The Parade 7.4.14

Here are some pictures from our 4th of July festivities:

We didn't get too far down the road before we hit a traffic jam (which is a rarity here).  The parade was starting on our end of town, so it took a little longer to get to where we normally watch the parade.

Before the parade started, we visited the food booths.  Jeralyn and I shared a piece of pie.  Or should I say, Jeralyn shared some of her pie with me.  Ha!

It felt like the parade took forever to get to us.  Jeralyn couldn't wait!  I think she was anticipating the candy.

I wore Joshua in the baby carrier the whole parade (which again, took a long time to come our way).  There was a lot of bouncing and patting going on to keep him happy.

Jeralyn's friend Olivia was in the parade.

Holding her candy bag and watching the parade.

After the parade was over, Olivia came to visit with Jeralyn.  Jeralyn was showing her the candy she picked up during the parade.

Jeralyn went to bed at normal time that night, and then we woke her at 10:30 so she could go with Quent to watch the fireworks (at 11:00 pm).  She enjoyed them very much!  One of the first things she told me was that there wasn't any turtle fireworks.  Ha!

Painting 7.4.14

We are working on updating our kitchen.  We had some time to paint the morning of the 4th of July, so we did just that.  Jeralyn had fun helping.

One Duck Trail 6.19.14

A few pictures Quent took when he was working on Prince of Wales on the Hydaburg Road:

Heceta 6.16.14

Quent gets to see some cool places for work!  Such a beautiful day and beautiful scenery!  We love living in such a beautiful place!  Southeast Alaska is amazing!

Da Beach 5.27.14

One late afternoon, we met our friend's Samantha and Abby at the beach.  It was a low tide, so the kids had fun looking for fish, starfish, and other sea creatures.  Joshua slept in the baby carrier.

She loves the beach!!

Ward Lake Walk 5.26.14

We went on a family walk around Ward Lake.  We've had some beautiful weather this summer, mixed with LOTS of rain.  And yes, we consider the month of May part of our summer.  It's one of the nicest months of the year.

We parked by the frog pond to start our walk.  The first part of the walk is over a bridge.  It makes me feel like I'm in the Midwest.

Halfway through our walk we stopped by the Ward Lake "beach".  Jeralyn had fun playing in the water that was full of pollen.

Splish, splash!

Here she is holding up a lily pad.  She said they looked like hearts: right on!

Mommy and daughter (and son).

I love these family walks.  It's so fun to see the world through Jeralyn's eyes!

Blowing Bubbles 5.18.14

I'm backing up a bit to post some of Quent's photos.  

Jeralyn and I were blowing bubbles at each other.  It was a lot of fun!  She's hilarious!

Flowers in her hair 6.26.14

She's pretty amazing!

Mmmm... 6.26.14

Licking peanut butter off the spatula.  Mmmm...

Emma 6.25.14

My friend Valoree and her daughter Emma came over for dinner.  Emma enjoyed holding Joshua.

Little Guy 6.25.14

Marker Face 6.23.14

I guess the markers just get away from her..I have a lot of pictures like this now.  Silly girl!

Go Tigers! 6.19.14

This is for our Michigan family!  Go Tigers!

Upset Tummy 6.17.14

Jeralyn wasn't feeling too well the evening of this day.  Not sure what it was, but it didn't last long.  Here she was eating crackers and watching Frozen.

Something cute that came out of this was that she asked for a Band-Aid for her tummy.  So she got a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Band-Aid on her belly. Ha!

3 Months 6.17.14

He was 3 months old on June 18th.  And I realize that I haven't shared much about what he's like (so far).  He's really smiley (but serious for the camera still).  He coos and squeals (we recently gave him the nickname of "Joshasaurus").  His other nickname is Mr. Moo (Jeralyn is Missy Moo).  And he's drooling like crazy.  We can see his two bottom teeth just under the gums.  One tooth is closer than the other, but I have a feeling it will be here soon!  He's a lot more "reactionary" than Jeralyn, but he's getting better at going with the flow.  He's finally starting to tolerate riding in the car (which is weird since most babies like riding in the car, but he did not).  He's been sleeping through the night since 12 weeks (thank you, Babywise!), but his naps could be better (he will get there).  He's very sweet and loves to watch his big sister.  His smile lights up the room!  At first I thought he looked a lot like Quent, but now I'm seeing more of me in him.  Some people say he looks like me, and then some say he looks like Quent, so I guess it's the eye of the beholder.  He's probably 14-15 pounds now. We love this little guy oh so much!

Little Pool 6.16.14

Our neighbors found their little kid pool in their shed and set it up.  Jeralyn thought it was pretty cool!

Jeralyn and Olivia

Little Beauty 6.15.14

Tigger Love 6.15.14

Jeralyn has recently been even more interested in Tigger.  She thinks they should play together.  A few days ago I heard her say to Tigger, "Don't do dat Tigger.  Dat not nice.  I go play with Shadow now."  He is pretty tolerant of her and she just loves him! 

Growing 6.14.14

Joshua is growing and changing fast!

Silly Girl 6.13.14

Jeralyn has been helping put some of the dishes away.  She put this Tupperware colander on her head and said, "Take a picture!"  It was the first time she asked me to take a picture of her.

Concrete 6.12.14

We are currently working on turning our carport into a garage.  Quent and his friend RJ worked on the footer and stem wall for the foundation.

Working fast as the concrete was being poured.

Jeralyn was helping too.

Deck Happenings 6.11.14

I would say we've had a pretty decent "summer" so far.  Really beautiful days with long stretches of sunshine, peppered with some rainy days.  We will take it!

Joshua is spending some time out on the deck as well.  He's getting stronger!

Jeralyn was having fun blowing bubbles!

I love how she still has a little bit of her "baby face".

She helped me shuck some corn.  As you can see, it's serious business!

Train Puzzle 6.9.14

Jeralyn is really into putting puzzles together.  She needs my help with some of them, but basically she's on her own right now.

Something new that she's been doing recently is when we refer to her by her name, she says, "No, I Shelly's mommy."  And then she will quickly add, "No, I a princess."  Oh dear!  I blame this on her watching the movie Frozen.  She will often ask to wear dresses, too, which is fun!  Now she is asking about doing a Frozen puzzle--which we do not have, yet!

Bath Boy 6.7.14

Joshua finally started to like his baths.  It wasn't too bad, but he had his moments.

Homemade Ice Cream 6.7.14

Jeralyn and I made some homemade vanilla ice cream.  She had fun "helping".