After a busy couple of weekends Lila's been a little unsettled, so we chilled out this weekend and relaxed at home. We had a low key visit to the beach on Sunday morning and puttered about.
Lila found many an interesting item
She was damp and sandy and cold and happy
Kieran and Connor came and we looked for seaglass and seaweed to pop. Kieran always watches out for Lila
Connor found a giant feather. It was a highly pleasant morning. We are so lucky to live here.
Fun times
We had the pleasure of Miss Lucy this weekend. Here they are complete with morning hair.
Not quite awake
But the "Wiggles" change that
Both girls are big Wiggles fans and were hypnotized
Lucy enjoys Shauna, as do we
Breakfast was followed by a short rest on Quinn. She's a sweetheart.
We spent a couple of days in sunny Spokane. Here's Grandpa with his shiney new hip.
On the way we stopped for a cool paddle in the Columbia River.
It's all about the beach for Lila
She enjoys getting sand in all of her nooks and crannies
Lila loved playing with the various Grandparents and animals
She now takes regular walks with Grandma's "little doggies"
And then there were Grandpa's cats. The worlds most affectionate cats. Quite the opposite of our mean old cat at home.
And what could compete with a horse for pete's case
Almost a horse, Grandpa's dane; Abby
We did a quick overnight at Seabrook, we decided between travelling and all the stuff a small child needs; we need a 2-3 night minimum next time, but we needed to do a little wedding planning and the weather happened to be gorgeous, so it was a great trip
The sand was warm and we spent a couple of hours just lounging and digging
Literally
So warm, the boots didn't last long. Luckilly the tide was low and the water far, so we didn't need them
She doesn't seem to mind being completely covered in sand. The car is quite the sight.
She could not have been happier
Or more sandy
Here we are a little cleaner
She finds everything fascinating. Easy to be lazy parents in a new spot
Isn't our holiday cottage cute? Lila liked being on the deck.
She's got the idea of dressing, but hasn't pulled it off yet. We all start somewhere, right?
One of the reasons for coming was to look around this house, where we will be staying and doing most of the entertaining around the wedding this July. Grand isn't it?
Lila was mostly interested in other things
The "holiday" house especially
But mostly the beach. I do want to point out that Quinn was just off to the left on this picture and that we don't let her wander off into the Pacific Ocean
Although she would (and has) if we let her
One last play on the park before hittng the road home
Ah, that sea air... she was out within 2 miles.
It was Gill's birthday last week so we invited ourselves over to help celebrate
Kathleen and I were child-free for the evening which was a rare and very enjoyable thing
Not sure what Maria was so happy about...
.... oh, except she's leaving for a month in Italy at the end of April. 