kitsap lake.

i &hearts this one of austin (stolen from wendy)


katie loved the rope swing....wish it had come out just a little clearer....ah well.


sam preferred the tire.


helping the littles with their life vests (stolen from wendy)


rollin' in our paddle-wagon


future swim teacher-in-training?


my friend wendy and her cutie kaylee


the kiddos out on the floating dock


sam....refusing to cooperate and just give me a cute smile.....






*WARNING*


do NOT attempt this at home.




he is a trained professional.

thanks for looking!

scenic beach.

just a short drive from bremerton is scenic beach state park. we drove out there yesterday in an attempt to beat the heat, on a day that it was actually warm enough to swim here and not freeze your patootie off. i like scenic beach because the water is super clear and pretty and there's not a lot of yucky slimy stuff in the water. the down side is that you really have to plan your time there, or you get stranded on a stretch of beach when the tide comes in and have to wade through the water all the way back to the stairs going down to the beach (as was our case yesterday :)


hi, my name is austin, and i need a haircut. and a pair of shorts that doesn't show my skivvies. (but otherwise i think it's a pretty cute pic of him :)


getting used to the chilly water.


not happy about daddy walking away from him.


playing with bubby.


looking for treasures down there.






constructing crab homes.


this is the farmer's tan and beard you get after 2 weeks of backpacking in the wilderness.

thanks for looking!

Bainbridge Aquatic Center.

we went to the Bainbridge Island Aquatic Center yesterday. a great opportunity for some action shots, but none of mine turned out. color was off or kids were a blur or i was paranoid about getting my camera wet LOL so this is what i got.


and shes STILL a blur. they just wouldn't sit still for a second.


i laugh every time i see this one....something about the psychotic look on katie's face....


katie cheesin', austin ignoring me, sam lovin' his bro

thanks for looking!

Katie's rockin' luau birthday (beware of pic overload!)

today was katie's birthday party and i am glad to say it was a huge success! we had a great turnout, with tons of her little bug-friends, and they all had a blast. it was at the bainbridge island aquatic center, which i highly recommend. there is stuff for all ages, from a gradual entry pool to a lazy river, a rope swing and an awesome water slide that the kids all loved (young and old alike!) the party theme was luau because, well, who couldn't use a little fun 'n sun in the middle of our drab WA winters? i made her a hula-girl barbie cake, which was not without it's trials....i got the entire thing assembled last night, stuck barbie in, and realized the cake wasn't tall enough. barbie was exposin' some nether-regions, so i had to get innovative with the frosting. oh well, it all turned out good.








(i *heart* how she is reading this card upside down.)

homiez.



he is such a ladies' man, LOL.....look at them flock to him like the wild salmon of capistrano.....



my own personal tarzan.



ETA: grrr! i don't know why all my pics are cut off....if you click them it'll take you to the originals.