Bubber and Tea

The Day After

2010-11-01T08:25:00.000-07:00

The kids have been sorting the candy all morning. Trading and fighting over the good stuff. Although the kids have been very nice and sharing some candy with their mom!

Happy Halloween

2010-11-01T08:11:00.000-07:00

We headed off to a friend's house for a BBQ and a Halloween parade.

Josie and Mike were rocking the the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory theme.

Waiting for the parade. The whole parade thing was new for us. It involved the entire neighborhood walking around the neighborhood following a firetruck. The other neighbors who weren't walking in the parade came out and waved. The kids loved it! They were waving and running around.

The firefighters gave out stickers at the end of the parade.

We had a Star Wars theme. Although poor Tea only made it to about 10 houses. She has had the flu all week and it is sick. She had to miss the parade and most of the candy.

Mother's Day Tea

2010-09-15T13:56:00.000-07:00

Every year L's preschool does a Tea for the mothers. I look forward to it all year. The kids get dressed up and sing songs and serve their moms tea and cake.

They always sing " I'm a little teapot" but they change the last bit to "here is my handle, here is my handle...wait I'm not a teapot, I'm a sugar pot!" and then they all giggle. It is soooooo cute.

Silver Mountain

2010-09-15T13:33:00.000-07:00

We went to Silver Mountain's indoor water park for a weekend in May. It was really fun. There is a water play area, little water slides, big water slides and a surf rider. The kids had a great time.

L had a big wipeout on the surf rider but he got right back on.

Tea was pro she didn't have any wipeouts.

The Big Shoe

2010-09-15T13:15:00.000-07:00

Every year the music department at Tea' s school puts on a show called the Big Shoe. This year they had a stick theme so all the kids did performances involving sticks all of different types.

L played with Sawyer in the bleachers.

L's birthday

2010-09-15T13:09:00.000-07:00

This was L's actual birthday. We went bowling and then to Red Robin for dinner. Poor Tea she was at school for most of it.

They had a little birthday party for L at school.

Baseball Bubber

2010-09-15T13:05:00.000-07:00

L played baseball this past spring. He loved being the catcher.

L is 5!!!

2010-09-15T12:47:00.000-07:00

L had his birthday at Coach Brett's gym again. Coach Brett has a bungee seing that is pretty much the deal maker when it comes to birthday parties. Only the birthday child gets to do the bungee swing.

This little beauty is Mia - the love of L's life. He says he is going to marry her. Tea taught him the proper way to propose - you know down on one knee and a kiss on the beautiful maiden's hand. He practices on me so he can be ready for "marrying day". Honestly I wouldn't mind if he married Mia - she is a tough and sweet little girl who gives him a run for his money!

Did I mention it was a pirate party?

Easter

2010-09-15T12:43:00.000-07:00

There was a mad panic when the kids woke up Easter morning because they didn't see any eggs. It turns out the Easter bunny was up really early and hid the eggs outside.

Tea could barely stand the wait to wear her new Easter dress.

The Race Track

2010-08-10T16:22:00.000-07:00

L loves to ride his bike. He has been wanting to go the BMX track for quite awhile. He loved every minute of it and was exhausted after a few laps.

Tennis anyone?

2010-08-10T16:17:00.000-07:00

The kids still play tennis

Triple Threat

2010-08-10T16:14:00.000-07:00

In January Tea's Triple Threat class (singing, dancing and acting) gave a little mini performance.

Swimming with the Cousins

2010-08-10T15:55:00.000-07:00

We went swimming with the cousins in the pool that I learned to swim in. Amazingly enough the pool has really not changed at all in the "few" years since I was there.

There is the rope swing. This is L.

Tea tried it too.

The big slide.

And the VERY big diving board

They had lots of fun floaty toys to play with, I think those are new

The little slide

Boxing Day

2010-08-10T15:52:00.000-07:00

We spent the day playing with the cousins.

