Airplanes, Airplanes, and more Airplanes

Thursday morning we decided to beat the gloom and doom of another rainy day by meeting the Boyer boys at the flight museum.  The girls love pointing out airplanes in the sky so I figured they would love to see all the planes in the museum.  Sure enough they did and the icing on the cake was that they got to see them with Jackson and Brody.  The girls wake up asking to see Jack and Brody almost every day.  So on Thursday when they asked, I actually got to say “Okay” without stretching the truth (aka lying). Emma the astronaut. Making the balloon rise. Emma and Jackson were little buddies, running around holding hands.  Super cute! Brody is a Blue Angel pilot. Emma and the boys checking out Earth from the space station.  Now if we could only figure out how to send them into space for real some days. Just kidding, who would want to send these kids into space?

Seattle Aquarium with J & B

Monday morning we met Jack and Brody at the Aquarium for a little play time.  The girls had a lot of fun running around with the boys, looking at the sea creatures and playing in the tot area.

Emma touching a starfish in the tot play area. 

Madi’s turn. Emma and Jackson looking at all the starfish. Emma and Madi checking out a grab. Trying to get all 4 kids to look and smile.

Four tots running wild. Madi and Brody

Break out the baby gates again

We have done away with all the baby gates except the one at the top of the basement stairs. The girls are at the point where we don't really need them to block off the kichen anymore. Today however, they discovered a new fun activity and we had to break out a gate for the bottom of the main stairs.

Trick or Treat!

We officially have our own trick or treaters.  The girls have learned the art of trick or treating and love it.  Today we took them down to University Village to participate in their annual trick or treating event.  There were a few moments when the crowds grew large or Madi was a little nervous of a witch, but overall it was a success.  And they were so excited about all their loot when we got in the car.  Emma went through at least 5 lollipops and more in just the 1 mile drive up the hill.  

Ready to trick or treat. My little ladybug My little bumble bee Daddy’s girl

Friday the girls got to wear their costumes to school.  It was fun to see all the kids dressed up.

On our way to school.

Each year our neighbors on 31st hang gigantic pumpkins from the tree in their front yard.  Last year the girls didn’t really get it, but this year they thought it was pretty cool. 

Family Photos

It has been over 2 years since we have had a good family picture taken.  The girls were 5 weeks old in the first one.  Saturday we headed down to Magnuson Park and met Leyna to have some pictures done.  It was beautiful out and she did a great job. We had fun.     

Pumpkin Prowl

Friday night we met the Boyers at the zoo for their annual Pumpkin Prowl.  It is a great fundraiser for the zoo.  They line the paths with carved pumpkins and have different companies set up tents for trick or treating.  The girls wore their costumes and practiced the art of trick or treating.  It was really cute to see them pick up on the idea.  My little bumble bee. Trick or Treat Emma and Boys, J and B Madi would go near this guy, but Emma happily sat for a pic. As we were on our way out, I was able to get them candy out of their hands and offer them veggie booty.  I think it was the thrill of getting to eat out of the bag.  I just happened to have two almost empty bags in the pantry. Family photo All four kiddos on out way out. 

Despite the rain, it was a great experience.

Tattoo Artists

Anyone looking for a good tattoo artist?  I have two for you, they work great together.

Friday afternoon I gave the girls a large piece of paper, a couple sheet of stickers and a handful of crayons.  They were pretty entertained for a while but then got up from their table and ran into Daddy’s office.  They headed straight for his pen drawer and pulled out a couple highlighters.  I figured why not… They were having a great time coloring with the markers so I decided to give them two of my smelly markers.  They are bright and smelly and are fun to color with, even for me.  The girls did a great job keeping the markers on the paper/table but then they started getting careless. Once they saw the markers on their hands and shirt, they took off with the idea.  I have a very hard time drawing the line between toddler exploration and discipline.  I figured the marker couldn’t cause too much harm even though we were scheduled to have family pictures Saturday morning (thankfully they were rained out.)

Today I bought the girls the Crayola Color Wonders paper and markers.  They are the ones that only make color on the special paper.  It’s a win-win for all of us.  No more mess for mommy, and lots of coloring for the goos.