Back Home for Good

We just got back from our last vacation of the summer - a family camp on Whidbey Island, Washington. We had a great time in the lake, playing volleyball, carpetball, pickle ball, handball, lots of organized games, great speaker, good food that mama didn't have to cook, no dishes, just fun.

PJ decided to pick this week to cut his first 2 teeth, so other than keeping mama up most nights, we had a great time, even though the weather was not that warm. We love family camp!!

Here's a picture of Bunny on the ferry ride going home. Now back to reality - pears are falling of the pear trees, tomatoes are ripening for salsa, must make pesto, pickles, and get ready for the new school year. Time sure has flown this summer!

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Got Blackberries?

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Weird Tree Growth

Here's an interesting tree spotted at the coast. I think it looks pretty cool.

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We're all wrapped around his little finger

I've done this mom "thing" for a while now. My babies have all thrived on routines and this baby is no different. We have a problem, however. With 2 recent camping trips, little PJ has gotten out of his routine. Of course we couldn't let him crawl around in the dirt while camping, so he was held a good bit of the time. Now that we are back at home, he thinks that he should be held all the time. He also thinks that the only way he can sleep is in someone's lap or sucking mama's breast. I actually don't mind it so much except that he seems to be such a fussy baby now. Before, when we had the routine, he would be content to play on the floor for a while, content to be in his exersaucer. Now, if he's not in someone's arms, he is usually fussy. After a few minutes of fussing, 8-yr old brother came to the rescue. He looks pretty happy now, huh?

8-yr old just put him in his crib and now he's crying again ::::sigh::::

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Jetty Repair

While we were at the Oregon coast, we went to the South jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. The jetty is going through a major repair operation. We saw HUGE 20-ton boulders lifted and then placed into trucks to fix the jetty. Here is a great picture of the project I found. South Jetty

This has got to be a dream job for some adult "boys". The men I was with were sure interested.

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Camping Again

We just got back from another camping trip - 9 days at the Oregon coast. We had a great time with grandparents as well as friends from church. The only negative was that it was chilly pretty much the whole time. Normally we are able to wear shorts at least part of the day. This trip, we all pretty much stayed in our jeans or sweats. Only one day of rain, so that was not bad, either!

Here's one of my favorite pics taken at the coast of PJ. This was by the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. I'll be posting more pictures later.

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