Ilwaco in August

Gary and Arlo took a few days this month to do some camping with Gary's family. Apparently Ilwaco is the place to go, with its close proximity to Long Beach and a nice-ish KOA Kampground .

Aurora and I drove up on Saturday and enjoyed a picnic, hanging out on the beach, spending time with family, and a sit around the campfire before we drove home.

Here are Aurora and Arlo, just hanging'.

Boost Me!

Aurora loves to do whatever Arlo is doing, and she loves to find new and interesting things around the house to play with. Since we are disorganized and also have lots of STUFF moving around the house, as long as it's safe, it keeps her busy.

Here is Aurora enjoying Arlo's booster seat after I took it out of my car to make room for what else? More stuff. She enjoyed climbing up and sitting on it, holding onto the arms and swinging her legs, then climbing off and doing it all again.

Found!

Great news, everyone!

Someone at Funland in Seaside called, and my purse was turned in!

Now that's Smack-tastic.

What's In There?

Aurora has been sick this week so we've kept her home for a couple of days. Yesterday was my day with her, and today is Gary's.

Here she is, listening to a pillow from the looks of it.

Do you see her teething drool sliiiiding down her cheek?

Smacky's Birthday Dinner

We took my parents to Sweet Tomatoes for Smacky's first birthday celebration. She and Arlo both enjoyed their gifts and everyone liked the brownies.

Here she is, slightly fuzzy, eating. Or rather, chewing things and spitting them out. She's like cookie monster in that way, just without the gobbling sounds and violent flailing.

Christmas (Duck) in July

Aurora still fits in her little above-the-sink bathtub, although sometimes when she gets splashy the floor gets wet.

Here she is this weekend, enjoying Christmas Duck. It was in the 90s this weekend but it's supposed to be 102 tomorrow and the next day, so we will be splashing around in the big tub this week.

Stay tuned for photos of that!

A Thief in the Crowd

The signs were all against going to Seaside this weekend: my mom didn't want to come, I was feeling like staying home, smacky doesn't like clams.

We went anyway, my mom deciding at the last minute to accompany me and smacky, and I wasn't very careful with my purse.

Maybe because there wasn't that much in it, but instead of putting it underneath the diaperbag, I perched it on top, and some unscrupulous so-and-so snatched it and ran off.

Thank goodness I had the important things in my pocket or at home: my car keys, cell phone, credit card, ipod, checkbook, and digital camera were all safe. Unfortunate for my favorite wallet, my various gift cards, and anyone who uses my fred meyer rewards card to get ten cents off a gas fill-up.

Dang!

We did have a fun time up until we realized my purse was missing. We had a nice seafood lunch (Smacky decided she really did like clams as she shared Granny's clam chowder), I tried on hats at the hat shop by the carousel (along with everyone else; ew, dirty!), and Smacky and my mom danced and laughed as we listened to the songs on her stroller.

Then we drove away as fast as we could, as if the thief was following us and looking for more.