If you look closely, you'll see the slot machine that they spent all of my money, John's money, and even some of Grandpa's money playing. Raelee got a Jackpot which is the first one we've ever gotten!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Cousins...
The girls bonded so quickly it was hard to tell that they weren't all sisters. Here is one of my favorite pictures of them sitting together and talking. If you look closely, you'll see the slot machine that they spent all of my money, John's money, and even some of Grandpa's money playing. Raelee got a Jackpot which is the first one we've ever gotten!
If you look closely, you'll see the slot machine that they spent all of my money, John's money, and even some of Grandpa's money playing. Raelee got a Jackpot which is the first one we've ever gotten!
More Fun at Grandpa's House...
On the evening of the second day, Dad surprised us with tickets to a car race in Wenatchee. We were skeptical about how the kids would do but were amazed at how much they liked it (at least for a little while):
The girl in the purple sweatshirt is a friend of our kids.
And checked in with Mom several times:
They played on the playground:
Raelee got tired and cold and we knew it was time to go:
And Nate was in his own little world. He loved every moment of it and ended up staying late with Grandpa and Daddy. I took the girls home as it got dark and put them to bed. 
John even tried to Hula Hoop as part of a Father's Day contest: 
At least he had fun trying:)
The girl in the purple sweatshirt is a friend of our kids.Raelee enjoyed dancing to the music:
And checked in with Mom several times:They played on the playground:Raelee got tired and cold and we knew it was time to go:And Nate was in his own little world. He loved every moment of it and ended up staying late with Grandpa and Daddy. I took the girls home as it got dark and put them to bed. John even tried to Hula Hoop as part of a Father's Day contest: At least he had fun trying:) Fun with Family...Grandpa's House First Day...
I went and picked Stephenie and Raelee up early on the last day of the kids school year. We dropped Stephenie off at home, then Raelee and I went to pick the kids up from school. Nicole ran for Raelee as soon as she saw her and they gave each other a big hug. Amanda's teacher invited Raelee in for their last slide dance of the year:
Then we traveled over to Grandpa's house for the weekend. Nate created a new tree swing (since he broke the last one) and the girls got to push Nate around for a change:
They laughed and had lots of fun watching each other on the swing:
They all settled right in and went to sleep. Raelee and Stephenie were understandbly very tired after such a long day of traveling.
Then we traveled over to Grandpa's house for the weekend. Nate created a new tree swing (since he broke the last one) and the girls got to push Nate around for a change: 
And the girls pushed each other too:
They laughed and had lots of fun watching each other on the swing:They all settled right in and went to sleep. Raelee and Stephenie were understandbly very tired after such a long day of traveling. Sunday, June 14, 2009
More fun, fun, fun!!!
What a week! The weather has been absolutely gorgeous for the last few days. This week I've "helped" John move two trailer loads of wood beams: 
and another of pavers, gone on a field trip where Nate and his class went on a hike and fished slimy water out of a slough: 
and then studied the creatures in the water under a telescope (which is MUCH cooler than it sounds): 
had fun at the park with Amanda: 
ate lunch with the kids at school, visited the zoo and aquarium in Tacoma with Amanda's best friends and Nate (who was moving too fast to photograph!):
and a fort in the same park,
and gone shopping with my best friend (John!). Next week I'll be preparing for a visit from my favorite (and only) grand-niece and her mom and for the last week of school.
and another of pavers, gone on a field trip where Nate and his class went on a hike and fished slimy water out of a slough: and then studied the creatures in the water under a telescope (which is MUCH cooler than it sounds): had fun at the park with Amanda: ate lunch with the kids at school, visited the zoo and aquarium in Tacoma with Amanda's best friends and Nate (who was moving too fast to photograph!): and a fort in the same park, and gone shopping with my best friend (John!). Next week I'll be preparing for a visit from my favorite (and only) grand-niece and her mom and for the last week of school.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Summer at Grandpa's House (a little early)...
We traveled to Eastern Washington in search of the sun and to help celebrate Dad's 71st birthday. The kids played on the tractor (it doesn't have the grass cutter anymore so it's completely safe):
We made s'mores in Dad's brand new firepit (his birthday present from us):
The girls planted the garden where they will have tomatoes, cucumbers, and raspberries this year:
My Monthly Blog Post
Although I didn't intend for it to happen, this has become not a daily blog but a monthly blog. I'm always so incredibly busy that I collapse into bed when the kids go to bed. That leaves no time for me to update this wonderful blog. I'll try to recap again...
We went to the zoo with some friends from college: 
We also went to Grandpa's house and had a Brownie sleepover, but that will have to be a different post. I'll try to be better about posting this summer because we have lots of fun plans and picture opportunities.
We went to "Fishing Kids" where the city donates hundreds of fishing poles, stocks the local lake with trout, and provides fishing guides to help kids ages 5-12 catch as many fish as they can in an hour. The volunteers spent 8 hours getting over 500 fishing poles ready to go. 
We paid $5 and the kids each got a nice fishing pole, a t-shirt, and a tackle kit with other fun stuff in it. It was an amazing experience!
We paid $5 and the kids each got a nice fishing pole, a t-shirt, and a tackle kit with other fun stuff in it. It was an amazing experience!Nate created a Washington state souvenir for his class:
We went to the zoo with some friends from college: We also went to Grandpa's house and had a Brownie sleepover, but that will have to be a different post. I'll try to be better about posting this summer because we have lots of fun plans and picture opportunities. Saturday, May 9, 2009
Finally, time to post...
It's been another hectic month. Let's see if I quickly recap. We had five kids over for Easter:
I took pictures of Amanda's class for a Mother's Day project:
And the other was in Nicole's class:
We went camping with the Brownies:
I took pictures of Amanda's class for a Mother's Day project:I went to two Mother's Day celebration parties. One was in Amanda's class (her classroom is behind the line of kids):
And the other was in Nicole's class: Now we're off to go fishing at the lake. Then we'll come home and go to a campover in Seattle with the Brownies. I'll try to post more pictures tomorrow. Have a Happy Mother's Day!!!
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