Juanita Beach

I have loved enjoying the warm summer weather at the beach this summer. I am going to miss summer, but fall is pretty beautiful around here too. Here are some pictures from our latest trip to the beach. I'm sure we'll make it to the beach a couple more times before fall is really here.

 Charlotte's lovely hat/bucket.

Rainier

We went to Mt. Rainier for Labor Day weekend. It was amazing. We drove up to a peak nearby and we were so close to the mountain. I felt like I was in the Alps or something. There were green meadows and flowers blooming all over the top of the mountain and Rainier was sparkling with snow. We went for a hike and I think Charlotte is starting to get used to her backpack, which is good for us. We are excited to hike more of the beautiful mountains around here.

Row Your Boat

Sorry I've been slacking on the blogging. I'll try to make up for lost time, but I make no promises. Uncle Andrew came to visit us today. He needed some nice Washington weather after a summer of Georgia rain:) We decided to go rowing on Lake Washington to enjoy the sunshine. It was Charlotte's first time on a boat like that and she loved it. As soon as she got into the boat she wanted to row. Luckily they gave us a child oar for her to use. It was so cute. She, of course, didn't want any help, which made things difficult. She's getting really good at asserting her will. We had planned on letting her play in the water at the splash pad at a park afterwards, but it closed on August 21st. What?! What happened to summer!? I'm in denial and we still have plenty of vacation time before Brad goes back to school, so I'll try my best to keep up with the blogging. 

Kla Haya Days

We went to Kla Haya Days last weekend in Snohomish. It's an annual festival that they have. The frog is the mascot, I guess, so  that's why some of the pictures have frogs. We went to the parade and the street fair. We were unsuccessful at finding the glowing hot air balloons at night, but it was fun to drive around. I love all the little summer festivals around here. Charlotte was loving the parade.

 

 

 

Road Trip!

We are on our way to a family reunion in Utah. We met up with the rest of the family at the Seattle Temple so that we could drive together. It was so sunny and bright that we had to take pictures while we stretched our legs. Charlotte did an awesome job on the whole trip and didn't cry at all. YEAH! I hope she keeps this up tomorrow and on the way back:) 

Sculpture Park

Brad's sister, Melissa, is visiting from Nebraska for a week before we head to Utah for the family reunion, so we showed her around downtown Seattle on Friday. We stopped by the usual places, Pike's Place market, the Space Needle, the piers, and the sculpture garden. These pictures are from the sculpture garden and the mural inside at the park. It was really pretty and a very warm day. Charlotte did a great job. She has decided that she would rather be held or walk than ride in her stroller, but was happy the whole time we were sitting in the terrible Seattle traffic, which we were very grateful for.

 

 

Carwashing

This summer has been pretty busy. I've picked up some more hours at work and we've been having tons of adventures. Here are some pictures from washing the car a few weeks ago. Charlotte loved helping scrub the car.