Faith Family & Friends

Girls Trip 2009

2009-02-17T20:13:00.000-08:00

Fun can not even begin to describe our week. So pictures will just have to do. On DAY 1 we went to the Disney Hollywood Studios theme park. By far my favorite ride was Rockin Roller Coaster. I could have stayed all day on here. And no ride is complete without a stop at the gift shop. You never know who you might run into there.

We actually did have a celebrity sighting, but we lost him. Then guess who shows up in line ahead of us at the very next ride? And guess who stalked said celebrity in true paparazzi fashion? This ride was the Hollywood Tower of Terror. And during the ride they take your picture. And guess whose picture we bought at the end of this ride? Well, yeah, besides our own! (in case your still wondering - this is Joey Fatone. One of the N'sync boys who also hosted the singing bee!)

DAY 2 was for the Magic Kingdom. And we started our day with a healty Character Breakfast with Mickey and the Gang. We stayed all the way until the fireworks. They lit up the castle with lights and it was all so beautiful!

DAY 3 was Epcot day. And hopefully they will not remember us next year! (we actually did have an employee remember us from last year!) We had a little fun with Nemo and toured the countries. We even had a little sampling of drinks in each country! And DAY 4 was Animal Kingdom. By then we were tired and worn out. A leisurely drive through the African jungle was just what we needed.

We Are Alive And Well!

2009-01-24T09:26:00.000-08:00

We survived the three weeks of snow and way below freezing temperatures. And we stayed clear of all the flooding that came with the rain and melting snow the following week. Christmas was quiet around the McAllister House - but it was white! Our very first White Christmas! Hubby shoveled snow off the roof and made a sled hill in the back yard for the kids. We stayed home for New Years Eve - and struggled to stay awake until midnight. The kids had no problem with this though. We had a small family party for Little Man's birthday and we took treats into his daycare class. Then we had a big party for all his school friends at the skating rink after the winter break. Right now I am getting ready for the big Girls Week at Disneyworld! Ten days and counting!

Seasons greetings

2008-12-18T09:03:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone is having a good holiday season. It has been very busy at the McAllister House. Holiday concerts, seasonal crafts and projects, shopping, baking . . . the list goes on! And the snow - did I mention that?!?!? We have been buried under snow for about a week now! With no end in sight. We did take a minute to go good old Santa Claus at the mall. Little Man is still not sure about going go see him. And he definately would not sit on Santa's knee! LOL!

Hubby and I took some time for ourselves did the St. Nick wine tasting tour. We had alot fun - and we even got to have our picture taken with Santa Claus!

Life has that funny way . . .

2008-11-21T16:50:00.000-08:00

. . . of interfering with my blogging! We have been busy here on the home front. I have been taking some craft classes at my favorite local winery. What can be better than friends, crafts and wine! We made these lighted santa and reindeer from wine bottles. Then I went to a class to learn to make my own wreaths from grapevines. I was so excited about that one. I get to harvest my own grapevines here soon and I am going to turn them into wreaths. Miss K. has already volunteered to help. They have to dry for a year before you can start gluing stuff on them. I have already warned everyone that they are getting homemade wreaths for christmas next year!

Halloween 2008

2008-11-01T08:26:00.001-07:00

It's a little different having a teenager at Halloween time. No more cute, pretty costumes. After watching a zombie movie with her dad, Miss K. decided that she would like to be a zombie for Halloween. She made her costume all by herself - dad helped a little with the make-up!

With the new cartoon out, the boys picked these characters for Halloween. Obi and Darth Vadar.

Mr. A's 12th Birthday

2008-10-28T18:49:00.000-07:00

We had a Rockband/videogame party. All the boys had so much fun - no one wanted to leave.

Mr. A got a bunch of stuff from the latest japanese card game for the preteen set. All the boys were very excited to check it out!

Everyone loves a Circus

2008-10-22T18:27:00.001-07:00

A few weeks ago we all went to the circus that was performing here in town. It was the first time all three kids had been to a real circus. They all loved it. And so did us parents too!

Harvest Festival

2008-10-12T14:08:00.000-07:00

We went out to a little shopping area that had harvest festivities going on. There was a special going on at a glass blowing store, we stopped in to check out. They had a few items that you could make - and blow your own self. Little Man ended up getting blow his own glass pumpkin. He got to pick the colors for it too. (they also do birthday parties there - good to know for the future!)

Adding the color to the plain glass:

Little Man blowing the glass into shape:

About to snip the glass off the steal rod:

Proud owner of a glass pumpkin!

It is official . . .

2008-10-08T18:28:00.000-07:00

I am now the mother of a T E E N A G E R! Miss K. turned 13 this past weekend. The only thing she wanted for her birthday was a unicycle. (something she has been wanting for quite awhile)

We has a small slumber party with a couple of friends, and Miss K. blew out the candles on her birthday cheesecake!

Fair fun

2008-09-28T19:58:00.000-07:00

I'm back! We've been busy people lately - trying to adjust to our new routines. The kids are happy to be back in school. Little Man is loving kindergarten. And rididng the school bus. Last weekend we took some time off of our schedules to go to the county fair. We hit up EVERY food booth. Each one of us had a different fair food we wanted. Good thing there is lots of walking to be done at the fair! The kids had fun on the rides and playing games. Everyone brought home a new stuffed animal - or two.

My Baby Is Starting Kindergarten

2008-09-01T16:06:00.000-07:00

Lots of tears later (all of which were mine) and its official! I am the mom of a kindergartener. The big yellow school bus comes to daycare and takes my baby away.

Notice the lack of a backpack as we get off the bus at school! Good Thing mom was there to save the day!

Fun with Friends (day 5)

2008-08-30T17:06:00.000-07:00

On our last whole day together, we went to see the Snoqualmie Waterfall. You get to see a gorgeous view from the top. And then we hiked down to the bottom and swam in the river at the bottom of the waterfall. It was a bit cold for me, but the kids had a blast. And the weather ended up being absolutely perfect for the afternoon!

Fun with Friends (day 4)

2008-08-25T19:40:00.000-07:00

We did the BIG tour of Seattle. And the ride on the duck is the most fun way to do it. The duck is an old war vehicle that can go from the land to the water and back again. Our drivers name was Matt Agasgar. He wore crazy hat and played awesome music. Everyone on the vehicle yells and screams and sings along. And they have these wonderful duck quackers that we got for all the children. (which have been banned from being used in MY house!) I'm sure all the innocent people in downtown Seattle just LOVED us. (the driver told us that the duck quackers were voted the #1 most annoying noise in Seattle! LOL) My friend B. got to drive the duck when we were in the water because it was her birthday! After words we walk around the waterfront and had lunch at the Crabpot. And then we wandered over to Chinatown to look about.

