Esther Portraits!

 Yesterday I snapped a few pictures of Esther. She did a good job listening!She's got a sense of humor!!!!!!!

Mom wanted me to post these shots : )......................

(blurry!)

My Fav!

Ferry Ride with Aunt Julie!

    After Father's Day, Aunt Julie brought Lillian and I down to her house for a few days. We are actually here now! Today we walked aboard the Spokane, bound for Kingston.

 In Kingston........

Happy Tourists!

Wild Rose

Lillian having fun on the beach!

How is this going to end?!?!?

"I love the sea!"

We bought Ice Cream at a cute little shop-it was GREAT!

YUM!!!!!!!!!!

Cool sailboat-picture taken aboard the Spokane

Boat

 On the way back we witnessed a drill, for if a man went overboard. We stopped moving halfway through the ride.
 

A life-ring that a crew member threw out in the water that was floating the, "man overboard".

Lowering the rescue boat

Rescuing the"man"-it took awhile. Hopefully "he" knew how to swim
(in the FREEZING water!)

 

Father's Day 2013!

On Sunday, for Father's Day i made french toast with strawberries and whipped cream. Yum!
  
 Enjoying Breakfast....

Soren made Dad a tool box at HomeConnection!

Happy Shooks!

   Later after church, Grampy and Aunt Julie came over for the rest of the day. After awhile dad headed off to work.

Happy Father's Day Dad!

Dad, Soren, & Ranger Rick, our neighbor

Soren and mom made a strawberry rhubarb pie

Grampy and us

Happy Father's Day!

Long Post: Eeott & Papa's Visit and My 12th Birthday!!!

  Saturday morning Eeott and Papa (my grandparents) arrived from Oregon. We've had fun with them and they left this morning. 

   We went to the Anacortes Waterfront Festival on
 Saturday and made wood sailboats. It' our tradition! 

Mom & Esther

All of us, having fun!!!

Sören, Dad, Lillian, Mom, Esther, & I

Lillian & I 

            On Sunday after church we all drove to the Jet Boat Tours Shop and got ice cream----they were HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 More Fun with Eeott and Papa!...........

                                                             Esther Jo & Eeott


                                   

                                                           Esther is so cute!

         Sören, Papa & Dad went fishing, and look what Sören caught! He didn't eat it and that night he left it out and an animal took it. 

Sören, & "Hookie" (aka Jackson)

Sören, Dad,  and "Hookie"

Me, Lillian, Sören, & Esther with Papa

Sören, Papa, & "Hookie"

Playing Clue with Eeott

I'm passing Eeott!

On my birthday......

The Shook Kids & Eeott and Papa

 Us with Papa



 
 Me at the table still trying to wake up

Eating German Pancakes for breakfast! So good!!!

Eeott and Papa gave me a cool purse from Vietnam!

Everyone but mom

 After opening my gifts and a yummy breakfast we drove to Oak Harbor to get my ears pierced! We also walked around downtown Oak Harbor and went in some of the cute shops there.

  

With Eeott & Papa

It hurt REALLY bad but I did it!

All Done!

      Later, after going to a couple of HomeConnection classes, we took Eeott and Papa down to Coupeville. We went to our favorite Italian restaurant and us kids had Gelato and then the adults got ice cream at a different shop. Then we walked down the wharf and we saw a seal!

Esther eating Gelato

Sören eating Gelato, doing a funny pose

                                                         Me on Grace Street!

                                             The Harbor Seal up for air!

Some of the views we saw in Coupeville....

Mom & I

 We went to Ebey's Landing next and it couldn't have been a prettier day!

See Mount Rainer?

So pretty!

 

   After Sören's baseball game, we went home and had pizza and cake and yes, more ice cream! My Great Uncle Jim and Auntie Sylvia came over and spent the rest of the evening with us.
 

Blowing out the candles

Smiles!

Eeott, Papa, Me, Mom, Esther, Lillian, Sören, & Dad

Auntie Sylvia, Me, & Uncle Jim

Eeott, Me, & Papa

Mom, Me, & Dad