Kayaking Adventure For 12th Anniversary

It was the perfect morning for some kayaking at Bowman Bay!  We were there bright and early at 8:30 and had a sweet 1.5 hr guided tour of the area.  It was my first time being in a 2 man kayak (and on the ocean!) and at first it felt like every time John moved we were going to tip over.  After about 5 min or so, I adjusted (and stopped my girlie screeching!)  We navigated around rocks and through fields of kelp, chatted away with others on the tour, and saw some sea urchins and starfish and jellyfish.  Afterwards, we went home and checked on Micah and gave him a nurse and then went off for a couple more hours of fun at the Anacortes Farmer's market.  We had some yummy brick oven pizza, ice cream, (and Breadfarm potato bread and fudge for later) and a couple other yummy samples of fresh local produce.  There was great live music and we really enjoyed our time together!  Cheers to 12 years of growing in our love for each other!!!

Cute New Grin

Joel lost his 3rd tooth this past Sunday right before we left for church!  Just in time to show off his cute, new grin!  He says "It just fell out."  So far, he's been losing them quite easily and with little pain.  Thankful for that!

American Pride 2013

This is the only picture I got to take at the 4th of July parade in Oak Harbor because our battery tester FAILED us bigtime!  Oh well, at least I can report that we made it there and had a good time.  It was Micah's first 4th of July and parade!  He was kinda fussy (cool morning here) and John ended up getting him to take a nap for the last half an hour of it.  Joel & Ellie "worked hard" at candy collecting and did great at looking out for others...making sure the little ones got the soft candies and not the hard ones and even shared.  They definitely ate their fair share of treats throughout the parade and then when the parade was over, I played "Let's Make a Deal":  your bag of candy for a $10 toy at Wal-Mart following.  Let's just say, their teeth thank them and we all won this game!!!

3 Cheers For Our Walking Boy!

Even though Micah's first unassisted steps were more than a month ago, up until the last couple of days, he preferred the quicker and safer crawl.  Look out baby...toddler coming thru!

Ready, Set, Go!