We’re drove through 3 states today – Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Zachy and I have never been to Idaho before.
I was very glad to have Pinkie in the car. She watched lots of movies with me.
We camped at Three Island Crossing State Park in Idaho. It was windy. There was a big butterfly in the tree that I chased around. Zachy and I had fun sitting in our chairs and I took lots of pictures.
Love, Elena
The zoo was super fun! Daddy had never been so I got to show him all the pretty birds. We had fun feeding the animals too, but most weren’t hungry.
I got my face painted with this cool butterfly. It is super sparkly!
Then we went to Nana’s house. I played with Ruby and Nattie, we always have so much fun!
After dinner we went in the pool. It was really, really dark. Nana has a light up ball that goes in the pool and we pretended it was the aliens coming to get us, ahhh!
Mommy sang some songs with us in the pool. We did the hokey pokey and had noodle horse races.
Love, Elena
Had to post these because they are so sweet!
This is Elena’s newest poodle dress.
We had portraits done this day, she gave some great smiles!
We ended up doing her 5th birthday picture (3 months late…)
She got huge compliments on her bling bling shoes and pretty hair curlie. Elena rocks the poodle dress!
The Ruzauskas’ got together over the 4th of July weekend.
Elena loves her cousins Nattie and Ruby!
All 5 grandkids sitting in their little chairs.
Wave hello!
Does anyone look happy?
We couldn’t stop having fun! Elena wanted to go on all the rides at least once, and Zachy was more than willing to give them a try (this was his first visit).
It’s great that Elena is so comfortable at Remlinger and always excited for the next activity.
We met up with Aubrie and Mark and Aunt Kiki too. Aubrie was willing to ride the boats with Elena. They were bummed that the ducks weren’t in the water, someone must have tossed them out.
What’s a trip to Remlinger without a pony ride or two? At least Elena is willing to get off the horses now to take a ride in the flying pumpkins or the antique cars. Not sure of this pony’s name… They were in labeled stalls but the pony wranglers said those weren’t their names.
The girls in one car and the little boys in a different car with their mommies. Watch out for the turkeys!
Elena loved feeding the baby goats. She also fed the rabbits, sheep, ducks, and chickens. I think her favorite part of feeding is putting the quarter in the machine and having it dispense food…
This was a new activity for us, the hay trampoline and maze! We never spent much time in here before but the girls just loved it.
Jumping down.
Running around.
Almost too big for this ride?
Such happy campers!
Zachy was tired, but Elena needed one more go on the roller coaster. So proud of her for going it alone, and she had a blast!
Elena’s school had a family campout at Fort Flagler near Port Townsend, WA. We slept in barracks, ate meals in a cafeteria, and enjoyed spending time as a family with other Montessori families and Elena’s teachers. We will definitely go back next year!
Elena had fun playing with Amelia (of course) and Ava who will be joining her class in the fall.
There were Papillion puppies everywhere! Elena’s teacher Katie has one and the rest of the litter are scattered about other school families.
Elena enjoyed the beach very very much, especially collecting and arranging the shells she found.
It was chilly! Not sure why she isn’t shivering!
Besides the beach, we visited the gunnery, haunted hospital, and took the general tour of the old naval site.
This was her prize find – a crab claw. 
Thanks to everyone who planned the campout! We really had no idea what to expect and were pleasantly surprised with the activities, accommodations, and food.
Woo hoo! Got a new tent big enough for the whole family (and some pets – get out of there Whitto!).
Looks like our camping trip should be a success if the kids are allowed free-play in the tent. 
Love the enclosed entry to keep pesky pests out and little babies in.
We plan to camp our way to Colorado and back in July. Looking forward to two weeks of outdoor family fun.
