First 3D Movie... Finding Nemo

Steve and I took luke and Ava to see their first (and Mommy's first) 3D movie.   Nemo was rereleased and we all thoroughly enjoyed or $45 movie :O

American Girl Jewel!

Ava received an early birthday present on Thursday!  Nana Lass let her pick out her very own American Girl Doll that looks just like her!  She also bought her the gymnastics outfit she wanted!  Ava has been wanting an American Girl doll ever since she visited her cousins, Madelyn and Olivia in June.  Every day since then she has told me that she wants one!  Well she got her wish and has been playing with her non-stop!  Her name is Jewel!

House Update ~ Stone and Granite

This week they are working on the masonry at our home.  It was very exciting to drive by yesterday and see the progress.  The paint is kind of a stormy dark gray with a little hint of green and that has not yet been applied.  We also went and picked out our granite.  Good thing we did because the kitchen Island granite we chose looked a lot different due to the variation in the rock.  We are choosing the one in the picture below instead.

The house is insulated and this week they are putting up the sheetrock.  They started locking the door so it may not be too easy to get in there moving forward.

The granite around the perimeter....

The kitchen island granite

The girls at Soccer

The girls have so much fun playing with each other, their friends, Pea and Wyatt and the best Daddy in the world at soccer!

Luke is playing soccer!

Luke started playing soccer this week and he absolutely loves it!  He wants to play every night!  I am so happy that he fond a sport that he loves!  His best buddy, Will is on the same team as him.  There are 6 boys on the team.  Luke was given the number 14 which was Daddy's number when he played soccer.

Sydney's First Day of Preschool 2012

Sydney started school this week... she was such a big girl with her backpack on.  On Tuesday she cried for about an hour and then was ok for the second half of school.  On Thursday she only cried for 5 minutes and was great and happy the rest of the time.  

Ava's First Day of School 2012

Today was Ava's first day of preschool for the year.  This is her second year at Bothell Community and she is so happy to have her best buddies, Nicolas and Pea in her class this year.  Her teachers are Mrs. Fortney and Mrs. Meyer.  She did not even flinch when I brought her there today, and the teacher's said she talked a lot today.  When she got home, we ate lunch then she went straight up to her room to play school with her dolls.  She even let Sydney join her!  She really loves her zebra backpack she picked out for school this year!

Pop Pop and Grammy's Visit

This weekend Grammy and Pop Pop were visiting and we had a great time.  We went to the Japanese gardens where the kids had a great time feeding the fish and watching the ducks.  Afterwards we went to Madison Park and ate lunch at Cactus, then played by the water and the playground.  The kids loved riding the zip line.  On Sunday, we went to Ray's Boathouse and celebrated Pop Pop's belated birthday.  

Grammy and Pop Pop got to see our new home and walk inside.  This week they start insulating and putting up sheet rock.  Hopefully the stone will be going up to. We should get our closing date this week also.  I have a feeling it will not be until early January but an hopeful we will be celebrating Christmas there!  The weather has been record breaking dry and nice so that should help them move along more quickly.

Mixed Media by Sydney

My budding artist....  almost 2 yrs 2 months

Labor Day 2012- Crescent Bar

Last weekend we ventured Eastward to Crescent Bar with The Shearer's.  We rented a townhouse and the pool happened to be in our backyard.  The kids had so much fun swimming.  Ava and Luke swam around on their own with their floaties.  I didn't even have to be in the water with them.  Luke could of swam forever!  Sydney had no fear of the water and wanted to jump in off the edge as quickly as possible.  Not even taking any time to enjoy it!  She was a little too intense and had to be removed from the area a couple of times.  She is definitely the type of child that needs routine as we found on this trip.  She just isn't herself when we travel and doesn't sleep well away from her own bed.  I am sure she will get over it soon enough.

We mostly just hung out by the pool and went out to check out the nearest town of Quincy, Wa.  There were a few wineries in the area that we went to.  White Heron and Jones.  Jones war rated the best winery of Washington.  White Heron was very quaint and had a lot of personality.  I photographed their grapes.

The guys played tennis and golf and Janis and I hung out by the pool and had a hilly run on Saturday afternoon.  We are so thankful to have such great friends!