my oh my, it was a wonderful July

I've skipped a few months, but I'm going for a once a month blog post to get myself back into it.

We spent lots of time at Hayden Lake in July. We also celebrated Tony's mom's birthday with a nice backyard party. Graham and Alaina and I have spent tons of quality time together. And we travelled back and forth from Spokane to Yakima. Because, yes, we are moving to Yakima!

Photo overload.

Most photes ever in one post. 

the kids

woo hoo Alaina is two

It's a beautiful day for turning two.

Off we go!


Happy birthday Bimba, Sis, Principessa, Shablaina, Laina, Bimbs (pronounced beems, short for bimba, which is Italian for "little girl or baby girl").

the kids

So far, this month has been full of stomach bugs, snow, ice, runny noses, and a quick trip to the west side.

We ventured over to Seattle over President's Day weekend so that Tony could look at some job prospects.

I took the kids to the cheesecake factory and then to the Lego Movie.

Then I threw up.

A lot.

Since I was sick, we spent most of our time at the lovely home of the parents of my friend.

Fortunately, the sun was out and there was a small park nearby, so we got to get out for a few minutes once my tummy settled.

We made the most of our trip by stopping in Snoqualmie on the way home. There was a neat old train exhibit along with some gorgeous waterfalls. The wind and rain were blowing too hard for me to get my camera out, though, so I'll have to go back to the falls when the weather is nicer and take some photes for you.

Since then, we've all been playing in the snow.

A lot.