Fun with Friends (day 3)

2008-08-22T06:47:00.000-07:00

On this evening, we did a kids free night. We ate a fondue restaurant. The food was so yummy. Everything was either made table side or brought raw to the table and you cook it yourself.

Fun with Friends (day 2)

2008-08-18T20:06:00.000-07:00

I ended up having to work the monday and tuesday that everyone was here. (darn that field trip training. my whole purpose of going to work both day was so that I could go on the field trips!) So, on monday everyone went to see Deception Falls and go hiking. Hubby had the whole week of vacation so he took the kids along.

Fun with Friends (day 1)

2008-08-16T08:27:00.000-07:00

We spent the day touring around the older part of Seattle. I love to see the urban waterfall everytime I am down there. And, of course, we had to wander around the Pike Market and watch some fish throwing. We went on the Seattle Underground Tour. Great history about the city of Seattle and how it came to be.

Fun in Washington

2008-08-11T21:06:00.000-07:00

Have I mentioned our bestest friends from CA are here in WA visiting us. I am such a bad blogger. I have been having so much fun that I just couldnt blog about it. The girls from CA have been here for a week and a half. I took last Thursday and Friday off to go and do stuff with the kids.

One day 1 we went to the Locks and watched the boats going in and out. Then we toured around the gardens.

Then it off to the nature park for lunch and hiking.

Then I tried to go to this quiet little beach I know, but apparently EVERYONE else knows about it too. There was absolutely NO PARKING. So I took the kids to the Seattle Center to play in the fountain. (notice Miss K. is not in the picture. Leave it my daughter to be the FIRST one to fall on the cobblestone ground and rip open her knee! But the drama only last about 20 minutes and then she was in there with the rest of them!)

On day two we went to a nature park near the house. They have a petting farm, which the kids loved. Then we played on the playground. Then it was time for open swim in the pool. After going home to clean up, we went to investigate this local island I found on the internet. It was a beautiful place. At sunset they did an open mic session around the campfire. All the kids had to sing in order to get s'mores.

Guess who I got to meet!

2008-08-07T19:01:00.000-07:00

And I managed to get the whole field trip at the front of line to meet him too. I have never been to a major league ball game before. It was actually kinda fun. But I told hubby it would have been more fun without 24 kids in tow!

Train Ride

2008-08-03T14:48:00.000-07:00

We spent Saturday touring some of Washington's nature. We rode an authentic steam engine train. We sat in an open rail car (and the weather was not the best for that, but we survived) The kids had fun and it was a real quiet family time together.

My Little Train conductor

Miss K. and the CA Girls.

Ride the Duck and more. . .

2008-07-30T06:50:00.000-07:00

Yes you heard me right! We got to ride the duck. Its a tour around Seattle in an old world war vehicle that can go from land to water. So we drove around yelling scream and dancing in our seats (cause thats what makes the duck so popular). And then we drove right into the Puget Sound for some water fun. The kids LOVED this trip so much. I am going to be taking all my CA friends to ride the duck when they get here in a couple of weeks. The pictures are the smile guy in Seattle. He just walks about all day with his smie sign. And they other picture is one of the ducks. Towing a duck!

Then I got to go to my local city minor league baseball game. It was a little drizzly out side, but not too wet. And definately better than getting a sunburn! Unfortunately the home team lost!

On the lookout . . .

2008-07-22T19:50:00.000-07:00

So, a couple of weekends ago we went down to a local boat area in search of a certain local boat from that famous show on tv. You know that crab catching show. The family from the boat was in town for a local event, and we wanted to go get some pics of the boat. So, after a beautiful day wandering about, we find out that the specific boat we are looking for is IN DRY DOCK GETTING REPAIRS. And said family is at Disneyworld! But we did get to see this boat. (they say it was from the first season)

And Little Man had a great time at the salmon ladder. It is peak season, so the salmon were everywhere. (We have been trying to keep Little Man busy. He is missing his siblings and we are so tired of hearing how bored he is and all the pleas for SOMEONE to play with him. Thank goodness there is only one more week left!)

Womens Basketball Game

2008-07-19T13:45:00.000-07:00

I've been a little behind in my blogging these days! A couple of weeks ago I got to go on another field trip. We went to see a local Women's Professional Basketball team. It was kids day at the arena so there were all kinds of activities going on. Here's a pic of the opening tip off:

Kid's day is always the macots birthday. So they invited all the mascots from the other teams to come and celebrate the special day.

During halftime, they played a game of dodgeball. Macots against the kids. (And OH BOY do those Mascots cheat!) Our home team Mascot shortened the kids side of the dodgeball ring to about two feet! LOL

Fun California

2008-07-15T07:01:00.000-07:00

I had to share the pictures that Miss K. text me this weekend:

After much begging and pleading, and very a descriptive speech of all the possible consequences, we figured we would let her make her own decision and live with it!

Kangaroo Farm

2008-07-08T20:26:00.000-07:00

I got to go on a field trip with the school aged kids at the daycare. How cool is it to go on a field trip, and get paid for it! We went to a kangaroo farm. But the best part of the trip was feeding the llamas. They give you pellet sticks to feed them, but there is a catch. You have to put the pellet stick between your lips and let the llamas take it from you! (see the horror on my face because the llama lips touched mine~)

And then tomorrow afternoon I get to take my two oldest babies to the airport and send them on a plane to California! They are gonna be gone for three whole weeks. Right now I am so busy getting them ready to go, that I can't quiet process my feelings. But, tomorrow, at the airport, I know I'm gonna be a wreck! But it will be a good trip for the kids. Everyone is excited to see the kids. And Little Man will just have to suffer through lots of extra personal attention while his siblings are gone. OH DARN!

Touring Seattle

2008-07-06T15:56:00.000-07:00

Preschool Graduating Class of 2008

2008-06-19T21:28:00.000-07:00

Busy People

2008-06-15T09:21:00.001-07:00

That's the way it seems to be as the school year comes to a close. The kids all have final concerts and award ceremonies. Little Man is gonna be graduating preschool later this week. And the BIG NEWS is - the older two kids are book on a flight to California for the summer. Well, at least for the month of July. Excited and terrified at the same time! I know I will be a nervous wreak when the time comes, but right now we are too busy to think about.

