Gramma's bday wish was to play some tennis with the grandkids. They happily obliged.
Looks like some hot little kids were happy to help Gramma blow our her candles!
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Monday, August 13
Happy Birthday, Mom/Gramma!
Gramma's bday wish was to play some tennis with the grandkids. They happily obliged.
Looks like some hot little kids were happy to help Gramma blow our her candles!
Gramma's bday wish was to play some tennis with the grandkids. They happily obliged.
Looks like some hot little kids were happy to help Gramma blow our her candles!
Sunday, August 12
Happy Birthday, me :)
My two big gifts--some very cool Mephisto shoes that I'll be wearing on the 3 Day Walk and an MP3 player. Lucky girl!!
Mom took me shopping for some presents and we got matching Product Red t-shirts.
A lovely dinner of lamb cooked by my husband and father-in-law. I felt like a special birthday girl today.
My two big gifts--some very cool Mephisto shoes that I'll be wearing on the 3 Day Walk and an MP3 player. Lucky girl!!
Mom took me shopping for some presents and we got matching Product Red t-shirts.
A lovely dinner of lamb cooked by my husband and father-in-law. I felt like a special birthday girl today.
Saturday, August 11
At one of the local Seal Beach hangouts. Click on the picture to make it bigger--can you see "A&C" and in the next column "K&M"? Look just to the left of Andy's head, just above his ear. This place does a cool thing where people (ie: K&M--that's mom and dad) buy a beer ahead of time for others (ie: A&C--that's us :). We took them up on the beer later in the week on a date night.
Off to an Angel's game on hat night--wearing some Mariners gear to stay true to our home team!
Take me out to the ball game... buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks and popcorn...
A's trip to California
August 8-10
There she is on the plane with her American Girl Doll, Angie... such a big girl!
Her new friends--the lovely flight attendants who took good care of her and Angie.
The new Co-Pilot!
Following mother's orders--give hugs to Grampa and Gramma and then CALL ME. Don't ask me why she felt the need to wear her sunglasses coming off the plane! I guess she was feeling like a superstar.
The next morning--ready to go shopping with Gramma.
At the American Girl Doll store in LA. What to buy... decisions, decisions!
Angie got hooked up with some new clothes and a new pet! The girls at lunch at the Cheesecake Factory.
All shopped out...
...but wait, she managed to wake up long enough to do a little more shopping! Now she's all ready for school to start with her new school clothes...
The next day. Her and Grampa off for a walk on the pier in Seal Beach.
Heading to Ruby's Diner at the end of the pier.
Ahh, what a life!! Such a lucky girl...
...alas, all good things come to an end. Her little brother arrived and now she has to share Grampa and Gramma's attention. That's not nearly as much fun!
The rest of us are ready to join in the fun that A's been having with Grampa and Gramma. Ahh, vacation!!
There she is on the plane with her American Girl Doll, Angie... such a big girl!
Her new friends--the lovely flight attendants who took good care of her and Angie.
The new Co-Pilot!
Following mother's orders--give hugs to Grampa and Gramma and then CALL ME. Don't ask me why she felt the need to wear her sunglasses coming off the plane! I guess she was feeling like a superstar.
The next morning--ready to go shopping with Gramma.
At the American Girl Doll store in LA. What to buy... decisions, decisions!
Angie got hooked up with some new clothes and a new pet! The girls at lunch at the Cheesecake Factory.
All shopped out...
...but wait, she managed to wake up long enough to do a little more shopping! Now she's all ready for school to start with her new school clothes...
The next day. Her and Grampa off for a walk on the pier in Seal Beach.
Heading to Ruby's Diner at the end of the pier.
Ahh, what a life!! Such a lucky girl...
...alas, all good things come to an end. Her little brother arrived and now she has to share Grampa and Gramma's attention. That's not nearly as much fun!
The rest of us are ready to join in the fun that A's been having with Grampa and Gramma. Ahh, vacation!!
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Wednesday, August 8
She's leaving on a jet plane... A heading to the gate for her very first flight ALL BY HERSELF! On her way to CA to see Grampa and Gramma (we're joining her in two days)
I had to wait for the plane to actually depart before the gate people gave me the clearance to leave. She was so close yet so far!!
Tuesday, August 7
(Happy Birthday Lois!)
