Tisk otay I take him

Whenever Baylor starts to cry Elle will come over to you and say "Tisk otay, I take him."  She gets a very serious look on her face and puts out her hands.  It really is a hoot!




Baylor and Momma getting some snuggle time in.

Now Otay, you can take him!

Elle enjoys cuddle time with Baylor a lot!

Beavor Lake Family Reunion

We headed out to Beaver Lake for Colby's Dad's side Family reunion.

Elle checked out the shuffle board this year...

...and showed she is already game for Boca Raton!

Elle challenged Grandma and Grandpa S to a game.

Colby with his cousin's Sarah, Erik, and Ondia. 

Just like the picture we took back in 2009 after Elle was born.

Remlinger Farms

After our sad attempt at Raspberry picking we headed over to Remlinger Farms for some good ol' fashion fun!




Elle tried out all the horses...

From the driver's seat...

...and from the passanger's seats!

I don't think you want to mess with this cowgirl, as she has quite the draw!

Enjoying the steam train ride

Baylor and I liked it as well!

Showing Elle the ropes of driving a tractor!

Elle loved the canoe ride and did awesome all by herself, what a big girl!

Nothing finishes off the day like lemonade and popcorn!

Everyone home at last

Elle stayed at Grandma and Grandpa S's on Saturday night and came home first thing Sunday with breakfast in tow.  Elle was so cute with Baylor and kept asking to hold him, or "my baby, or I take him."



Checking out Baylor.

Pointing out his nose, eyes, ears, hair, and

Chin!!

Comparing feet size.

Family of Four at last!!!

Birthday Trip To The Zoo

Elle was given a Point Defiance Zoo pass for her birthday from Grandma and Grandpa S.  We wasted no time activating it!  Elle got in a cat nap or should I say a bubba nap on the way in.

 

Neither Colby or I have been to this zoo in years and let me tell you it is fabulous!!  I forgot what an amazing view of the Sound from the entrance.  Plus free parking!  Really can you beat that??

As soon as we got in we were greeted by a Peacock!

Baby Leapords!  I think they were 7 days old! So dang cute!!

Elle was calling to the Monkey...

The Monkey started making his way over.

I am not sure who was more amused!  The Monkey or Elle!

After the Monkeys we headed over to see the Polar Bears!  My personal favorite as they are so amazing to watch in the water and boy did they put on a show for us!

I wanted a Coca Cola so bad and I wasn't sure why?

Elle was memesrized by the Polar Bear!

Elle measuring up against the baby bear.

Elle had to ride the carousel for her Birthday!  It went much better then last year!

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa S for the wonderful birthday present!  We plan to get a lot of use out of passes!!!

On the way home we stopped at Green Valley Meats for some World Famous Beef Jerky!! Turns out Elle LOVES beef jerky just as much as her Momma!  The kind butcher gave Elle a huge piece to sample and she would not share even a small bite!

Ceci Ballet and Birthday

Figured now would be a good time to get our blog updated :)  Back in June Elle and I attended Ceci's ballet and birthday party.  Colby was in California working.



Ceci did an amazing job and looked so beautiful!

Sophie was very proud of her little sister!

Happy 6th birthday Cecilia!

The men enjoying the fire that Wes built.  I think there was a lot a grunting that took place in the circle of trust!

We headed down to the beach in the morning for breakfast before we left.

"CHEESE"

Grami watching the girls look for shells and sea glass.

Taking a walk with Grami.

Sophie taught the girls how to skip rocks!