Compromise
Oliver doesn’t like silent e’s in words. He thinks it’s a waste of time to write something you don’t hear and therefore spell it WRONG. I let him slide on leaving out the e in his name, after all it is his name. When it came to his new vocabulary words I explained he was…
Snow Days!
It’s official, Shane will get a whole week off from work because of the recent snow storm out here. His office closes when the school closes according to tribal policy, so he has been home all week and will be home the rest! We have spent our extra Daddy time throwing snowballs at him while…
Getting back in the saddle
The kids had an extended vacation and it took them a little while to get back into school mode. One day after their play time I called for them to come up and finish some school work and then began working on warming up Shane’s lunch. After getting Shane his lunch I turned around and…
The Panty Stealer
I have thought twice about using that title, but I didn’t come up with it and it fits so well. For a few weeks now I have noticed Marie’s clothes scattered all over the floor and grumbled to myself about her sloppiness as I stuffed them back in and closed the drawer. Then Marie started…
New Years Eve
This New Years we had fun with the kids. Shane bought a new game to play that night, memory with Richard Scarry’s characters. The kids loved playing it. We spent a fun evening playing together, eating chips, banana bread and popcorn. Later we sat down with root beer floats and watched Kung Fu Panda 2. …
Being spoiled
Since Shane’s parents were visiting during our anniversary we took advantage of their being here to spend a night in Seattle just the two of us to celebrate our anniversary. I was very spoiled. We ate dinner at a restaurant in downtown Seattle called Tulio’s. The food and service were excellent and we had a…
Merry Christmas!
We had a great Christmas this year. Shane’s parents are out to visit and have spoiled the kids like all Grandparents do. Shane has been home since the 16th fixing computers and being very helpful. Christmas Eve the children and Shane treated us to a version of the Christmas story. Christmas day we spent at…
Our Two Temples
When we discussed our gingerbread house this year Oliver really wanted to do a temple. We modeled ours a little bit after the Seattle temple. As usual I spent a few hours rolling and baking gingerbread. In the mean time Shane made the coolest space ship for the kids out of an old cardboard box.…
The Lights at Warm Beach
We have been enjoying having Shane’s parents out for a visit. On Wednesday night we braved a rather cold evening to show them the lights at Warm Beach….which contrary to it’s name is not warm. The kids were old enough this time around to really enjoy the lights and…