Hubby and I have been trimming down some the unruly hedges that surround the backyard. Proud to say that all the hedges are down to the 10 foot level, or lower. Last weekend we rented a wood chipper to take care of all the branches that were covering the backyard. All of my plant beds are now getting a fresh layer of bark and mulch - HOMEMADE! Yeah me! I've also been ripping out some of the plants I don't care for and transplanting all the plants that I have been growing in small containers. (Peppermint and Chamomile this week.)

We have also begun renovations on the hall bathroom. Half the ceiling is now gone as well as half the vanity. Next step, moving around the plumbing so we can relocate a few key components of the bathroom. We are planning little by little and hope to have is done by the end of summer. Once we get some study, summer like weather up here we have some painting to do to finish up the last projects we started!

And last, at least for this post, I had to share some puppy pics. We had her groomed and bought her a summer dress. Then I finally got her to wear the hats I bought at Disneyworld! Isn't it just adorable!

Say Hello To Our New Backyard Tenant

2008-06-10T07:18:00.000-07:00

First time for everything!

2008-06-05T07:02:00.000-07:00

I had my FIRST EVER car accident yesterday. We are all okay. No injuries. (I had all three kids in the car with me at the time.) There I was, sitting at a red light, waiting for the left turn arrow and another car made the right turn too quickly, hopped the center median, and smacked into the back of my van. And oh the drama that followed. And I know there is more to come.

Parent Conferences

2008-05-29T07:05:00.000-07:00

We had parent conferences last night. The kids had to make presentations about what they learned during the year, what their challenges were, and why they are ready to go to the next grade level. Miss K. made a powerpoint presentation. She did an excellent job. Her teacher has been very impressed with her this year. The presentation included this two poems that Miss K. has written herself. I thought they were so great I just had to share them!

I AM

I am an energetic and sporty teenager.

I wonder if the world will ever disappear.

I hear the cries of people who lost ones from the war,

I am an energetic and sporty teenager.

I pretend to listen to people when I really don't.

I feel like I am lonely and abandoned.

I worry that my grandmother will breathe her last breathe.

I try not to be mean to my friends.

I am an energetic ad sporty teenager.

I understand that I will never be able to help people stop their cry's from their hearts.

I say that I will never be a bad kid.

I dream that I will soon be able to stop the

I try to be respectful.

I hope to have an expectable childhood.

I am an energetic and sporty teenager.

SEVENTH GRADE

Trouble makers

Excited to see a hit guy.

Enlightened to be at school.

Never want to get in trouble again.

Always have something to do.

Great to be ourselves.

Evergreen Timber Wolves.

Respectful to most people.

Guess who is going to be the new teacher!

2008-05-18T19:07:00.000-07:00

Yes, that's right. I got a promotion at work! (YEAH ME!) Starting tomorrow I will be the new teacher - NOT ASSISTANT - of the room that is one age level above where I am now. And if I could have any room to teach in, that would be the one I choose. I love my babies in the room I have been in, but it seems like when they just start getting fun and interactive its time for them to move up! I have been where I am long enough that almost all the kids in my new room have graduated from current room. So its like thw whole gangs back together again! I've been busy all weekend trying to fill out my cirriculum and get some art projects prepared. (the old teacher left quite suddenly and took EVERYTHING with her!) We also have picture day this week, so I am going to get a nice class picture with me as a teacher on my first week! (Perfect timing!) Here's to an awesome new week!

I Got A Dining Room Table!

2008-05-14T20:24:00.000-07:00

We have not had a dining table since moving to Washington. The one we had in Cali was too small for the whole family so we just left it behind. In the apartment we used the patio table for a dining table, since we had no patio. (And since had nothing to put in the dining room it has been the temporary location for the foosball table!)
BEFORE:

AFTER:

Comic Convention

2008-05-11T12:12:00.000-07:00

We got to spend a few hours this weekend at the Comicon Convention is Seattle. The kids really loved walking about the different exhibits, just kinda getting the feel for stuff that they are just starting to show an interest in. Seeing all the costumes was quite the experience too.

They even had some celebrity autograph sessions going on. Can you guess who this is? (I can so remember - back in the day - having posters of this teenage heart throb all over my bedroom walls!)

{in the picture above is Wil Wheaton}
Both of the older kids got some new manga books - and they were both lucky enough to have the creators there to autograph the books for them. I missed Miss K.'s autograph, but here is one of Mr. A. (He was very shy and wouldn't really talk to they guy.)

Friday Night Go Karts

2008-04-27T16:57:00.000-07:00

We found a Go Kart racing track near by. The offer a training class for the pre-teens (11 and up) so that they can race on the adult track. They even get driving licenses for return visits. We took the kids over the class and then they hubby and a friend of ours joined them in a second race. They even had little electric cars for Little Man to race in (although he choose to go alone on the track!) Once Little Man turns 6, they have small gas powered go karts, similar to the adult ones, that he can try. And they do birthday parties - I am so seeing a few parties here in the future!

On Saturday, Little Man went to a birthday party at a gymnastic center. The party was short a few kids for the minimum so the host let the older two join in also! Miss K was very fascinated by a couple of the prefessional girls that were practicing there. Little Man was just the cutest thing ever trying out the hoola hoops. I had to make a video of it. I am determined to go get him a hoola hoop now!

I'm buried and I can't get out!

2008-04-18T20:08:00.000-07:00

Actually it was hard enough just getting home. I'm not even gonna attempt to try to go anywhere now. But this is what I had to come home too.

This is the neighborhood kids group effort snow ball!

Beautiful Saturday

2008-04-13T10:18:00.000-07:00

We just couldn't have asked for a more perfect day! The weather was BEAUTIFUL. Hubby and I had so much at the wine tasting event. (We are getting ready to head out for day 2!) I have pretty much come to the conclusion that I just dont like red wines. But I did come home with a few bottles of whites

We came home from the tasting to find this going on in our backyard ~ yes the kids are playing in the hose. (Can hardly tell it had snowed a couple of weeks ago!)

While relaxing in the backyard watcing the kids, I noticed by beautiful, blooming fruit trees! The first is our Japanese apple-pear tree, which shuld have some fruit on it in the last summer. And the second is the plum tree, which should have pickable fruit by June.

The Crime Dog

2008-04-11T22:18:00.000-07:00

McGruff the Crime Dog made an appearance at the daycare this week! Unfortunately, I work with an age group that may, quite possibly, be freaked out if a life sized stuffed animal walked into the room. But they did give me a few minutes to run out and snap a pic of Little Man with the famous character. All the preschoolers talked about the rest of the day was the crime dog that came to class.

