seattle

we stayed with jess and chris and their one-year-old nina. brian and his wife lori joined us too. it was nice to relax with them after our 2 day drive from fairfax. highlights for the kids were going on amusement park rides and running through the huge fountain in downtown seattle and, the day before, swimming in lake washington. they loved nina too and i was amazed to get a photo of all three of them with smiles!!

the fam minus eric

redwood hike : girls only!

quinn and seena's visit

school attire

he puts this stuff together and i have nothing to do with it!

swimmin'

mahala has just started swim lessons closer to our home. it's an outdoor pool so she is getting used to the fact that it is a chillier endeavor, even though it has been in the 80's outside, but she is adjusting fairly easily.

talkative? oh no....not at all...

this pretty much happens all throughout dinner. douglas and i exchanging glances and wondering how he could talk this much and sometimes wondering what he is trying to say!