Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today was Chuck's 33rd birthday. To celebrate we went to the Evergreen State Fair. Kelsey had a blast eating the treats and going on some of the rides. She even got brave and checked out all of the animals...although we did leave many of their areas rather quickly :) Josie slept through the whole thing...hopefully next year she'll get to enjoy it!


Starting off the morning with his girls




While waiting to buy tickets for the rides Kelsey got her groove on


We started slowly on the rides with a good old standby


Then onto the train


After the train Kelsey wanted to try out the big slide. She had a blast! I think this was by far her favorite.


Curly fries - yum!


Fancy drink!


Time to leave with one tired kiddo


She was out within 30 seconds of leaving the parking lot


Chuck followed suit shortly after :)


All week Kelsey talked about making Daddy birthday cupcakes and she practiced singing the birthday song and blowing out candles. She got rather camera shy with the singing but was thrilled to help with the candles!

Welcome Chase Michael Worsley!

A huge congrats to the Worsley family on their baby boy Chase born on August 24th. He's beautiful! We're looking forward to many years of playdates!

Quiet Time

Kelsey has decided to give up napping lately and so we've started quiet time where she is to play quietly up in her room. Every day she tells me she doesn't need a nap and that she's not tired. So I tell her she has to still do quiet time and she can just play or read. Typically she plays for about 30 minutes and then she sits at the top of the stairs calling to come down. After about 20 minutes she usually passes out for a good hour long nap.



On days when she refuses to do quiet time or any sort of a nap this is what our days look like....



Ahhhh....toddlerhood...its rough! :)

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

Today Josie and I went to the Mariner's game with our good friend Stacy. We had great seats and fantastic weather! Josie slept through the first 5 innings but got to enjoy the last few :) She must have brought good luck because after she woke up we took a huge lead and ended up winning 10-3 over the Yankees. Go M's!


Griffey


Ichiro


Josie taking in the 8th inning

Josie Turns 1....Month

Josie turned one month recently...where did the time go? She had her check up last week and she is already up to 9lbs 13oz and is 21.75 inches. Josie is starting to smile more often now and she especially loves to smile for Kelsey. She does love her big sister!


Meeting Great Grandpa Stacey


Meeting Great Grandma Stacey


I like to call this her turkey impression :)




All smiles!

Heat Wave

With record temps in the Seattle area we decided to head down to Nana and Papa's for a little air conditioned relief. We had lots of fun doing everything we could to stay cool!


Before we went to Nana and Papa's, this is how we spent most of our time at home - parked in front of fans.


Enjoying the first of many icy treats at Nana and Papa's


Being goofy with Nana's glasses


In Corvallis we checked out the spray park with Nana




We headed west to Newport where it was a chilly 62 degrees. As you can see we were prepared for temps in the 100s...not in the 60s.


A little wind and 60 degree weather never stopped anyone from digging in the sand!


Warming up a bit with Nana




The sea lions in Newport were quite a hit!






Cooling off in the sprinkler




Thoroughly enjoying the pool!