Friday, August 28, 2009

Blueberry Heaven

"This is blueberry heaven!"

That's what Harrison kept saying as we walked through the aisles of blueberry bushes at the Bybee Farms U-Pick patch yesterday.

This was our second time coming to the farm with Gram to pick the juicy fruit. A couple years ago when we visited, the berries were so ripe, juicy, and plentiful that we didn't even have to walk up the rows to hunt for big clusters of berries. I think we stayed in one place the whole time and filled our buckets (at least the adults did, anyway). This year we must have arrived a little late in the season. The berries were still delicious, but not quite as plentiful.


The location is absolutely perfect. It is up in the mountains, just at the foot of Mt. Si.

We came home and had blueberry banana pancakes for dinner and for breakfast today the children enjoyed blueberries on their cereal. I'm hunting for more great blueberry recipes if anyone has some they want to share.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Happy Birthday to Me

Thirty-six and loving it. I had a great birthday this week.
My hubby made raspberry pancakes and sausages to start off the day. Photo courtesy of Kennedy.We took the clan to the Railway Days Festival in the mountains. Kennedy & Harrison elected to spend their own money on making and racing these banana cars.


Oops! I forgot that I shouldn't turn the camera sideways in video mode. But this clip gives you an idea of the banana racing fun.
My handsome hubby took me out for a nice dinner on Alki. We are thankful for Cousin Kelly & Grammy & Papa taking care of the kiddos.

Aunt Becky and her fam. stopped by with a pan of her scrumptious homemade cinnamon rolls. We ate them later in place of a b-day cake.

It was a perfect birthday. I am so thankful to God for a healthy family, wonderful husband, and free country. We are truly blessed.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Slippin' and a Slidin'

We are still taking advantage of the warm summer weather. We found this Slip-N-Slide on clearance from Target recently and finally had a chance to put it to good use.

Who do you think was having the most fun?

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Happy One Month Birthday, McKinley!

She's healthy and beautiful. We are all in love with this precious gift from God. And she's one month old today.
Another little Daddy's Girl.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

How We Beat the Heat

The hottest day recorded in Seattle's history was set last week; 103 degrees! And it was in the 90's for several days after that. Most of the folks out here were melting. Since Ken had the time off, we decided to head out to the ocean to get some relief from the heat. It was in the low 70's out there. Cool and refreshing.

Ken showed the kids how to skim board.


McKinley's first vacation


The kids loved swimming in the hotel pool.


We met up with Uncle Dan, Aunt Heidi, and cousins Ava and Anders on our last day at the ocean. They were trying to get away from the heat as well. We hung out with them at their camp site and the beach before heading back to the Seattle heat.