Alora dressed up as a pink dragon at the Play Cafe.
Happy Father's Day Steve! Your wife and kids adore you and are so blessed to have you!
Playing volleyball with mom and dad in Redmond.
The view from our window at the Redmond time share.
Elijah LOVED riding behind mom. It was the first time we took the kids on a bikeride on the back of our bike. They loved it!
Our family chose to do a staycation this year to save money and the stress of traveling and to enjoy all the little stuff. We went to the zoo, library, hiking, the Thomas the Train day, Alora's first day of preschool (the whole family went for 2.5 hrs and enjoyed watching Alora making pizza, listening at story time, and making new friends), the pool, etc. The kids were always worn out from a busy morning and took between 3 and 4 hour naps. I actually read two books and Steve practiced his guitar, watched movies, and played video games (this just doesn't happen with two toddlers). We were able to enjoy quality family time and rest. It was the best. The only downer was we missed going out on our 5 year wedding anniversary because our child care plans fell through. But we were able to take the kids to the zoo and have rescheduled a day together when my parents visit in July. We enjoyed a small trip to Redmond OR where we stayed at our friend's timeshare. The highlight of that trip was riding bikes with the kids, visiting with friends, and going to a play cafe where the kids played indepedently for two hours and mom and dad enjoyed coffee and paninis!
