Red, White and Blue!

Hello and Happy day after the 4th of July! I hope everyone enjoyed a fun filled holiday.

We stuck around in town this year since I had to work Monday and come back to work again on Wednesday, but we made the best of our 24 hours of freedom in the middle of the week.

The day started off gloriously when Kevin let me sleep in till 8:30 (and yes 8:30 is sleeping in #adulting). Once I was up, we dressed Lincoln for the splash pad and walked over to the park to enjoy some fun in the sun before the day got too hot. While tentative at first, he ended up loving the splash pad and spent a good hour running in and out of the water and trying to step on the water holes only to be squirted (repeatedly) in the face haha!

After the park, we headed back home for lunch, crossed of some household "to-do's" and a nap before heading back out for our evening 4th of July plans!

This year, we met up with some good friends to watch the fireworks from their apartment in Kendall Yards. Olmstead Park had a band and food trucks set up as well so we walked down there for some more park time play and dinner. We headed home before the band started to play, but there was plenty of festive fun including holiday ice cream sandwiches to enjoy before we settled in for the firework show put on in downtown.

Once the 15 minute show was over, we packed up as quickly as we could and headed home to go to bed with a busy work/school week ahead of us.

It was fun to stay local this year (although I think we'll try and hit up the island next year!) and see the big fireworks show put on by the city.

Happy Independence Day!!

#MakeHerMarboe

Hello! Happy Monday and 4th of July eve. I hope everyone is enjoying a long holiday weekend! Unfortunately, I had to head back to work today, but we did get to enjoy a quick weekend getaway to Wenatchee and Lake Chelan for my cousin's wedding.

Lincoln had the big important job of ring bearer and he absolutely loved it! He was so cute in his little suspenders and bow tie and the flower girls loved him! We weren't sure how he was going to do, but he wasn't scared at all and rocked it. I think it helped that he had four of the cutest flower girls loving on him and showing him the ropes.

The wedding was at Karma Vineyards in Lake Chelan. It was beautiful, with stunning views of the lake for the ceremony. The reception was down in the vineyard which was equally pretty, especially after the sun went down and the patio lights were twinkling. The bride and groom both looked so happy and I'm so excited for my cousin as he ventures into this next big journey in life. His new wife is the sweetest and we were so honored that they asked Lincoln to be a part of their big day.

After the ceremony and dinner, the dancing began and it was so funny to see the flower girls pull Lincoln out onto the dance floor. He absolutely loved the attention and was quite the ladies man.

Hat Island 2017

This past weekend, we took our first trip of the summer out to Hat Island. It did not disappoint! Kevin stayed back to play in Hoopfest, so Lincoln and I headed out on our own along with my friend, Amy.

I was a little leary of our first long car trip with a newly potty trained Lincoln, but he was a rockstar! We brought our little traveling toilet with us and I'm happy to report had zero accidents the entire time! I think he's really got this potty thing down.

Anyways, we left Saturday morning and made the trek across the state, caught the ferry on time and made our way down to beach all before 5 PM. Lincoln LOVED building sand castles and dipping his toes in the water. We're still not quite brave enough to go all the way in (and let's be honest, that water is COLD), but we are getting there!

We spent Saturday through Tuesday on the island, with my mom, Amy, Lincoln and myself and just enjoyed the sunshine, good food and yummy drinks. I also sufficiently introduced Lincoln to "Cocktail Time" and I'm pretty sure he's now going to associate chocolate milk with cocktails for the rest of his life, hah!

On Tuesday morning, we caught a ride back with one of my mom's friends in her boat and the ride was bumpy! The weather turned a bit on Tuesday and the water was really choppy. Lincoln was not a fan of the big waves and bumps and clung to me for the entire boat ride, but we made it safe and sound. Once we got across, we met up with my brother, Griffin, to check out his new ride, and enjoy lunch before hitting the road back to Spokane!

It was a great first trip!

More Hat Island trips here, here, here, here and here!

Soccer Fun!

We recently enrolled Lincoln in Soccer Tots. He had his first practice the other night, and it was honestly the cutest thing I have ever seen!

He was so excited to wear his little shin guards, bring his brand new water bottle and new soccer ball on Tuesday night! We picked them up the weekend before and he couldn't stop talking about them over and over until we got there. We signed him up with one of his best little toddler friends, Zeke, and the boys went to town!

I was super impressed with how well run it was considering there were a bunch of 2 and 3 year olds running around. They managed to take them through a number of age appropriate "drills" and the kids were able to follow along really well.

After soccer and a few games of wrestling between Zeke and Lincoln (so cute now! we'll see in a few years ;0p) we took the boys to ice cream! It was the perfect way to end their first soccer practice and celebrate summer solstice!

Welcome Baby Hudson!

Last week, my little sister welcomed the most precious baby boy into the world! Hudson James Hyde was born on June 13, 2017 weighing in at a mighty 6 lbs 3 oz and 20.5 inches long. He is the cutest baby we've seen in a long time and Lincoln is so stoked to have a new baby cousin.

He has not stopped asking about "baby Hudson" since the two met last Saturday and we can't wait to visit him again! Below are a few pics of the newest addition to the family!

Father's Day 2017

Happy Monday! Hope everyone enjoyed a nice weekend celebrating the dads in their lives. We sure had fun celebrating ours!

Lincoln and I woke up early on Sunday to prep breakfast in bed for Kevin. Kevin's not very good at sleeping in and Lincoln's not very good at surprises (hah!) so we did our best to bring dad coffee, presents and breakfast all before 9 AM. After breakfast and presents, we spent some time cleaning the house and doing yard work before all laying down for a nap!

We all napped because we had big plans for that afternoon!

Once we were all awake we headed out to Big Barn Brewing! We spent last Father's Day up at Big Barn as well and I think we've started a new Father's Day tradition. Big Barn is a small, local craft brewery up in Greenbluff. Every Sunday in the summer they open up their tasting room, host live music and bring in food trucks. It was a blast!

We spent almost 4 hours up at Big Barn before calling it a night and heading back home. We wrapped up the evening and put little man to bed before calling it a night ourselves.