Thursday, February 16, 2012

My Funny Valentine!

We had a fun Valentines day. Tony and I celebrated the Saturday before with a dinner and dance put on by the church. It was fun and definitely good to have some time together. It's crazy how much time we are apart during the week.
Sunday night we put together valentines for the boys to hand out. I had found some valentines that can be folded into paper airplanes. And then we added these little candy airplanes that I saw on pinterest.
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Max had a great valentines party at preschool and the boys were super excited to receive valentines packages from both of their grandparents!
Thank you Grandma Pearl and Grandpa Dan!
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Thank you Grandma Kate and Grandpa J!
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The boys and I made a heart-shaped pizza and ate it picnic style. Then we played valentines bingo. i love spending time with my boys!
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Friends and Cars

Our 4-runner needed a few things done that could only be done in a shop, so I took the car down to be worked on by our trusted mechanic friends. In the meantime, we got to play with our good friends. We checked out the new children's Museum in Tacoma which is much better than the previous one, but parking is a nightmare. Eeesh! Here are some pics of the kids at the musuem.
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The kids had a blast playing with old friends and then we ended up staying the night at Stacey's because the car required some parts to dry overnight. It was quite the adventure made possible by some very generous friends and family. Thanks Jennica, Stacey and Jenn!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Hey Reptile!

Today the Reptile Man came and visited Max's preschool. Before we left for school, Max said he wanted to bring a book about reptiles. He looked in his bookshelf for a specific book that his Aunt Nicole made for him. He was excited to bring it!
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I found out today that my Max is that kid who thinks the presenter is just talking to him. Everytime the Reptile Man said something that related to the kids (i.e. "scales are like our fingernails"), you'd hear a little Max say, "I have fingernails". LOL, oh well. Even better were the few times Max tried to get the Reptile Man's attention. He'd say, "Hey Reptile". Oh, he makes me laugh.
Here is the is with the African Snapping Turtle
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The Gila Monster
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The alligator Lucy who could sit up
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And play asleep (rubbing alligators between the eyes causes their blood pressure to drop)
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The rattlesnake
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Lucy petting C
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Holding the snake
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I had this flashback to my first or second grade class that had a pet snake, "Jake the Snake" (of course) and I remember him urinating on me. Bleh, I kept thinking of that the whole time I was holding this snake.
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This was perfectly okay bytheway. Max is surfing on a tortoise who has a shell so strong a car could supposedly run over it. WOW!
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Lucy petting Max
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And Max holding a Chinese Beauty.
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Not only did Max have a fantastic day at school, but he also had joyschool today with his friends. My friend is teaching them about the body. How cute are they?
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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Enjoying the Sunshine!

Max and I have been playing outside a bit during the afternoon while Ryan naps. Yesterday the boys got to enjoy a little sunshine with their dad before he left for work.
Max is really good at catching the football when you tell him it's a bomb that will explode if it touches the ground ; )
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Here's Ryan's usual pose in the sunshine.
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The boys and I with some friends enjoyed the Cedar River Trail for the first time this year and I also got to enjoy time with former roommates!

Our Local Firefighters

We of had a firefighter kind of day this week. On Thursday, I emailed the fire station to request a tour for our joy school group. Then when we went to the library, some firefighters were there for Renton Heart Month. They were giving out stickers and giving free screenings for blood pressure and blood sugar. Later, when we were at home, a firefighter knocked on the door to see if the firefighters could attend our community's local HOA meeting and do the free screenings there. They invited the boys out to see the fire truck. Ryan was too scared to get on it (it was almost his bedtime) but Max got his second tour of a firetruck see here!
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Guess What it Is!

Anyone who has ever spent time around my kids has probably played this game. It started out with Max who would hold something behind his back and ask you to guess what it was. I could make him laugh by guessing dinosaur and things like that. Now Ryan does the same thing only he doesn't have anything in his hands. He just randomly comes up to you and asks you to guess what it is. It usually ends up being the 3rd thing you guess no matter what it is (for example: cherry pie or knobby knees). He is so silly.

Hello Hormones!

*Sob* *Sob* I'm watching Sound of Music *Sob* *Sob* Easily one of the best movies EVER! *Sob* *Sob*