So we've crammed a lot of fun times into the last few weeks of my maternity leave (yes I went back to work yesterday :(...but I have to admit, I LOVE my job and the friends I work with so it's ok, besides the time away from the kids only makes time spent together that much more special right :) )...so here's a recap on the last month or so...
We made a trip to Spokane in early June to visit family and prepare for Elijah's dedication. I drove up with the two kids by myself (not doing that again, what's usually a nine hour drive turned into a twelve hour one thanks to my lil man who didn't want to stop crying for the majority of the last four hours there, but I love him anyways ;) ) then Michael flew in after he got off work just a few days before the dedication.
Before Michael got up there the my mom, Makayla, Joey, Sam, Eli and myself enjoyed a super fun day at Riverfront Park where we rode the carousel, fed the ducks, played on the big red wagon, rode a few carnival rides and played in the water fountain. Sam had a blast and talked about going to ride the horsies and play in the "wa wa" for days after! We spent the rest of our time just hanging out with family and friends, It was great!
After the dedication on Saturday we packed up and headed to Seattle the following morning for a mini vacation. While we were there we got to have dinner and visit with one of my good friends that I haven't seen in years, visit the Woodland Zoo, see two lighthouses (Brown's Point and West Point), and go to a Mariner's baseball game! We all had a blast and Eli was on his best behavior during the many hours spent traveling in the car...it was great!!
