Grandpa Reilley paid us a visit.

I realize that I am behind on these posts.  I will try to get better at that.

At the end of July, Grandpa Bill paid us a visit.  We spent a lot of time relaxing, playing and enjoying his company.  Our big event of his visit was going to Ballard Locks.   This is a cool place because they lift or lower boats depending on which way they are  going.  They do this because Lake Washington and Lake Union are fresh water and the Puget Sound is sea water.  The boys really enjoyed seeing the boats being raised and lowered.  

We also celebrated Brandon and Owen's birthdays a little early.  It was fun!

Fourth of July

We had a great fourth of July.  We spent the day at a friend's BBQ.  Then that night we came home and watched the fireworks in our backyard.  We put Meghan down to bed and let the boys enjoy the show.

Let me explain.  The fourth of July is a bit nuts out here.  It is a little unsafe.  Any regular person can buy the high tech fireworks on the Indian Reservations.  Then these unprofessional people set them off in their back yard or in the middle of the street.  It is entertaining while you wonder if your house is going to make it through the night.  Oh, and that's another thing.  They shoot them off all night.  And just when you begin to hate freedom, it stops!

I think the highlight of boys night was cookies and glow-in-the-dark bracelets!  All in all, We still love the Fourth of July around here, but mainly for the Smore's!

Grandparents come to play!

We were lucky enough to have Grandma Marnie and Grandpa Richard stay with us for a few days.  While they were here we saw CARS 2, visited Pike's Place Market, played Yahtzee, visited Gas Works Park, ate at Claim Jumpers and lots more!  Most importantly we celebrated Meghan's 1st birthday.  We packed a lot into 4 days.  Brandon and I even got to get out by ourselves. 

It was so nice having them here and I know the kids really enjoyed it.  We can't wait to see them in August.  We are driving down to see them at the end of the month.  We are staying for two weeks!  If we can do that much stuff in 4 days, I wonder what we will pack into 2 weeks.  We are really looking forward to it.

Our Baby Girl is ONE!

Our Meghan is ONE!!  We were lucky to have Grandma and Grandpa Knight celebrate with us.   (I will tell you all about our adventures with them in the next post!)

It was such a great day.  I made her cupcakes with pink frosting.  She didn't really dig into it like the boys did.  She warmed up to it though.  I don't know if cupcakes are her thing.  Maybe she will need to grow into that.

Meghan was blessed with love from many people.  We are so appreciative of that.

Preschool Graduation

School's out for summer!   Owen graduated from Hand-in-Hand preschool.  Only to go back in September.  It counts though, right?  The last day was a picnic and a celebration.  We brought Owen's birthday cupcakes.  They celebrated all the summer birthdays at the picnic.  All the "graduates" got a diploma and a goody bag filled with books and stickers. 

Owen was so proud of himself and he should be.  He did great this year.  He is growing up to be such a neat little boy. 

Discovery Park

We were blessed with a sunny day here in Seattle.  Therefore, we loaded up the car and went for a family hike at Discovery Park.  We had a great time enjoying nature.  It is always nice to get outside and get some exercise.   The boys had a blast exploring the trails.  Meghan took it all in from her stroller.   We even stopped to play on the playground.  Which the boys turned into a pirate ship.  (Of course!)  I wonder what the world would be like if adults could imagine and play like little children.

I hope you enjoy the pictures from our day in the sun!

Another Season of T-Ball ends!

June 4th was our last T-Ball game.  The season ended with trophies and a party at Dairy Queen.  The boys both loved their trophies.  I would say that the season was a success.  I think we will probably try it again next year.   Here are some pictures from our last game.