September 1st, 2010
Here are some fun Ender pictures. They are all from our recent trip to Bellingham, WA. We had a wonderful, relaxing time with Benji’s brother and his family. There was awesome weather (60s and 70s) the whole time except for the first day, and I got to sleep in every day!
First Blackberries
First Chocolate Ice Cream
First Stick?
September 1st, 2010
Today Rosie had a tea party for her birthday in our backyard. It was lots of fun! The kids helped decorate, and there was lots of yummy food. At one point towards the end of the morning they decided to take all of the balloons into Alice’s playhouse. Eight kids plus a lot of balloons is a tight fit in there!
I didn’t take any pictures this morning, but here are some from about a month ago when Rosie was over at our house.
Couch fort
July 25th, 2010
It is a rare day in summer for us to hang out very long in the yard since it is usually too hot, but one day a few weeks ago we were up early and somehow all ended up outside at once.
Ender loves the swing.
Benji rests sore muscles from volleyball the night before.
Alice shows me her “special dirt” – a mix of ashes and dirt.
July 24th, 2010
Sorry I’ve been AWOL lately. The good news is that I’ve still been taking pictures, so you will get to see lots of great pictures of the kids in the next few days!
July 24th, 2010
The cantaloupe are ripening in our garden and we are all enjoying the deliciously ripe fruit!
June 10th, 2010
There has been a lot of pretending going on around here the last few weeks! Alice definitely has the concept down. I’m not sure why she calls it “for ‘tending,” but I’m guessing it has to do with the fact that I sometimes say “For real, or just pretending?” and she has the two phrases a little mixed up. Either way, it is super-cute and I am still getting a shot of joy every time she uses the phrase.
I think she is pretending to make tea in this picture.
May 29th, 2010
Alice loves library toddler story time! What she likes best is not the books but the songs with motions that they do in between the books. Here is the beginning of her favorite, the Beanbag Song.