Christmas Day

2010-08-10T15:48:00.001-07:00

On Christmas morning we headed for the great white north with a little stopover in Birch Bay for a visit with the Roemers!

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Christmas

Bend

2010-08-10T15:30:00.000-07:00

The kids and I went to Bend the week before Christmas for a little fun!

We went sledding.

Snowshoeing

And of course skiing. I checked the kids into all day ski school so that I could ski too. It was amazing!!

Almost Christmas

2010-08-10T15:27:00.000-07:00

What you are looking at here is a totally (except the candy) homemade gingerbread house. And you didn't think I could cook!

Thanksgiving

2010-08-10T15:25:00.000-07:00

L was a turkey in the Thanksgiving play at school. He gobbled his little heart out AND even more importantly he got to run around during the play.

2010-08-10T15:21:00.000-07:00

Hmm where did I leave off... oh that is right...it was fall.

2010-08-09T15:03:00.000-07:00

Well after a very long break from blogging I am going to try to get back in the habit of blogging on a regular basis. Our computer crashed and took 9 months of pictures with it so I have been a little bit shy to try again. But here we go again!!

Swim Meet

2009-10-11T10:49:00.000-07:00

Tea did her first swim meet. The lighting was terrible in the bubble where they swam so most of my pictures didn't turn out.

Tea did 4 races; 25 metre butterfly, breaststroke, and freestyle relay and 50 metre freestyle. She won the butterfly and then got 2nd in the rest. Although they don't tell them who wins, the kids get their times and at the next meet they try to beat their own times. She loved it so I have the feeling we will be doing more of these.

A Vacation

2009-10-11T10:38:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago L asked me if we could go on a vacation without Tea and daddy. He wanted to go and stay at a hotel with a pool and breakfast. So L and I headed for a vacation alone. We went to a movie (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs), out for dinner (Red Robin), got some "junk food" (peanut buttercups) and then off to the hotel.

We ate our junk food in bed and watched a movie.

L packed his clothes in his tool box 2 days before we left.

The next morning after we swam again we went ice skating. It was L's first time and he did great.

Pitch, Putt and Drive

2009-10-11T10:34:00.000-07:00

Tea did a pitch, putt and drive competition. She had a lot of fun but was quite sad that she didn't get a trophy (she was third and only first and second were given trophies). It was about 94 degrees so L and I sat and cooked in the sun.

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A bit more of Spokane

Day Trip

2009-10-11T09:47:00.000-07:00

Good Morning sun!! We got up at 5am to drive to Spokane for L's appointment with the pediatric dermatologist. While we were there we decided to see the sights of Spokane. It was a very long day and as you will see we saw and did everything downtown (except maybe shop - I did see Nordstrom )

We spent a lot of the day downtown at Riverfront Park.

This is the skyride that goes over Spokane Falls. L was really unsure and they made me sit on the same side as both of them the entire time.

There is a really fun fountain in the park that L couldn't resist. This is just before he slipped on the wet rocks and hurt his bum and he got really wet. We had to postpone our visit to the carousel because you can not go on with wet clothes and L was really wet.

This is the hurt bum picture.

A really big wagon.

We made it to the carousel and the kids loved it.

A sign of the Canadian invasion. It was nice to see some Canadian license plates, we don't see very many Canadians at home.

In the basement of the mall is a really fun childrens museum with mud and diggers and a stage. The kids were in heaven. We spent quite a few hours here. Both of the kids were able to pet a tarantula.

We headed home just as the sun was setting.

New Clubs

2009-10-11T09:40:00.000-07:00

We had to buy Tea some golf clubs so of course L had to have some too. The kids couldn't wait to try them out in the backyard.

Sick Sunday

2009-09-14T10:47:00.001-07:00

This is how we spent our Sunday. L was really sick and Tea was just starting to feel sick. I have a feeling that we are in for a couple more days of this.

Jet-Skis

2009-09-13T12:33:00.000-07:00

While I was at the Ansel Adams exhibit (amazing!!) Gene and the kids hit the river with Grandpa and Uncle Andy.