2008-04-06T18:43:00.001-07:00

Random Picture

2008-04-06T18:07:00.000-07:00

When I first got interested in Scrapbooking, I started carrying around my camera all the time. And then I discovered the wonderful world of blogs. And my camera became a permanent accessory on my person. For the most part, I never use a purse. I carry a camera case. My camera case a little mesh pocket on the inside to hold all my cards and money. You just never know when a photographic moment may strike. A couple of weeks ago, at work, I took this picture in the parking lot, outside the playground.

Yes, folks! It IS a steaming toilet. It was hooked up on the back of a pick up truck. The truck was adversting an AC/Heating business.

Spring Time Snow Fun

2008-03-30T10:26:00.000-07:00

We were up and outside playing in the snow first thing this morning. Before breakfast! BEFORE COFFEE! Even the puppy was loving the snow.

The attempt at making a snowman failed. So our Little Friend X decided we should turn it into a potty. Complete with a little handle on the side.

March comes in like a lion . . .

2008-03-29T20:19:00.000-07:00

. . . and goes out like a lamb. Isn't that how the old saying goes? I remember having the worst, unpredictible weather at the beginning of March. Freezing one day and warm and sunny the next. But the whole lamb thing is so NOT ringing true. The last couple of days have been heavy with rain, hail and snow. Yes, you heard me right, SNOW! And it's almost April. (apparently it is very unusual here because that is what everyone keeps saying!)The snow was plentiful but didnt stick around much yesterday! But, tonight, it has been snowing for about two hours straight and it is piling up! I'm glad I don't have to go to work in the morning! (hopefully it will be gone by Monday!)

Easter Weekend 2008

2008-03-25T07:12:00.001-07:00

We spent Easter weekend with some friends. (A bit untraditional for us!) On Saturday we had a birthday barbeque for our friend. And it was a beautiful day for it. We also had the kids color eggs. Then we had an egg hunt in the backyard. (Little Man was totally insistant that we needed to have one. Because we always had one at the old apartment. Management used to do an egg hunt for the kids every year.) Then Easter morning dawned RAINY and COLD. And it mostly didnt stop ALL DAY. We drove back home and had Easter dinner at a chinese food place. Then we took the kids to see a movie starring a certain cartoon elephant. (the movie was so cute by the way!)

Hubby's new toy

2008-03-19T07:14:00.000-07:00

(And, OH DARN, he had to go outta town this week! Guess I'll have to TRY and enjoy it all by myself. After the kids bedtime that is!)

Choir concert

2008-03-15T10:59:00.000-07:00

Mr. A has decided to join the school choir. (Which ends up being his year long elective class too!) They had their first official preformance this past week. (I guess since he joined later instead of at the first of the year, they didnt have a correct sized chir robe for him! But, maybe hubby and I were the only ones to see that!)

My Birthday Weekend

2008-03-10T07:07:00.001-07:00

Friday was my birthday, and we got to go out to dinner at a Japanese Steak House. Gotta love the volcano onion! (Which happens to be oh so very close to the house! Good for me but bad for my bank account!) On Saturday Miss K. performed in a quartet for Solo Ensemble. Its a big music day at the school that is strictly voluntary. Students get to choose music to either sing or play before judges. The judge seem to really enjoy the girls (especially Miss K.) He told them to return again next year and play something more upbeat that shows off the fingering skills. (She ended up getting a certificate that is equivalent to 2nd place! Yeah Miss K.!)

Bike Riding

2008-03-04T19:05:00.001-08:00

First signs of spring!

2008-02-25T19:06:00.000-08:00

I found these pretty little flowers popping up in my front yard. Didn't know I had them, but they are pretty!

We have been having so gorgeous weather here lately. Sunny and no rain! We took the kids to the park on Saturday. There were tons of famillies out enjoying the sunshine. (Hard to believe with all the shorts and dresses that it was almost 60 degrees!)

A Big Thank You

2008-02-22T18:31:00.000-08:00

To lady in the car ahead of me at Starbucks this morning! Your generosity was greatly appreciated! (When I got up to the drive-thru window this morning, the barista told me that the lady ahead of me had already paid for my drinks!) And, I do admit, that when I was follow said lady's car through the parking lot towards the drive-thru, I was wishing she would park so that I could just get in, order, and get out! (The line was unusually NON-EXISTENT this morning!) This random act of kindness really made my day!

Lunar Eclipse

2008-02-20T20:49:00.001-08:00

Did you get to see the Lunar Eclipse? We got just enough clouds out of the way to be able to view it! It was pretty amazing. I so need one of those nifty cameras with a lens attached on it to take awesome pictures of things like this. But I do love my camera and these are the best pics I could get. We caught it near the end as the shadow was moving away from the moon - so you see a cresent bit of the moon light and then the reddish color where the shadow is covering the moon. (I added a bit of color to the second one to make the moon stand a bit more!)

Another birthday party

2008-02-19T19:44:00.000-08:00

It seems like the birthday parties for the older kids have slowed down, but they are just starting up for Little Man! (and with all the kids at day care being within 6 months of age, the parties are never ending!) The latest party was at an inflatable place. Its a whole big room full of jumpers and things - even adults can go on them! Little Man hopped into the boxing ring with one of his friends. He has the red gloves. And, despite the pictures, he spent most of the time on the ground - on is back. The last picture is one of those giant slides. Little Man insisted that I stand at the bottom and take his picture EVERY time he went down the slide.

And its official

2008-02-16T08:48:00.001-08:00

Miss K had her appliance put in this week! And oh boy is she happy about it! No more candy and gum . . . how every will she survive? (Mr. A is getting his removed next week!)

Sunshine, Flip Flops, and crazy girls!

2008-02-10T11:57:00.000-08:00

Woop Woop! What more could you ask for on a Girl's week to Disneyworld! The weather in Florida was BEAUTIFUL! We hit all the major attractions - and most of the small ones too! I think the longest line we stood in was 45 minutes. (Gotta love the Fast Pass!) We have decided that what happens at Disney will stay at Disney. (Honestly - what would you do with a week of NO KIDS AND NO HUSBANDS at Disneyworld?) But I know that I will be back again next year!

Boy Time Flies . . .

2008-02-02T16:00:00.000-08:00

. . . when your vacation is coming up! We have been a bit busy around here. Miss K. had her first Ortho visit. In a couple of weeks she will be the proud owner of an expander - just like Mr. A. And being the good mom that I am I had to take the same pictures for BOTH children. (Spread the embarassment! LOL) And I was made to promise that in no way would these pictures find themselves a spot on Myspace. So, BLOG HERE WE ARE:

Little Man went to a girl's birthday party from school. It was held at a gymnastic center. The party was so much fun! Im sure Little Man would love some gymnastic lessons just to have time to play on all the cool equipment.

