Clamming

Ever since Lisa gifted me these awesome rubber boots for Christmas I have been dying to get my feet in the mud and dig for some clams. Yesterday the tides were perfect for clamming, so Lilly, Ethan and decided to try our luck at Lagoon Beach and we hit the jackpot! Yum! Yum!

Here are Lilly & Ethan hard at work. Ethan would do all the digging and and Lilly would find the clams and put them in the bucket. What a team! Ethan is looking like he needs a break.

Lilly is holding up a clam to the camera here, but her love of the day was chasing down the hundreds of tiny crabs that ran all over the sand, picking up as many as her little hands would hold.

Meanwhile Ethan liked climbing into all the holes we dug, splashing in the little puddles of water that would form.

Ethan's 1st Birthday

Happy Birthday!! It's official...Ethan has made his first revolution around the sun with us! To celebrate we let him parade around in his birthday suit for most of the day, trying out his new scooter, chasing balloons and wearing a party hat.


For dinner we had his two favorite foods: fish and mashed sweet potatoes. Followed by a flourless chocolate cake! The Hannas (Morgan, Ian & Kenenisa) and the Kingfisher's (Jen, Erik & Samara) joined the party that evening to shower Ethan with some Birthday love.



Below is a video of us singing "Happy Birthday" to Ethan

Lilly's 1st Haircut

Well we finally did it! We cut Lilly's hair for the first time just before her 3rd Birthday. With two weddings this summer we decided it was time for a fresh look. Steven Barrett in Seattle was honored with the first cut. Lilly was very patient and loves the fact that Mom will let her out of the house without a hair tie or clip!

Mother's Day Weekend

This was the view Barclay gifted my for my birthday retreat, my cabin hung over a bluff with expansive views of Discovery Bay and the Olympic Mountains. The weather was spectacular, sunny, warm and not a cloud in the sky. Breathtaking sunsets, eagles, sea lions, otters and such. I really enjoyed every last minute of being alone, despite missing my sweet ones and calling home repeatedly throughout the day. Oh how I love solitude. Looking forward to my next opportunity. Barclay, Lilly & Ethan joined me for Mother's day and spent the night. We barbecued, steamed clams that Barb Bailey and I harvested earlier in the day and fed them to both Lilly and Ethan. The pictures below are of Ethan enjoying his first experience of clams! Barclay was solo with the kids for two nights and is still recovering.

New Beginnings

We dedicate this blog to all of our extended family and friends on the east coast (and elsewhere!) We want to stay connected and share our daily adventures with you! All of our love, Barclay, Jen, Lilly & Ethan