#nevernotreading

admiring the view of mt. rainier.

lake washington floatie lyfe.

Aurora and Isabella came to visit and the kids are in heaven talking to a real live teenager.

first day of camp faces.

that view tho. the most beautiful.

#artyshot

who has time for the view at rattlesnake lake when there is a tiny baby to look at?

a lil trip to the airport candy store and all is once again right with the world.

heading home. not the most psyched.

i kind of can't even with this picture.

last night of vacay bonfire on the beach, with s'mores no less.

twinning! also tans so on point.

some people pick the crab meat and some people read the harry potter. play to your strengths we always say.

summertime besties.

takin a little dip.

riley as photographer.

nothing makes your kid look quite as giant as seeing them next to their baby cousin.

catching some gnarly waves, brah.

goooooaaaaaaaaaallllllll.

and sometimes you gotta get pulled along in a giant inner-tube behind a boat.

i mean you can't spend every minute at the beach, sometimes you gotta have a little living room screen time.

time to drop mama off at the airport and head back to quonnie for all the summer fun.

oh hey, giant family.

remember when we got to go sailing on a ship that big da and great-uncle christopher built, yeah me too.

have pug will ramble.

pancakes made to order by great-uncle anton plus red shirts.

oh ya know, just learning to bake a raspberry pie from cousin gretta, nbd.

this is the before picture of the raspberry bushes. the after picture looks like a plague of locusts has been through.

pond or ocean, these kids just can't get enough swimming and i'm into it.

just. so. many. cousins. (and one great-aunt).

blueberry races.

orchard hill family breakfast mayhem.

annual quonie family photo.

oceangoing kids for the win.

does anyone else remember when this kid would not get in the ocean?

chillin' with his beach bud.

sometimes you gotta take a break from all that sun and sand and do a little multiplayer gaming on your various devices.

3/4 of the spades in one shot is pretty good. s/o to jane for making it happen.

quonie bike gang for real.

who needs to watch the fireworks when you've got that glowing screen?

diggin' a v big hole with uncle jp.

cousin eli is almost tall enough to make it into the picture. next year for sure, little friend.

evening wiffle ball is cool too.

evening beach soccer is pretty much the best kind of soccer, imho.

and still the kids have to eat outside sometimes.

all i can say is it's a good thing we've got such a big dinner table.

don't even have to wear helmets when you're biking at the beach house.

hunting giant crabs in the breachway at dusk. iconic summer moments or what?

the ocean!