Friday, June 27, 2008

A day in Dupont, WA 6/26/28

Esther and Candy went down to Dupont to see Esther's sister Amy and her daughter Katie.
Porsche & Cea met up with us there!

Esther and her niece Katie coloring

Esther, Katie & Amy getting a kick out of Cea who was break dancing
and showing off... very funny!

Cea the karate kid

Cea throwing the dog and catching the dog....
see why we thought it was funny? :)

Cea & Katie... just a couple months apart in age...
Very cute!!
Amy, Katie, Cea & Porsche
headed to the pool

Amy, Katie, Esther, Cea & Candy
enjoying the pool

Cea & Candy
Mircea was 'jumping' in

Esther, Katie and Amy
Katie's first time in a pool!! Loved the water!

Tacoma for REI garage sale 6/21/08

Esther, Ryann & Elena, Steven & Candy
went to Tacoma to meet up with Bryan, Porshce & Mircea
at the REI garage sale... and go out for lunch
and for Steven & Candy to buy 'running shoes' - very exciting!




Cea, Ryann & Bryan

Cea :)

Ryann, Elena & Esther on the way back home

an evening for s'mores 6/20/08

S'mores around the 'campfire' in Bradley and Esther's backyard

Thumbs up for s'mores!

He is considering smiling

or.... yelling...

we could have helped carry something....
at least steven moved the chair for Esther! :)

Esther & Bradley
Yum! marshmallows!



6/18/2008


Steven ironing my skirt.... what a catch! :)

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

an evening with Bradley & Esther 6/15/2008


Steven & Esther playing a mean game of basketball...
and Bradley TRYING to study!!

nice block

apples to apples
and bradley is still trying to study

a really clear moon!!

Underground Tour & Bonfire!! 6/14/08

After the 5k
Steven, Candy & Josh headed up to Seattle
(after stopping by Bryan & Porsche's for lunch and a shower!)
to do the underground tour and go to a bonfire at Golden Gardens

The beginning of the underground....
an interesting tour in Seattle

Ross the tour guide
spinning some tale.... he made the tour funny


And then, on to the bonfire on the beach
the weather was absolutely perfect!
Mingling and eating...

The fire pit was the place to be!
Dan Ulshafer & Julia Ulshafer

Mike Shuman & Katie Deming

Dan Ulshafer showing Steven how to play lacrosse
and Steven playing baseball! :)

Such a beautiful sunset!!!

Shaun Derke - so nice to see someone from Bozo!!!

Sound to Narrows 5k 6/14/08

Before the race-
Josh Recaido, Steven, Candy, Esther & Bradley

there should be pictures of Esther finishing here...
but since she took the pictures of the rest of us coming in
we don't have any of her.. :(
Bradley finishing...
happy to be done

Candy & Steven nearing the finish line.

I'm pretty excited about my race number!! :)

After the race
Josh, Steven, Candy, Esther & Bradley

Our most loyal fans!!!
Bryan, Porsche & Mircea

Girls day.. shopping trip! 6/12/08

Esther and Candy picked up Jessi Ramey and headed to Auburn
to meet up with Porsche & 'Cea for a day of shopping and fun!


We did actually shop... not just take pictures of Cea! :D

Mircea the moose

Esther taking a nap on Mircea's shoulder

Esther & Cea on the carousel

Cea wanted to ride the carousel again.... and Esther volunteered a knee! :)

Cea had the reigns

After the day of shopping
Jessi, Porsche, Esther & Mircea

Bryan met us and picked up Cea to take her to swim lessons

Tour of Seattle with Julia 6/7/08

We decided to spend one Saturday in Seattle
we took the ferry across

A building on PSNS

Leaving Bremerton
The wake of the ferry

Sitting in the ferry
You can see the shadows of people and the lights... we love this picture!

Seattle skyline

Julia & Candy tying on sweet rainboots

Steven resting in Nordstrom Rack
Tired of holding our purses and really tired of looking at shoes

OH NO!
Candy & Julia with COFFEE!!

High Five!
The glove by Safeco Stadium
Steven, Candy & Julia with the troll in Fremont

Candy with her head up the nose of the troll.... don't ask... blame coffee!!

Julia wearing her tiara

Candy confused by what to do with her tiara

'Waiting for the bus' satute in Fremont
+ Julia & Candy
we thought it was cool! :)

Rudy
An Irish Terrier on the ferry that we fell in love with!