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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Tony Graduated!
Tony completed his two year program to become an Airman Mechanic with certifications in Airframe and Powerplants. The Airframe certification means he can work on all parts of the airplane except the engine. The Powerplants certification means he can work on the engine. Tony prefers the powerplant aspect of his work. He went to school M-F from 7am-1pm. He then would work from 2-10:30pm. He did this schooling while providing for his family and we are so grateful for the hardwork he did.
Here is a pic of the class.
Some of the guys were in a "breakfast club" with Tony, haha, since they had breakfast every morning and studied together.
Here is a saying that Tony found:
We are proud that Tony can fix and fly airplanes. He loves aviation and has passed the love down to his sons--and even his wifey ; )
We're so grateful that he's done with this program and that he has a good job at Boeing where he can follow a career path that makes him happy! He'll keep following his dreams to even bigger and brighter things since the sky is the limit!
Here is a pic of the class.
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| From September 2012 |
Some of the guys were in a "breakfast club" with Tony, haha, since they had breakfast every morning and studied together.
Here is a saying that Tony found:
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| From September 2012 |
We are proud that Tony can fix and fly airplanes. He loves aviation and has passed the love down to his sons--and even his wifey ; )
We're so grateful that he's done with this program and that he has a good job at Boeing where he can follow a career path that makes him happy! He'll keep following his dreams to even bigger and brighter things since the sky is the limit!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Max's First Day of Kindergarten
Last night we did haircuts, baths and set out clothes for today. Tony gave the boys father's blessings. All of this preperation was for the big day--today!
Our handsome boy is so excited for kindergarten!
We attended a Meet and Greet last week and I was looking all over for his name. I thought the teacher had made a mistake. After about 20 minutes, I realized that she had him under Robert. I knew this would come up when he started school but I totally spaced it when the time came. Here he is under his AM Kindergarten class bulletin board. His teacher will change his name tag, but he is still listed as Robert E. He is a Tiffany Park Tiger!
Here he is finding his cubby.
And coloring a tiger.
The first day of school was only the kids whose last name started with the first half of the alphabet. The other half will come tomorrow and then Thursday will be the first day with the full class. He already has 4 friends in his class either from church, preschool or t-ball. There's even a friend of mine from church who works at the school and helps the kindergarteners! His teacher is Mrs. Twiss and we like her already. She even came by our house last week to meet us even before the Meet and Greet. That impressed me so much!
I wondered if I'd get emotional and I didn't...except...I got choked up as we were crossing the crosswalk on the way to school. There was a little kid as the crossing guard and I don't know why but it made me realize that my little guy is growing up. No tears though and no visible sadness. My favorite part of the morning was after he was sitting down, I gave him a hug and told him to have a great day. He got up and gave me two more kisses-not because he was sad but that's just what he always does. I LOVE that my little guy still gives me kisses and wants to hug me.
He had a great day at school and is looking forward to Thursday.
Our handsome boy is so excited for kindergarten!
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| From September 2012 |
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| From September 2012 |
We attended a Meet and Greet last week and I was looking all over for his name. I thought the teacher had made a mistake. After about 20 minutes, I realized that she had him under Robert. I knew this would come up when he started school but I totally spaced it when the time came. Here he is under his AM Kindergarten class bulletin board. His teacher will change his name tag, but he is still listed as Robert E. He is a Tiffany Park Tiger!
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| From September 2012 |
Here he is finding his cubby.
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| From September 2012 |
And coloring a tiger.
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| From September 2012 |
The first day of school was only the kids whose last name started with the first half of the alphabet. The other half will come tomorrow and then Thursday will be the first day with the full class. He already has 4 friends in his class either from church, preschool or t-ball. There's even a friend of mine from church who works at the school and helps the kindergarteners! His teacher is Mrs. Twiss and we like her already. She even came by our house last week to meet us even before the Meet and Greet. That impressed me so much!
