Visitors!

We had exciting visitors two weeks ago! 

My sister and her family came to Washington for a little vacation and to meet baby Evie. It was so nice to see them! Brady and I haven't been back to Iowa since last May (for Brie's wedding) when we were literally home for 24 hours - post linked here. 

My niece, Elena, was born in July and this was my first time meeting her. She is so close to walking. I was hoping she would take her first steps here, but no luck. Mira is now three-years-old and she has changed so much! She is so sweet and helpful. She would surround Evie with toys and lovies when she was crying. It was the cutest thing. 

We had surprisingly good weather. We visited lots of parks, went for many walks, and took a trip to the Point Defiance Zoo. We didn't take as many photos as usual because three kids is a handful!

Cousin love

Elena loves to swing

Monkey bars were a hit

These girls could swing all day

Springtime 

Help holding baby Evie

Blue eyes 

Ruston

Family photo

Reading to Ev

Uncle Brady

My babe

Kent and Mira at 7 Seas

The girls

Full chair

Green eyes (and chocolate milk)

Hugs and kisses

Zoo time

Parental selfie

Weekend Update

I'm an auntie again :) Amanda gave birth to Elena Lynn on Friday! She is precious and I'm so excited to meet her!

Family of four

We celebrated a great holiday weekend at the cabin! 

The weather wasn't ideal, but we still had a lot of fun. Days were spent at the driving range, on the paddle boards, and playing Settler's of Catan. The evenings were spent around the fire. We returned to Tugboat Annie's this year for barge burgers and they were just as good as I remembered. 

Molly and Bosco

New clubs :)

The boys practicing their Happy Gilmore running drive

Games 

The game

The boys sporting Bruce's jackets

Barge burger!

The cabin crew

Patriotic

Fun group

Bosco is definitely a lap dog

Da boys

Fireworks

Surprise Trip

I made a sneaky trip to Iowa for Mira's 1st birthday last weekend :) I still can't believe Brie and I were able to keep it a secret. It was an epic surprise- my mom (and Mira) cried.

I caught the red-eye on Thursday night and arrived early Friday morning. Brie picked me up and we went to her house. She had arranged for a lunch date and shopping with Mom, Amanda, and Mira. I hid upstairs when they arrived at Brie's house and then popped down when Brie texted me. It was so fun!

Taylor Swift dance party 

Brie has the cutest sandals... I miss sharing clothes 

Mira's birthday party was Saturday afternoon. The weather did not cooperate, but it was still a lot of fun to spend time with family. It was so cute to watch Mira open presents and eat the smash cake. She is adorable!

Look at that face!

Cutest little family

She loves her babies

The auntie gift was a hit

It wasn't all roses

The fam went to Boone Valley Brewery Saturday night and then came home to watch movies. 

Peek-a-boo with Brie Brie

Pizza and movies with my other baby

Sunday was spent shopping again. It was pouring rain and didn't let up all day. 

The girl likes Pottery Barn Kids

 I miss Scheels!

Dad and I ran our favorite route Monday morning. Then, I got to spend the day with Mom and Mira. I pretty much just followed Mira around (up and down the stairs multiple times) and danced to Taylor Swift (Mira's favorite). 

I made Dad stop just for this photo :)

We love stairs!

I assuming this was another dance session with T Swift

It's true, there's no place like home...

Sorry, I hadn't realized (until I was writing this post) that 99% of the photos are Mira :) I'm a smitten kitten.