Singleton Family Visit

At the end of August, our friends the Singleton's came for a visit. Eron is one of our geology grad student friends from the University of Idaho. Eron, his wife Cherise, and their two kiddos Cooper (5) and Elsa (1) live in Sandpoint, Idaho. We hadn't seen the Singleton's for far too long so it was great that they could make it over to Seattle to hang out.

During their stay we enjoyed a couple of fun outings; one to the Museum of Flight and another to the Seattle Aquarium. This was my (Bridget's) first time to both so I was really excited. The Museum of Flight was awesome and HUGE! I was very impressed and highly recommend it to locals and vistors alike. There were lots of fun photo ops and kid-friendly displays, numerous full-size airplanes, a piece of a space shuttle, and tons and tons of information. Very cool! The Seattle Aquarium was fun too; the giant octopus was my favorite.

Barson Visit- August 2008

Here are some photos from the Barson Family visit in August. Jenn and I had fun taking the kids to the Everett Children's Museum where they got to enjoy cool water activities and play on a huge outdoor jungle gym. We also spent a day on Whidbey Island, which included a very fun ferry ride and play time on the beach.

Here is a sweet photo of a tired Claire-bear riding in her backpack on daddy's back...

From Barson Visit- August 2008

Everett and Claire playing with sand..

From Barson Visit- August 2008

And here are the rest of the photos...

Beach Baby...

We had a really nice summer here in Seattle (at least for a few weeks, but I'm not complaining!) and were able to get out to the beach at Lake Sammamish. This was Claire's first time in a lake and on the sand and she seemed to LOVE it! This is my FAVORITE picture of her...what an adorable tushy!!!

From Beach Baby

Here are more beach photos...

Claire's 1st Birthday

For Claire's 1st birthday we had a BBQ b-day party at our house, attended by family and friends. Claire wasn't sure what to think about being the center of attention, but she survived without any major meltdowns! As you can see in a few of the photos, she enjoyed trying to eat the wrapping paper and boxes a little more than the presents themselves!!! Claire received so many wonderful gifts, thank you again soooo much!!!

Claire's First Steps

Claire started taking her first tentative steps about 10 days before her first birthday. This is a video of a few of those first steps.

Another Summer Birthday Party...

Here are a few photos from Claire's friend Sam's first birthday party, on Lake Washington. It was an absolutely gorgeous day in Seattle, perfect for hanging out in the sun. Sam's mom and dad, our friends Gus and Lesley, sure know how to throw a good party, there were inflatable toys and a slip n' slide for the little ones to play on, as well as a delicious BBQ. Claire looked sooo cute in her party dress and swim suit!!!

Scapoose, Oregon- 4th of July

For the 4th of July weekend we headed down to Scapoose, Oregon to watch Bridget's niece, Cayden, compete in a weekend-long barrel racing competition. Cayden did awesome, so awesome in fact that she ended up winning tons of prizes including a horse trailer, yes, that's right a horse trailer...way to go Cayden!!! It was so great to watch her compete and see the rest of the family.