Sarah's pool party

Sarah turned four and had a birthday party at the Mountlake Terrace pool. Happy birthday, Sarah!!!

Cups playing

Cups plays in Daddy & Mama's bedroom a lot while they get ready.

Visiting with Grandpa & Grandma

Princess! (a.k.a. Nibbles)



Cups loved the hammock. . .



Grandma reading to Cups. . .



Great Aunt Nancy with Cups. . . She played with Cups the whole afternoon that Cups slept through dinner in Daddy and Mama's arms. Mama had never seen Cups so worn out before.



Cups read to again — spoiled with attention!!!



Great Uncle Dick and Great Aunt Nancy were visiting from Jacksonville.

Spudnuts

The morning of our visit with Grandpa and Grandma, Mama asked Daddy what a good breakfast would be. Daddy said, "Spudnuts." Mama thought Daddy was joking around until he explained that spudnuts were made with potato flour. If she ate bubbles (in bubble tea) made out of potato flour, she might as well check this out. They turned out to be a hit at home.

Cups goofing around in the car

When we were half an hour from Richland, Cups asked, "Can we go home?" Umm. . .

Mr. & Mrs. Frame in Ellensburg

Uncle Eric decided to join the party last minute. We picked him up after we left the BBQ. We were really happy to have him join us. We stopped in Ellensburg for a blizzard. Shortly after we took off, Daddy wanted to use the restroom. He pulled off at KFC. He came right back to say, "There are two people in there, and they just spent the whole day with Auntie Elizabeth." We went in to say hi, and it was funny that we all got together there. We've never been there, and they had not been there in a l-o-n-g time — funny.

Uncle Darryl & Auntie Sue's BBQ

Cups positioned herself so that she could watch Uncle Darryl's band play and moved her shoulders to the music.





Mama hanging out with Uncle Peter. . .

In the morning we hung out with Auntie D and Olivia. Auntie D had her gall bladder removed the Friday before. It was great to see her up and moving about already. We missed her last weekend. She was able to walk the next morning already, but we didn't get to hang out with them as much.

Auntie Yvonne & Uncle Bailey's big day

Auntie Yvonne and Uncle Bailey picked a gorgeous spot for their big day.





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Cups checking out the chocolates for favors. . .





Mr. & Mrs. . .



After dinner. . .





We had a picture taken with Uncles James and Issac. The pictures that Uncle James took of Auntie Yvonne and Uncle Bailey two weeks before and the day of the wedding included in the slide show were great, but the two of them are so photogenic, too. It's time to go — as much as Cups did not want to. As soon as we got to the car, Cups said, "I am tired."

Mama posing. . .

We read out in the back on a warm evening.

Ice cream at Theo Chocolates

Cups is now tall enough to reach the chocolate samples. What are you getting there, Cups?





We got a newsletter about homemade ice cream at Theo's. We had to check it out. Theo does not make the ice cream, but the mint chocolate chip has Theo's dark chocolate in it. We also enjoyed the coffee and chai ice creams. Mama prefers the Molly Moon ice cream with more fat in it, and last time we were there they had thai iced tea ice cream.

Blueberry picking with Auntie Elizabeth

This was our fourth weekend blueberry picking. The berries are great. Picking is a lot of fun — a great way to spend time with aunties, too!













Cups had fun dumping Mama's berries from bucket to bucket. She picked out some stems and green ones. However, later in the morning she fell and spilled most of what she had in the big bucket. It was okay since Mama was not too result-oriented.



These Concord blueberries look like grapes!



We had a picture before we head to Theo's for some handmade ice cream.

Dove ice cream bars

Uncle Michael and Auntie Penny came over for dinner. Mama picked up Dove ice cream bars on sale as a treat. From the content look on her face from the dark chocolate chocolate ice cream bar, life of the Cupcakes is good.

Finger stamping/inking

Auntie Jo gives great presents!! She brought Cups a finger stamping set this time. Without supervision Cups went to town and got ink from the ink pads (green and yellow) all over her fingers. She got in a little trouble with Daddy later, but look at the impish smile on her face from the great time she created herself.



We added to the artwork that Auntie Jo and RyRy started the night before.

Visit from the Chan family

Oliver — only 1 1/2!!




The children played in the pool before dinner time. Oliver had the most fun, splashing water all over. O asked whether mom couldn't keep Oli out of the pool. Cups cried, and Auntie Jo was most kind to comfort her the whole time. As much as Cups cried, she didn't want to get out either. The children got out for dinner, and Oli ate well. The three older ones ran around crazily and played music loudly. Oli was kept with the adults for his safety. Mama can see him joining the older kids in a matter of months. We had a great time visiting with the Chan family. We look forward to our next visit!!