Lake Chelan - Day 1

We had such a good time as a family visiting Lake Chelan about a month ago.  The weather was absolutely perfect, in my opinion, with a high of 98 the few days we were there.  We went the week after Labor Day right after school started so we were practically the only people at the resort, and we got a really good deal because it's considered the off season.

When we first got there the boys hung out and got to watch a show, and jumped on their bed while we unpacked everything.  We brought all our own food so we had to unpack right away.  I've been trying really hard to make healthy food choices for our family so I packed our fridge full of fruits and veggies, greek yogurt, cheese, and cute little cartons of organic milk for the boys.  I also made special "treats" for the trip like whole wheat blueberry and zucchini muffins, and whole wheat banana bread all sweetened with just a little bit of honey.  The boys still loved them despite the lack of sugar, don't worry. ;)  I also made homemade granola and oatmeal for us to have for breakfasts.  Our room had a little kitchenette complete with plates, cups, utensils and a microwave, but no oven.  I prepared ahead of time by making  a no-cook summer lasagna and whole wheat pizza pockets for dinners and it ended up working out great.  It was a lot of work getting ready for the trip, but worth it in the end financially and nutritionally.  Plus, we got to spend extra time on the beach since we didn't have to go to any restaurants.

Okay, so enough rambling about our food.  Enjoy some pictures of our first night.  We didn't get there until around dinner time so there wasn't any swimming that night.  We just took a nice walk and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.  I was also able to do some practicing with my new film camera and some expired film I had gotten for free, plus I didn't have to do any editing when I got home which is always a plus for me.  Hope you enjoy our vacation in pictures!  I sure love having my memories recorded. ;)

Picking Blueberries With Grandma Debbie

At the end of August last year Gabe's parents came to visit us.  One of our first outings together was to go to a nearby blueberry farm.  It is literally just down the street which was nice so we left Carter at home with Grandpa and were able to get back before he woke up.

Everyone was excited to get started filling their buckets.

Grandma helped Preston pick berries at first.

Then she got down to business and did some serious picking...

but of course kept going back to helping Preston out.

He wasn't quite sure what to do with them,

so she told him to put them in his bucket.

I was able to have some peace and quiet while I picked on my own.

Gabe was nice enough to get me in a few of the pictures. ;)

After a little bit of picking we decided to venture over and see what this was all about, unfortunately the inside was all covered in spiders and other yucky things.

When Preston realized he couldn't play in it he ran right back to the blueberry plants.

He is so mischevious.

Now he's got the art of blueberry picking down.

...and has always had the art of blueberry eating down.

He could probably eat blueberries all day long if I let him.  Notice how empty his bucket is.  He was picking the entire time, but most of them ended up inside of his tummy rather than his bucket.

When we were done filling our buckets Grandma took Preston over to the little stream to look for frogs.

When we couldn't find any we decided to take pictures instead.

Preston is always more agreeable when someone else has the camera.

I like this "family" picture Grandma Debbie took for us, too bad Carter was at home sleeping though. ;)

Gabe gave Preston a ride on his shoulder's back to the car...

while I took a few pictures of nature.

Overall, we had a fun and full little outing, in more ways than one. ;)

A Day at the Beach with Daddy and Grandma

I had a dentist appt. one afternoon in Augurst while Gabe's mom was visiting, so since we were already nearby we picked Gabe up from work and had a fun evening at the beach together.

Grandma stayed and took care of Carter in the shade for a while.

Of course Preston took off running toward the water the moment we got there.

This was the first time Gabe was able to play out with him since we usually went during playgroup.

They had a lot of fun together!

Gabe even tried out Preston's floatie.

After a little while Preston decided to warm up in the sand.  The water was really cold that day.

Maybe he thought burying himself in sand would warm him up.

He eventually found his sand toys

and realized he would be better off if he just filled that up with sand instead.

The warmest water was in the puddle  someone had dug, so Gabe and Preston had a fun time jumping

over

and over again

while Grandma watched from the sidelines.

Just in case you couldn't tell.  I was there too. ;)

We also went out for Japanese that day at our favorite place.  It was so yummy!