Float dodger 5k

 e ran the kids dash.  then he sprinted around a bit waiting for the 5k to start.  he wanted to do it just until he was tired.  then he did the whole thing!  he, R, and Luna did stop at the bakery for a break.  but he did the whole thing on his own two feet.  yay!  we'll sign him up for the real thing next time.
the inner girl in the above picture was my friend L's daughter.  she won the kid's dash!

 here we are starting.

 L was so excited that we ran/jogged the whole thing.  i paced us slow like a turtle until the last 3 or 4 blocks where she insisted we run our hearts out.  whew.

 R didn't intend to run a 5k, but he did it!

 happy smiles, sweaty bodies. it was fun!

 these 3 B kids are wonderful!  e has so much fun with them. 

 E's first full parade.  we sat by the B's.  in the shade.  learned that you get lots of candy if you sit near the beginning of the route.  we saw marching bands, fire trucks, political candidates, fancy cars, and princesses.

 Mexican dancers

 L did great.  tired out after the run.  she wasn't even too bothered when the pirates sounded the canons.

 Seafair pirates

 so last weekend, we had a BBQ for friends and neighbors.  it was a huge intense thing that we are unlikely to repeat.  our friend M hosted a much more chill BBQ the next weekend, which was pleasant!

photo shoot

 a photo shoot!  we'll see if anything becomes of it.  at least i learned how to tussle his hair better. 

 we took several shirt options, but it turned out they liked this one that he had been wearing all day at camp :) good style E! they steamed it a little. 

 he comes into our bed on weekend mornings and reads a bit.

 he requested a picture of these shooting clouds.

Ms. E, my first running friend.  our regular time was Fri mornings 5:30am early. and she ran to the track to meet me then!  but she's moving back to UT. :( 
i'll have to find more running friends!

things to think about during acupuncture.

Lake Easton camping

 

We love car camping!

zucchini bread or banana bread!  what a perfect camping treat to take along.  totally adding this to my "camping checklist"

 

snap circuits jr. = a great project for boys!  pick this up for the next birthday party.

we took a lovely little hike. just perfect for all of us.

good gift idea for R?  camping hot water kettle.  this one is durable enough to be placed directly in the fire..

Luna's first camping trip.  everyone loved her and she was well behaved.

this boy E used to be shy and reserved, but he danced for all of us to the Trolls song!

breakfast burritos is another great camping idea!  eggs, hashbrowns, meat, salsa, guac, even limes and mexican crema. 

4th of July hike

getting the dog out for her first hike.

 under I-90 to the Denny Creek waterslide.
Hiking feeds my soul.

 lovely friends had us over for Korean BBQ. met the author of this sweet children's book, not yet released.

e picked a sweet flower at camp.

recurrent pregnancy loss

don't know what to say.  we keep on keeping on. it's just hard. these images are over the past 4 years, and obviously none of them were successful.  didn't post any of them earlier, but i'm tired, and i'm old now. and i want our son to know that we tried.  

latest one put damper on our camping trip while we anxiously awaited lab results.

we've met with the experts at two fertility clinics, tried meds, IUIs, and acupuncture.  all our systems are normal and reassuring.  but it doesn't work.