raincoats

It's still raining here (doesn't Oregon know it's summer?!), so we did the logical thing... a raincoat photo shoot.

the hops de hillsboro

Hillsboro got itself a minor league baseball team, so Doug's office got themselves some season tickets.

Opening night in the new stadium was lovely. Double rainbow, a 12-0 victory, and some (baseball) celebrity sightings for Doug.

Two of Doug's favs are on the coaching staff: Ben Petrik (navy blue) and Doug Drabek (number 15)

fort stevens

We camped at the very tip of the northwest corner of Oregon last weekend:

Fort Stevens is seriously such a gorgeous spot. You have the beach on the Pacific with a real-deal ship wreck, a beautiful jetty where the Columbia River and the ocean meet, and miles of green forests. So beautiful.

One of Gracie's BFFs, Jason

Hannah and Daisy

Sharing a picnic by a ship wreck. No biggie.

It was an operating fort until the end of World War II, so it also has a lot of history. Plus it's just 10 miles or so from historic Astoria.

Mountain biking around one of the old batteries

Astoria Column: we hiked up it for a

The Columbia meeting the Pacific

  

The Goonies house in Astoria, of course (disclaimer: I'm dressed for camping, not sight-seeing)

It was Gracie's first camping trip ever, and the first camping that Addy really remembered. It was chilly at night so Gracie wasn't amused, but I knew it would all be worth it when on our first night Addy looked up and said in awe, "Mom, look at all those trees!" That's called nature, Addy. Enjoy.

father's day

We camped, we churched, we made "grilled" cupcakes.

We really do love the dads in our lives!

'bama

Last week the girls and I visited Grandpa and Grandma in Alabama. We ate up all the sunshine and the attention.

Watching a storm come in (Addy relearned what thunder is, and she didn't trust it)

Happy to get her hair did

Making delicious dirt

Making s'mores in the kitchen (thankfully, we did this multiple times... mmmmm...)

Finally enjoying the bubbles in the mega-bath

Not yet enjoying the bubbles in the mega-bath

Enjoying every relaxing minute in 'Bama!

color me rad

If you ever have a chance to do a color run, DO IT.

So weird, so fun.

(We went up to Vancouver, Washington and threw colored powder with my sister, Stace, and fam and Doug's brother, Ben, and his wife. Totally awesome.)

costume change

Addy went down for her nap wearing a white t-shirt.

She came out of her "nap" wearing 4 shirts, 2 skirts, and a pair of pants.

I have a feeling there wasn't a lot of napping going on, and you can tell by her face that she fears I'm on to her.