Camping at Lincoln Rock with friends

Every year for the fourth of July week we take a trip to Lincoln Rock State Park. Kyle and Terra have made it a tradition to camp with us and this year was no exception - even though Terra had just given birth to baby Caleb a few short weeks before the trip! We also invited our friends from church - The Merwins - to come for a few days. Krissy and her girls, Abby and Halle were able to come, but Jon and JD had to stay behind for some All Star Baseball games.

A great time was had by all. I was particularly impressed with how well Terra did in the heat with Caleb. Allison and all the girls got along great. Even the adults enjoyed the water sports and great evening time conversations around the fire.

Where does the time go? Father's Day and Lake Steven's

I'm not sure if it's that I'm turly busy or that I spend too much time either facebooking or watching the Food Network. Either way, I have not posted anything on my blog in what feels like FOREVER! My apologies. Now, then, on to what we've been up to.

For Father’s Day the girls gave Kurt some small but thoughtful gifts and we enjoyed a yummy “home grilled” meal.

Later in June we spent an afternoon boating at Lake Stevens. This would be the first time in over a year that I went out

wakeboarding after some trouble with my back last summer. I was nervous but excited. I had never even gone since we added the tower to the boat. It took me two tries but then I got up like I had never missed any time at all. It was a blast! The water was a little choppy, but Kurt and I both got to wakeboard.

Ashley brought her friend Mackenzie along and they did a ton of tubing along with Lauren. I think we really pooped them out. :) It was a great day on the lake and the weather was beautiful!

Take me out to the ball game...

Some friends of ours gave us tickets to a Mariner's game. We hadn't been to a game in a really long time, so it sounded like a lot of fun to us!

It was even bobble-head night, but we we're a little late so we didn't get any. :(

Of course half of the fun of going to a ball game is all the yummy food! We wasted no time getting a big ol' bag of kettle corn to share and the biggest pop we could find. The kettle corn was a good deal - we even brought some home at the end of the night. The pop, however, was gone in NO time!

I snuck a shot of Kurt eating - he just LOVES it when I do that! ;) Yummy!!

It was a lot of fun - the Mariner's even won. In the eighth inning, they came back from behind with a few home runs and some other great plays.

Hopefully we can go back again soon!

Dance Recital

Ashley and Lauren dance in a lyrical ballet class at The Monroe Dance Studio. They have been there for four years now. Many of the girls in the class have been dancing together that whole time. It has been amazing to watch them progress and improve over the years. They have become beautiful dancers.

Going to class each week can be a little hard on them at times - especially when the weather get nice outside and they would rather play around the neighborhood. But the hard work really pays off! They LOVE the rehearsal and the show - all the energy backstage and everyone dressed up in full makeup and costumes. Glitter flying all through the air. They should be proud of themselves - they did a fantastic job! Their instructor, Miss Ronna, has been so great with them. A wonderful roll model, too!

We are so proud of our dancers - here are a few pictures from the dress rehearsal and the day of the recital.