Mama Robin

 How sweet is this?  This little family is making a home on our front porch, right outside our big window-great for viewing without being a threat to Mama Robin.  You may notice that my plant is looking a tad thirsty...well, Mama is protective and does not appreciate me trying to water around her babies.  I understand, and accept that my plant may be sacrificed.  We check on Mama daily and also notice that she has a helper...Daddy Robin?  Does anyone know about how these little bird families start?  I'll be googling about it later!

Seattle Visit

Brett, Eric and Justin went on a bike trip to Bend, OR so the kids and I hopped a plane to Seattle to visit Maria!

At the airport with my super travelers

Owen found a "ticket" on Maria's door with his name on it...
on the back was the first clue in a scavenger hunt that she sent him on!

My mom rode the train up and after picking her up we went right to the park

We spent the next day at the Woodland Park Zoo

Standing like flamingos!

My Dad came up on Friday night to join us and the next morning we visited Remlinger Farms

On the train at the farm

Watching the rides and being silly with Papa

 you-pick blueberries

Swinging on Sunday morning before going to the airport

SeaTac Airport

Brett beat us home and surprised us at the airport!  

Gabe & Flora

Gabe and Flora moved in this week!  They are getting married AND moving to Bozeman in a week and needed somewhere to call home in between leases-we gladly welcomed them and it's so fun.

Gabe taking Owen on a bike ride

Our delicious dinner caught by Brett in the Columbia
(our Longview trip in April)

Flora and Clara playing with a water tub on the deck

Park Record

Thursday we hit up three parks in one day...Owen also managed a 3.5 hour nap too!  I absolutely love having this time with the kids and they love playing outside.

 Friday morning we all went to Silvers Lagoon for some fishing.  Luckily there is a playground and a skate park nearby that kept us entertained when the fish weren't biting.

Out at the Felton field last night for dinner...the kiddos collected golf balls and Owen got to spend the night at the field with Grandma and Grandpa.  That means Brett and I slept in until 7:30!

Our 3rd park on Thursday was CarasPark for Out to Dinner.  Look at this boy's moves!

Summer Days

Look at the sibling love!

Owen found these little Halloween buckets and wanted to go find things to put in them.  Off we went on a treasure hunt!

PS: the number on a jersey is supposed to be on the back

Hiking and picking flowers

Marathon Weekend Fun

Last weekend started with joining in on our neighborhood garage sale at the last minute!  Jenna and I teamed up to create the cheapest sale on Prospect-we sold everything for less than $5 and had some very pleased customers.  The kids loved playing outside the whole time too!  

Clara is dipping her PB&J on salsa-yum!

Popsicles for the awesome helpers

Saturday we prepped for the Missoula Marathon with a final relay team meeting and spaghetti dinner.  Ty (Brett's bro), Brett, Stacy (Brett and Ty's cousin) and Brian (Stacy's fiance) did the Run for Kids relay on Sunday.  Jenna and I did the 1/2 Marathon and Carole was here at 4am to wake up with the kids while we headed out to start our races.  Thank you Carole!

The "Felton For Kids" Relay Team

The team after the run...and their little supporter

Jenna and I after our run

4th of July

Carole and I took the kids to Dillon (to Aunt Sandy and Uncle Mel's) where we met up with Brett and Ty who were over that way for a Bachelor party.  Sandy and Mel were hosting a 4th of July/surprise 60th birthday party for Sandy.  Their daughter Kyla was home visiting from her teaching escapades in Venezuela and their son Chad came in from Nevada to surprise Sandy.  They hosted us for two days of eating and playing outside and even a visit to the Patagonia Outlet-what fun! 

Miss USA-swimsuit round

Mel and Sandy recently filled in their in-ground trampoline with dirt...for the weekend, they added 4  Tonka trucks and it was the most popular place in the yard!

Loving her chocolate chip cookie

SO happy about tracking down this parachute guy that blasted out of a firework

Prepping the fireworks show-and it was a good one!

Sandy and Kyla
(and the biggest cake in the world)

Park to Pool

Owen started swimming lessons this week so our daily trend has been playing at a park before going to the pool.  When you are 3 you can take real lessons (no more parent-tot) without a parent in the pool and it has been great.  I was a bit skeptical when they told me that parent's are not allowed to watch the first week!  Thankfully, we got Mya and O in the same class so they were just fine when we left them with the instructor the first day.  They are every day for two weeks and on the way to the pool yesterday he told me, "Mom, Mya and Dante and Mie (the other two in the class) and me love to go underwater."  Mission accomplished!

Owen & Mya

Clara & Brady
We play outside with them during lessons