Last Friday evening we headed to Seattle, to Terri's cousin's place near the Ballard Locks. It's on the water and is SO relaxing...besides the beautiful home that Tara and Ivar have, it has an incredible view and is beautifully decorated! Josh, Mandy and Jayden also came with us and Jessalyn and Sean came up shortly after we arrived...so the whole crew was there. Great friends...well, more like cousins...Connie Stark and her girls, Katarina and Hanna, were also there and we all had a wonderful time. We enjoyed appetizers and a drink on the deck as we watched boats come and go and later we enjoyed a beautiful sunset from their deck...wow, this is something we could handle on a daily basis...we are very jealous of their location! Oh, can't forget that Aussie joined us as well...she had stayed there for two weeks while we were gone this past spring and she seemed happy to return and see her pals, Cosmo and Merlin! A great dinner, wonderful dessert (nice job on the pies, Tara, Kat and Hanna!) and fun conversation...made for a perfect evening. Before we headed out...Kat decided to jump off the deck into the water...Hanna soon joined her and then Jess and Sean as well. Tara had swam with the girls before we arrived, but didn't want to go in now...although the others had another idea...and she was quickly tossed in...skirt, shirt and all. She's such a great sport...and then jumped a couple more times! We said our goodbyes and headed home...after a very nice evening!
The next day and following day, Sunday, was our neighborhood's annual garage sale. Josh and Mandy managed it and over the course of the weekend made some good money to go towards our Christmas cruise to Mexico...they were really excited and did a great job. After it was over, we loaded up everything and hauled it off to Goodwill...time to clean things out and "lighten" the load in the garage! Phew, what a relief to get rid of everything!
Tuesday was Jayden's last day at soccer...and she did awesome! Mandy was able to take off work early to come watch and she and Terri were so proud of Jayden. It was fun to watch her running in there with the other kids and showing off what she'd learned over the 5 weeks! It'll leave a void in the Tuesday schedule for Jayden and "Mimi" but they met a little girl who they'll continue to get together with so they can play and Jayden can get out on those days.
Wednesday...another "mimi day" had Terri and Jayden heading to the park with another friend of Jayden's...Evan. These two are pretty darn cute together and seem to really enjoy playing together. Evan REALLY likes Jayden and if we aren't watching, he'll try and steal a kiss from Jayden! It's too cute! Evan and his family will be returning to Pullman soon and we'll miss them...guess the two of them will have to become "email buddies!"
It's Friday night and tomorrow morning we are heading to a photo workshop in Seattle. It'll be fun to see what the speakers have to say...to be inspired and motivated by them and to get out and shoot in the afternoon...though it could be hot! Forecasters are calling for some HOT weather the next couple of days...with tomorrow being the start of it all...guess we'll need to be sure to bring plenty of water to stay hydrated!
Have a great weekend and we hope you are all enjoying the summer as much as we are!
2 comments:
Terri,
The photos of Evan & Jayden are absolutely precious! Evan is going to miss Jayden so much when we go back to Pullman. He is really looking forward to her birthday party... but he wants to get her a red truck :-) Have a great weekend!
Erin.
What beautiful pictures! The sunset pictures are gorgeous!! What a wonderful time at Tara and Ivar's! What a great time.
Can't believe the soccer sessions are over. What a treasure to have captured these moments, she will love them when she's older! I can't believe how quickly she is growing up and what a little lady!!
Brenda
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