plus bonus they get to sail to ivars and have fish and chips (hold the fish, obvs) for lunch.

meanwhile kale is a sailing camp, getting to steer the boat!

one last photo and he's off. see you next week, bb

annual 'off to sleep-away camp' shot

just a couple of readers reading.

why yes that is a certified babysitter keeping an eye on ramona wolf.

these people!

new glasses, who dis?

apparently entrepenureship runs in the family.

catching up with nat.

the grapes are ripe! gotta eat them before the rats do (gross but also true).

this is us on the light rail coming home from the airport. the car battery was dead when i tried to pick the kids up so i took a lyft and texted rye i was gonna be late and they were such champs and met me at the baggage claim w zero fuss. sometimes i am amazed by these tiny humans we created who've grown up to be such solid people.

home again and filtered for maxium cuteness.

new mexico is wild, y'all.

um, just feeding a deer nbd.

raman for breakfast!

eight hours a day in the valley view hotsprings pool. not a bad way to spend a camping trip.

camping w nama means lots of s'mores plus a truly epic sunburn

in case you're wondering, they made it to new mexico in one piece and katrina got this message from their seatmate.

aaaaaaaaannnnnnnndddddd they're off.

from one family visit to the next - off to see nama, solo.

it's blackberry season y'all.

airbnb with a swingset ftw!

varying degrees of diving.

never too old to build a sandcastle

tbh all of this togetherness can be exhausting.

almost snuggling.

crossover cousins at this spade, willse, mogielnicki, bernstein, bozak bbq

stop. hammock time!

magnatiles - still a hit!?!

what can i say, cousin quinn gives good face.

early morning hangies w special craig.

snack lovers

how lucky are we to get a visit with the willse/bozaks?

omg cousin quinn is cute beyond words!

finally got through to her - totally worth the wait. she's a good time, that nama

trying to facetime with nama (unsuccessfully)

genius move to have calvin's bday party at an ice cream parlor/arcade.

hbd sweet calvin!

no one said we travel light

queers in nature.

flying

teamwork makes the dream work

back to seattle means back to camp for these two.

the parking-strip garden isn't gonna water itself.

homeward bound and ready to take a nap about it.