Also in June...

We had some family photos taken in June. I mostly wanted them done so we could make a big announcement...

Baby #5 due February 2017!!

Of course I love all of the other photos as well, they turned out fantastic!

Mt. Rainier Cabin

In June we planned a trip to stay in a cabin for 2 nights by Mt. Rainier. Although it rained for all of 1 of the days, we loved it! The day it was rainy we stayed in and played games and watched movies. I am convinced we need a cabin. The kids keep asking if we can go back.

The main cabin is in the center of the picture and to the left is a small building. It had 2 tiny rooms with a bathroom in between. Addie and Johnny slept out there by themselves! I was a little nervous but I think they loved having their own space.

Out back there was a covered BBQ and fire pit. This came in soooo handy since it was raining and I wanted my s'mores!

Of course we picked a dog friendly cabin to bring Bella!

There was even a hot tub! They tested it out in the rain!

We tried to go hiking the first day we were there but it started to rain on us so we headed in. The next day was a little nicer. We headed out to a trail that was supposed to be fairly easy for families. We didn't end up doing the whole hike because it was rather long and it was sprinkling off and on. We didn't want to get stuck in a down pour with all the kids!

Munching on some lunch before we headed back home! It was a fun 2 days and I am looking forward to doing it again sometime soon!

May wrap up 2016

Opal learned how to climb out of her crib. That's fun. She pulls herself up on the railing then uses this bookshelf to get down. Awesome.

I think this is the only Mother's Day picture we managed to get this year!

Daniel and I were training hard for a triathlon in May! Lots of running, biking and swimming going on. Some Saturday mornings we would get a babysitter so we could go out riding together!

For our manners unit, we had to prepare a 'fancy' dinner using lots of place settings and of course manners. :)

If only she would just lay down in her own bed and take a nap!

This kid!!

Hiking in the Pacific Northwest

Daniel and I are trying to get the kids to enjoy being out doors and hiking/exploring. They usually whine for a minute, then love it. But if it's slightly too long then they are back to whining. We have so many trails here to explore! We even took Bella along on this one to try and get her used to walking and being around other people. Between her and the kids it was a lot of work! We stopped halfway and had lunch then headed back down. I think the total was around 4 miles!

There were some big slugs out there! As big as Johnny's foot!

Seattle Aquarium

One Friday in May Daniel took the day off and we all headed up to Seattle via the Sounder train! The kids had this on their list of things they wanted to do forever now. They loved it! We woke up early and caught the last train up, played in Seattle for awhile and got on the first train back. It was a long day with lots of walking but definitely memorable!

Waiting for the train!

Watching everything fly by!

Our first stop was the Seattle Aquarium. We had never been before because the price scared me off. We bit the bullet and went for it anyway!

Amused by the jelly fish!

We sat and watched this huge blue fish on the bottom for awhile. He was really big! There were so many cool looking fish.

Sea lions.

After the aquarium and lunch we hit up an ice cream place! We briskly walked through Pike Place Market before moving on.

We finally stopped at the gum wall! Hard to believe we have lived here for almost 10 years and this was our first time! So so gross!

Overall it was a fun and successful day. No major meltdowns and they loved the train!