Go Unicorn Squadron!

For the last two summers we've played on a co-ed recreation league softball team with some folks from our church.  This year Isaac's brother, Luke, joined us, and Sarah (my sister), filled in with us a couple of times.  It's been a blast!  We even have a little mascot!

Brothers: Luke and Isaac with our mascot, LuLu Bear

What do you mean this isn't a hat? 

(Inspecting...assessing...)

"I've determined that you were incorrect, mother.  This is indeed a HAT."

This girl seriously loves her uncle Luke!

Camping the Key Peninsula 2015

We went camping!  It was great! Before you ask how Lucy did, let me assure you: she did great -- at home with Nana!  We wanted to get away together one more time this summer, and it turned out that Lucy was recovering from a pretty icky virus, so she and Nana stayed at the condo and snuggled and slept and swam, and generally had a great time.  

Isaac and I went to Penrose Point out on the Key Peninsula, south of Gig Harbor.  It was hot, but quiet and beautiful!  

Our accommodations

Our campground was filled with so many cool trees! 

We were able to talk, laugh, play lots of games, dream, and just generally enjoy one another without interruption.

Kicking my butt at Farkle! 

And losing spectacularly at Golf! 

We bought a crabbing license, borrowed some gear, and improvised the rest, and did some crabbing!  Sadly, we weren't able to toss the trap deep enough, so we didn't catch any legal crabs.  We did catch dozens of juveniles, though, about 4 inches side to side.  It was really fun and we really look forward to crabbing some more before our license runs out (especially now that we know what all we actually need).

He's a stud!  

Improvising a bait hook.

Almost big enough to eat!

I did the meal planning and Isaac did the cooking.  I got to sit back, relax, sip hot coffee or soda depending on the time of day, and watch this handsome guy cook up a storm! 

We did lots of walking along the beaches, some kayaking, and wading.  We found so many cool creatures: the most anemones ever, the most sand dollars ever, etc.  It was epic!  Seriously, it was like levels of a video game.  Isaac even named them all... I wish we'd gotten pictures of all of them. 

Hey mom, remember the time you made us all search for two identically sized sand dollars so you could make earrings? Well, I found you some!  Unfortunately, they didn't survive the trip home or you'd be getting some new jewelry soon! ;) 

Pretty sure we were the only ones to enjoy this log before the rangers came and stole it away. 

Poor little guy only had half his limbs. He's a fighter, though! 

Huge jellyfish

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to my love, Isaac McPhee! 

You teach me so much about our heavenly Father by your love, gentle discipline, and patience for our sweet Lucy! We love you so, so, SO much! Thanks for loving your girls well!

We spent the day together, serving at the church, then heading up to Franklin Falls for a family hike.  Note to Selves: Do NOT hike on a family-friendly weekend day, if possible. It was crowded!! We still had a ton of fun, though, once we found parking. ha! 

We weren't the only ones in this transportation situation!

 Denny Creek is beautiful!

Tree Love!

Franklin Falls is a great family hike near Snoqualmie Pass.  It's so refreshing on a hot day when you reach the falls and the breeze (or wind depending on the day!) blows a fine mist over you. The elevation gain is slight, so it's great for kiddos. I saw many kids not much older than Lucy walking the whole thing! Just take it from us: it's best on a weekday or it's suuuper busy!

Daddy and Lucy throwing rocks

She loves her dada! 

Let's pretend she's a budding lefty, even though she's 95% righty! 

Dada, Mmmmm!
Translation: Dada, come get in on this kissin' action! 

High Five! "Bye?!"

Mama love

Photo Credit: Isaac McPhee
Love the angle on this one! A perfect day! 

I love that it looks like we're alone! 

Signing water and saying "wawa"

This little profile! 

 We ended the day with a wonderful home cooked meal: steak and potatoes -- elevated! (We're big Masterchef fans!)  This was the least we could do to show our appreciation for such a wonderful father!

The "We" on the card is Lucy and Mama -- Let's not go starting any rumors!  ;)