Before Skykomish there was Eagle Tree. What a difference in weather between the two weekends! Our days at Eagle Tree were hot, record hot. Our trip to Skykomish was drizzly and cool.

The Eagle Tree home is a great place to be on record hot days. We got cool breezes off Puget Sound, yet it was warm enough for Elliott to swim in the frigid waters.

Elliott has just realized that summer break is ending. Of course as parents, we’ve been counting down for quite some time now. But we too have the sinking feeling that warm weather and opportunities for summer fun are coming to a close. To that end, we filled our August weekends with as many activities as possible. This last weekend was a trek with friends towards Stevens Pass, where we rented a cabin and let the kids roam in nature a bit.

Cooper and papa had some free time today, so we ran a few errands and then headed over to the Kelsey Creek Farm for some fun. Cooper loves looking for animals in our back yard, and one would think that he’s equally excited with farm animals – but for some reason they don’t hold his interest quite as much. He had a great time at the playground, and had the most fun watching a bunny run round and round in his cage. He couldn’t get enough of that bunny – it was the funniest thing he’d seen all day. We also paid a visit to the resident pig, goats, chickens and horses.

We’re both so busy chasing kids and clients that there’s rarely time for gardening or adding more personal touches to the home. I’m glad Jen made the effort this weekend to spruce up the back deck – there’s hanging baskets, and every pot now has beautiful flowers instead of dandelions. Her hard work and vision made home much more warm and inviting.

Though the weather didn’t cooperate, we loaded up the family and made a run out to Poulsbo. We got lucky and the tide was out. The kids were were able to comb the beach and explore a little. Elliott was on a quest to find a live clam, but in the end had to settle for mussels instead.

With the young one still sick, and the older one bouncing around like a wild animal caged up too long, Easter was (to say the least) interesting. Luckily, by the end of the day Elliott was able to get in an easter egg hunt of sorts and was consumed with playing with a micro r/c car the Easter Bunny had left. Cooper was able to get in some independent play and even got some food in his belly. We even almost pulled off a real sit down dinner of chicken and mashed potatoes this evening. The way this weekend was going, you can’t ask for much better than that.

It’s been a long week. Several work and personal issues peppered the week to make it more bumpy than usual. The icing on the cake was Cooper being sent home sick from daycare yesterday. He’s not terribly sick, but sick enough to not want to do anything.

This week was also spring break for Elliott, and we had originally scheduled him to be recovering from his surgery. But since Children’s pushed out his surgery date, he’s been stuck at home all week with no real structured activities. I’m sure (at least at a subconscious level) he’s got a grudge against the parental units because we’ve basically quarantined him so that he doesn’t catch a cold before he goes into Children’s.

The weather was perfect, the ceremony was beautiful, and the reception was awesome. We wish them all the best as they start their new life together! Here are some of our photos.