May has been a busy, fun filled month.
We started off the month by having Jake's mom and little brother Isaac come visit us from NY. We did a lot of fun things in the short week they were here. The first few days we were busy with our Life Women Conference. Jake's mom got to enjoy some great teaching, and I put Isaac to work in the nursery's! Thanks for all your help guys, you are amazing! xo
After the Conference was all over, we had some great weather and took advantage of it and spent the afternoon at a great spot, Bear Creek Park. We had our wedding pictures done in the gardens of the park, so it was cool to take Mom and Isaac back and remember our special day. Can you believe we've been married 5 years this November??!! Crazy how time flies!
Jake and I were both blessed to get the day off on the day we had to take Mom and Isaac back to Seattle for their return trip to NY. Since their flight didn't leave until really late, we decided to go to the Seattle Zoo! Isaac has never been to the zoo before, so he was totally excited! It's nice to go to the zoo in the "off season" It was so quiet, seemed like we had the place to ourselves. Most of the animals co-operated and were close to the glass for us to look at. The lion even came from the back of her cage right up to us!
Faith was a little afraid of the animals at first. She thought everything was going to eat her. Once she realized they couldn't "get me!!" then she was cool. She loved the petting zoo, and made sure she pet and hugged every goat.
The Gorilla's (which are my personal favorite) were outstanding! There was a mom and her baby right in the front of the exibit, and the baby was even nursing at one point. I really could have sat and just watched them all day. I find them quite facinating.
Just when you think things are about to slow down, it doesn't. The weather has been quite nice lately, so every chance we get we are out for walks, at the park, or the waterpark at the end of our street. (How convient is that!)
Last week we decided that since our summer is looking a bit on the busy side, we would take advantage of the long weekend and pay a visit to my parents in Princeton. So on Sunday after church off we went on our 3 hour tour to Princeton. The great thing about Princeton is that it's such a quiet place. My parents live on a dead end street, so what a perfect opportunity to get the kids out on their bikes! Poor Faith has been attempting to ride her new Dora bike that she got for her birthday around in circles in our living room. She loved being outside on her bike and just kept trying to go faster and faster down the street! Although it was a short visit, we made time for the bike riding, checking out Princeton's new Water Park, and a nice walk and playtime at the park with my Dad.
So to finish off the month of May, on Sunday we headed out to one of our favorite spots, Harrison Lake. It is so beautiful there with the lake surrounded by the beautiful BC mountians. Really Jake and I would love to live there. But it's about an hour drive from the city....so that would be a lot of commuting to and from work everyday!
We met up with our friend Leighton and Melissa and their little guy Beckam. The kids had a great time playing in the lake and making castles in the sand. There even is a little playground too. Loads for the kids to do to keep busy. We ended the afernoon with some ice cream and the storm clouds started rolling in. We got in our truck just as the first rain drops started falling, and after about five minutes on the freeway, it was a full downpour. It was perfect. We soaked up all the sunshine, and I came home with rather red shoulders that have now turned into quite the nice tan!
So now we are getting into June, and starting that off with a trip next week to Seattle. The Angels are in town to play the Mariner's, so we are off to check out some games. Seems like the fun never ends!!! Stay tuned for a blog and baseball pics once we return! :)
