One Last Visit from Grandma and Grandpa Scheer

Yesterday we said goodbye to Matt's parents after a week long visit here in Spokane. They came up one last time before heading back to Rwanda next month. Unfortunately Matt couldn't take any time off work and had an extremely busy week so he didn't get to see them as much as he would have liked, but all together we had a great time. They are so helpful with Blake and love to play with him and I was able to get some time to myself. We went strawberry picking one day at Green Bluff and brought home 24 lbs of strawberries! They just were so good....it was hard to resist! We made jam and strawberry rhubarb pie and froze bags and bags. Yum!
It was hard to say goodbye, but at least we were able to spend some time with them before they leave.

San Diego Vacation

Matt, Blake and I recently returned from an amazing 10 days in San Diego with my (Ellie's) family. My brother Jake and his wife Lindsey are stationed in San Diego through the Navy and we all met up at their place, only two miles from Sea World. My parents drove down as this is part of a month long road trip for them. What an amazing and fun week it was!

We went to Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, the fair, and the beach.....though I can't say we had the warmest weather. It was mostly in the sixties and cloudy, though it often cleared up in the afternoons thank goodness. I was a little worried how Blake would do with all of the activity since he is still on a two nap schedule, but he did great and loved all of the attention! He definitely is a social little boy. He had everyone laughing hysterically one night as he got them to clap after him and then he would laugh like crazy and clap again.

We also were able to meet up with our friends Ben and Kami and their little girl Summer. Matt graduated from Moody Aviation with Ben and we haven't seen them since Ben took a job in California. It was awesome to catch up with them and enjoy some time at the beach.

Here are some pictures from the trip. We were able to get some amazing in-action whale pictures with our new camera.

Blake watching the Shamu Show. He loves it!

The family at the San Diego Zoo

Classic Meerkat pose. The Meerkats were my favorite at the Zoo. They are so cute!

Amazing flamingo picture that Matt took.

This monkey was busy grinding something along that rock. He barely noticed all the people looking at him.

The Caspars and the Scheers

Blake and Summer have a great time. Aren't they cute?

Matt and Blake looking out at the ocean.

Blake's first try with a straw.

Sand sand sand!