This was L's speed, he is very cautious when it comes to speed and danger except when it involves climbing to great heights.

Tea on the other hand loves speed and danger. She loved the jet skis.

What did you say???

2009-09-13T12:13:00.001-07:00

This is for my dear friend Andee.....

The kids have been saying the funniest things lately, I really feel like I enunciate when I speak but for some reason the kids just interpret things a little differently.

L for some reason has spent the summer fascinated with mosquitoes except he calls them Mojitos. It has been very distracting, he says mojitos and I start thinking about cool drinks next to the pool instead of answering the very pressing question of whether or not I have died from a mosquito bite.

Tea on the other hand has spent the summer singing. Again I am not sure where this lack of hearing comes from, I have had her hearing checked I swear. We rented a movie a little while ago that had the song "I'm too sexy..." except that Tea heard it as I'm too luxy. So she has been going around singing "I'm too luxy for my hair, too luxy...". There was a point that I was going to correct her but when she asked what the words were supposed to be - I realized that I was OK with luxy. We have been calling her Ms. Luxy.

There is always a first time

2009-09-13T12:07:00.000-07:00

We had a visit from Karen, Randall and Tibor. Gene and Randall decided that it was time for Tibor's first motorcycle ride. Tibor loves motorcycles...hmmm I wonder if it is genetic?

Karen decided on a much tamer first for Tibor - a first haircut!! So off to Monkey Dooz we went. Tibor was so good for his haircut, he just sat there and looked around.

He ended up with a very cute little haircut and a mohawk!

Road Trip Anyone??

2009-09-13T12:06:00.000-07:00

L and Tibor kicking it in the truck planning their next road trip.

Bubber's First Day

2009-09-13T12:00:00.000-07:00

L had his first day of school a few days after Tea. He seems very excited and so far there has not been any tears when I drop him off.

It takes about three weeks for preschool to get into full swing. The first day you go and meet the teachers, then a few days later half the class goes one day and the other half goes the next day. Finally they all go together for one day and then finally the third week we start the regular schedule. This week is the start of the third week.

After the kids hang up their coats and bags they get an entry task and write their names. Well L didn't have a coat - it was 92 degrees out - doesn't really feel like fall yet.

Real Life

2009-09-13T11:50:00.000-07:00

This is what is happening most days at our house.

New Do's for School

2009-09-13T11:47:00.001-07:00

As everyone knows you can't start school with last years hair do, so off we went to Monkey Dooz.

Tea's First Day

2009-09-13T11:22:00.000-07:00

Tea is in 2nd grade now!!!

The day before school started we went and met her teacher and set up her desk.

The next day she was off to school.

A little love before she left.

The last summer vacation

2009-08-30T11:57:00.000-07:00

We headed down to Bend for a couple days. It was our last trip before school starts - Tea goes tomorrow to set up her desk. I have no idea where the summer went.

While we were there we took a very educational trip to the High Desert Museum. They have animals, Native American displays, a mine, and a sawmill.

There is always some sort of drama no matter where we go and this time it was poor Tea. While we were getting an up close look at a badger, Tea passed out and then of course she was nauseous the rest of the day until she threw up. Gene thought it was probably from her shots the day before. Oh did I mention it was my birthday - fun times!!

There was craft stations for the kids throughout the museum. Here the kids made pipe cleaner dolls.

L made friends.

This was a giant spiderweb that L loved.

More 4 -wheelers

2009-08-30T11:50:00.000-07:00

I have no idea where the thumbs up started but L always does it.

Isn't she impressive ?? She can curl her tongue and ride a 4-wheeler at the same time.

Even Uncle Andy got in on the action.

2009-08-30T11:45:00.000-07:00

Tea went to a musical theatre camp a few weeks ago. They learned 4 songs and the dances that went with them from the first High School Musical movie (did you know that there are 3 movies? I didn't).

Tea loved every minute of it. They sang, danced, acted and they even made a yearbook to take home at the end of the week.

