Monday, July 25

A Sign Of The Times

I guess you could say the kids are growing up... found this on the door this afternoon:















After I took this photo, there was an additional sign taped on top that read: "I am cad [sad]" Aren't girls supposed to be the emotional ones? Oh my. Are we ready for this? Not sure. PS - next week we'll have a Four-Year-Old Preschooler and a 1st Grader!

Saturday, July 23

Bye Bye Beach

All good things come to an end... but the memories of family and fun in Maui will live on forever! Here's a few pics from our last couple days in paradise.










Oh, and here's the beach "in action!"


Tuesday, July 19

Mo Beach Mo Pool

The fun and relaxation just keeps on coming...






Monday, July 18

One Whole Day In Paradise...

What a glorious day! The sand, surf and swimming made for an awesome introduction to Maui life for the Rickey Boys. Josh wants to "go to Hawaiian all the time" and Jacob's favorite part is the beach. Here are some of the photos from today... if only we could live like this all the time!!









Until next time, Aloha!

Saturday, July 16

Maui 2011

This is where we will be for the next week... Paradise. More to come!




Friday, July 8

REWACT - The Third Edition

REWACT = Rickey Evans Westerlind Annual Camping Trip.
Which also equals FUN. We had great weather (a cool 76 degrees!) and continued with some activities that are now traditions:
  • The kids "helping" Sam set up the trailer.
  • Stting outside, catching up with friends, and discussing what is on the menu for the next meal
  • The boys staying up talking until 2am in their tent
  • Hiking a trail through the woods (Josh only scraped both knees and hands - only a few bandaids needed)
  • Taking a nap in the trailer while the kids stay awake
  • S'mores!!
  • Whiffleball tourney
Until next time... here's the photos!












Friday, July 1

Summer Trips and Travels

We've been keeping pretty busy this summer. I guess that's now turning into the norm for the Rickey Family! There's some photos and stories to be shared regarding the trips we've taken so far.

San Diego - Jon, Angela, Jacob, Josh, David and Grandma

At the end of May and the last week before school ended (technically the beginning of summer vacation!) we all took a road trip to San Diego to see the Padres play the Mariners. What a blast! We took in the sights/sounds of the city in between the games. We even had time to meet up with Chris and Julianna for an outing at the Children's Museum. What fun! For some reason, I forgot to take photos or I misplaced them somewhere on the camera. Hmmm.Since it was on the same weekend as the last soccer game of the season for the kids, we'll post a pic of the boys in their soccer uniforms and call it good.



Alaska - Angela

In June, work required a 9-day trip to Alaska for meetings and activities. It was the culmination of a lot of hard work and planning. In between the exhaustion and long hours, there was actually a few glorious moments of fun, enjoying the outdoors and amazing scenery that Alaska has to offer.

Bonnie and Angela swing by Mendenhall Glacier on the way to get copy paper (long story)

U.S. Coast Guard Demo of an Ocean Rescue (almost the coolest thing ever - see next photo)

Humpback Whale Feeding and Singing (the coolest thing. ever.)

Fishing Near Pirates Cove
(the kids thought this was the coolest story ever, because of the pirates, even though there wern't really any there)

King Salmon Caught By Angela. No joke! This was amazing.
(it's slowly being devoured as we defrost parts of it from the freezer)

A Beautiful Sunset - At 10:45 p.m. in Alaska

Seattle - Jon and Angela

The benefit to traveling to Alaska is that you have to stop in Seattle to change planes. We decided to meet up there (with no kids!) and spend three days hanging out before we took the planes home. We pretty much just ate our way through Seattle - both at Pikes Place and at the Seattle Mariners games (best stadium concession food around, hands down). We saw Rob and Rachel at lunch and wished we lived closer to the northwest to hang out with them more.

On our way to the city from the airport - light rail style! (notice Safeco in the background)

Seeing the sights - thanks for the cool cityscape, Rachel!

Best friends wandering through the market... a glorius day with food, flowers and shopping!

What a sunny day in Seattle!

Dinner at the Crab Pot. Oh, fresh seafood... how i miss thee.


Mariners Games!!!

Phew. That's a lot of trips! We'll post again soon with our camping trip photos. Like we said, we are having a blast this summer!!