Another great neighborhood get together for National Night Out. We've got such a nice number of kids around here, the firemen who came to visit had a great time showing the kids all the tools and stuff on the fire truck.
Another great neighborhood get together for National Night Out. We've got such a nice number of kids around here, the firemen who came to visit had a great time showing the kids all the tools and stuff on the fire truck.
Monday, August 6
(Happy Birthday, Byung!)
The kids really enjoyed taking tennis lessons, this was the last one...
The kids really enjoyed taking tennis lessons, this was the last one...
Monday, August 6, 2007
Sunday, August 5
(Happy Birthday, Grampa!!)
Oh, so *this* is why A couldn't ever fit her clothes in her bins when I told her to put her laundry away! We went through all of her clothes and this huge pile is all stuff that's too small! Make way for new school clothes... :)
Oh, so *this* is why A couldn't ever fit her clothes in her bins when I told her to put her laundry away! We went through all of her clothes and this huge pile is all stuff that's too small! Make way for new school clothes... :)
July 31-August 4
The kids and I went to visit Opa and Oma in Vancouver for a few days--always a fun time.
We went to a fireworks display on the beach just down from their apartment. I love taking pictures of fireworks and making the camera shake a bit to get cool effects :)
After the fireworks walking back up the street to the apartment.
We visited our friend Cheryl and her family, finally got to meet her adorable little guy, Jack. What a cutie! Next time we see them Jack will have a little brother...
We went camping in my parents' RV one night, lots of bonding :)
The beautiful lake by our campsite.
Summer time!
Hanging around the campfire...
Oma taught A how to knit, A was sooo excited about learning (she managed to do a whole row :).
A lovely walk together.
Mr. Independant
Heading back home... The wait at the border was way longer than I'd expected (see next picture), but the kids didn't care! They were perfectly comfortable watching a DVD...
The loooong line at the Peace Arch border crossing...
Goodbye Canada, hello USA...
We went to a fireworks display on the beach just down from their apartment. I love taking pictures of fireworks and making the camera shake a bit to get cool effects :)
After the fireworks walking back up the street to the apartment.
We visited our friend Cheryl and her family, finally got to meet her adorable little guy, Jack. What a cutie! Next time we see them Jack will have a little brother...
We went camping in my parents' RV one night, lots of bonding :)
The beautiful lake by our campsite.
Summer time!
Hanging around the campfire...
Oma taught A how to knit, A was sooo excited about learning (she managed to do a whole row :).
A lovely walk together.
Mr. Independant
Heading back home... The wait at the border was way longer than I'd expected (see next picture), but the kids didn't care! They were perfectly comfortable watching a DVD...
The loooong line at the Peace Arch border crossing...
Goodbye Canada, hello USA...
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Sunday, July 29
Evidently Darth Vader had a growth spurt!
Poor kid, almost all of his pants are suddenly too short!!!
Poor kid, almost all of his pants are suddenly too short!!!
Saturday, July 28
After a long week of being a leader at Girl Scout camp I was so ready for this adults-only party in our neighborhood!!! Cheers!
July 24-27
...the rest of Girl Scout Day Camp week. Lots of fun and learning!
This was part of Rocket Science
(something about hot air?!?! ;)
We had a really great Native American unit, here E is touching a porcupine fur--prickly!!
Bubbles! Always a good way to pass some time...
We went on some great hikes
More of the Native American stuff. The guy teaching us this week actually carved these masks!
The Egg Drop...
One of the most fun traditions of GS Camp--each group puts together their own packaging around a raw egg then the firefighters drop the packages from the very top of a super high ladder truck. Our egg made it down safe and sound!
Another favourite tradition--finding the mascot. We added the pink bikini when we found the mascot :)
This was part of Rocket Science
(something about hot air?!?! ;)
We had a really great Native American unit, here E is touching a porcupine fur--prickly!!
Bubbles! Always a good way to pass some time...
We went on some great hikes
More of the Native American stuff. The guy teaching us this week actually carved these masks!
The Egg Drop...
One of the most fun traditions of GS Camp--each group puts together their own packaging around a raw egg then the firefighters drop the packages from the very top of a super high ladder truck. Our egg made it down safe and sound!
Another favourite tradition--finding the mascot. We added the pink bikini when we found the mascot :)
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