Birthday Celebration!

What does NB get to do for her birthday? Go to the dentist, of course! For most kids this would be really awful, but for NB it was super exciting. She just loves the dentist and the toy box afterwards. We drove straight to school and I said we are drivng to school she said, "It's like a dream come true!". We live super close to school, so she never gets to go in the car and that was a big deal.



At school they had a little birthday celebration. I brought cupcakes and the kids gobbled them up in about two seconds. Of course she loved being the center of attention!



NB table in Spanish class.



We went for Thai food and then home for presents and Trophy Cupcakes. Here is her look of excitement after she opened her new art easel! My cute Petite Artiste!



She is creating her masterpiece.



I got NB a tutu to make herself. Here she is doing a beautiful dance with the new tutu!

Happy Halloween!

On Friday, we went to Moonpaper Tent "Unhaunted House"! It was great and the kids loved it. It was filled with magical fairies, spider fairy and a king. They decorated everything so magically wonderful. We met our friends Parker and Sophie and that made the evening even better. The kids all had a blast. NB had some princess face painting. Moonpaper Tent is a not for profit kids drama and creativity organization.



We went trick or treating with our friends Julie, Brian, Alex and Katie. All the kids are ready to go!!



NB getting all prepped and really wanting a flashlight!



Now they are off to many houses in our beautiful Wallingford neighborhood!



My very cute Burberry cowboy! I say that because he would only wear NB Burberry rainboots!



NB was Alice in Wonderland! We have been reading the original book and she really wanted to be Alice! Very sweet.



NB going up to our neighbor, The Queen Bee! The kids thought her costumes was the best ever! The bees on her lit up. Best costume and set up EVER.



Close-up of the Queen Bee.

Pumpkin Time

My sister-in-law Suzanne, NB, Colin and I went to Central Market for the giant pumpkin weigh-off. It's a fun event with quite a few extended family members in the competition.



Standing in the middle of the picture is my cousin Brad (Walter's son) looking over his giant pumpkin. On the right side is his wife Stephanie and their very cute son Jacob. Behind Stephanie is Breanna, who was the first place junior giant pumpkin grower at the Puyallup State Fair! You go Breanna! Her dad Ron had a pumpkin at the weigh-off too.



This is Walter's pumpkin which took third place at 1,024 pounds. He was very sad because of his light pumpkin, but seriously over 1,000 pounds is still really good! I am proud of all of my pumpkin growing relatives!



NB posing on front of the small pumpkins.



Colin being contained in the shopping cart with a few pumpkins.



We went to The Farm, a pumpkin farm in Snohomish. If was a fun day and the kids had a blast going in the hay maze, corn maze, farm playground, eating hot dogs and drinking hot apple cider and don't forget the MOST amazing cinnamon roll!



The kids going on the cow train with our friends and neighbors Parker and Sophie!



We went through the 12 acre corn maze which is in the shape of Washington State! It was fun.



That's a whole lot of corn! No Children of the Corn stories next time. Creepy.



The Grump of the Year sign! NB trying with her grumpy face, which is a real stretch for her. She is not a grumpy girl.

Princess Tea

We went to Afternoon tea with NB and her friend. They had a lovely time sipping hot chocolate, eating sorbet, cookies, fruit and crustless sandwiches, of course! I had my favorite-Cornish Pasty and Lady Grey Creme tea. It was a lovely afternoon. After we went to the best eco toy store Planet Happy! Shhh....I may have bought a skein of yarn at Acorn Street. What a perfect day! Friends, tea, good food, toys and YARN.

Colin's First Day of School

I am VERY behind on my blogging once again! Colin on his first day of school. He was so excited about going to school and getting on the bus. He loves school and is talking more and more every day.





This is what happens when you have an older sister that does ballet! Poor Colin. Actually, he loved every minute of it!

First Day of School

NB ready for her first day of first grade. She was very excited and has been counting the days until school starts.



NB with her friend Alex at school. And yes that is a tattoo on her arm! My Mom would HATE that.



We walked to school with our two neighbors and their kids Parker and Erin.

Beach Holiday!

We had our holiday to the Oregon Coast and rented a beach house in Waldport, Oregon! The house is great and right on the beach. You open the door and off the kids go. What was even better is the neighbors had kids the same age, so it was like one big party for them.



Here are the girls playing in the surf and contemplating what they are going to build in the sand!



We mistakenly called it a sand castle when actually it was a magical shell tree! We should have known.



NB and Colin playing in the sun. Just a note it LOOKS really warm but it wasn't. The kids just notice it less than me who is a big chicken if it is a tiny bit cold.



A funny piece of kelp that looks like a palm tree!



Colin loving his sisters hat I knit for her.