Apparently, our new puppy loves a roaring fire as much as we do on these cold winter nights:

I leave Monday morning for Orlando, Florida! I get a whole weeks vacation at DisneyWorld! And it is Girls Week! Yep, thats right - Disneyworld with no kids and no husband! I am meeting up an old friend from high school for the week. What a great reunion! I'll have lots of pictures and stories to share when I return!

A boy and his Dog

2008-01-27T17:21:00.000-08:00

We have been taking it easy around here. Nothing too much going on. But I had to share a funny conversation I had with Little Man earlier this week.

Littleman: "MOM"

Mom (in the bathroom getting ready): "What do you want, Im in the bathroom"

Littleman: "The kids left their house keys at home so leave the door open for them"

Mom: "Did sissy call and tell you that?"

Littleman: "No"

Mom: "Then how do you know?"

Littleman: "She left a message"

Mom: "What do you mean she left a message"

Littleman: "On your phone"

That's right! Little Man answered my ringing cell phone, read my text message, and then came to tell me about. And I remember being all excited when we taught him how to read!

Monster Jam 2008

2008-01-20T10:18:00.000-08:00

For Little Man's birthday, we got tickets for the whole family to go to Monster Jam and see the monster truck show! And later we realized that the tickets included passes for the party in the pit. We got to go in early and walk around and see the trucks up close. And all the drivers were out for photo ops and autographs! Little Man was loving all the trucks - as were everyone else. The show was awesome. Here is a pic of the boys with the new Donkey Kong truck.

This was Miss K.'s favorite truck - Arachnaphobia! (She had all the drivers signing her jeans)

And I dont know for the life of me how anyone could fall asleep in all the noise. (Im pretty sure we are all suffering from permanent hearing loss!) But all the excitement was just too much for little man and he had to take a quick nap. Thankfully it was during the intermission!

Cosmic Bowling

2008-01-05T19:41:00.000-08:00

We did a Cosmic Bowling party for Little Man's birthday. There was about 11 kids in all - and everyone had a great time! (Mr. A sported a fauxhawk to match Littleman!)

Taking a pizza break after all the fun!

They played the Cha Cha Slide and Miss K. and party host got all the kids up to do the dance in the aisle. (well the party host actually bribed them with prizes if they got up and danced!)

Happy Birthday Little Man

2008-01-01T14:53:00.000-08:00

Little Man had his 5th birthday this past weekend! We are gonna be having a bowling party for him and his friends next weekend! But he just loves to go out to eat and have the wait staff sing for him on his birthday!

Christmas morning

2007-12-27T07:05:00.000-08:00

The three kids by the christmas tree on christmas morning just waiting for me to take the pic so they can start ripping into presents!

Our beautiful Christmas Tree all lite up. (I let the kids decorate it all by themselves this year. Hubby and I did the lights and the garland.)

Merry Christmas

2007-12-25T13:47:00.000-08:00

Cost of getting the health certificate (at last minute): $65
Cost of immunizations: $42.50
Cost of carrier to board the airplane: $39.95
Misc. puppy items for the trip: $30
Price to get puppy on the plane: $75
Seeing the look on the kids face when they see the Christmas Present from Grandma in California: PRICELESS

Boy does time fly . . .

2007-12-17T06:58:00.000-08:00

. . . When you are anticipating Christmas! We have been busy getting ready for the holidays around here - and trying to stay out of the holiday stress! The kids finished their last day of school and are now on Winter Break. Hubby and I are getting ready to take a "mini" vacation. We are going back to California for a couple of days! Im so excited to get to see everyone. (I just wish the kids were able to go too!) Mr. A had a Winter Concert this past week. (He has decided to join the school choir!) He has been very excited about joining. We made him a deal, that as long as he is getting his school completed, he can stay in choir. But at the first sign of him falling behind again - GOODBYE Choir. For now it seems to be working. Here is a pic and a video from the concert (VIDEO UPLOAD IS HAVING SOME ISSUES> ILL HAVE TO TRY AGAIN LATER). Mr. A is the short boy in the front row with the white shirt:

Winter Fun

2007-12-02T11:01:00.000-08:00

We decided to go down to Seattle for some fun this weekend. Little Man has been having a fascination with Nutcrackers this year. And in Seattle they have these Nutcrackers that decorate the streets and are later auctions for charity. So we walked about and saw a few of the nutcrackers (there is more in the sidebar on the flickr badge).

We also did a quick walk through the Olympic Sculpture Park. The kids have been dying to sit in the wicker suspended chairs but they are always crowded. We got the opportunity to have then all to ourselves.

And this was the Downtown Christmas Tree that was causing some controversy. Every year there is a beautiful tree down town. This year they choose a tree from a sustainable forest - and everyone thinks it looks like a huge Charlie Brown Christmas Tree!

And then we were gonna head over to the Science Center, but the beginning of a snow storm stopped us. We headed home - and not a minute too soon. The kids had a blast playing out in the snow. Even hubby and some friends started a snow ball - and then the kids down the street saw them and ran down to attack! We ended up having a neighborhood snowball fight in the middle of the street!

She said it wouldn't happen

2007-11-27T07:09:00.000-08:00

The weather lady was very persistant that our Monday storm was just rain and that the cold, below freezing temperatures weren't coming until later in the week. And as I leave work Monday night it is raining slush. And the closer I got to home the more white and fluffy the slush became. Then this is what my house looked like when I got home:

And now it looks like we are gonna have a repeat performance tonight! (the snow was only a dusting and it was long gone by morning!)

Thanksgiving Weekend

2007-11-25T18:22:00.000-08:00

We had a long four-day Thanksgiving weekend. We got together at a friends house for Thanksgiving. There was about 20 people there, and we did a potluck style dinner. We had so much fun playing Karaoke games on the Playstation. Then my friend was telling me she had never been out on Black Friday. So, we stayed at her house and took her out at 4 A.M. to do some shopping. We didnt get the things we wanted, but we did get in on some good deals. We ended up getting hubby an Xmas present that he just couldnt wait until we got home to play.

