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(6/19) Adventure to Whidbey today! Kathy invited us out to the beach today, so we left a rainy and gross Everett behind and got on a boat. It was cold and yucky when we left, so I didn't plan well for swimming, but stripped down to their diapers, the littles did just fine. What a fun day! We took Nanan along with us and she watched one little kid while I had the other little one, and C. C got completely soaked and sandy. Ah to be a kid again!
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(6/20) Work day for me, and Dad had the kiddos. We went out to Chang's for dinner tonight. D is in such a mom-centric stage that I just carried him over when I went to go get dinner rather than let him sit and scream at the table (he screams when I leave the room, run to the restroom, etc). After dinner, they brought out soft serve which he loved, but J took one bite and was traumatized. He loved the fortune cookie though! And his fortune even said that he could look forward to trying new things.
(6/21) Work day for Dad & me, and Sarah had the kids this afternoon. She said she took all 5 boys (aged almost 2-6yrs) to the park and loved how all the boys played together. The big boys even fought over who got to play with which little. J was exhausted tonight and lost it this evening after dinner. D thought he'd be helpful when it was time to go upstairs to bed and kept pushing him, which made J wail even more.
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(6/22) We headed out camping this morning! We were going to Ice Water Creek Campground, but decided to stay at Taneum Creek instead, especially when we saw that just to get into the campground, we'd get to ford the creek! We were going to meet Opa at camp, so we waited, and waited, and no Opa. Finally Dad went out to where he got cell service and got Opa down from the hills and back to camp. They picked up some fresh asparagus from the fruit stand on the way too. The boys made sure I got my exercise since they love to sprint in different directions. The creek ran along the back of our campsite, and though the campground wasn't terribly busy, there still were a few cars that cruised through to watch out for. Once Dad & Opa got there, we had an adult per kid, which was very nice. Dinner tonight was kabobs. The boys devoured everything, and I was pretty impressed at how little they threw on the ground.
J was so exhausted since he didn't nap on the way over that he was laying on the rock, on the floor mat, on the trailer stair. They managed to make it to 7p, but it took them a good 2 hrs before they finally quieted down.
(6/23) J woke at 4am, but went back to sleep relatively quickly after I laid him back down. He woke again at a more reasonable 7 o'clock and most of us got up for the day. Sleepy D waited until breakfast was nearly done before I managed to rouse him. Speaking of breakfast, we had a feast. Sausage, eggs and pancakes! After breakfast and some trips to the river, we packed up and drove out in the general direction of Buck Meadows. It was a lot of climbing, and we saw a deer on the way up. J started snoring in time with the washboards. That was pretty funny. We got up near the meadows and saw a sign for Tamarack Springs, so headed in that direction. Stopped there and got out, but it was a good 10° colder up there, windy, and sprinkly, so we didn't stay out of the car for very long. We did a bit more driving and finally went back to camp. D took a nice nap along the way, so he was good to go, while J was very tired and went down for a nap in the trailer. D and I hiked around the campground, all along the river, and out to another campground. C played catch with Opa, and played out at the river. D & I roamed around, looked at the river, and wandered around until Dad & J woke back up. Dinner tonight was jambalaya. Om nom! I unknowingly put J in glow-in-the-dark pajamas tonight and I think that terrified D, who woke and screamed at 11pm. I tried to zip him in the sleeping bag with me, but he kept inch-worming out and finally I ended putting him back in the pack-n-play and he went back to sleep.
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(6/24) Broke camp this morning. The boys had oatmeal and bananas for breakfast. J is very much into the "I'll do it myself" phase and refused to eat unless he held the spoon, and the banana was considered broken if I removed the peel. So I've had to leave it on and help him with it as he eats it. We stopped at the Cle Elum bakery and hungry J devoured 2.5 fruit bars, some string cheese and then everybody took a nap in the car. C has a busy afternoon of swimming and hockey, and we hope to squeeze in dinner out too. We'll see.
Potty talk
J & the ice cream
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