Beautiful Wedding

 Kevin & I went to an amazingly beautiful wedding a few weekends ago. It was down on the water and every detail was just perfect. We couldn't be happier for Dan & Christopher, two of the most caring and thoughtful people you will ever meet in your life. 

 The menu was so detailed and every allergen was listed. 

The first wedding I've been to that I can actually eat at! 

 Kev & I with Vicki- she helped make everything run smoothly all night. Scrub & Megan sang and played guitar and they even sang a song for Kevin & I from our wedding. 

Hanging with Matt & Sheila! 

Such a fun night had by all! 

Ride the Ducks!

 July 25 was our 10 year anniversary. Since we had spent the weekend before celebrating sans kids, we decided to spend our actual anniversary with them. We started at the International Fountain at Seattle Center. Lauren & Ben were funny and didn't really want to get wet. 

 a kiss from my loverboy

 We decided to Ride the Ducks and we're so glad we did. It was a blast! 

 These quackers are fun...but so so annoying! Instant headache makers! 

 It was super weird when we went in the water. Fun to see all the sights but didn't actually love floating in the car/boat. 

 Our cute little quakers:) 

 We got stuck in some really bad traffic that added almost an hour to our ride! The driver was great and kept us entertained but we had to get creative too and took some self portraits:)
 The poor kids were starving!! 

 We went to Blue Moon Burgers in Fremont for dinner. Lauren was so excited to actually get some onion rings (she's been dying to try them the past 3 1/2 years). They did not disappoint, she loved them! Ben was super grouchy and refused to sit with us at dinner. Luckily there was lots of space so he got his own table...oh the joys of Ben being 5. He's been so stubborn lately!! 

Crazy to think this was taken 10 years ago, oh and maybe 10 pounds ago...! Wouldn't change a thing though, the last 10 years have been the best. We feel lucky every day to have the life we do. 

So thankful! 

Summer Fun

 The kids loved their swim lessons and were bummed I didn't sign them up for a second session. 

 Ben did so great!! 

 Lauren was excited she got to use the diving board. 

 Ben & his friends have been catching lots of frogs around here this summer. 

 Lauren had a friend from school sleepover. 

 So exciting!

 Lauren is having a blast playing with all the girls during Ben's football. 

 They have a 10 year old they've befriended at the games and she does their hair. It's pretty impressive! 

 Grandma & Grandpa got to come watch a game and Ben scored his first touchdown! They are good luck!! 

 We met some new friends at swimming and had the best time with them. They live just down the street- hooray! 

 Ben was so excited to have his BFF Blake over to play the other day. It was the first cold day we've had in months but they insisted on swimming anyway!

Lovin' all this summer fun! 

Stef & Taylor's Visit

 We had so much fun with Stef and Taylor in town last week! We did lots of fun stuff. 

 They spent the night on the boat and we went crabbing. 

 Ben insists on paddling the kayak, he is actually getting halfway decent at it now!

 He was so tired he couldn't make it up the stairs. He slept here for about 45 minutes!

 Taylor turned 5 last week so we celebrated with a trip to the AG store and she got her very first American Girl doll! 

 We had a cousin sleepover! 

 A trip to the zoo. 

 They got to feed the elephants with Stef!

 This cracks me up. We have 3 decent size tv's but they are all 3 huddling around the kindle watching a show on netflix. Too funny. 

 On their last day we went to Juanita Beach for some beach time. Hadley & Carson joined us too! 

I absolutely love seeing the cousins together. Makes me happy! 

Thanks for a fabulous visit Stef & Taylor, can't wait to visit you sometime soon!