We had such an incredible Easter vacation in Washington! We love spending so much time with family and spending time exploring the outdoors. Thank you for making it so much fun. Here's one of my favorite pics of Evan at Dry Falls - it looks so epic -
From Washington state to the Caribbean! Evan had the incredible opportunity to participate in a work field trip to the islands of the Caribbean - Turks and Caicos. They got to snorkel, hike, take an areal tour, and get a horrific leg infection, rash, and sunburn... oops...
Evan is doing much better - he's back to work today. He went to a doctor on the island and as soon as he got back into town we went to the ER. They are not 100% sure what it was... so he got an anti-biotic and was told regularly apply lotion. He still has an ichy rash and blisters from his sunburn, but the infection is gone - phew!
While the cat is away, the mice will play. My parents, Sierra, and Sophe (10 mo) came to visit us for a whole week!
Our main project was landscaping. We were able to start with the foundational things and plan for the future. The best deal was when the mowing crew showed up for my neighbors yard and my dad asked for them to clean up our backyard. We had a mess and they cleaned it right up! It looks so much better. Now we'll be able to get back there and trim up the trees. My mom and sister went through the yard and cleaned up all the trash and the big sticks/ rocks. It was a much needed start to what's going to be a really great space for us.
After cleaning things up, we needed to spice things up! Wayne to the rescue! He's this little man with a lot of property and a lot of plants. He and his 4 giant dogs helped us plan out which plants we could use in the future (for the front of our house) and we picked out two rose plants for the mailbox boxes. We didn't have a traditional bucket to water them - but who needs traditional sometimes :)
We also got some planters and flowers to add color to the front and back porches. The mini-pool is a temporary addition to help little Sophe cool off a little. She had fun for about 5 minutes because it was a little cold for her sensitive skin. But it was fun while it lasted and she looks so cute in her swim suit!
But all work and no play isn't how we roll. As for tradition, these girls got mani-pedi's - even Sophe!
We also had to treat them to some fun nights out. One of our favorite spot's is Joe's Crab Shack. We ate on the deck outside and shared King Crab legs - yum, yum! But they couldn't come to Oklahoma without visiting the Steak and Catfish Barn! All you can eat catfish, hush puppies, and fried okra - mmm...
Party time! I didn't get any pictures of the party - which can be a good and bad thing. Good, because it meant I was busy having fun with everyone and bad, because I can't show you how much fun we were having! But I can show you the 2nd part of the BBQ party - Bonfire! We had a huge pile of branches and grass from our hard work and burning it to the ground was super satisfying. For the party my dad made his famous Sloppy Hog BBQ - everyone loved it!
And now just a couple for Sophe's fan club - okay, just for me. She did great for most of the week and then spiked a fever near the end - teething coupled with being away from home was not a good combo. But it did make for cuddle time - with mom. She is just so sweet.
She perked up again on the last day - thank goodness! She talks all the time - just baby gibberish - and she screeches like a wild woman! I love having her around.
I balled like a baby when they left and I love looking around our house and seeing touches of them in every corner. Thank you for such an incredible week and for helping us kick off summer right!