Swim

2009-08-30T11:22:00.000-07:00

We spent the last few weeks back in swim lessons.

This is monkey, tree, banana or rocket or octopus (depending on the day). Have I mentioned how much I love L's swim teacher - he always is patient with (puts up with) the ever changing moods of L.

Summertime!

2009-08-02T20:02:00.000-07:00

What else is there to do when it is hot??? Make forts and swim in the pool - of course!! We have been living in the pool for the last few days as it has been about 108 degrees.

Yellow jackets

2009-08-02T20:00:00.000-07:00

L got his first bee sting. Poor little guy- his whole cheek and eye were all swollen.

Leavenworth

2009-08-02T19:40:00.000-07:00

We hit the road again for a camping trip to Leavenworth. It was a crazy busy campground but we had good company so it was worth it!

Leigh-Ann, Mike and Joshua made the long journey down from the great white north. I think that Mike just wanted to try out their new tent trailer.

Tea of course made a "friend" who she spent all day, every day with.

Joshua was so big and such a good talker. It is amzing how fast they change and grow.

Our campground was on the river which was so great because it was 106 degrees while we were there. I thought L was going to swim in the river which is why he is wearing his life jacket but it turned out that playing in the little pools along the shore was a lot more fun.

Tea and Romeo

Downtown Leavenworth.

Christmas store - L wanted his picture taken by the TV fireplace.

Tea found a doll store and was in love with every doll there. It was a bit scary - it was one of those stores where all the dolls have those glassy eyes that watch you and you can't help but wonder if they all come alive at night.

Joshua loves to drive.

Getting Fancy

2009-08-02T19:37:00.000-07:00

Tea had a tea party and she made L dress up in his "fancy" clothes.

More of the Island

2009-08-02T19:32:00.000-07:00

The main reason for our trip up North was that all of my cousins were coming for a visit. It was the first time that we had all been together in a very long time.

The Island

2009-08-02T19:29:00.001-07:00

We took a quick trip to the island and had a very quick visit with everyone.

L played a little poker with Papa.

We also spent some beach time with Karen, Randall and Tibor.

The 4th

2009-08-02T19:26:00.001-07:00

Pop-its...make a big mess! The good news is the kids are big enough to help clean up now!

All Play and No Work...

2009-08-02T19:22:00.000-07:00

Well it hasn't been all fun at our house. Both kids have homework for the summer. Tea has the most homework but L likes to be included too.

More Lavender

2009-08-02T19:17:00.001-07:00

I know it seems like all we ever do is go to lavender farms but I can not help - I love them!

Tunnels

2009-08-02T19:11:00.000-07:00

There was a great paved bike trail that goes up a very big hill to two restored train tunnels. It was a bit more of a hill then we had thought it would be so we had to endure a lot of whining and crying (Miss Tea). But it was worth it when we got to the top and saw the tunnels. All the whining was forgotten and the kids had a great time riding through the tunnels.

More Hood River

2009-08-02T19:04:00.000-07:00

We found a great park. It is a little funny to me that we had to travel this far and we end up doing the same things we do at home. But the kids loved it and we spent quite a bit of time here.

Hood River

2009-08-02T18:46:00.001-07:00

Well we started off with a visit to Hood River. There was a lot to do and I think that we did most of it.

We took the Fruit Loop (real name) and toured farms and orchards and of course lavender.

This was the cookie stop.

We visited alpaca babies. I even bought a bunch of stuff to make the kids hats. I just need to learn to knit.

Also at the cookie stop - for some reason the kids wanted their picture taken.

Lavender Farm - I took a million pictures but I will spare you from most of them.

L was not feeling like having his picture taken.

Tea is always ready for a photo shoot.

This is at Multnomah Falls.

Vista House on the Historic Columbia River Highway. If you ever get a chance you should take this drive. There was a lot of beautiful waterfalls and historic spots.

At the Cascade Locks.

Oops!

