Charley lucked out this year. Her birthday was right at the tale end of grandparent week and so she got to celebrate it in Winthrop with cousins. We flew into Washington that morning and drove up to Winthrop in time for dinner. The girls love being in Winthrop. There is always so many fun things to do and we love them being outdoors with no schedules and no commitments. We always plan a day to hit the Chelan waterslides and it's fun to see them progress to the faster and faster rides each time we go.
We got to celebrate Charley twice. Once on her actual birthday and then the next day when she wanted to go to the waterslides! I made her a surprise cake for after the waterslides and Gramma B was nice enough to get her a piece of cheesecake on her actual birthday since we arrived late that night.
Charley is such a sweet and fun big sister. She is kind, loving and thinks of others. She loves to dance and sing and make up songs and dance moves. She has a great imagination and is always thinking up something to do or perform. Charley loves softball and theater. She is reading all the Harry Potter books this summer and cruising through them. After each book we watch the movie together which has been really fun! Charley loves to craft, is a really good baker and loves trying new things. She always amazes me how she will jump into anything and try something new. She tried skiing behind the boat and got up for a few seconds! We were all so proud of her! We love our Charley girl so so much!
Mads out for a ride with Bart. She pretends to be a city girl, but inside she's a cowgirl through and through.
On our way up to Alaska we flew out of Seattle. We had an early morning flight and so we went down the day before and spent the afternoon in Seattle. Grandma B was wonderful and gave us a ride down to Seattle and hung out with us for the day. We had a great time at Pike's market and then Spencer giving the kids each a turn on the electric scooter. Grandma B stayed with us in the hotel that night and then gave us a ride to the airport the next morning. We're so grateful for Grandma B always willing to help us out.
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