Saturday, October 30, 2010

Summer discovers butterflies!

We were at the Pacific Science Center last weekend with my dad.  Of course, the kids wanted to show granddad the butterfly room.  We had a ball looking up the different kinds of butterflies that flew around.  Addison and Alivia both had butterflies land on them, much to their excitement, but it was Summer who got the ‘up close and personal’ butterfly experience!

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She was quite entertained for a while…IMG_3156e_edited-1 IMG_3157e

She then talked to us about it.IMG_3161e_edited-1

And then we were done!

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Addi and Liv were so jealous!  But it was OK by the end as they each had their own fun butterfly moments.

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Did I mention the fun we had with bugs…

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It was a special day.  :)

Saturday, October 23, 2010

The Preschoolers hit the pumpkin patch!

 

Liv’s preschool had their first outing of the year: to the pumpkin patch!  We all hopped in the car and drove out to a beautiful valley in Enumclaw where the farm is located.  It was a gorgeous day filled with straw, corn, rides, pumpkins, and bunnies.  Summer slept through the majority of the day, but she woke up during the hay ride and seemed to enjoy being out in the sunshine.  We got some great pictures…

My Mom

We wish Mom were still here to watch Alivia be pulled in the sled during our winter excursions in the Cascades. We miss her when we're playing: Stick Out Your Tongue When Dad Says, "Cheese!" with the new camera. I ache that she can't watch Alivia and Adison grow up. But we know her love stays with us and that Addison knows Nonni Angel will keep the bad dreams away every night.