2009-08-02T18:44:00.000-07:00

It has been a really long time since I have updated and I have been hearing about from all sorts of people. So in response to all of your moaning and complaining I am going to try to catch you up on our summer so far.

Ballet Recital

2009-06-16T08:30:00.001-07:00

Tea had her ballet recital on Saturday. It was in the park as usual. She did a great job and even smiled through the whole thing.

The kids were given tickets for snow cones at the end of their performance, so we had to have a food coloring covered snow cone before we could leave the park.

Bowling

2009-06-16T08:04:00.000-07:00

This year Tea decided that she wanted a bowling party. I have no idea how she came up with that idea since we have never taken them bowling. I went and checked out the bowling alley before I agreed - bowling alleys are not always the most kid friendly places. It seemed ok so off we went with 11 of Tea's closest friends.

L found the motorcycle video game about 5 seconds after he walked in.

The kids did really well with the bowling. Sometimes it took a really, really, really long time for the ball to get to the pins but most of the balls reached the end eventually.

Tea's "special friend" from school. They have had a thing since the beginning of the school year. Scary - that is all I have to say. Tea is 7 going on 15 some days.

We had a princess cupcake cake. I love these cakes, they are so easy for birthday parties. And the kids eat 2 or 3 cupcakes so there are not too many left over.

Opening presents.

Back to the motorcycle

First Sleepover

2009-06-16T08:01:00.000-07:00

We had our first sleepover. This is the morning after. The kids did great. It was so easy having the 4 kids it almost made me think that I should have had more kids. ALMOST!

Birthday Girl

2009-06-09T22:29:00.001-07:00

Well Tea is 7 today. It is hard to believe. We opened presents this morning. Tea asked for lots of books this year, so we of course gave in to that request.

We had a little fight over the order the presents were to be opened.

She loved the glasses.

We went out for dinner and then went to "Up". On the way home we stopped for some chocolate cake.

Last Year

2009-06-09T22:23:00.000-07:00

2 Years Ago

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3 years ago

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4 years ago

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First Day of Preschool.

5 Years ago

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6 Years Ago

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7 Years Ago

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Uncle Wes - doesn't he look young!

Lavender Farm

2009-06-09T19:52:00.001-07:00

The kids and I took a road trip to a Lavender Farm. It was so great! The kids loved it and decided that they want to live on a lavender farm. One of our favorite parts was the lavender lemonade that they served on the patio. We bought some mix to bring home so we can make our own. This was my dream house and farm, I am ready to move there tomorrow.

(These pics are for Tracy)

L fell asleep on the way there and was a little out of sorts. He wanted his picture taken and then he cried about it.

Chocolate

2009-06-06T10:07:00.000-07:00

The kids got into the remaining Easter chocolate this morning. I know it is very sad that they still have Easter chocolate left. They have a really mean mom who never lets them eat candy. These are solid Purdy's Peter Rabbits. I told them that they can eat all they want in one sitting and the rest goes in the garbage.

Tea's haircut

2009-06-04T18:26:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was Tea's last day of swimming so today was haircut day. We went to Monkey Dooz of course. Mostly because they have sparkles and suckers.

**Auntie Tracy - can you read her new shirt? It says "I'm not a tomboy. I'm just better than you". Thought you could appreciate it! **

More bike riding

2009-05-28T16:21:00.001-07:00

Here are some more pics of L riding his bike. He is amazing he just cruises. So far no wipe outs. I am sure that it is coming because he is trying to do stunts now.

Slip n' Slide

2009-05-27T21:10:00.000-07:00

It is finally hot here!! So we have been at the pool and we brought out the slip n' slide. The kids had a great time and I watched.

Two Wheel Bike Rider

2009-05-27T21:02:00.001-07:00

L is now a two wheel bike rider. He tried to take his training wheels off by himself. I helped him take them off and he was off all on his own.

He has been crazy since then. He is racing down driveways and all over the road.

L refers to his bike as his "two wheel bike" now.

