Friday, June 23, 2017

Working Backwards

Time for a bit of blog catch-up.

Our newest addition to the family -- an electric cargo bike.  We've had it for less than a month and have already pedaled over 200 miles on it with preschool drop offs and pick ups, grocery store runs, family outings and longer commutes to work.


We headed out for a Memorial Day family hike to Heybrook Lookout with awesome views from the observation deck.  The bigs did a great job of keeping the littles motivated and moving throughout the hike.





A and J participated in their third year of track and field this year.  They both qualified for the City Championships in the 400 and 1500.


The Easter Bunny had to up her game to match the developing skills of our Easter Egg Hunt crew.





Over spring break, we took a day trip to the Skagit Valley and managed to find excellent baked goods among other things.







The kids were very excited that their grandparents were able to come to visit and see some of our favorite hangouts.





Despite the rumors, we do actually get snow -- at least once every few years -- here in Seattle. This amount warrants a snow day from school!





Our "baby" turned three in December and she insisted that Elmo join the party.




We have a tradition of going to a Christmas tree farm to find "the one." So far, these trips have been far less eventful than the Griswolds'.








We were invited to spend some time with friends on the Olympic Peninsula and the ferry ride is always exciting for the under-5 set (and usually the over-5 set too.)





The day-after-Thanksgiving parade was a big hit!


This is our favorite pumpkin patch. It comes with this ready-made photo spot, which is perfect when one of the kids gets caught up in gravity.


The twins played on separate soccer teams this year but there were plenty of chances to watch each other's games.


Iver was very proud to turn four.


It's nice that Iver's age changes in lock step with the twins' grade -- just in case we forget either!