Sigh. I have been MIA from my blog for quite some time. Iāve been so busy with family, photography, editing, NILMDTS both volunteer and Iām pretty sure I never had a chance to mention thatĀ I am now working part time (since end of February) as the Volunteer Care Specialist as one of very few staff for the entire worldwide organization. If you know me, you know this is a passion of mine and no doubt about it, I am trying to move mountains by throwing my heart and soul into it even more than I already was. So yea, Iāve been busy. I even got to go to Denver for a Volunteer Leadership retreat which was amazing to get to meet most of the people Iāve been working with over the last few years. I also was able to see my aunt, uncle and cousins quick too!
In between all that we managed to do so many fun things and I have been out living life. My mom came to visit over St. Pattyās Day weekend, then we had Easter and Tylerās mom came out for Spring Break. The following week I went to the NILMDTS retreat and then our whole family went on a fun farm field trip.
We went on a vacation over Motherās Day weekend to Seabrook, WA for a long weekend with friends then my parents came out together to celebrate Conner and my dadās birthdays. While they were here we had beautiful weather so we were outside most of the weekend at Rig a Palooza and then took the opportunity to play tourist a bit by going to the zoo and the ferris wheel downtown! Then just last weekend over Memorial Day we went camping in Leavenworth. And this week Vivian had a big milestone as she lost her first tooth!!! We noticed that she had two of her adult teeth popping in behind her bottom baby teeth and sure enough pretty much two days later her first tooth came lose and right out!
Claire is on the potty training bandwagon and Iām pretty sure this weekend might be the time to try to go cold-turkey.... she finally gets it and itās a matter of consistency which has been completely my fault. It has been a fun whirlwind these past months and I cannot believe it is already June - in less than a month our baby will be two and boy is she full-blown toddler at this point. So. Much. Sass.
Anyway, a lot has happened and hereās a little glimpse into all that fun stuff!
[Happy St. Patrickās Day!]
[Family Pancake House of course!]
[Denver happy hour with the Oggs <3]
[Iām at headquarters!!!]
[Most of the NILMDTS Staff and Volunteer Leadership went bowling]
[We also did a clue/escape room... but didnāt do so great]
[Stop to sniff the tulips]
[He was looking for bees]
[Drivable tractors? Yes please!]
[Sometimes ya have to have a bit of a tantrum]
[Seabrook dog park... Tippy had a blast!!!]
[Ice cream and statue dog rides]
[But the sunset was amazing! Us moms snuck away to watch the sunset]
[Motherās Day calls for ice cream for dinner after a long drive home from Seabrook]
[A little park party for Conner with school friends]
[Happy 4th Birthday Conner!!!]
[Claire was digging the slide at Rig-a-Palooza]
[M.E. snuggling in with the kids - Viv, always ready for a pose, Conner the grump and where is Claire?]
[Close encounters at the zoo]
[On a safari looking for animals with his new binoculars (thanks uncle Nick!)]
[Just a bunch of flamingos]
[Snuggles with daddy while powering through naptime]
[Everyone loves a carousel]
[Seattleās Great Wheel]
[Sweet moment with dad and daughter while Conner is terrified of the heights it turns out]
[Dancing... so nice when they get along]
[āMom take a picture of me with the ferris wheel!]
[Almost time to go home after dinner]
[Saying our goodbyes to the fun at the pier]
[Making some farewell wishes]
[Our first camp trip of the season in Leavenworth was a huge success. Lots of biking.]
[The kids could actually have a little independence this year riding the loop all by themselves. They loved it and so did we!
[At the end of the trip we stopped in downtown Leavenworth and got some ice cream. It was clearly a hit.]
[On May 31st Vivian lost her first tooth. The Tooth Fairy was unable to collect as someone lost her tooth after her mom told her to keep it safe on the counter... a lesson quickly learned - she wonāt know till sheās 30 but mom is always right. Luckily her second tooth is sure to be quick to follow so I think the Tooth Fairy will be by soon enough.]
