Rainy Day Outing: Seattle Aquarium

 

Rainy days call for fun indoor outings and we decided to go to the Seattle Aquarium with our friends Shannon, Finn, and Reid on this particularly stormy day. When we got home I asked Parker what his favorite thing at the aquarium was - he said the jelly fish and the octopus. No question those are super cool, but for most of the time we were there he talked about starfish and sharks (he even wore his shark shoes and he got to see a couple of real shark jaws). As usual, Conway was stuck in the stroller for most of the outing, but he did get to join in on touching a sea cucumber and starfish in the tide pool area. All in all, a great escape from the nasty weather.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playdough Cake

 

Parker combined two of his current loves - dessert and playdough - and made some playdough layer cakes complete with button sprinkles. Of course Conway couldn't be left out so we made some together as well.

 

 

Family Trip to Maison Rouge

 

We decided to go to Chelan for the weekend and we were thrilled that Sarah, Philip, and Samantha were able to join us! It was cold, but we were still able to get outside for plenty of playtime. Philip is basically obsessed with football right now so in addition to watching a bit of football on TV, David was happy to indulge him with lots of football outside. Parker insisted that he wanted to play too, but when it came down to it he was more interested in throwing and chasing hula-hoops around the field. :-)

 

 

 

Happy Halloween!

 {Mama baker with her milk and chocolate chip cookie}

 

{Father-son fun at Little Red Wagon Preschool's pumpkin carving night}

 

Chelan in Sunny October

{A house divided} 

 

{Gearing up for the football game. Go Cougs!}

 

{The inaugural dip in Maison Rouge's new hot tub}

 

{Little boys looking to make a break for it}

{Smores! Yum!}

 

{Chelan in sunny October}

{Chelan livin' is good}

Maui for Platinum Club!!

 

David earned Platinum Club at Microsoft this year and the reward was a trip to Maui! The little boys split their time between their grandparents' houses in Camas while David and I got away for some sun and relaxation. 

{Cocktails by the pool}

{Yes, that is David swimming out in the ocean behind the signs warning of strong current and dangerous short break!}

 

{Private Keith Urban performance for the Microsoft group} 

{Waterfall hike through the rainforest - Lots of recent rain meant very muddy trails and bigger than usual waterfalls for David to jump off}

 

 

{Beautiful trail from our hotel along the ocean}

 

 

{Can you find the little lizard?}

{Lahaina Banyan Tree}

 

And while their parents were away, the kids kept busy with... 

 {tractors...}

 

{sticks...}

 

{more tractors...}

 

{fun with great grandma...}

 

{just plain cuteness...}

 

{and sleepovers in the same bedroom - apparently when they woke up each morning they reached out and gave each other high-fives} 

{Good and tuckered out for the drive back home!}