Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Summer Update













Besides our trip to Disneyland we have been having some fun around home. Clare is still going to Little Gym and loving it. Papa Steve came to visit and we spent the day at the Science Center. Molly loved the water and we all loved watching the people and the fountain at Seattle Center. The girls have played outside lots and lots and we have enjoyed just being at home on the couch, too. Here are some of the photos. (As you can see Molly isn't much for looking at the camera, but we have learned to just go with it.)
I have gone back to work, but Tad is still home and hard at work on a new bedroom for Molly. It is coming along nicely. I will try to get some pictures up soon. We still have lots of fun plans for the summer including a Mariner's game for Tad and Clare (Clare's first one!), an evening out with friends for Tad and I (our first one in a looooong time), a visit from the Brooks family, a trip to Yakima, and other adventures. Should be fun....Summer is such a different pace. We all love it....of course routine is nice, too, so we have worked to keep on track and not have tired monsters for children:)

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Clare with the Princesses












I was reluctant to go to Disneyland with a 4 year old, but I have become a convert and I think all 4 year olds should get to go. Clare loved meeting all the characters, especially the princesses. We had lots of chances to meet Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora (Sleeping Beauty). We also got to meet Ariel and Mulan.....at the Princess Breakfast of course. It really was fun to watch her talk to them and get so excited to meet them. Certainly the next time we go she will have outgrown it, so I am so glad we went.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Disneyland Trip!












Summer has begun and we headed off for a week in Disneyland with Nana. We all had a great time. The weather was perfect and the girls loved everything they saw....the food, the rides, the people, the shopping, the music, the pin trading, the characters (Molly liked to point them out from afar:), the fireworks and the light parade. It was great way to celebrate the 4th of July and Tad's birthday. Here are a few photos. After we get a bit more settled we'll add more so stay tuned.