Hubby has been ALL about the Guitar Hero games lately. And all the kids are hooked on Guitar Hero - especially Little Man who loves to sing HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT and CHERRY PIE thanks to said games. And with my new found love of Karaoke - I guess this was the next logical step. We played for about 8 hours straight and throat was sooooooooooo sore I just couldnt go anymore. So we went to sleep in the wee hours of the morning to get and start all over again. (We had the four adults playing for two days. I think there are permanent indentions on my sofa!) And then sunday evening we started a family band with the kids. (UNFORTUNATELY THE RESIDENT CAMERA WHIZ HAS DITCHED HER DAY JOB TO BECOME THE NEXT LEAD SINGER OF A ROCK BAND - SO THERE ARE NO PICTURES OF ALL OUR FUN! lol)

Welcome to the World of Orthodontics

2007-11-18T14:31:00.000-08:00

And apparently we were a few years later than the dentists would have liked! But it all is working out for Mr. A. After a couple of appointments he is fitted with his new mouth piece that will be a part of life for the new 12ish months. (and what better way to "celebrate" than to have some embarassing pics published on the internet!) Since Miss K. had to have that one molar extracted we have to wait at least a year before we can start on her. And it is sounding like there may be a few more extraction in her future.

Band Geek in Training

2007-11-08T07:27:00.000-08:00

Now in middle school, Miss K. has decided to continue her flute playing. She has joined the school band AND the school's Jazz band that meets outside of school hours. This week was the first performance for both bands! The first video is the seventh grade band and the second video is the jazz band. (Keep Miss K. in your thoughts this weekend. She has to have two teeth extracted - in preparation of orthodontic. They sent her home with NO pain medication. She actually holding up very well. Much better than I did - and I had some of the GOOD pain meds!)

What a do!

2007-11-04T08:12:00.000-08:00

We have been so busy and going, going, going lately. It was nice to finally have a chance to just kick back and relax. We had nothing going on this weekend. I got to do some Christmas shopping! (I am so behind according to my schedule. I didn't work last year so I had plenty of time to shop!)

All the boys got hair cuts last weekend. We asked Little Man how he wanted his hair cut, and he was very adamant that he wanted a Mohawk! I was so sure his poor little head would freeze in all our cold weather, so this was the compromise we came up with. His hair can comb down and look normal for those days when he won't let me do his hair!

Halloween 2007

2007-10-31T20:04:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween to all. Hope you guys had safe nights! I already posted about Little Man's costumes. So I thought I should get Miss K.'s up here too. (Mr. A choose to get a few BAD grades in school and to not try and fix this grades. So we had to make the decision that he DID NOT get to enjoy Halloween this year) Miss K. is calling herself a Gothic Fairy.

Here are our pumpkins. The one on the left is Little Man's from preschool. And the one on the right Daddy and the older kids made.

Our friend Steve

2007-10-28T12:51:00.000-07:00

Our friend from Cali was working in the Pacific Northwest and came to spend the weekend with us. So, we went down to Seattle and enjoyed some of the halloween festivities at the Science center. (The guy that does the scary movie make-up was there again!) Then we went on a walking tour of Seattle.

Here is Steve with some zombie flesh. (he got quite a few stares as we wandered around seattle)

And Mr. A sporting a rather nasty cut on his forhead.

Miss K. waited FOREVER in the face painting line. The rest of us gave up!

Little Man joined the Peanuts gang for some halloween Great Pumpkin Fun!

Happy Birthday Mr. A

2007-10-26T06:07:00.000-07:00

He is now officially 11 years old! Just where does the time go?

Those dang candles just kept relighting so Little Man decided to try and help his bubba blow out the candles.

Pumpkin Patch

2007-10-25T05:51:00.000-07:00

Since the kids are so young where I work, we dont do field trips. Instead we brought the pumpkin to the playground. All the kids got to go out and pick a pumpkin. Then we had cookies and cider in the class room. Little Man thought is was just as exciting as going to a real pumpkin patch!

Fall Carnival 2007

2007-10-23T07:37:00.000-07:00

The kids school had their annual Fall Carnival last Friday. The whole middle school carnival is much different than the elementary school one we are used to! (Maybe its just the larger gatherings of teens and pre-teens that are unfamiliar! Guess we better get used to it!)

Here's a pic of Mr. A and his friend. They saved all their prize tickets to get the matching hats.

Miss K. and her friend. The got vampire teeth for everyone!

Little Man enjoying some of the fun with big brother.

What should he be?

2007-10-21T13:49:00.000-07:00

Every year for Halloween, Grandma hand makes the kids costumes. And every year since Little Man was born, he has usually worn Mr. A's old costumes. Now we have moved away from Grandma. This year we ended up with too many choices for costumes. And none of them were what Little Man wanted to be.

A few weeks ago, when we were getting ready for October at work, one of the ladies asked Little Man what he wanted to be for Halloween. And out of the clear blue he replies, "A Killer Whale!" I guess I have to give him credit for creativity! But after long hours on the computer, the costume was not to be found. (one on ebay with 12 bids already) So we had Little Man do a fashion show of all his choices so he could see which one he likes best!

The Thing from Fantastic Four. (I got this on clearance a couple of years ago. Mr. A has a matching one that he wore last year!) This is the costume he settled for!

Thomas the Train (another clearance item I got that he likes to play with but has chosen not to use on Halloween)

The Little China Man (this was a hand me down from a friend and I love it! There is a long braid that hangs down the back from the cap.)

Peter Pan (this the size appropriate costume from Mr. A's collection of costumes made by Grandma)

I guess I must have complained to Grandma about the Killer Whale dilemma. And then not told her about the costume that we settled for, cause the came in the mail last week! (GRANDMA TO THE RESCUE) Miles loved it so much that he choose it to wear to a costume birthday party this weekend for one of his friends from preschool. (And ALL the other boys wore super hero costumes!)

Greeting from OktoberFest!

2007-10-14T08:36:00.000-07:00

And what a great day it was too! The weather turned out to be BEAUTIFUL. All the fall scenery along the drive was gorgeous. We had some great beers, lots of sausages, beer, a few wine tastings, apple struedel, and did I mention the beer! We stayed all day wandering around the shops and enjoying all the German entertainment. And the night life in the beer garden was not to be missed either.

Ice Skating Party

2007-10-07T15:10:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of pics from Miss K.'s bday party. All the kids had fun at the Ice Center! Daddy even got Little Man out on the ice. And he loved it! And Mr. A, the clown, spent some time laying on the ice!

Happy 12th Birthday Miss K.

