Harry Potter brings out the giggles in us

So tonight as we finished unpacking & sat down to a family movie night of HP 7 Part 1, which I hadn't seen until now (preppin for the 15th!!!) Lydie was trying to get me pumped by telling me about her favorite song from the soundtrack, which is the music in the opening scene. In short she just couldn't find those notes, which I found stinking hilarious & couldn't stop laughing at her attempts. Covert footage via phone was in order. Golly I just plain adore that girl. She is the cutest.

Aloha, real actual summer weather

Familia. Kauai. 12 days. This girl is happy.

{And so are these feet, soon to be free of that running shoe tan line.} 

Yeeeeeee. [: 

Just how cool is my family?

Merritt's face cracks me up. We love ice baths!

Yeahh. Pretty much swept the Maple Valley Stake 5k/10k. That's how cool. [: 

It doesn't get much better than this

Memorial Day weekend was spent doing one of the things we Krops do best: sailing. It's something my family has been doing for as long as I can remember. My parents co-own the Syntony with my grandparents & some family friends, and we go up and cruise the San Juan Islands as often as we can. Puget Sound is one of my most favorite places on the planet, and I'm convinced there's really no better way to explore the islands than on a sailboat. Nothing beats sitting on the deck with the sea breeze in your hair and the sun on your face, or peeking into a tidepool to see a tiny, perfect little world inside, kayaking past bright orange sea stars and a sea otter or harbor seal along the shore, or hiking the islands among the gorgeous red madronas and huge douglas firs. Now that I've waxed poetic and nerdy, I will stop. Anyhow, uploading and trying to arrange multiple photos on a blog post always ends up making me want to punch Blogger in its unintuitive little face soo I made this little beauty to help me share those four days of no make up, no cell service or internet, no worries, and all the time in the world to enjoy family and God's creation. Pure paradise as far as this girl's concerned. You'll see why: