back2school

Abby off to 2nd grade and Nate off to Kindergarten!!

libe

Last library visit of the summer...school starts tomorrow!

closer look

Out for a walk with a magnifying glass on a splendid summer evening.

bingo

There was also LEGO Star Wars bingo...! Birthday boy got bingo!

cupcakes

The LEGO theme continues with cupcakes! Does some creative person on Etsy make fondant LEGO cake decorations? Yes! Fun and tasty!

lego party!

It was a festive LEGO filled day today to celebrate Nate's birthday! Turns out you can rent 30,000 LEGOs from an entrepreneurial local guy named Sir Brixalot.... And so we did. Lots of fun!

happy day to nate

Nate is FIVE! Lots of fun opening presents, cheese panini for dinner at Roscoe's and chocolate cake for dessert. A good day.

AND Abby got a cool South African inspired hair wrap from babysitter Megan!

dough

Playdoh on the plane thanks to Paloma (and her parents)....

farmer john's

Quick stop at Farmer john's ....

more jumps

Bye coast....we'll miss you!

jump

Jump, jump, jump!

coast

Last morning at the coast...

morning jo and cocoa

Morning coffee and cocoa from Mojo.

beach + kindle

Windy beach time followed by more Kindle book reading for Abby.

swimmin

Two kiddos making good progress on swimming... Abby doing front crawl around the perimeter of the pool and Nate diving for toys in the shallow end.

chima

Early birthday present for Nate from Abby...! Sabertooth Chima Ice Tribe LEGO set. Wow.

tofu pate

Tofu pate and chips at the coast ... delicious!

good night sun

A good day at the coast.

cascade head

Beautiful (and chilly! and windy!) hike to the Cascade Head vista.