Catching Up - August

Birthday Boys - Some of our good friends in the neighborhood have husbands with late August birthdays. We decided to go out and celebrate them all at Salty's on Alki. What a fun evening out!



Woodland Park Zoo - We took Nana and Papa to the zoo on one of their trips. We lucked out and the animals were pretty active considering it was such a sunny day.







Camping - We took the girls on their first camping trip with some good friends from Kelsey's preschool. The girls had a blast! We all can't wait to go back again next year!









Ear Piercing - Kelsey decided this summer that she was brave/tough enough to get her ears pierced. I figured we were safe for a while since she hates pain so much and I'd told her that it hurts. She did awesome though! And so far there isn't a day that goes by that she isn't thrilled to have done it :0


Excited to be getting them pierced


Not so sure about this decision now!


Poor girl!


Candy makes everything better :)




Pool Party - During one of our hot summer days we had a pool party in the backyard with a bunch of our neighbors. We put up our two pools and the slip n slide as well as two of the neighbor's pools. The kids (and Chuck) all had a great time!






Strawberry Picking - I took the girls one day up to Biringer Farms and we picked strawberries. It was a lot of fun - even if I was the one doing most of the picking :)

Catching Up - July

New Sheets - Josie got her very own bedset and Kelsey was more than happy to help her break it in :)




Kla Ha Ya Days Carnival - We took the girls to the carnival again this year and they had a blast! This was Josie's first year of being able to go on anything other than the merry-go-round. Though she was still only allowed on two other rides. The big slide was by far her favorite - we must have gone at least 20 times. Can't wait for next year!






"Giddy up horsie!"

See Jane Run 1/2 - I decided to try my hand at running again and signed up for the See Jane Run 1/2 marathon. I managed to finish (my main goal!) in under 2hrs 30 minutes. Phew!






Nana and Papa's - As always we had a grand time visiting Nana and Papa! We hit the pool, played with all of my old dolls and even visited a butterfly farm. The girls can't wait to go back!










Independence Day - We started off the day watching the Bothell Parade and finished with a fun evening with all of our neighbors for an impromptu street BBQ and fireworks show. What a fun day!








Fun Times - Kelsey learned how to draw stars and Josie learned how to make silly faces :)

Look Who's 2!

Josie is so much fun at this age! She talks up a storm, is quite social and loves being a big girl! She even managed to potty train herself starting around 18-20 months and now we're diaper free! She's a great sleeper and overall happy child - a mama's dream!

She loves playing with Kelsey and the two of them are getting along quite well now. They love to play pretend, dolls and dress up together. Its so wonderful to see them becoming so close! She has also started making her own friends in the neighborhood and with Kelsey's friends' siblings which is so cute to watch.

Josie knows her ABCs and can count quite well. She used to go in order up to around 17 but lately she counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18, 17, 21, 39! We always end on a very excited pronouncement of 39 :) Everything always costs "tirty nine cents" too when she's playing pretend :)

She picks up on music like nobody's business - we really have to watch the song lyrics these days! I hope that her love of music will continue as she grows older - maybe we'll have another band geek in the family ;)

Josie is quite an active girl and a bit of a daredevil. She has mastered her plasma car with little trouble and we often have to watch her extra careful as she tries to sneak off down the hill at full speed! Eeeks! She loves playing with any sort of ball but especially soccer. She's getting quite good at aiming her kicks directly where she wants them too! Aside from her sporty side she is also a true girly girl. Put her in a shoe department and she's in heaven! She loves shoes, purses, jewelery, anything sparkly (especially shoes!), dresses/skirts, etc. I think our bank account will be in for it during the teen years! :)

She's quite the personality and I can't wait to see what this year brings!

Catching Up - June

Playtime - The girls play (nicely) together quite a lot. This is one of their "forts" they created :) Kept them busy for a good hour!




Summer Fun - The weather finally warmed up enough (for toddlers) for the pool and sprinkler. Oh happy day!





Gymnastics - The girls took gymnastics all year and LOVED it! As you can see in the video Kelsey was quite good with flips!

Blankie

Josie is VEEEERRRRRYYYYY attached to her blankie. Its a sad day when it gets washed!

Catching Up - May

Mother's Day - For Mother's Day this year we headed up to Whidbey Island. We took the scenic route home through LaConner. It was a great day!





Relay For Life - This was my seventh (?) year of doing the Issaquah Relay for Life event. I had been growing my hair out since Josie was born and decided to donate it this year at Relay. It's been nice having my short hair back! :) The event raised over $250,000 to help fight cancer!





Seattle Center - We took the girls to the Seattle Center for the first time. We did the fountain, Science Center and Monorail. They had a blast! I think the cotton candy that we got to snack on was the biggest hit though ;)





Last Day of School - Such a big girl!

For My Mom

Geeky but true. Thanks Mom for all that you've given me :) Happy Mother's Day to the world's best mom!