Our last week in WA

It was a busy week!

We went to the Skagit Fair on Wednesday and had a great time. It was the most animal active fair that I've been to. Competitions were going on everywhere and animal owners were anxious to answer questions and talk about their animals. Of course, Ainsley could have looked at the critters all day long and Reggie wanted nothing to do with them. All he wanted to do was go on the rides. We made our way in that direction and he and Grandma went on most of the kiddie rides. Ainsley was quite upset that she wasn't tall enough for any of the rides, except one....

We spent Thursday and Friday just enjoying the lake. Here's a few pics:

We celebrated Ainsley's birthday on Thursday with banana muffins, topped with whip cream (grandma's got them addicted and now guess what we have in our fridge?). And she got to open her baby from grandma. It was supposed to get her interested in the potty because it pees, but it hasn't worked so far. Reggie is very interested and has added a peeing (and pooping) baby to his Christmas list. I tell you, you never know!

Aunt Liha, Uncle Wade and Maggie arrived on Friday and the kids always get riled up. Here's a fun clip after Ainsley opened her gift from them:

We finished the week out with Ainsley birthday party and a final goodbye to family and friends. The weather was a bit crazy, sun, rain, hail, wind, but the company was great :o). Ainsley was a bit overwhelmed and pretty quiet, but perked up a bit after dinner. Here's a cute clip of her big day:

I have to give a big shout out to my family who put up with us all summer. Liha and Wade every Monday/Tuesday and my mom and dad the rest of the time. Thanks for having us and making the summer so much fun. They spent countless hours playing with the kids, dad mowing the lawn and moving dirt on the back hoe with Reggie, grandma playing in the sand with Ainsley and getting Reggie to try swimming, walks to the property through the woods, playing in the loft, the list goes on and on. They were in heaven! They will remember summers at the lake forever :o). They have no idea how lucky they are, but someday they will. Thank you mom for taking every Wednesday off of work, so we could "play" and I could have a little break. Hopefully, next year, they'll sleep better and then we'll never leave!!! We love you guys and miss you already :o(.

Notice the string in the front....Grandma pulled them because the 4-wheeler is broken!