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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Dylan's First Field Trip



The boys loved the South 47 street farm. I used to take Dylan there before we had Peyton...
It was fun to watch Dylan and all of his classmates run around the farm, dig for worms, run through the maze, pet the animals, and finally pick out their pumpkins. As we were heading back to the cars, Dylan discovered this fabulous puddle. He had his boots on... and I figure what good are boots and puddles if you can't jump in them every once in a while. So, I let Dylan venture out to the middle of the puddle. Some of the other boys in the class thought it looked like fun, but their parents weren't exactly thrilled with the idea. Not wanting to set a "bad" example I told Dylan he would have to save his jumping for later :)

Monday, April 19, 2010

I have a FIVE year old!


I still can't believe it sometimes. Dylan turned five at the end of September. He is such a joy to have in our home. I truly feel blessed everyday that his little spirit came to our family. He is an amazing example to his little brother and to PJ and I. He absolutely LOVES science, he would love to do an experiment everyday. Unfortunately, I am not that amazing of a mother, but I do try to fit them in whenever we can. He loves to make inventions out of our recycling, concoctions out of anything he can mix together. And if all he has available is a pen and paper you will find him drawing his inventions... One of my favorite was his water purification machine. He is very thoughtful in his actions and in life. He really wants to do what is right, and he loves school. I could say so much more, but in the interest of getting some posting done and some catching up on our lives.... :)

It is pretty much tradition in our home to get breakfast in bed on your b-day. So, Dylan started the day with breakfast in bed. He had to wait for PJ to get home from work so that he could open his presents and then off to Red Robin and Chucky Cheese. The boys love Chucky Cheese, but we don't love the food... so we get the best of both worlds :) They get to have fun playing games, and we get to have decent food, they get an ice cream sunday and are sung too... it works out great for everyone!

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Canoeing at UW- Sept 09



We spent the morning at the zoo with some great friends and then headed over to UW to take to boys canoeing. We had been talking about doing it for weeks, but hadn't been able to find the time. It was drizzling at the zoo and we thought we were going to have to wait on canoeing, but the clouds parted and the sunshine appeared, so we decided it was now or never. The boys were tickled that we were going and insisted on helping row. It was really cute to watch them try, and they would want to row all by themselves... which resulted in a few circles. But, a good time for all.


So, since I am including this picture of PJ (which I totally set up and made sure you could see the "W" - since he is a husky) I decided I better throw this one in of me to, otherwise I might get in trouble :) As a little tip, you might want to bring a towel or two to sit on or just to wipe down the seats... unless you plan on getting a little wet.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Mariner Game- Sept 09


The boys were so excited to take their picture with the Mariner Moose. I think it was the highlight of the entire game. Well, it might be a close call for Peyton, he really LOVED the cotton candy. It had to be blue of course; it is his favorite color. Dylan and I decided the cotton candy wasn't really for us, but I was glad that Peyton liked it. The boys were really patient with PJ while he watched the game. We passed the time making silly faces at each other. Don't get me wrong, they loved it for the first hour or so, but then they were ready to be done with it :) PJ was a really good sport though and left before the game was over. It ended up being a good thing too- otherwise we would have had to wait an hour for the next bus.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Remlinger Farms - Sept 09



Ever since Dylan's First B-day we have been going to Remlinger Farms. We love experiencing it each year through our boys enthusiasm. It is so much fun to watch their faces light up when we get there and go through the park. At first Peyton decided he was not going to ride a horse, but on our way out he decided to be brave and LOVED it :)


Eric Ode performed two shows while we were there. The boys got to participate in the show we went to. They were a little unsure at first, but afterwards they were both so happy they had done it. It was so cute to watch Peyton mirror everything Dylan was doing while they were on stage. I really love what great friends they have become!



Dylan and Peyton and I were waiting for the next train. And PJ and Peyton were exploring the Firetruck. I could post tons of pictures, but these are just a few of the highlights. We always have such an amazing time at Remlinger and can't wait to go back this year!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Dylan's First Day of Pre-K



Dylan was absolutely thrilled to start his first day of Pre-K class. He adores his teacher and we feel so blessed to be able to send him to her preschool. Peyton just adores Dylan and was so excited for Dylan's first day of school- he was just a little sad he didn't get to join him.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Finger painting... or body art - Aug 09


We decided to break out the pudding finger paint. (Package of pudding mix made up w/ food coloring in muffin tins). At first Dylan dove in with his fingers and was painting away on his paper. Peyton, wasn't interested in getting his fingers dirty so he just used a paintbrush. A few minutes into painting Dylan decided to paint his arm. Little by little he painted more and more. It was too cute to stop him. At first Peyton wasn't sure that Dylan was making a very good choice, but I told him it was okay and he tested out painting one stroke on his tummy. He ended up thinking it was pretty fun, but Dylan still ended up the messiest :) They went right into the bath after they were finished painting their masterpieces!