Happy birthday, Evie!

Happy birthday to our dear, little Evie! This beautiful soul turned 9 on Tuesday and we celebrated with some friends with a staycation on Orcas Island. It was a good getaway with decent weather and we were able to get some hiking, bike riding, tennis and LOTS of lego and Pokemon in between.

I know we aren't following social distancing guidelines but we've all been very careful (only the dads doing errands outside of the house) and the kids have been dying to hang out. It ended up being a good call because Evie had a bit of a meltdown the night before her birthday. She was crying and going on and on about not wanting to turn 9 during Coronavirus. She was pretty upset and understandably so - this lockdown has been really hard on everyone!

By the next morning, Evie was back to being her sunny self. At 9, Evie still likes dancing and reading (current faves are Rick Riordan books and listening to Little House on the Prarie) and is only fighting playing her flute half the time now. Her favorite food is still dumplings (she can eat a whole order at Doughzone) as well as beans (mostly refried). She loves her legos and is starting to really get into Pokemon. She's pretty good with doing outdoor activities like biking and hiking, but we haven't really tried her hand at any organized sport yet.

She is still pretty shy with new people and tends to do better in small social situations with just a few friends. She is Daddy's little buddy, where she and Scott like to hang out and just talk and talk. She asks lots of questions about how this and that works, and even likes to listen to our podcasts like How I Built This or The Daily. I love that she doesn't care much about fashion yet and am hoping this lasts a while longer, but she does like making her hair curly with braids.

Evie is a wonderful wonderful little lady and we hope she has an awesome year!

Happy birthday!

My semi-homemade ice cream cake!

Smores night

My friend Helen happen to be on Orcas so she stopped by so we can meet baby Ben, who is 4 months old!

Nora loved playing with the baby.

We did the walk around Cascade Lake.

We found lots of great swim and picnic spots for next time.

Social distancing while playing tennis.

The kids played outside a lot. Here they are practicing cartwheels.

Nora finds the weirdest sleeping positions. This can't be comfortable or safe.

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