McIntire Madness

We decided we needed to fit at least one camping trip in this summer so we called our friends, the Rhynards, last minute, packed the car and drove out to Camano Island. We had a great time. The boys loved camping. They especially loved belly bumping the tent and jumping on the air mattress.

The boys.

This year we went to a "Day Out with Thomas." I had avoided it in the past because it is very pricey. However, Ethan currently LOVES trains and he is only free up until this year. WE LOVED IT! The boys had a great time and were very good. What isn't to love about...

Play train stations and train tattoos.

Once of the greatest things about living is Washington is berry picking! We make it out every year to stock up. Both boys were very helpful most of the time. Ethan ate more than he contributed and Cole didn't eat any but helped pick.

The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. I have many great memories from my childhood and I love everything about it now. This year we started out with our ward breakfast, went to a movie and ended the evening at our traditional barbecue with friends.

We thought we had dodged the "climb out of the crib bullet" as Ethan really didn't show any interest in it and we even thought he was too tubby to make it work! Cole mastered the task at a mere 16 months and it turned into a nightmare. We were wrong about our chunk of love! As soon as he wanted to he could scale the rails as fast as any skinny kid. We wondered if he was old enough for a toddler bed so we tried this.....

This time last year I began to run. I did the ward 4th of July 5k run in a whopping 38 minutes. If any of you run, you know that is a horrible time! Since then I have continued to run and started training for a half marathon. I felt prepared but was actually a little surprised at how difficult it was! I ran with Tiffany Elenbaas who made a great partner. I powered in and she powered out so we kept each other going. The last three miles were very hard and had I not had someone next to me I would have slowed down.

I love this picture because I thought I was going to die and I look like it as well!

I was able to pick it up and make a strong finish!

We did it!

I was so inspired I have begun training for a full marathon that I will do the end of August!

The boys loved to wrestle. It usually ended up with someone getting hurt, but that is how it goes. Sometimes we would even catch them giving each other a hug!

Ethan fell asleep more than once in his car seat in bizarre poses. Here he is with his glasses upside down.

And clutching McQueen like a snuggly!

Ethan typically gets haircuts naked and my sister thought it was pretty funny. Here is the proof.

We have a few Spiderman fans in the group so the "web" park was a hit!

Snoqualmie Falls is always a must see favorite.

Our cousin Shayne lives in Kingston, a town you have to get to by Ferry! The boys were happy to be on a boat and we enjoyed the trip over.

We had a great time eating and playing in the garden.