Hawaii- part 2

Well, we are on the plane home now. It was so great to have a week as a family, just napping, swimming and eating. 

Lounging

Shave ice! My favorite. 

Oops burned my belly! 

We got the cutest little flip-flops for Stella that stayed on for a grand total of about 2 steps. 

Aloha, Hawaii. Hope to see you again soon! 

Hawaii- part 1

Our goal on this trip was to do nothing and so far I can report that we are doing a pretty good job! 

Dining out

Mmmm, push pops! I had forgotten those existed!

Stella feeding her new dolly, Baby Stella

The view from our lanai

Swimming!

Tide Pooling! Stella was entranced with the hermit crabs. 

Visiting the Perez Family!

On our way to Hawaii we stopped for a few days in the Bay Area to visit Mike, Sandy, Sherry and the kids. It was the first time we got to meet the twins. Stella and Josephine had sooo much fun together and were super sad to be parted. 

The Girls: Josephine, Verona and Stella. 

The Boys: Brian and Loretto and Buster 

Stella's first time fingerprinting. 

Copying everything Josephine does. 

Quick grab the camera. 

Oops

There we go!

 Bye bye

Sacked out on the plane!

Summer Time

It's been nice and hot here, and we've been busy. 

At the Columbia River near Vantage, WA. 

Mariners vs. Orioles. M's won! 

Playing in the yard. 

Listening to Lucinda Williams at the Zoo. 

 

Wading pool fun. 

 

Playing with toy firetrucks at the fire station. 

Montana

We've been super busy, driving attempting naps for Stella meeting up with friends. We have barely taken any photos. Here are a few from the wedding last night. 

View of the mountains when the wildfire smoke finally blew out. 

All dressed up. 

The bride and groom. 

Stella went to bed quickly and let us party a bit. 

Our friends Liz and Jeramy had their son Sam there. He and Stella had a great time playing and I think you'll see the romantic vibe of the weekend had an effect on those two. 

 

We stopped at a lovely rv park on lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho on our way home last night. 

Now we are back in Wasington and hopefully the wildfires will let us pass and we'll be home tonight! 

On The Road!

Our friends are getting married in Montana so we decided to rent an RV and drive out. Currently we are halfway across eastern WA. Stella is pretty excited about the whole thing. I knew when Brian pulled up with the RV yesterday because I could hear Stella yelling "camper truck!! Camper truck!!" At the top of her lungs. 

Our view of the Columbia river from Vantage WA last night. 

Stella sacked out in the back. 

It's hot here!

My mom is working in Africa for two weeks (go mom) so I'm going to post a bit more often for the time being. I've finally worked out how to post from my phone again so I hope to make Stellagrams a more regular happening. 

Stella (orange hat) loves the water. Our baby group got together for a picnic and Stella spent about 90% of her time in the pool. 

At the wading pool at greenlake. 

Stella loves riding the mechanical horses, but only if they do NOT MOVE (her words!) 

Brian getting a tickle in.