Posted in family fun on July 7, 2008 | No Comments »
This is a few days late but I forgot to take pics on his birthday.
Here’s our newest 7 year old with his toughest fighting face.
He had a great birthday at the park with family. Hours and hours of running and playing with cousins. Does it get better than that?
Posted in family fun on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We had a crazy morning at the car dealership. I set out to have the door looked at ended up instead rushing to the doctor to have Bron looked at. While doing the paper work the kids asked for some hot chocolate. I gave the OK and the next thing I know Bron is covered in [...]
Posted in family fun on June 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I left Bron alone in her high chair while I did some cleaning in another room. Boy was that a mistake. I walked back and look what I saw.
Take notice of the chocolate splattered on the wall. Imagine a bunch of those same splatters on the carpet below her. I definitly do not recommend carpet in the [...]
Posted in family fun on June 18, 2008 | No Comments »
This past weekend we camped at Ensign Ranch. After a night of campfire fun we spend most of the next day around the horses.
Magnus got a lot of practice on his ocarina. He would stand on the fence and play a particular song in hopes to call one over. He was successful to one friendly [...]
Posted in family fun on June 17, 2008 | No Comments »
The school year has come to an end. We will still be doing home-school studies over the summer but it will be a lot more informal.
Both the kids participated in the end of year EXPO this year. Thisbe performed with her guitar class, playing: All Shook Up, Twist and Shout, and Under the Sea.
Magnus played [...]
Posted in family fun on May 27, 2008 | No Comments »
We had a lovely weekend. It included some much needed slow-paced family bonding. Nothing very exciting but very relaxing. On Monday along Dave’s parents we spent time honoring and remembering some of our loved ones who passed before us.
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend as well.
Posted in family fun on May 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Thisbe finally had her sticker sale. She has been collecting stickers on and off for about two years for this purpose. Her original plan was to sell them for $1.00 each. She decided in the end to sell the big ones from the dentist for .50 and the smaller ones for .10 or .15 each. [...]
Posted in family fun on May 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
May is kicking my butt. April was very manageable, it felt very balanced and I even got in a bit of crafting and extra blog time. That is all in the past. I have due date after due date for projects and tests and all the studying and research that goes along with it. Sometimes it feels like I [...]
Posted in family fun on May 5, 2008 | 7 Comments »
It all started about a year ago, maybe two, when the video game Zelda was introduced into our home. Magnus instantly took to it and was obsessed with the story line. What can be better than being an elf with a fairy as a friend and companion on a quest to save Princess Zelda? Well, [...]
Posted in family fun on May 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Bronwyn is thrilled to be invited to eat at the table finally. She has been feeling left out in the corner in her high chair.
This is a pic from her first dinner at the table. (last Sunday)
Today when I set the table she noticed that there was a place for her and she kept saying ” [...]
Posted in family fun on April 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
On Friday we hit the buses again, this time headed to the Woodland Park Zoo. Since we had to make transfers on this trip we worked it out so we were transferring downtown so we could head back over to Pike Place Market to buy Magnus’ coveted ocarina. (more about this later) After purchasing it [...]
Posted in family fun, from the kitchen on April 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today we made some yummy caramel/chocolate pops. First we unwrapped some caramel candies placed them on a plate so they were not touching and nuked them for about 20 seconds. Then we rolled them into balls and shoved a stick in them. Some we squished into small cookie cutters.
While the caramel was hardening up I [...]
Posted in family fun on April 19, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Yesterday we took a field trip to Seattle, meeting our homeschool group at SAM (Seattle Art Museum). I decided to brave it and take the three kiddies into the city by bus. I was relieved when a friend decided to bus it with me but as it ended up we caught different buses and so I did [...]
Posted in family fun on April 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
These little girls are less than 2 weeks apart in age and were so fun to watch. Bronwyn would go one way and her cousin would be about 10 paces behind. One would dig in the rocks and the other would be about 4 feet away doing the same things. It was so cute; to the tree, over [...]
Posted in family fun on April 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We had a very busy Saturday this past weekend. First the Thisbe and Magnus had a piano recital.
Here they are nervously awaiting their turn
and at the piano.
After we finished there, we did some errands and the got on a ferry to visit family on Vashon Island. Thisbe and Magnus are accustom to the ride but [...]
Posted in family fun on April 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just a couple of pics today.
Bron reseeding the weeds in the backyard.
Magnus climbing up in a tree. (his new favorite backyard activity)
Posted in Nature, family fun on April 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Hi, We had a busy day at an awesome park. Trails, trains, playground, and beach all in the same park. Very fun.
Here are a few souvenirs I brought home.
I’m always a sucker for rocks with veins.
I also could resist these beauties. They stood out on the rocky beach like Easter eggs in the grass.
Posted in family fun on April 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I walked out into the living room to find Bronwyn holding perfectly still, covered up to her neck with a perfectly strait blanket on the Love Sac. I walked by thinking to my self what is going on. Came back at least two minutes later and she was still there. This time Magnus was walking [...]
Posted in family fun on April 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Right now its spring break for the kiddies. We still do our regular homeschool subjects but are on break from all the classes they take from the local school district. Which opens up our late mornings and afternoons.
This week we headed over to St. Edwards State Park. I love this park! Lots of wonderful trails, [...]
Posted in family fun on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
On Monday we headed out on our vacation to Oregon. We got to enjoy the beach at Seaside, have some yummy ice cream in Tillamook, and enjoy some of the sights in Portland.
Posted in family fun on March 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Bronwyn has be leaving sleeping toys all over the house the last few days. Last night there were ponies on the table, dogs in the hall, and dinosaurs in the bathroom, all lined up and covered to their necks with oversized blankets.
So far today it has only been these babes basking in the spring sun in [...]
Posted in family fun on March 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For those of you who don’t already know about these sales, let me recap. Last year Thisbe had a bake sale project. I donated $20 so she could get started and she would then donate all the money at the end of the year to this charity. She was responsible to buy almost all the [...]
Posted in family fun on February 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Today we headed to the park for playgroup and had our first experience with letterboxing. All I can say is that I’m hooked. While there I spotted this beautiful path, all covered in a carpet of moss.
When I followed the path it lead to another beautiful sight.
I am so glad spring is coming. This is [...]
Posted in family fun, in the garden on February 19, 2008 | No Comments »
I know almost a month is a bit late but I wanted to let you all know that Bronwyn has turned two. She enjoyed opening her presents much more than I would have ever guessed. Being uninterested in the presents at Christmas, I suspected at just a month later, her birthday would be the same. Boy was I wrong. [...]
Posted in family fun on December 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Magnus lost 3 of his front teeth this month.
Posted in family fun on November 1, 2007 | No Comments »
we spent the eve with friends and had a great time.
bron of course was a frog in the earlier post.
Posted in family fun on October 31, 2007 | No Comments »
we have two costumes that have been worn by all three of my children. a cat and this adorable frog.
this is 2000 with thisbe,
2002 with magnus,
and this year 2007 with bronwyn.
i love these memories.
Posted in family fun on September 15, 2007 | No Comments »
happy 9th birthday thisbe!
Posted in family fun on August 8, 2007 | No Comments »
at the end of july we took a trip to idaho. the kiddies and i plus grandma hopped in her car at 4:30 in the morning and got started on our drive. the drive went pretty smoothly except for bronwyn’s almost constant screaming and a huge blow-out poopy diaper. (which we didn’t catch until it [...]
Posted in family fun on July 7, 2007 | No Comments »
it’s sprinkler time around here. the kiddies race around it with umbrellas trying not to get wet.
bron was having fun too until she got wet. she did not appriciate getting spinkled on, not one little bit.
