Unconventional playground.

One would be amazed at how much fun it is to play on a fishing boat. I should know, I grew up on one. I'm happy that my kids can get a glimpse of my great childhood.

Aunty Maari was nice enough to tow the kids around deck in the trayco.


Next, and favorite, is the crane swing! Madelyn rode for quite awhile by herself. She didn't want to get out!

Weekend in Petersburg.

Waiting to depart Auke Bay.


Baba took the boys to explore the woods. They all had sticks and would whack every leaf they saw.


Maddie didn't want to be left out!


Playing at indoor park at the community gym.


My parent's house. Note the shop is bigger than the house..that'll change once they FINALLY tear down the house and build new (the house plans are almost finalized!)


Apparently the rules don't apply at Nana's house =-) (according to Payton, not Nana!)


Exploring the jungle, I mean, Nana and Baba's yard.


Maddie's new thing is crawling up into chairs, more specifically rocking chairs. She loves 'em!



Maddie didn't think the bubble wand, covered in sand, tasted all that well.


Payton and his pet Kelp.


The playground was a big hit.




Both kids were obsessed with the video games on the ferry. Lucky for me the demo is just as exciting as the actual game!

Boating.

One of the perks of Erik's job is the ability to occasionally use the company's smaller boats for personal use. Since yesterday was a fairly nice day we decided to hop in the boat and go down towards Point Bishop for a picnic.

Erik's brother, sister-in-law and mom were in town and able to go with us!


Self-portrait!


Maddie LOVED splashing in the water and was soaking wet by the time we left.


Payton was happy to throw rocks the whole time.


Erik pondering whether the anchor set-up will hold the boat...luckily it did =)

Blog catch-up!

I know I've been slacking in the blog department for the last month. Here's a quick photo post of the things we've been up to.

Trying to block hugs from little sisters...


Gardening!!


Finding new places to perch.


Riding bikes at the indoor turf gym.



Ford GT in a friend's shop. Payton was so excited to sit in it!


Payton driving the race car!!


Puddle jumping (and throwing rocks)


Helping mama clean house...


Discovering new things!!


"Helping" Erik remodel the bathrooms.


Coffee dates! (Notice how both kids have stolen our fraps...)


Maddie's new found love of backpacks.


Everything has potential to be a hat!!


Naps with Auntie Dawn!

After shots....finally!!

Sorry it's taken so long to post after pictures. The master bathroom project (which consisted of new paint, shower and floors) took longer than expected. Erik was really busy with work and then top it off with two wee ones trying to help...and well take your initial time line and triple it =-)




As an added bonus we also decided to totally redo the main bathroom as well. It also got a new paint job, new floors and a new vanity. We are quite pleased with how it turned out!!!

Bathroom demo!!

Demolition that is....

We've finally decided to tear out the nasty 80's shower in my bathroom and put up some new shower panels. Of course this being summer (and he was given a new boat..), Erik has been busy with work so it is taking us a lot longer to get this done!! I'll post some "after" shots once the walls are painted and the new floor is put down.

Before: (it's uglier in person, I promise!)


My little demolition helper, complete with safety glasses!!


Maddie sat perched on the toilet watching us.

A picture is worth a thousand words....

My Grandma Barb (my mom's mom) holding Maari. She had 7 strokes, and lost use of her left side. Holding Maari was quite the challenge but she was determined (read: stubborn) to hold her and love on her. And people wonder where I get MY stubbornness from.... =-)