I love long weekends

Since Kallie was out of school on Friday I decided to take the day off and extend my Memorial Day weekend! We decided to get up early and head to Vashon for the night. Kallie loves the beach as much as I do. We spent our time collecting beach treasures, listening to music on the deck, kayaking, and of course early morning coffee chats with papa on the deck(my favorite thing to do). Tons of neighbor kids arrive on Saturday so Kallie was in heaven! It was a beautiful sunny day so the kids spent most of the day in the water or playing games.

We spent the rest of the long weekend at home. Kallie had a birthday party and we went for a family adventure on Monday. Daddy took us to Franklin Falls for a 2mile hike, up to the mountains for spectacular views and a pit stop along the river to relax at the park. We had a great day!

It's official, we have a bike rider!

Kallie is official a bike rider and she is so proud of herself. Over the last year we have tried bike riding with training wheels a few times which she did not love so we moved to scootering. She mastered scooting and the balance it takes which I think probably helped with biking. While I was out of town she had an REI bike class with daddy. She was determined to learn to bike and did it! We are so proud that she got over her fear and went for it. Every day after school she wants to go ride her bike, she gets more confident every day.

Kallie and her friend Violent both learned to ride over the weekend so we had an impromptu bike date after school!

Mothers Day 2018

Mother's Day is a day I do not take for granted. I truly feel lucky every day that I was given the chance to be a mom but more importantly Kallie's mom. There is not a night the goes by that don't sneak in her room before I go to bed, kiss her on the forehead three times and whisper "mommy loves her girl". I am not saying parenting is always easy because it is not but I wouldn't trade it for the world (the good and the bad).

Kallie,

The day you entered the world was the day my dreams of becoming a mom came true. I still remember the first time I held you in my arms and the feeling of unconditional love I felt in that moment. To this day I am not sure how I got so lucky but I thank God every day for giving me the gift of YOU!.

I love you to the moon and back!



Love

Mommy

Spring Break - Cabo San Lucas

This year we spent Spring Break in Mexico with friends. The weather was amazing so we spent most of our time at the pool. I am pretty sure Kallie could swim from 7am to 7pm without stopping. Outside of pool time we went to few fun dinner shows at our hotel, saw whales breeching daily, walked along the beach collecting treasures and chasing the waves, took a glass bottom taxi to Lovers Beach to see the arches and most importantly unplugged from the real world and spent time together as a family! I love vacation . . . here are a few highlights!