A smile...with his brother!

Too bad Judah has his hands on his face. Most of my pics of the boys have Samuel with an awful look on his face, probably from being pestered by Judah. Apparently he likes movies and snuggling with Daddy.

Father's Day Camping Trip

We decided last minute, Wednesday, of a busy work week for Jamie, that we should go camping. Jamie found a place in Anacortes, Fidalgo Bay Resort, that had openings. We were able to stay right near the water, overlooking the lovely Anacortes refineries. You may think that isn’t a fun view, but being the Chemical Engineer I am I get a kick out of it. Jamie was hoping to get off early Friday as he had put in lots of hours earlier in the week. Unfortunately that was not possible and I packed as best I could with the kids until he was able to help at noon. We pulled out of the drive around 1:30, not bad!

Once we pulled into camp Jamie went to work setting up the trailer while I took the kids to the nice park across the street from our site. Judah loved it and made a friend and met a really nice cat. Next time we’ll try for site #16 or 17 which is right near the park and a big grassy field. Our site was also great, on a nice grassy area that connected to the bike trail. We went into town after setting up to get some early dinner as we hadn’t had lunch. Then it was back to camp for some bike riding and playing. Judah went to bed really easily in his big boy bunk. Samuel bunked in our stroller bassinet on the couch. It took a little to get him settled but thankfully he takes a pacifier and did sleep. Jamie and I started a cribbage game while we waited for the boys to sleep since I learned to play while at the lake the previous week!

Samuel did pretty good sleeping, only waking at 2:30 and then at about 5 but going right back to sleep. The day was rainy so we watched some shows and hung out inside for awhile. Then we went into town for lunch and to check out the outlet malls. We stopped at the “toy store” (Value Village) on the way back and Judah got a cool hot wheels race track set and cars. He and Jamie set it up on the picnic table to play. We had very nice naps that afternoon and then started on dinner of chicken, potatoes, and veggies. After dinner we did a walk on the trail and then off to bed. Samuel slept really well the second night and only woke up once in the early morning. We didn’t hurry to get going but got started around 10, thinking it would go quick. Turns out it took a bit longer, we didn’t pull out until 12! That’s what happens when the baby wakes up from nap and you lose a set of adult hands. Judah even got a new job, flushing the toilet to rinse the blackwater tank! He did a great job and kept at it for quite a while longer than we expected him to.