Catch up from SUMMER 2012

It has been a while since I have updated on here...so sorry for that. I am sure you can all imagine but we have been super busy here around the Parks House! I am sitting down with a few minutes to spare and thought I would use this opportunity to recap some of the really great trips we have been doing over the last two months!

We OBVIOUSLY have done some good sailing through the month of August...granted not as much as Jake would really like to have done, but we take what we can get. This trip out started out not so hot because we just finished a week long kids camp and I felt like POO...but it was nice weather for relaxing. Then on the way in we came across a small dead shark...it was really cool to see but sad at the same time that he was dieing. :(

 Another weekend was spent moving our favorite people (The Pastor Family) out to Allyn, WA. Josh and Sharon have embarked on launching a church out in Belfair and felt like if they were going to be leaders out there they really needed to be a part of their community. So they rented out their house here and moved to a beautiful place out in Allyn. A few weeks later, after they were settled in we went and spent a whole weekend with them out in their new place...the kids loved it!

Josh told me to rake the sand

Boys making a tent kite!

Kids love the sand pits

Sharon and I locked ourselves out!    

Over all it was a very sad move...but we know it is all for the good and it wont keep us apart really and truly!!!!

 Later that month Jake and Tim were able to get a long day ride in at Tahuya , which was a complete success because nobody broke anything on their quads! Which is good because Jake just fixed his.

 The kids and I took advantage of the Port Orchard farmers market several times over the summer! They love being able to go play on the playground, while Mommy shops, after we do our first walk through together. We were very successful every time we hit up the market this year. Some of the great things we bought this year were; blueberries, kale, pears, peaches, apples, eggplants, green beans, purple beans, shelling beans, jalapenos, broccoli, cabbage, and our new absolute favorite CANTALOUPE (never again will be buy cantaloupe that isn't from the market)

First Load of year!

The kids have also taken advantage of the summer by making all kinds of fun things around the house. Ayden new favorite love is to COOK. So they have been using this great book my Mom got me A LOT lately. They have been making gack, glue, and playdough! Hours of FUN!!!

Butterfly...go figure

 Not to mention they also got their first Tattoo that dont just wash off in a couple of days. They thought it was so cool that they lasted for a good month!

Dragon

At the end of August we were able to go to the Kite Festival down in Long Beach, WA for the first time ever and he went with some great friends...The Meehan Family! We got to see some really amazing kites and had GREAT weather for being at the beach. We enjoyed ourselves so much we booked our spot for next year!

***NOW FOR SEPTEMBER***

We started September out good with another nice family day sail! We could not have asked for better weather...we all had a great day out on the water! Especially Jake...as you can see :)

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Jake and I celebrated our 8th wedding Anniversary this year...hard to believe it has already been 8 years in such a wonderful blessed marriage! I love this man so much and even though we have known each other since 2001 we still learn new things about each other every day and still LOVE spending good time together. This year we went to Hood River, OR and did the Fruit Loop with some great friends of ours! We enjoyed a wonderful weekend of wine tasting at all the local vineyards and touring the local brewery Full Sail. Jake says that next time we go we will be doing more of the outdoor activities like wind and kite surfing! :)

 Happy 8th Anniversay Jacob Parks!!!

 I LOVE YOU

So, after a wonderful weekend away in wine country the next weekend we headed back out to the beach. We made it to Ocean Shores, WA with Cindy and Charlie. They have a time share there and so we go to stay in this AMAZING hotel right on the water. It didn't rain all weekend so for being mid September I would say we had good weather! Everyone had a blast spending days on the beach digging in the sand and flying kites, along with some good putt putt! Thank you Cindy and Charlie for allowing us to come with you on such a great weekend getaway. 

I find myself to be super busy right now. I have prepared all of our school for the year and think we are ready for a GREAT 2012-2013 school year! Plus, my garden was very successful this year and has kept me busy with all our freezing and canning to last through the long winter.

Sorry for it being such a long post...I hope you all enjoyed and realize how crazy busy we are here in the Parks Household!

Love to you all!

Nikki