Mother's Day Picnic

 The day before Mother's day we were invited to a picnic and boat ride at Yale Lake.
We had a beautiful spot right on the lake. The sun was out, and there was a nice breeze.
We had a very relaxing day spent visiting with old and new friends, having a bbq, and taking
an adventurous boat ride.
Here are some pictures of the kids, their first time ever, on a motor boat. Myles was a bit nervous at first, gripping his seat with white knuckles. Elsa had a death hold on my hands and would  not let them go for anything. Once we got going there were lots of giggles and screams of delight.
We all had a blast, even though the boat broke down four miles north of the boat ramp.

 Here we are starting out.

 

 Weeeee!

 

 When the boat broke down, Myles moved up to the very front......

 and so did Elsa.

  So, Chris and Bryan broke out the oars and starting rowing. I don't think they were making much progress.
Here is Chris taking a slight break from rowing. Elsa was singing "Row, row, row your boat..." for Bryan and Chris.

Here we are with our rescue squad. They had passed us heading north.

When they were on their way back they came over to see if we needed a tow.

Yes please!!!!

Birthday Trip

 We took a little trip up to visit Ben and Stacey for a few days and to celebrate my birthday.
We relaxed, visited, ate scrumptious food (it's always better when someone else cooks :) , and

made our traditional trip to Mukilteo. The kids had fun playing with Waffles and Belgium. Elsa enjoyed giving them treats.We had a fantastic time with Ben and Stacey, and as usual, it is always so hard to leave and say goodbye.

Each evening when it had cooled down we walked to the playground

to burn off some energy.

Myles was using his manpower to push Chris and then the girls on the 

"Christmas Tree"

 Aeva jumping up and pushing Elsa..........weeeee!

 We paid a visit to the local dollar store and got

bubbles, chalk, and badminton rackets.

 Myles and Ben playing badminton.

 The kids enjoyed the ferry ride so much last time, that

they wanted to do it again.

It was an absolutely beautiful day.

We purchased our fish and chips and headed on board.

 We ate our yummy lunch and then disembarked the ferry

while they did their security sweep. Then we got back on and 

enjoyed the sunshine and breeze out on the deck.

 

  

 

 

 Once the ride was over we walked the 

shore of Mukilteo. There was lots to see...

Tide pool, sea urchins, crabs, seals, and lots of seashells.

 

 

  

Can you spot the crab?

 

 After our walk along the shore we cooled 

ourselves off with ice cream cones.

 Last but not least my birthday dinner was fantastic. Pesto pasta, french bread,
ceasar salad and this fabulous cake that I've been wanting. Thanks Ben for driving me to Costco and getting it for me (thanks Stacey for insisting on it) I was not disappointed!