Little League

Luke started T-Ball last week... the day of his birthday and so far he really likes it.  Our first practice was frigid.... poor Sydney was frozen through by the time we left.  Ava played with the other siblings who are her best friends from school.  Everyone was happy :)  Luke participated right away.... I never know what to expect with him when he tries new things.  Last year when he started soccer, he refused to participate the first class or so.  Steve and I were so proud that he jumped right into baseball.  It probably helps that his best buddies are playing with him.  We can't wait to watch him improve as the season moves along and to go to his first game.  We were so lucky to have the sun shine for our team pictures this past Saturday.  Afterwards they participated in the base-a-thon where they ran around the bases as many times as they could.  They were all so adorable and they ran a lot longer than all of us parents thought! 

Birthday Celebration #2- Red Robin

We were soooo lucky and blessed to have lots of visitors for Lukey's Birthday.  Auntie Jen, Uncle Chris, Paige and Chase were here for about a week.  The kids had so much fun together and so did the adults :)  We were able to sneak away for a night to visit the wineries and go out to dinner while our beloved babysitter Emily watched all 5 kids!!!  We visited with Shanen, Elena, the kids and Mark and Kathy for dinner one night and then we went swimming at their indoor pool another day.  Luke was so excited he could touch the bottom and Ava clutched on close to Auntie Jen.  We were so sad to see them leave and can't wait for our next visit together.

Luke's 5th Birthday Party

Luke had such a wonderful time at his 5th Birthday Party. He chose to have an an Angry Birds party theme and he wanted his party at jump Planet. There were about 30 kids there and it seemed that they all had fun. (It is hard not to at Jump Planet) I made Angry Bird cupcakes and they were so exciting for Luke and the kids. The best gift of all was having our cousins, Paige and Chase there and Auntie Jen and Uncle Chris and all of our wonderful friends!!

My Little Swimmers

We are going to the Ocean soon so we wanted to get the kids in the pool and swimming since they are pretty scared of the water.  Luke Amazed me with how quickly he went to the instructor and he did everything his instructor asked of him.  He never would of warmed up that easily 6 months ago.  Ava had a really tough time with it.  She was so scared of the water.... but I didn't realize how scared she was. I grew up with a pool in my backyard and we have always belonged to an outdoor pool in the summer but it is not like that in the PacNW.  Not only that but it is hard to take all 3 kiddos to the pool at the same time since they are so close in age and need me constantly. Anyway, we have many more lessons before we go so maybe I will have 1 of 2 kiddos swimming soon :)

House Update after 1st Month

We are a on a holding pattern as we wait for the permits to get approved to start the construction phase of building.  Apparently the city of Bothell is pretty slow to get things going.  Right now we are on target for construction to start in late April or May.  The kids get so excited each time we drive by the lot.  As for the interior, we have chosen most of details.  Our deco appointment lasted 8 hours!  We were pretty exhausted by the end but it was fun to pick out every detail. 

The first month of having our home on the market was ok.  We have had one or two people that made it sound like it was a serious consideration.  We have not had any offers and may not until we lower the price. We will see how the next few months go...  Not including neighbors looking in our house, we have had 13 people come through in about 1 months time.

Passports!

We have been wanting to get our passports for a while now.  When Steve won (earned) a salestrip to the Bahamas we were forced to go get them :)  Our pictures were taken this weekend at Rite Aid and we are going to apply for them this afternoon.  Hopefully our trip will be booked today as well.  Bahamas, here we come!!!