Weekend in B-Ham

Had the kids this weekend, actually beginning Thursday night, approximately 1 1/2 hours after landing at SeaTac. So Friday was getting Clara & Elise to school, Bennet to daycare, me to work to catch up on the week's happenings, then me back to pick them all up and roll home. We spent Friday night reconnecting and relaxing (R&R?). Saturday morning we ate, dressed, packed, and made the hour & a half drive up to Bellingham where Mom & Dad (Grandma and Grandad) live.

This is at the beach of Lake Whatcom a 5 minute walk from my parent's house. There's a marina, off-leash park and some swings there too.




Saturday afternoon Clara was quite popular with the boys. This is Bennet and cousin Aidan both trying to fit in the chair with her. Aidan is just 6 months younger than Ben, and the two have a lot of fun together.







Clara trying on Karen's motorcycle helmet. Jason just bought a motorcycle a couple weeks ago and the two of them had been out for a ride. Trying on the helmet was as close as Clara got to going for a ride this weekend!








Family photo down at the lake. My parents took the kids down again today while I was out riding. It's really pretty up by their house, and there are some good country roads for cycling. So I brought my bike up with me and did a 40 mile ride today. I'm sad to report it hurt more than I hoped it would...






My parent's lab Arbor getting some love this morning from Elise and Ben. She's always said to see us go!







The dominos game called Chicken Foot is HUGE at my parent's house. The kids LOVE to play it, and as a family we get quite competitive. Just ask my Mom what lengths I went to this afternoon to keep her from winning!!