Away for the Day

Taylor and Jason headed out to Tiger Mountain and to Duthie today to play in the woods on their bikes while Anna and I went in search of some waterfalls on the Boulder River Trail.  So good to be away for the day to recharge. 

Happiness is Cooking Together

Micah has had his first vaccination, and we decided to bake together in the same kitchen (rather than on FaceTime) for the first time in a long, long time for our monthly baking date. WHAT A GIFT to get to be together in one place!

Picture Perfect

Jason brought Poppy out to the front yard early this evening while the sun was showing off, and she certainly had a regal look to her.  See below for some picture perfect poses she gave us. 

from a cool app on my phone that changes photos into art 

Almost Summer Sunset

 

As part of Taylor's birthday gift, I sent Taylor, Halle, and Josiah to get dinner at Chick-fil-A last Saturday night, and then they headed over to Carkeek Park to check out the sunset. Halle was VERY gracious to share these pictures with me. :) 

Right at Home

 We sure love how Poppy has made herself right at home here for almost 8 years with us....

Working Boy

 

I stopped by to take lunch to Taylor on Saturday for a pre-birthday treat, and in return, I got to snap a photo of him in his official work shirt at Counterbalance Bicycles where Taylor has been working for the last month or so.  Overall, it's been a great fit for him to use some of his skills and to learn some more tricks of the trade in fixing bikes. 

Senior Prom

Anna and some of her friends had such fun at their made-up senior prom last night. A few of them got ready together at our house and then headed downtown to catch the ferry to Bainbridge for a fun evening together.  (I got to tag along downtown to be their photographer for a few of the photos before they caught the ferry and headed off on their adventure- such fun!) 

Lauren, Anna, Gigi, Jane, Lucy, Sarah, Lindsay, Isabelle, Ava, and Hope 

Titanic pose (even though Anna has never seen that movie!) 

Anna and Jane