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| From September 2012 |
I wondered if I'd get emotional and I didn't...except...I got choked up as we were crossing the crosswalk on the way to school. There was a little kid as the crossing guard and I don't know why but it made me realize that my little guy is growing up. No tears though and no visible sadness. My favorite part of the morning was after he was sitting down, I gave him a hug and told him to have a great day. He got up and gave me two more kisses-not because he was sad but that's just what he always does. I LOVE that my little guy still gives me kisses and wants to hug me.
He had a great day at school and is looking forward to Thursday.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Labor Day Staycation--2012!
Tony worked graves all last week so he finished on Thursday night and had Friday-Monday off! We didn't have any plans and we wanted to stay close to home, relax and make plans as they came to us. So here photos of our weekend fun!
We went hiking on Saturday in Issaquah. It took us about 15 minutes to get to the trailhead. Coal Creek Trail is an easy hike and showcases some of the coal mining history of the area.
This is a sealed mine shaft. You can smell the coal. We also found coal along our path.
It was a gorgeous day!
This is North Fork Falls which was a trickle due to the lack of rain.
The theme of the day was slugs. I have an aversion to them because they're gross, but we found out that Max was scared of them. We helped him get over that fear quickly--well, Tony did...I just acted brave from a few feet back.
After that, Tony and Max took the kayak down the Cedar River. Ryan, Jase and I went to the end of the river where it empties into Lake Washington to wait for them. I found this huge willow tree and we relaxed in the shade. Ryan and I played red light-green light.
Jase resting under the willow's canopy.
I think willows by the river are just perfect.
The adventurers return.
And then Ryan joins dad.
And then Max wants back in.
And a quick jaunt onto Lake Washington under the Boeing taxi way.
The other cool thing about our spot by the river is that it is right by the Renton airport so we saw airplanes landing. It reminded me a bit of Milk Creek and the Mulino airport and how you always saw airplanes flying overhead.
Max went for a swim.
But Ryan just wanted to play with the water pump.
Best.Dad.Ever!
All loaded up to go back home.
Sunday was church and relaxing--no pictures but a nice day.
Monday, we set off for Alki Beach. First we stopped for a photo op. I thought you'd be able to see the new Ferris wheel on the Seattle waterfront. Well, you can but it's facing the other direction so you just see the side.
Then we went to Lowman Beach and took the kayak out.
It was a perfect day.
We ended the weekend with a good-bye party for some wonderful church friends who thankfully aren't moving tooo far away.
Riley is one of the greatest baby-sitters and my boys love her. We're going to miss having them so close.
We went hiking on Saturday in Issaquah. It took us about 15 minutes to get to the trailhead. Coal Creek Trail is an easy hike and showcases some of the coal mining history of the area.
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| From September 2012 |
This is a sealed mine shaft. You can smell the coal. We also found coal along our path.
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| From September 2012 |
It was a gorgeous day!
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| From September 2012 |
This is North Fork Falls which was a trickle due to the lack of rain.
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| From September 2012 |
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| From September 2012 |
The theme of the day was slugs. I have an aversion to them because they're gross, but we found out that Max was scared of them. We helped him get over that fear quickly--well, Tony did...I just acted brave from a few feet back.
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| From September 2012 |
After that, Tony and Max took the kayak down the Cedar River. Ryan, Jase and I went to the end of the river where it empties into Lake Washington to wait for them. I found this huge willow tree and we relaxed in the shade. Ryan and I played red light-green light.
Jase resting under the willow's canopy.
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I think willows by the river are just perfect.
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| From September 2012 |
The adventurers return.
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And then Ryan joins dad.
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| From September 2012 |
And then Max wants back in.
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| From September 2012 |
And a quick jaunt onto Lake Washington under the Boeing taxi way.
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| From September 2012 |
The other cool thing about our spot by the river is that it is right by the Renton airport so we saw airplanes landing. It reminded me a bit of Milk Creek and the Mulino airport and how you always saw airplanes flying overhead.
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| From September 2012 |
Max went for a swim.