My Worst Nightmare

2009-05-22T18:41:00.000-07:00

Well I guess I shouldn't be surprised but Grandpa got L a BB gun for his birthday. I was cool though, I didn't say anything nor did I grab the kids and run screaming home.

L had a little bit of trouble learning to use the sight, it was hard for him to only close one eye.

Even Tea was in on it. She did quite well, she has a good steady hand unlike L who was all over the place.

Four wheelers and BB guns???

Over the hill to Grandpa's house

2009-05-22T18:32:00.000-07:00

We went to Grandpa's house today and the kids played hard. Grandpa finally has the four wheeler ready and the kids can both ride on it by themselves. I can not believe that L can drive that thing by himself. Tea was a crazy woman driving all over and doing "tricks" as she called them.

They also jumped on the trampoline.

Haircut

2009-05-22T18:28:00.000-07:00

We took L for another haircut and this one turned out great. The last time he had a bald patch in the front and it was uneven everywhere. The woman today did a great job. L loved the spiky do, he kept trying to poke Tea with his hair.

Graduation

2009-05-22T18:20:00.000-07:00

L had his preschool graduation this week. He has not been feeling well all week and it showed.

It is hard to believe that his school year is over already. He has really learned a lot, he can count to 50 and spell and write his name ( no small feat with a name like his!). We are very proud of him. However the grumpiness is still here, I think he just does it to torture me. He wouldn't join his class for any of the things until they sang. But this is what he did during the singing. He would start singing and then remember that he was being grumpy and stop again.

By the end he did get his diploma and wear his hat but he would not pose for any pictures with his friends or say good bye to his teachers.

Sports Day

2009-05-22T18:18:00.000-07:00

Another day of Spirit Week was Sports Day. Tea decided to wear her tennis clothes. I made her change her shirt after the picture since her tummy was showing. She missed the rest of the week with the flu.

Grandmas and Grandpas

2009-05-19T20:56:00.001-07:00

Tea's class visited a retirement home today. They sang songs and delivered hand made May baskets to the seniors. The newspaper was there taking and pictures and the TV news. Tea was very excited to go on the school bus, she keeps asking me why I don't let her take the bus to school.

Crazy Hair

2009-05-19T20:38:00.000-07:00

It is Spirit Week at Tea's school and Monday was Crazy hair day. This was my kind of hair day. Tea loved it - big fluufy hair with gold sparkles.

The Road

2009-05-19T20:33:00.000-07:00

This is the very first paved road in the Pacific Northwest. It is only open to cars once a year and we lucked onto the right day. It is a road to nowhere with 8 hairpin turns.

Sculpture Garden

2009-05-19T20:23:00.001-07:00

The sculpture garden at the Maryhill Museum was interesting.

This is called Taco bell.

Maryhill Museum

2009-05-19T20:17:00.001-07:00

The Maryhill Museum is in an old house up on a bluff overlooking the river. The museum itself was great they had a lot of French art including dolls. There was a Hudson River art display there as well as a Auguste Rodin area.

Camping

2009-05-19T20:11:00.000-07:00

We went camping last weekend to Maryhill. It is on the Columbia River. It was a really neat place to visit. There is a museum and a replica of Stonehenge. These picures are from Stonehenge. It is a war memorial for the men from that area who have been killed in various wars.

Tea is always posing these days.

Some things are hard to explain

2009-05-19T20:06:00.000-07:00

I was in the house when I noticed that L had disappeared. I found him at the park in his underwear, no shoes talking to one of the neighborhood girls.

Park Day

2009-05-19T20:03:00.001-07:00

It is the time of year for all of the end of school activities. This is from L's park day with his class. We were at a park with a huge play structure but L found the dirtiest corner he could and played there.

Baseball Trophy

2009-05-19T19:59:00.001-07:00

L had his end of the year baseball party the other night. He now is the proud owner of a very nice trophy.

Mother's Day Tea

2009-05-19T19:55:00.000-07:00

L's school has a tea for all the mothers. The kids sang songs and we had tea and cake. It was really sweet to see all the kids dressed up.

