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!

She was so intrigued at firstl

She was quite entertained for a while… 

She then talked to us about it.

And then we were done!

 

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

Did I mention the fun we had with bugs…

It was a special day.  :)

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…

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Picture day!

Alivia had her school pictures today, and I went out to the backyard to get some shots as well.  She still enjoys going to school, but seems quite interested in Ridgewood Elementary.  I think she wants to be with her brother.

 

All Smiles!

Summer was full of smiles from day one, but now it’s for real!  Of course, I can’t get her in a full grin, but I’ve managed to get a few happy shots.  She looks so much like her brother and her cousin Charlie!  What a doll.

Soccer Up!

Addison is now playing U8 with three players to his side and a goalie.  I like this arrangement as it feels more like soccer than the little kid version.  He prefers it too and has as much enthusiasm as ever.  He’s even playing on Friday night clinics.  Addison started his season with a bang: 6 goals!  He’s working on his cuts and his shots.  So far we haven’t been in mud, but soon he’ll be playing mud soccer with the rainy October weather.   Go team Spies!

Outrun.

  Eyes on the goal.

Wind up and score!

Here he tried an assist to Keton.