Juanita Beach!

This weekend we decided it was finally time to head to Juanita Beach and build some sand castles! The kids much preferred playing and throwing sand/mud in the water. We have decided next time we will bring some towels, bigger shovels, and lunch! Emmett did not want to leave! And I was surprised we were able to find some shells! 

Here are some pictures of our beach fun! Oh, and this park is only a 10 minute drive from home!

While they sleep...

I am pretty sure I am not the only mother who likes to take pictures of her children while they sleep. I get so caught up with what is going on during the day that I forget to enjoy their youth. They grow way too fast!

Spring Break!!!

I think these kids of mine are pretty great! Here we are today playing in the backyard! Emmett likes to make poison, and Drezden has been enjoying her new jumprope! She earned it from getting 100% on her spelling test! Phil surprised her with it! Sullivan hates taking pictures, but as his mom I don't care! I just want to capture these cute faces before they get even bigger! 

Just a little bit about this last week!

Emmett likes to pretend he has long girl hair. He will wear towels, jackets, sweaters, jeans, and Drezden's skirts on his head and tell me he has long hair. Sometimes he will say he has Rainbow Dash hair. Rainbow Dash is a pony from the new My Little Pony series. We like to watch it on Netlfix.

 Emmett occasionally will raid Drezden's closet and pick his favorite thing. He tends to favor her clothes over his. 

Today we decided to go and see the Temple. I was surprised at how close it is to our home. :) 

We ended up walking down a road a little ways and on our way back to the car we had to walk uphill. The kids got tired and luckily there was a small bench, perfect size for the 3 of them, to rest on. 

Time for silly faces!

Our weekend

Sullivan woke up Monday morning with symptoms of croup. Everything minus the cough really. I had really hoped Emmett wouldn't catch it, but unfortunately he did. Since Emmett has asthma I am always a little more cautious with him. His breathing on Wednesday night was not improving so I had Phil take him to the ER. He ended up being admitted and was suppose to be observed for a couple of nights, but the doctor released him the next day around 2pm. Emmett really liked the Emmett size fridge that was in his room. 

Girl Scout Cookies are our favorite! 

Emmett getting a breathing treatment

He had to be silly and wear a towel on his head like his mommy

We have known about the Fremont Troll since we moved here to Washington and we decided it was time to finally head to Seattle and see it. The kids enjoyed it. Lots of people were coming and going so we didn't get to stay too long, but it was still enjoyable. 

We finally went to the park about a mile away from home. It was really quite busy and the kids loved it and Drezden especially loved the tire swing! 

This is a cute playground that is across the street from Drezden's school. 

keeping busy

I just got a new series to read this last week. I am sure a lot of you have heard about Divergent. There will be a movie based on the book coming out soon! I figured I liked The Hunger Games, Obsessed,  and The Uglies and The Pretties enough that I would like Divergent just as much. I won't go into any details about the book especially if you are wanting to read it, but I was able to finish the first book this last Saturday. It took me about 6 hours to read, and Phil was such a good sport that he would tend to the kids when they needed something so I could get through my book. I have 2 more to go. Emmett kept insisting that the book was his and he would come up to me occasionally and tell me, "no more words". I think he got tired of me reading and not paying him any attention. 

I also signed up for abcmouse.com. Sullivan and Emmett have been enjoying it these last several days we have had it. I am really hoping it will help Sullivan be better prepared and not so behind when he begins kindergarten for the second time this fall. I am always amazed at how kids are like sponges when it comes to learning! 

And here is a random video of the kids playing and having some fun. :)

Toca Boca

I am pretty sure I have posted about Toca Boca before... But we just bought a new version of the hairstyle Toca Boca game. You get to take a picture of someone first and then style their hair. Here is an example. Doesn't Phil look great? :) Hahahahahahaha!

Lego Movie

Everything is AWESOME!!!

On Valentines Day Phil and I took the kids to go see The Lego Movie. And it was AWESOME! Well, more for Phil and the kids than me. I got to hold a sleeping Emmett during the entire flick. When we got back into the car to head home Emmett asked if we could go to the theatre and watch Lego Emmet. 

Even though he missed out on a fun movie he was able to get some fun pics on the way out of the theatre. :) Emmett is silly! 

Happy Late Valentines Day

For Valentines Day this year Phil finally got me a diamond necklace! I have to admit, the kids were a lot more excited about this diamond than I was. Sullivan wanted to know if it really was a real diamond! Drezden and Emmett both wanted to wear it for a bit, and they did. 

Minecraft fans- you will really appreciate this gift!

a picture is worth a 1000 words