Mother's Day Beach Weekend

This year was our 8th time (including Kauai in 2011) of bringing our two families together for a Mother's Day beach weekend somewhere on the water. Previous years have been at Kalaloch (2), Longbeach (2), La Push & Orcas Island. While the mothers especially love being on the ocean, we decided to stick closer to home & stayed in a very nice house on Camno Island. New this year, much of the activity centered around the two babies! Wonderful, relaxing weekend with family...

Best moment from my first mother's day was taking a bath with my sweet boy.

Easter

A small, delicious family breakfast.

 The first Easter with our special little bunny.

 Baskets & fun play for all.

 Off to church (& an exciting meeting with baby Leo!)

 Tradition calls for a family photo on the "photo rock." The sun is shining, the grass is green & Blake is happy.

 Family walk to the bluff to enjoy blue skies & blossoming yards.

A short nap, then off to more family fun at the Pistay's house.

Three cheers for a big sun-drenched deck & even better, for a cancer-free healthy Tillie!

Hours spent outside, hunting eggs, playing in the grass, talking & relaxing, eating great food, playing hide-and-go seek. 

For Tillie's last hiding spot, she crawled underneath a car. 

In her Easter dress.

That's our girl.  :)

"Easter is not a time for groping through dusty, musty tomes or tombs to disprove spontaneous generation or even to prove life eternal.  It is a day to fan the ashes of dead hope, a day to banish doubts and seek the slopes where the sun is rising, to revel in the faith which transports us out of ourselves and the dead past into the vast and inviting unknown."

-Author unknown

Three Generations

While we like to get out, dinner is simpler when we host. 

Thankful for family & friends that come to us & bring dinner too!

Winston Christmas Groundhog Celebration

Jolly

It just wouldn't be the holidays without a trip to the Jolly Roger & a night spent drinking their holiday brew. We had a great group of friends & family drop by & good times were had by all.

Carly propositioning Eric.

Boo having a little too much fun with Carly's hat.

True dat.

Hoodlums

Our good friend Steve is getting hitched in March & we all had input on rings.

Here's the soon-to-be-groom & Levi.

Our camera freaked out a little on this photo, but you can't go wrong with subjects like these.