Porch.

The front porch steps were completed well into the night recently. Exciting stuff around here.

South Lake Union.

Perfect weather on Saturday sent us (minus Jeff) downtown for the grand opening of a new park. We did lots of art activities, ran into friends, toured boats, blew bubbles, and ate a fantastic burger and fries at 10:30 in the morning!

Hair.

Before and after shots of Ruby's haircut. They fixed her up real pretty!

Exploring.

You never know if it's going to be hot or cold this time of year. We went to the beach and it started out cold and ended up hot, so, the kids took their shirts off. Another low tide (our favorite!) had us looking for creatures and shells.

The Last Hurrah.

Summer is over. I don't think it was ever here. But, we are not complaining. The weekend was spent hanging around the house and yard. J worked on the porch and the kids played "camping". Silas spied a spider that caught a bee, wrapped it up, and dragged it off to be devoured. Fascinating. Then we headed down to Golden Gardens for a little BBQ and a peek at the water.

First grade is going well for Silas. He is riding the bus most days and seems to like it (I, however, probably enjoy it the most), although it makes a long day for him.

Looking forward to October; visits from both grand mamas, Ruby's 3rd, J and A's 10th, and Halloween!

Manzanita Part Two.

Morning at the beach.

Chasing the tide.

Sand toys.

Wanda's.

Steamers' revenge.

Manzanita.

We are in the midst of the last week before school. Silas will be starting first grade, and Miss Ruby will try out pre pre-school for a bit. We had a nice sunny and warm vacation on the Oregon Coast. Highlights of the week (depending on who you ask) included; Tillamook cheese factory, kyaking the Nehalem Bay, bunk beds, sunset at the beach, hide and seek in the sand dunes, Ecola State Park, tide pools at Haystack Rock, and alone time everyday from 3 to 5 for J and A.