cares when it is this beautiful. I love being outdoors when its nice out. This was a super hike for the kids.









Harborview park...This park has an amazing view of the sound & the Everett Harbor (hense the name). I made dinner at home and we packed up and headed out for dinner. It is so much fun to see the beauty while eating dinner.




Dessert at the park...In trying to keep the kids busy and out of trouble we made a cake one day. Then after dinner we packed up and headed out to another park that overlooks the sound. The boys and I also took the hike and went down to the water while Eliza and Sean stayed up and played at the playground.



Grandad's memorial service. My grandfather passed away at the end of July. I was blessed to be able to attend his memorial services. He was a hard working man who was very bright and served his country with honor. He accepted Christ as his savior in his last days on this earth.






Swim lessons...Micah & Ethan were able to take swim lessons twice & Lucas once. They had so much fun in the water. We hope to continue this through the fall.



Mukilteo Beach.... while we are living in our temporary home we are close to Mukilteo so we have enjoyed the oportunity to go to the park and the beach there. It is a beautiful view of Whidbey. The kids love playing on the playground.