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| From September 2012 |
But Ryan just wanted to play with the water pump.
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| From September 2012 |
Best.Dad.Ever!
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| From September 2012 |
All loaded up to go back home.
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| From September 2012 |
Sunday was church and relaxing--no pictures but a nice day.
Monday, we set off for Alki Beach. First we stopped for a photo op. I thought you'd be able to see the new Ferris wheel on the Seattle waterfront. Well, you can but it's facing the other direction so you just see the side.
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Then we went to Lowman Beach and took the kayak out.
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| From September 2012 |
It was a perfect day.
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We ended the weekend with a good-bye party for some wonderful church friends who thankfully aren't moving tooo far away.
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| From September 2012 |
Riley is one of the greatest baby-sitters and my boys love her. We're going to miss having them so close.
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
11 Weeks!
Here's our cutie Jase! I need to get some help to take his pictures. I took these right after I bathed him, but no one else was home. I need someone to take the picture or be the one to make him smile. His smile fades when the camera comes up to my eye. But here is his 11 week old self!
His children's therapy appt. went well on Friday. He was evaluated by an OT. She gave me some exercises to do with him and he'll be evaluated twice in the next 6 weeks. He doesn't need anything other than at-home help! Wahoo! I'll be taking him to a chiropractor on Monday to be evaluated too.
I took this pic really fast.
Yeah right, like I'm going to smile at that thing.
His children's therapy appt. went well on Friday. He was evaluated by an OT. She gave me some exercises to do with him and he'll be evaluated twice in the next 6 weeks. He doesn't need anything other than at-home help! Wahoo! I'll be taking him to a chiropractor on Monday to be evaluated too.
I took this pic really fast.
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Yeah right, like I'm going to smile at that thing.
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Friday, August 24, 2012
We Danced to Babypants!
Caspar Babypants came to Renton again. I didn't know until last minute because I'm still kind of in a newborn bubble and I don't plan well; but he came to Liberty Park in Renton. It was perfect to see him play in a park, so much room! I even talked to him before the show, yep, I'm that cool! ; ) We talked about his wife who does all of the cover art on his albums and they've written children's books together. Her art is the reason he decided to do children's music. I'm still not sure why he doesn't sing, "Peaches" to kids. I should ask him next time. ; )
The kids rocked out!
Ryan dancing like a bunny to "Mr. Rabbit".
A's bunny
It was a nice, perfect day to be in the park and listen to fun music!
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The kids rocked out!
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Ryan dancing like a bunny to "Mr. Rabbit".
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A's bunny
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It was a nice, perfect day to be in the park and listen to fun music!
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
2 months
Jase had his 2 month appointment a little past the two-month mark. Here is his cute self.
He was 22 7/8 inches (50th percentile) and 9 lbs. 7.5 oz. (50th percentile). The crazy thing is that he's still smaller than both brothers were at birth. He also has Torticollis or stiff neck, he tends to look to the right. This is caused by how he was positioned in the womb. He starts children's therapy on Friday. It hasn't been too bad but I've been working with him, doing tummy time, stimulating him on the opposite side so he'll turn that way and positioning him when he sleeps, but it hasn't corrected itself so we'll learn how to help him with therapy.
Jase has so many smiles! He has moments of fussiness (or a whole day and a half this week), but whatever, we're just happy he's a part of our family.
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| From August 7, 2012 |
He was 22 7/8 inches (50th percentile) and 9 lbs. 7.5 oz. (50th percentile). The crazy thing is that he's still smaller than both brothers were at birth. He also has Torticollis or stiff neck, he tends to look to the right. This is caused by how he was positioned in the womb. He starts children's therapy on Friday. It hasn't been too bad but I've been working with him, doing tummy time, stimulating him on the opposite side so he'll turn that way and positioning him when he sleeps, but it hasn't corrected itself so we'll learn how to help him with therapy.
Jase has so many smiles! He has moments of fussiness (or a whole day and a half this week), but whatever, we're just happy he's a part of our family.
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