Trouble brewing

2009-05-03T10:45:00.000-07:00

Uncle Andy bought L a water gun that shoots 30 feet and very easily refills. Poor Tea!!!

Gene has a new toy

2009-05-03T10:39:00.000-07:00

Gene bought a new toy. Oops I mean Gene bought a new toy for the kids ( I really don't believe that - do you?)

The Derby

2009-05-03T10:32:00.000-07:00

It was time for the annual fishing derby down at the family fishing pond. This year we snuck L in. Uncle Mike and Uncle Andy came with us and helped the kids catch 5 fish. Phew - last year Tea had a whole bunch of nibbles but no fish.

Pennies

2009-05-03T10:29:00.001-07:00

A few weeks ago we packed up all the stuff that Gene had left at his Dad's house. Included in that was a huge jar of pennies that Gene has had since he was little. So I rolled them all up with a little help from the kids. Tea was a big helper, although L did count to 50 twice but then he was done.

$50.50 all together. I am sure the bank is going to love us!

Party Time!!

2009-05-03T10:13:00.000-07:00

We had L's party at the gymnastics place. Well the good news is that fun was had by all. The bad news is that my camera was on the wrong setting so almost all of my pictures are blurry. L is hard enough to capture on film never mind on a slower shutter speed.

The party started with Coach Brett using L as a model for all of the fun stuff they were going to do. Swings.

More swings

Zipline

Tea was a big climbing monkey, by the end of the party she climbed to the top!

The not so baby swing - it was huge. L was flying way over Gene's head.

I just happened to look over and catch him doing this trick. He was also walking along these bars too.

This was the infamous bungee swing. It is only for the birthday child and it is crazy! They started out pretty slow, just bouncing up and down a bit.

Then there was back flips. Which led to lauching L back and forth, and then the ferris wheel up and down ans around in a huge circle. ( none of those pictures turned out)

Then we had cake, a pinata and presents and we were done!

School Celebration

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L had a Birthday week. It started with his party at school. Ms. Patty gave him the special bubbles and then the entire class sang Happy Birthday while he stood in the middle.

You would not believe how fast these kids posed like this - they are very well trained!

4 Already!!

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4!!!!!!

L was very organized as he unwrapped his presents, he lined them all up.

Last Year

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3 years old.

2 years Ago

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3 years ago

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Already One!

4 years ago

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I can not believe it has been 4 years already.

Some bad news....

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We have had a death in the family. Sadly Princess has passed away. She was sick for a couple a days and Gene decided that she had enough antibiotics and special food, so he let he r die. Phew...just in time for the open house - oops did I just write that! She is awaiting burial and has been put into a cryogenic coma.

Sometimes kids are just too darn smart. While she was on her way(you know floating upside down but yet still managing to breathe) I was trying to talk Tea into flushing her. You know like Nemo - out to the ocean where she could be free. Tea looks at me and says well I don't know how she would get there Mommy there is no ocean anywhere near here. Yeah, so much for the flushing plan, hence the frozen state.

First Game

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L had his first baseball game this week. Which did not start very well. I am not sure what happened but he was a grump. But once he was warmed up he said that he had a really fun night! Everyone bats twice and then the game is over.

Hitting

Running for home.

Waiting on first base. You would be surprised how hard that was for most of the kids. They all just wanted to run all the way home.

I don't know what to say...

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Well I am not really sure what to say about these pictures. Tea wanted these taken - her setup and pose. Yes that is a Lincoln Log she is holding. Ok, well moving on!

Eggs and the Easter Bunny

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We did Easter at our house, complete with the eggs and even a snack left got the Easter Bunny (carrots and water). Both kids ate basically nothing but chocolate all day on Sunday. Hmmm maybe they are my kids.

Tea is at the age where she still believes but the kids at school are not so sure. She asked me the Monday after Easter if the Easter Bunny is real. So far I have yet to lie but I will continue my response of "What do you think?". We will see how long it lasts.