Memorial Day outing

Ready for anything!

Hiking across a log...short cut!

Cheese!

Tree sprites?

Chilling out on an old rock wall. 

Always wonder about its story!

For two years, ever since Quinn started walking this trail with us, she's been longing for some adventure boots like her mommy and brother.  Made good on a promise and ventured to REI last weekend. 

Happy, Quinn is finally initiating her new hiking boots with a much anticipated walk through a stream.

Can you see how proud she is!

We also paused so I could make a flower chain for each child.

Our sweet boy loves giving things away, even to a boy unable to say thank you!

Happy Birthday, Great Grandmother Marie!

Ready for a date with Daddy!

It's always interesting to see how Quinn chooses to garb herself for a big adventure.

Renaissance Festival

I won tickets during Teacher Appreciate week at school.  (Thanks, East Cobber!)  It was a beautiful day!

Rehearsal

I hope I am able to jump back on this entry and blog my range of thoughts over the past six months of dance class.  However, I do want to post Quinn's rehearsal night picture this morning for Grandma!

Strawberry Fields!

We ventured up to Mercier Orchards to try out their strawberry picking.  It was so much fun!  A great Mother's Day outing!  This needs to become a new tradition.  Today Jake and Quinn are carting bags of red, ripe juicy strawberries to their schools to share their bounty with teachers.  Yum!

Pre-picking clean smile...

Searching for red, ripe juicy strawberries...

Bountiful harvest!

Sweet!

Jake's collection

The green berries may lure us back for a future harvest!

Picnic

Quinn,

You LOVE to play "kitchen set."  This has become a catch all phrase for directing and starring in your own production of play.  It's pretty easy to play with you because you have a clear idea of what to do and how to do it.  You assign roles to your playmates.  (Mostly me and Jake.)  You allow us to ad lib; however, you have a firm grasp on the direction you want us to take.  In this picture we are having an indoor picnic which I discover is a translation for moving the entirety of your room into mine and setting up shop.

Muffins for Moms

Sweet event!

40th Fiesta!

Kicking it 1970s style in the Johnson abode!