Maneuvering my own cereal spoon

And barely spilling any milk. No more babies in this house!

Lessons from big bro

Kingston got his first course in 4-wheeler 101 from

Barker the other day.

(This is the handle bar, this is the gas, this is forward, and 

this is reverse).

He actually can't quite reach the 'gas' pedal on his own yet, 

which is just fine with us. Barker does a great job of 

'letting Kingston drive' while on the back. Such a sweet

big brother, keeping little bro (who is a quick and smart 

little whipper snapper that wants to do everything

big bro does) happy and safe.

Motorcycle, helmet, & hat (oh and cookies)

Them trying to figure out who looks the coolest

while on the motorcycle and with which head ornament. 

 Kingston posing for Daddy.

And not quite grasping the difference between 'yes' & 'no'

but trying his darnedest to get a cookie outta Mama.

Mostly he thinks 'no' is the answer to everything...

since he hears us (following him around all day) telling him

'no this' and 'no that.'

Memorial Day Weekend Camping Trip

We traveled to Pine Hollow Lake Resort for our first TWO-NIGHT 

camping adventure with Rowan & Brody's PLUS Emma &

Gracies's families.

Gracie & Kinger having a Go-gurt date.

K was super worn out after just the first day. 

While we ran around getting situated and making dinner

he lounged in the tent and didn't even cause a ruckus.

I've never seen anything like it. So far, I'm 

really loving camping!

Kingston, Daddy, Brody, Barker, & Rowan

AKA

'the Sunglasses crew.'

Kingston

AKA

the king of snoozes and relaxing.

Brody, Kingston & Barker racing their motorcycles.

Kingston was coming up with some pretty strange places

to squeeze out a nap. Always kept us guessing.

Rowan & Barker mustache you a question...

Is my mustache crooked!?!

Big boys can help themselves at the hydration station.

Overall camping experience=success!

The only person who napped more than Kingston on the

camping excursion was Cheeto. And then as soon as we walked in the door,

he was at it again. Now I see where K gets it.

Couple-a-curly-q-headed...

pizza-eating-no-clothes-wearin-tv-watchin-zombies.

At least it was an educational program.

Sudsy mohawks

Or as Barker calls it - dinosaur hair.

2 parties, 1 day

First, it was our neighbor Audrey's 6th birthday, and there were all 

sorts of things to bonce on. Kingston tried his hand at each of them!

He was having such a blast, it was hard to pull him away.

But we had to get up the mountain to celebrate with Daddy

and the last day of operations at MHM ski resort.

 The weather was perfect and there were so many things for

us to do. On top of music by many different bands, people dressed 

in playful costumes, and yummy junk food, the boys got to have their 

very first tattoo session. It was air-brushed. But it made no difference to 

Brodie and Barker. They have officially gotten their first tats together!

 Then they got to have their faces painted with

elaborate 'masks.' Barker was a dragon and after getting 

this done, proceeded to be 'in character' for the remainder

of the day. 

RRRRRRRAARRRRRR!

These two couldn't stand to not be staring at themselves

while making faces in the window. Pretty entertaining!

An eventful day

Barker chomped some delicious watermelon.

 Kingston drove Barker around so he could get his errands done.

They had a high-stakes Monster Truck rally. 

Barker jumped until the cows came home at the neighbors house.

Kingston double fisted it.

 AND GOT HIS VERY FIRST HAIR TRIM!

He instantly looked SO grown up.

 And then big bro fell asleep first. He just couldn't keep up

with K-Dub. Good thing he didn't pass out with his shoes

on or Kingston would've drawn on his face - 

fraternity brother style.

Fresh outta the bath

And so snuggle-y.

Kittie pile!

Poor Navi-girl. She is incredibly patient. 

These 2 love her SO much!

Happy Mother's Day!

Such a fun day!

We got moving early and set out for a family hike.

(Mommy rode on Daddy's shoulders).

The boys were able to walk much of the way,

which was pretty awesome. The main trail is paved, but

there are little "off trail" look-out spots which the boys loved 

to go out and explore on. We saw more critters that way, even a pond

with the first tadpoles they've ever seen.

We stopped mid-way to have a little picnic. And take

a selfie. Family-style. An older couple stopped us at this point

and asked if they could take our picture. 

The gentleman said he was a painter and thought it was a

nice idea for a future piece of work. With the back drop of the Columbia River

 and our little family sitting in a beautiful field surrounded 

by wildflowers under the bright blue sky chomping

away on some very watery watermelon. Who wouldn't want

paint that!?! HAH! Needless to say, our heads 

are now 10 times larger than our previous selves.

On the hike back out, Barker and Daddy were 

"racing/goofing around" and B fell and scraped his knee.

(Notice Daddy and B are both wearing an "owie" face. 

Daddy felt pretty bad).

 Then we hit up the beach! Where we wrestled and

built sand castles, Kingston ate a seashell (or is it a rivershell?),

Cheeto rolled in something unidentifiable (and was so

happy with himself he about died from

spunkieness overload).

 And Barker frolicked in the water whilst skipping rocks

with half of his hiney out. 

Couldn't have been a better day.