San Juan Island

Holy smokes.  Where does the time go?

I went back to work in late July, and have theretofore been a bad blogger.  It is really hard to be back at work, but the good news is the our little Reed-O is doing great!!  He is perfect, and I think we are more and more in love with him every day.  I will now attempt to recap the last 6 weeks or so.

Karen's BFF's family has propert(ies) on San Juan.  We headed up for some island fun in mid-July.  It was super fun to see Caleb again, and also to meet sweet Malory for the first time.  We had an awesome time!

Reed's first WA State Ferry ride!

Ready for action!

 

Babies babies babies!

Mallory, Reed

Mallory, Reed, Caleb

 Caleb is a very sweet, fun, and thoughtful two year old.  I love him.  Mallory is Dream Baby.  She is so easy going.  She understands when it is time to eat, play, sleep, hike, smile, and be entertained by her big brother.  She is so easy going, she makes me understand how people sometimes forget they have a baby.  Not that she is easy to forget or anything....just a very goooood baby!

We were able go out on the boat and circumnavigate the island one beautiful day.

We saw countless orca on our voyage.  (sorry, Dad!)  Too many to count.  Nobody had a camera in hand--we all were too enthralled and not wanting to miss the bellyflops, the breeches, the tail thwaps, and everything else about these magnificent creatures.  It was truly amazing to see them from water level!  Unforgettable! 

Crabbing!!  We caught five boy crabs for dinner.  YUM!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We took a little nature walk.  Always trying to turn the kids on to nature...  :-)

Walk up Young Mountain

me, Camille, Caleb, Bessie, Mallory, Reed, Karen

And a wind-swept Barley Boo!

Thanks, Bessie and Camille!  We hope to be invited back next year!!