{all 3 reading on the couch together – swoon! // craft projects + a podcast in the afternoon // Fitz figured out if he stood on the play microwave like a stool, he could swing from the playhouse…}
{took the kids to the Zoo! finally saw the penguins – who were just out of quarantine – and a big sleeping bear // dinner at our weekly Play Street block party, celebrating E’s birthday with friends + neighbors}
{headed out to Seabrook for a trip with my family // celebrated E’s birthday, F’s upcoming birthday + D’s half birthday}
{the kids “golfing” with Fitz’s new golf clubs // this WA beach may be my favorite place on Earth}
{playing in the sand // the kids in the big beach chair // Daphne lost her first tooth!}
{Fitz wanted to “swim” in the tiny pool – this lasted about 15 minutes // Eloise got her ears pierced for her birthday! // a final birthday party at the Laurelhurst Beach Club}
Phew! The last month of summer. We kicked off August by celebrating our 12 (yes, 12!) year wedding anniversary. It does not seem like it’s been that long, though SO much has happened in our lives in that decade. We didn’t get to celebrate with a date night out (which we have promised ourselves once we have a good child care option) but a dinner date in with some of Seattle’s best sushi enjoyed after the kids ate!
The girls had their two camps in August which all went well. We celebrated Eloise turning EIGHT and spent some time out on the WA coast in my favorite little town on the planet with my family. I tried to get the kids outside as much as possible (when it wasn’t too hot – we’ve had a few streaks) to just enjoy the nice summer weather. And lots of late mornings and post-dinner family walks as we continue to enjoy our laid-back summer schedule.
Now we are coming out of Labor Day weekend and are saying good-bye to summer! Eloise is supposed to be starting school tomorrow (Daphne starts next Monday) but the school district board and the teacher’s union have yet to finalize their contract, so a strike is looking likely. Just over here trying to get the kids ready for school AND support our teachers, but also needing to know how much (if any) childcare we’ll have this week. Brightly though, Fitz starts school on Thursday no matter what the public school is doing. Plus, we are in the final countdown towards Fitz’s SECOND birthday. What?!
Wish us luck this week. And some good mediation for the adults running the public schools.
Happy September!
M