Thursday, May 28, 2009

Newlywed Weekends

Isn't this just the cutest picture ever!?!?!? Awwww.... Sorry, we're just so not photogenic that there's reason for excitement when we actually have a success! This shot was taken on Memorial Day overlooking the ocean on West Beach in Deception Pass State Park on Whidbey Island.



We left after church on Sunday, and took Alley on her first big overnight trip. She loves riding in the car and spent a lot of time hanging out the window, sleeping on her seat, and scrunching herself into a ball on the floor when it got too windy!
Alley experienced sand and ocean for the first time! After we took the ferry over to the island we stopped in Langley for gelato, and the puppy began her exploration.
We stayed overnight at a hotel, and Alley took a nap in her crate while we ate an absolutely fantastic meal at The Oystercatcher in Coupeville.

On Monday, we took a two hour long 4-5 mile hike around Deception Pass and then ate lunch on the beach.



The weekend before, Jon graciously helped me babysit for the Stefanski three all day long on Saturday. I have stopped working as their nanny on a regular basis because I have a puppy to attend to now, so it was so nice to see them again!
Kaitlyn was going to town with their new kitchen set.
That's Jenna! She REALLY loves Jon.
Andre offers Jon a piece of cake.
On Mother's Day weekend, we spent Saturday hard at work in our yard. Jon modified his railing planters he made for our deck in West Bloomfield to work on the railing in front of our house here, and I filled them and this big round container with flowers. So far...I think they are looking good! Summer flowers have to stay in the front yard this year to prevent Alley from eating them. :) We also dug out a bunch of dead/overgrown/weedlike plants in our backyard, spread things out and added a few new things. It looks great!

May was full of sunshine and adventures! I'm hoping a rainy June doesn't seek its revenge. Not a lot of excitement for us here on the west coast, just a lot of love!

1 comment:

AOD said...

Yea right not a lot of excitment! All that stuff you described sounds like it's exciting! We can't have flowers in our back yard either because of the puppies. And I love the pic of you looking down at ally... i knew you secretly loved her and now there is proof! And Jon looks like a hottie in a lot of those pics, make sure those don't accidently end up on Eharmoney or something because you'll be having to beat the ladies away with a stick! Or maybe just me if i move to the west coast... hahahaah just kidding! Loving the updates! Praying for at least 1 or 3 days of sunshine in your rainy June.