2007-10-04T20:33:00.000-07:00

Twelve years ago today Miss K. was born. Where has the time gone! We are having a party for her this weekend at the ice skating rink. But tonight we took her out dinner at the restaurant of her choice. So Azteca it was. (mexican food!) She made sure that Little Man told the wait staff that it was her birthday. Then, at the end of our meal, the waiters come filing by carrying an ice cream sundae and a huge sombrero. Miss K. starts getting embarassed by the whole thing, and they walk right past her to the next table! LOL! When they finished at that table, they immediately started singing all over again and brought her an ice cream sundae and a mini sombrero! I made her promise that I would NOT, under any circumstances, take pictures of her during the event. So you guys will just have to live with the video! LOL !

post demolition

2007-09-30T12:13:00.000-07:00

I previously showed some pics of the bedroom demo we had going on. We are almost finished now. We've still got some painting to do. (when the weather clears up . . . who am I kidding - this IS Seattle!) Anyways, here are some of the before and after pics. Later on I'll post a pic of the completed areas. The first pic is the hallway where we removed a closet, and the other three are from inside the boys bedroom. We removed to walls near the entry and expanded the closet so that there was enough room for the two of them.

Do the Puyallup . . .

2007-09-24T07:26:00.000-07:00

. . . can you hear the tune in your head? For those of you not from around here, that's the beginning of the theme jingle for the Puyallup Fair. Which is where we went this weekend. We saw some farm life, explored a fire engine, rode some rides, and came home stuffed full of scones, funnel cake and elephant ears!

Drip Drip Here, Drip Drip There

2007-09-16T18:14:00.000-07:00

Oh the trials and tribulations of being a homeowner! We had all our home repairs that we wanted to do in mind we bought our house. We just hadn't anticipated needed home repairs. Like a leaky/clogged sewer system. It all started a couple of weeks ago with an overflowed toilet. The problem got worse and worse. So hubby dug up the main line where it attaches to the house and found a leak. Easy enough to fix. But it does require time during daylight hours to fix! So, two weeks later . . . its all fixed. But he have the same problem. Call in Mr. Beacon to discover a clog further down caused by a break in the pipe - and tree roots growing into the pipe! Mr. Beacon thought that hubby must have been a plumber because of the good job he had done on the other repair. So now that we know what the problem is, Hubby is determined to fix it! Mr. Beacon tells hubby that the whole line from the house to the main is made of concrete and it is very corroded. In the near future it will all have to be replaced! We have all this going on, on top of the demo we started a few weeks back! (which is mostly fininshed now. the walls are all up and ready to be painted.) And then with all of todays rain, there is a drip from the fan vent in the bathroom! Hubby is just a little overwhelmed this weekend. We are pretty sure someone forget the cap on the vent on the roof. But you just dont wanna climb up there while its raining to check! Next weekend is looking like good weather, so maybe we get some projects finished up! Wish us good luck!

2007 First Day of School

2007-09-08T08:29:00.000-07:00

So, both kids loved their first few days at Jr. High School. They have made a few friends, found all their classes, and brought home mounds of paper work for me to fill out. Miss K. is taking band as her elective for the year, so that she can continue with her flute. She is really persistent with the band suff. She is also planning to join the jazz band that they offer at school. The practices are three days, an hour before school starts. (Which means she has to be at school at 6:30 A.M.) Did I mention she "LUCKED OUT" on her schedule and got FIRST PERIOD P.E. class. Fun stuff! Mr. A ended with last period P.E. And he is doing really well with the class changes. I think its helping him to be a bit more social. Here's a pic of him and Miss K. from the first day of school (and no we did not sign him up for military school! The camo theme was what he choose this year. It seems every year there is some sort of theme to the school clothes he chooses)

On the right is one of the pair of school shoes Miss K. choose. Then Little Man had to get some that matched. Apparently the skull theme is very popular with Miss K. this year.

Wordless Wednesday # 61

2007-09-04T19:46:00.000-07:00

Miss K. has found a new favorite place to nap!

What did you do for LABOR DAY?

2007-09-03T16:34:00.001-07:00

We had some actually labor going on here. On Saturday, we got all the shelving through out the house finally put up. And all the knick knacks on them too! On Sunday we had some friends over for a BBQ! Hubby was so happy to have his BBQ out of the storage! (we werent allowed to have a BBQ at the apartment because it was a fire hazard. Its been in storage almost two years!) And then on Sunday we started one of the big house projects. There was this hall closet that cut into on the bedrooms and took up alot of room. Since there are three closet in the hall, we decide we could get rid of this one and add some space to the boys bedroom. So down came a few wall. During the week we will finish putting the drywall up, redesigning the closet and paint the room. Everyone was really getting into the demolition spirit! I'll do some before and after pics when we get the room finished. I also added some pics of the new house in the sidebar. Click on the Flickr badge to see them bigger!

Jr. High Here We Come

2007-08-25T05:27:00.000-07:00

Its official now. Ready or not. Miss K. and Mr. A are both enrolled in Jr. High. We went and got class schedules, P.E. uniforms, ASB cards, pictures, met teachers and counselors, and toured the new school! (HOW did I go from mom of two elementary students in June to mom of TWO JR. HIGH students this September??????) So here are a couple pics of our two newest jr. high schoolers - taken outside their new school!

Wordless Wednesday # 60

2007-08-21T20:21:00.001-07:00

My first international McDonalds!

Saturday Photo Hunt - Two

2007-08-18T01:01:00.000-07:00

This weeks theme is two. So I thought I would go with my two favorite sons! This pictures was taken at the childrens museum in Seattle. Its one of those cutouts where you put your head in the hole. It was taken with my cell phone - and spent a few months as the screen picture on said cell phone.

Wordless Wednesday # 59

2007-08-14T20:17:00.000-07:00

Contest for scraping supplies

2007-08-11T19:47:00.000-07:00

Are you into scrapbooking? I love scrapbooking - which is good because I take tons of pictures. If you L-O-V-E it too, here's a great contest for you. I have a blogfriend named k8 and she's having a big ole scrapbook contest- have you ever seen her blog? it's cool check it out and you can enter too.

Summer Field Trips

2007-08-11T08:23:00.000-07:00

One nice thing about working in a day care center is all the summer activities they plan for the school aged children. (and the discount on the day care is a major perk too!) Just to keep sanity in the house, I have had Miss K. and Mr. A go to day care two days a week this summer. I have signed them up as alternates for various field trip. This week they got the opportunity to go to the Outback Christmas Tree and Kangaroo Farm. These are a couple of pics Miss K. took with her cell phone. They got to hold baby Kangaroos and they all feed llamas - from their lips! (the owner had the kids put the biscuits between their lips and then feed the llama!) Mr. A was really excited about seeing a Wallaby. There are other farm animals there too. I'm thinking I need to go check this place out myself!

