More Mountains

Chris got called out of town for work unexpectedly which gave us a perfect opportunity to spend some time with Grandma and Grandpa in Blacksburg. The girls went down at the beginning of the week and Christina came a few days later.

Pandapas Pond walk

Jaffa took an unexpected dip in here thinking the lilypads were grass

Swim party at the Blacksburg Country Club

Happy birthday Ethan!

Emma loved the slide at the pool!

All kinds of fungus around the Mountain Lake trail

Dry lake bed with the lodge in the distance

A beautiful day for a swing

Visitng the Tech arboretum. Always cool art installations there.

Tree climbing girls

We decided to go on a Hokie statue hunt around Blacksburg

These are a few of the 20-or-so that we took pictures with

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They are everywhere!

Hanging out with the Katz kids at the country club pool.

Goofy

Meanwhile in Washington state ... Chris was visiting the site of a famous TV show

Twin Peaks memorabilia

Chris and the gang by the gum wall in Seattle

Zoo Fun!

We took advantage of an uncharacteristically cool Saturday in August to visit the National Zoo.

The girls loved riding the Metro

Learning all about the little tenrec

Loved the mammal house!

Great apes!

Watching an orangutan with its baby cross to the other platform

Lunch break

Baby cheetah

Panda girl

Couldn't pass up Dippin Dots

Amazon animals

Annie passed out just as we were leaving

Walking around on the Mall

Water colors for Daddy's drawings

Emma doing her own drawings

Some of the cool guys animals we saw

August Highlights

We're having a great summer, can't believe it's almost over!

Pool afternoon

Shopping for school shoes

Milkshakes at Starbucks

New school do's

Fun in our pool with Samantha

Bounce house fun during Samantha playdate

They always request a picture on these balls at Target

Bikes and scooters at Caroline's house

Photoshoot outtake with baby Avery

Donuts before camp on a beautifully cool morning

Camp girls at the farm

Swaddling Caroline after seeing Avery being swaddled

Cousin Avery is here!

Baby Avery arrived on Friday August 4th. We're all smitten!