September 2012

Up to lots of fun things, as usual. The weather was gorgeous in September! We managed to sneak in this fun while trying to get the house on the market, which it now is, so if anyone needs a house in our neighborhood, have we got a deal for you!  Jill isn't loving all of the changes, but she's handling it like a champ.  We can't wait to get moved and settled in our next home.

petting the Red Foot Tortoise

riding Dancing Queen

My snow leopard

dragon rider

posing with her new elephant whose name I've forgotten

We tried a new activity at the zoo...

sliding at the other zoo

shark's teeth with Pop

ready to go to the Doll Tea Party at the toy store

Snow White Barbies?!

I can't take how grown up she looks!

at Nature Alphabet class

cookie date at the bakery

making some Eric Carle style papers after seeing him on Mr. Rogers

riding Daddy

She played tee ball outside for over an hour. She is amazing.

Jill and Pop in the capsule

hermit crab and fake smile

The 2 of them laughed in these mirrors forever.  Look at her short legs!

big guitar

giant table and chairs

mummies

beach buddies

throwing rocks in the water

she read 30 books and learned 10 sight words to earn her Mulan doll

dancing with the umbrella

treasures on a nature hike

playing at the playground

eye exam

raccoon with sunglasses

spy face

trip to the dentist

trip to the American Girl store, crying because we didn't buy a doll

out to lunch in Gig Harbor

backyard beauties

The Rest of August

I know I'm woefully far behind here, but things are busy and crazy and wonderful and I don't want this to get lost in the shuffle. So, here are the things we did this August that were not part of our trip to NY.

at Seattle Center

Visiting Station 8

The next Captain at 8s

waterpark, picnic, and ice cream fun

at Jill's insistence, we wore matching shirts

first sundae--frozen yogurt, whipped cream, and red sprinkles

making chili

it's hard being a super soldier

Captain America!

fairy camp dance performance

sous chef

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

taco truck at the Children's Museum

punching out on the last day of our membership...the end of an era

building a bear after reading 20 books and memorizing 10 sight words

washing him

meet Jake Chopper Baer

Flower garden at Pt. Defiance

Jill took this photo

making dirt cups with G

making the dirt

layering the dirt and mud

Delicious!