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erinkpate: It's pouring down rain now, but we had a nice adventure yesterday.
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erinkpate: Introducing my kiddos to my second home.
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erinkpate: Running around grandma and grandpas lawn in his underwear.
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erinkpate: Laundry, lake-style.
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erinkpate: Lake naps with grandma.
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erinkpate: I 💚 this mobile. Such a cool new playground, right above the ballfields where I spent many a long summer day! ⚾️
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erinkpate: They're mostly getting along.
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erinkpate: Hitchhiker.
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erinkpate: I totally plug my kid into a show on planes, and I don't feel guilty about it.
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erinkpate: I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time...
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erinkpate: Watching my cousins play with my kiddos has been one of the highlights of motherhood for me. I remember playing on these beaches, with these kids, who are now adults. It makes me happy beyond measure to see them now love my children. #cousining
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erinkpate: It's not island life, but lake life is pretty great too.
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erinkpate: I think we're raising a beach bum.
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erinkpate: There are a lot of happy memories on this lake.
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erinkpate: @margeeagan and her three (!) great-grandchildren. 👵👦👦👶
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erinkpate: Makeshift potty break. #fairbanksorbust
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erinkpate: We drove to Fairbanks with my parents. Two kids, three adults, one kitchen aid, two coolers full of BBQ supplies, a bucket of flowers and 13 hours in the car. #greatgrandmaturns90 #fairbanksorbust #madeitinoneday
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erinkpate: Firefighter at the 4th of July parade! 🚒🎆
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erinkpate: Keagan's first tractor ride. It feels like this was ages ago, but it was really just last week.
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erinkpate: I've been dealing with phone issues, currently using a back-up, which until recently didn't have any internet or any of my favorite apps. It was a little obnoxious at first, but over the last week, I have grown to enjoy the quiet moments. I have spent so
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erinkpate: Currently lying in my childhood (well, high school) bed with both of my kiddos. I'm feeling grateful for the freedom to share my childhood with my children, and happy we made it through our long day of travel. Thank goodness for grandma; I don't think we
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erinkpate: We spent a really lovely day celebrating this kiddo. These last three (!) years have strengthened our friendships and reminded me just how lucky we are to know such awesome people. To everyone who came to help us celebrate Keagan's big 3, thank you for be
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erinkpate: Brewery! Good beer, good family and good friends; can't ask for more on our last night in California.
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erinkpate: Beach day. ☀️🌊☀️
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erinkpate: This is what dinner out with the girls looks like these days. I'm pretty ok with it. 😍
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erinkpate: The only family portrait from the amazing wedding last night. Seems like an appropriate one for today - happy Father's Day @jakehrosenberg! 😘
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erinkpate: Birthday donuts with this little THREE YEAR OLD! How have we been parents for three years already? What a fun ride it's been. I've learned a lot about patience and dinosaurs. But mostly dinosaurs.
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erinkpate: I've pretty much been waiting for this moment since the day she was born. #ionlystageditalittle
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erinkpate: Shooting Olive'a weekly photo today, and we were interrupted by a tiger. 🐯
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erinkpate: Backyard naps from a couple days ago. #olivemargret