Wordless Wednesday # 58

2007-08-07T19:34:00.000-07:00

These are the beautiful flowers in my NEW backyard. I am so loving them!

I'm still alive!

2007-08-05T11:01:00.000-07:00

Most of the boxes are unpacked. We have a few new pieces of furniture we want to get. And a lot of yard work ahead of us. I am so loving the fruit trees. The flyer stated that the house had them, but we werent sure exactly what we were getting. We have a plum tree, an apple tree, a blueberry bush and some blackberries! There are a couple of other plants that look like they can be fruit bearing, but I guess only time will tell. (the kids are already tired of cleaning plums off the ground - after two weeks!)

Thanks to my wonderful hubby, I am back online! My computer took a dive back in February, and I was using hubby's laptop. Then something happened to the laptop and we have been without a computer for almost two months! On Friday hubby surprised me with this:

So much catching up to do and so little time to do it in!

Living on Easy Street

2007-07-24T06:26:00.000-07:00

We are almost there! To our new house that is. We signed the loan papers yesterday. All the "i's" have been dotted and the "t's" have been crossed. It all just needs to be reviewed and filed with the county. We should be getting our new keys on Thursday evening. Which means we get to spend the weekend moving. We are gonna be so glad to be out of the apartment, and into a house with our own yard (and it is a gorgeous yard). And there is even a swing set for the kids! I am gonna miss my wonderful new friends and neighbors. I think we couldn't have ended with better neighbors, even if we had hand picked them ourselves. There will be pictures of the new place coming soon! Click here - House Pictures - to see the post of the pictures from our new house!

Pony Rides

2007-07-18T07:45:00.000-07:00

Little Man was invited to another birthday party this last weekend. It was for a little girl in his class - one that he actually plays with! They had the party at a stable that does pony rides! All the kids had so much fun riding the ponies. On the small pony, the trainer was giving the kids lessons on how to ride)

Touring Seattle

2007-07-12T07:06:00.001-07:00

It has been a busy time for us. The girls from Cali went home this week. It was so much getting to see them again and having them here for a couple of weeks. (Next time Mom and Dad are gonna have to come up too!) We went walking about Seattle with the girls. And we hiked at Snoqualmie Falls. (I ended up with a couple of extra days off of work to go touring about due to a case of pink eye. Thankfully it was sunny enough that I could wear my sunglasses everywhere!)
Here's a pic of the kids waiting for a butterfly to land on them inside the the Butterfly House at the Pacific Science Center.

Every year in Seattle they have the pig parade. People make these pigs and after the parade they set around the city and then auctioned off after the summer. We went walking for a few blocks trying to find as many as we could. The kids really loved this one. It was titled "Proscuitto and melon".

Here is a pic from above the falls and then a pic of the falls after we hiked to the bottom.

Wordless Wednesday # 57

2007-07-03T20:18:00.000-07:00

We went to Canada

2007-07-03T07:14:00.000-07:00

We are back! We took the kids to Canada for a mini vacation. The girls from the OC came up to visit for a couple of weeks and got to go with us!

Joe took this picture. He posed the kids and everything. This was on Second Beach at Stanley Park during sunset.

And here the beautiful sunset that drove up to be at the beach.

We had some fun with the kids at the Capilano Suspension Bridge. You can see the bridge in the background of this pic. It is 450 feet across and it is suspended 230 feet above the Capilano River. After you cross over, they have a set of bridge and decks that go from tree to tree (The Tree Top Climb).

And we walked all over downtown Vancouver, B.C. The kids were loving this building. The kept calling it the Canadian Space Needle! There are so many more pictures to share, after I get through all of them.

She graduated!

2007-06-23T06:36:00.000-07:00

Friday was Miss K.'s 6th grade graduation. We are so proud of her. She looked amazing - and all too GROWN-UP! We went and had her done. Which she loved, of course. And then afterwards we took her out to eat at a restaurant of her choice. The first picture is the sixth grade singing "Keep the Flame Alive." All the choir students got to go up front and sing.

Weekend Update

2007-06-18T07:42:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday to all! I hope you had a great weekend. Ours was very busy! Happy belated Father's Day to everyone out there! Sunday was also our 10th wedding anniversary. Hubby and I went on a dinner cruise in Seattle! The ship cruised around Elliot Bay. Other than the cold cloudy weather is was beautiful. Here is a picture of us on the deck. (Can you tell it was a bit windy?)

We had some friends from Cali here for the weekend. On Saturday we went on a walking tour of Seattle. We got to see most of the sights down on the water front, plus the Space Needle. Then we went to the Science Fiction Museum and the Experience the Music Project. (Boy are my calves sore today!)

We are official in contract for the new house! We have the inspection this Friday. If all goes well, I guess we will be up to eyeballs in paperwork for the next few weeks. We would be able to move in the last weekend in July! Keep your fingers crossed for us!

Wordless Wednesday #56

2007-06-12T19:37:00.001-07:00

Or maybe not quite wordless this week! We found a house we like and put in an offer. We should know something by Wednesday night!

The Party Man

2007-06-11T07:18:00.000-07:00

It seems preschool has opened up a new world for Little Man. BIRTHDAY PARTIES! And not just parties for family friends or the kids friends. These are birthday parties that Little Man and only Little Man is invited to. We had three parties on Saturday (but we only made it to two!) The first one was at the Children's Museum in Seattle. It was really nice because we hadnt had a chance to go explore there yet. (we had a busy day planned so the older two got to tag along and hang out with dad!) This first picture was from the hiking trail they had set up.

And, of course, both of my boys loved the construction zone exhibit. In the second picture, Mr. A and Little Man are building right in front of the red box.

Then our little neighbor had his birthday too. He had so much fun with Little Man at Build-a-bear on his birthday that he wanted to do it all again. The two boys ended up picking identical bears with matching costume! (Little Man has not put his new friend done since making him!)

Wordless Wednesday # 55

2007-06-05T21:19:00.001-07:00

Museum of Flight

2007-06-03T15:42:00.000-07:00

More Urban Adventure pictures to share. These are from the Museum of Flight. The kids all stayed the night in the museum and we got a midnight tour. They all got split into two groups and did a NASA simulator with one group at Mission Control and the other group aboard the Space Shuttle. Then the groups got to switch places. This first picture was part of the area during one of the World Wars.

This is the aero car. Yes it actually worked. The wings go on and off like a convertible hard top. The guide said it would take about 20 minutes to attach the wings.

This is the view of the main floor near the NASA exhibits.