Blackberries and Friend

Eleanor had a friend over and they decided they wanted to bake something with blackberries. So they went in the neighborhood and picked a bunch of blackberries and made a yummy blackberry crisp. It was yummy, especially with ice cream. I love blackberry season! And Eleanor has such great friends. I love it!

WLEEA Academy

Charlotte has been working with the Police Explorers this year. She really loves it. This summer she got the opportunity to go to the summer Explorer Academy camp. it is a very intense week, kind of like a boot camp. There is lots of PT, and it is a really hard experience. Charlotte was very nervous to go, but she survived it and was very proud of herself for making it through. Zaron and I got to go to the training facility in Yakima where camp was held to see the graduation day. It was cool to see Charlotte march in.

On their way home, they have a tradition to stop at a burger place, and then do some cliff jumping together.

The next day, she gave us all a taste of what it was like at camp by doing PT with us. It is intense! I am impressed that she handled it amazingly. She's a tough girl, that's for sure!

Unwanted Socks

Bailey has been licking her paws a lot lately and it's getting really annoying. Finally, Eleanor decided to do something about it and fashioned some socks to put on her. She was not super happy, but it seems to be keeping her from licking her paws. And she just looks adorable with them on.

Lady Hawks

A neighbor friend is a super fan of the Seahawks. It's so fun because she always decks herself out for Seahawks season. She is the superfan between her husband and her, so sometimes he doesn't want to go with her. So she has a list of "Lady Hawks" that she calls on when she has an extra ticket. I am lucky enough to be on the list of Lady Hawks so I got to go to training camp with her. It was a fun and relaxing day!

M's Game

We did our annual M's game with my family while Paul was here for the week. Always a fun time with everybody in the nosebleed seats. The M's are struggling this year, but we are still superfans. Always! It was just Liam, Eleanor and me this year since Corban and Charlotte were gone and Zaron doesn't do well in those environments. We had fun though!

Boating!

We got to go boating with Paul and Kelli's families one evening. It was a great time. All of the kids did well, and I was able to bribe Kim and Brynley to try out surfing and they both did amazing. Worth the $20 for sure. I love seeing the kids try new things and have fun doing it. I love hanging out on the boat, and enjoying the weather. We also did the grape challenge where we threw grapes at the person surfing to see if they could catch it in their mouth. I think Liam, Eleanor, and Kelli were successful. And it was funny to see Macey chewing gum and blowing bubbles the entire time she was surfing. And Kelli landed a 360! All in all a great day!

Blue Angels

Well, we had a big family gathering planned for the Blue Angels again this year. We all got on the boats, got to our spot, and then found out that they would not be flying because it was too windy that day. It wasn't the big waterfight and swimming fun that we usually have. Of course we were disappointed, but you can't always have the perfect day.

After the boating, we went to mom and dad's for pizza and fun.