Wow, is it really almost August???

I know this is no excuse, but we've been incredibly busy this past month. Let's see if I can remember everything we've done. We went to Grandma's house for 4th of July and the kids set off fireworks. John and Nate attended Cub Scout Resident camp for four days and three nights. The girls went to several birthday parties. We climbed the rock climbing wall at REI. We went to Cub Scout Twilight camp every night for five nights, and we went to Grandpa's house to a family reunion. We tamed the jungle in our backyard, but it took six people two days to do it. We've had an old friend visit from Texas, an Uncle and Aunt and their family visit from Ohio (six people in all), and now another Uncle and Aunt from Ohio is in town. There, that covers it. As for pics, I'll be working on those next. Next we'll be headed to a 10-day beach vacation out of state. I sure hope we have a few minutes to catch our breath there!

Cruising in Seattle...

At the end of a long day exploring the Seattle Center, we decided to take a Seattle Harbour Cruise to check out the view from the water. Raelee was so tired that she fell asleep in her mom's arms and napped for a little while. I took a few pictures before taking the kids below with me to keep them entertained for the duration of the cruise.

The kids enjoyed playing games in the galley while waiting for the cruise to end:

And having their pics taken at the end of the cruise:

We traveled home with four very tired children. We had such a wonderful day!!!

Swimming in Seattle...

On Stephenie and Raelee's 2nd day exploring Seattle, the day dawned bright and beautiful. We drove to Seattle and rode up to the top of the Space Needle to see the panoramic view:After we got done looking at the view, we took the kids to the International Fountain to eat a picnic lunch and play in the water:

I think they all enjoyed it!

After the kids got done playing at the International Fountain, we took them to a wading pool close by to play for a little while.

After they got done swimming, we changed the kids back into their clothes and traveled to the Seattle waterfront to get in line for a harbour cruise of Seattle's Elliot Bay. That will be the material for my next post. We enjoyed having them visit so much!!!