4th of July

Happy 4th of July! We spent a sunny weekend at Cypress and had a great time with all our neighbors as well as Mutti and Poppi, Auntie Lenie and Auntie Gitta. On Friday, the barge delivered some things to the island and the kids took the opportunity to climb aboard and pose for a picture. From left to right, Ben, Ellie, Anna, Drew and Liam.

We held the 1st Annual Cypress Fourth of July Parade. We marched around the bay, making noise and carrying our homemade flags.

The parade.

Taking a little dip.....skinny dip.

The three boys around the campfire - Drew, Ben and Liam - waiting for the fireworks to begin.

Digging for Clams

A couple of weekends ago, we had our friend, Kirstin, and her two girls out to Guemes for the day. Liam and Katura (4), spent a lot of time out on the sand flats, digging for clams. Or...just making them squirt!

Liam gets busy in the sandy mud.

Uh oh, tides coming in!

Grandpa and Noni really did go clamming and brought back a load. Here, the kids "help" Grandpa wash the clams.

Sorting and washing.

Studying

Grandpa is studying for his medical boards this fall (renewal) and recently, when we were visiting with them, Liam decided to join him in his morning study session.

Pretty cute......

Workin' boys

Father's Day weekend, we spent Saturday helping my mom and dad clean out their barn and finish building some stalls for my mom's horses. Reuben and Liam found these masks which they donned to do some sweeping in the barn. Liam LOVES his Uncle Reuben.

Showing off their muscles....

Bam! Gotcha!

Alright...enough silliness. Let's get to work!

June and family

I am very behind in postings, so I thought I would just put up some photos from the past month (or so). Liam's cousins, Finn and Ashton, visited in early June. We had a great time with them out at Cypress and enjoyed the warm weather together.

Liam and Finn. Just hanging out together.

The kids got to enjoy the wood-fired hot tub that our neighbors built. It is so nice! Here is the gang after a long morning at the beach. This is the life.....

The "big kids" at the evening fire.

Finn and Liam enjoy a snack.