Under the Sun Hat

Who is under that sun hat?

 Quite the curly top! 

This photo was snapped shortly after Tess woke up from a nap last Sunday afternoon.  Adam loves to see Tess when she first wakes in the morning or from a nap.  Her hair is oh so curly and sometimes going in a million different directions.  Just one of many ways this little gal is such a delight!

Adam and Kari, sans kiddos

 The photo with Adam and me was a trick to get. Carefully resting my camera on the split rail fence to be sure it wouldn't fall, I hopped the fence, ran to Adam, and waited 'til I thought the camera had clicked. I went to see our photo, but there was none.  Instead, there was a quick video of Adam backing up in front of the camera, then standing with a smile on his face.  So the process started over and finally we got our photo-- just the two of us like it was nine years ago.

View of nearby farm from the Whitman Mission Historical Site, Walla Walla

Walla Walla, WA!

 Stained Glass above a cafe

Playground fence meets wall mural--love the textures and colors of this photo

 

Photos from our much too short Walla Walla weekend...Adam and I enjoyed a little get away two weekends ago while my parents graciously watched our four kids for a couple of days.  We stayed at the "historic" Marcus Whitman hotel, visited the farmers market, spent forever trying to decide where to eat, then finally settled on eating fair food while watching the hot air balloons they had set up for the annual balloon stampede. More photos of that to come.

Visit to the Farmers Market

Adam and I visited Walla Walla's  Farmers Market.  The market is held every Saturday and Sunday from 9 to 1, and we enjoyed testing out our new camera on the colorful items from local vendors.  Wish we could get back more often--I love farmers markets, but unfortunately our local market is held on Sundays. I might have to see if I can change that somehow....

Doves' Nest

My mom and I spotted these doves above my parents' front entryway on Mother's Day.  Aren't they sweet?  Click on the photo so you can really see the details--they have beautiful coloring.  Fitting for Mother's Day, don't you think?

Children's Underground

One of our favorite local places to take the kids for an indoor outing is the Children's Underground, a play area that is in the lower level of our local museum. We recently visited the museum with Gene and Elida, my kids' cousins. They had a blast--even Adam was in on the fun with a "train track gun" playing the part of bandit or sheriff.