Need a Car Wash??

The sun comes out and everyone who owns a car is either at the car wash or washing their car in their driveway. With 3 helpers like this, who needs to go to a car wash....

It's the small joys in life... SMILE!


Time for the rinse! GO ETHNE!

Whoo-hoo! Thanks guys, now mommy can go get a coffee... ;)

Washington vs. Oregon at the Safe...

Off to the Safe we go to see the Washington Huskies take on the Oregon Beavers. Gwen couldn't wait to get to the game so she could have cotton candy. We picked up Drew and Cory on the way and it was a funny little caravan... they played video games and sang songs....


It was a beautiful day, sunny and clear skies, so the roof was open and Ethne was ecstatic to see the planes flying over throughout the game. We sat next to the band and the cheerleaders and the kids were having the best time trying to sing along and dance.


We stayed until the top of the 7th inning, as the sun went down and it was FREEZING. Eventhough we brought a bunch of blankets, Tristan lips were blue... so we packed it up, but we did get cotton candy before we left...


Wasington ended up losing, but it was a great night. It was the twin's first game at the Safe!!

Fun Pictures for Today...

Ethne's glamour shot... make-up done by herself.

Tristan's close up of his new STARWARS hat.

Gwen emptied her piggy bank and
went shopping at Toys R Us.

Uncle Tim sent us this picture
of Hailey on their way to school.

Happy 4th Birthday!!

Amazing how time flies! On the 27th the twins turned 4 years old. I still can't believe it. They are getting so tall! The night before, they were asking about when they were born. It was cute reliving the story with them.

In the morning, we dropped Gwen off at school then went to the party store and got decorations. The twins loved being able to pick out stuff for their party. Tristan found a STARWARS hat and Ethne picked out a Hello Kitty princess crown, among other things.

We then went to Fred Meyer to pick out their cakes. Ethne picked a cupcake cake with a rainbow on it and Tristan said he just wanted a plain chocolate cake. We then had the cake lady write 'Happy Birthday' & their names.

Gwen came home around noon and helped me decorate and clean up the living room and playroom. Bri came home early and mowed the lawn, then went and got the pizza.

We threw a party for family and they started showing up around 6pm. Luckily, the sun came back out so everyone was able to play wiffle ball and goof around outside.

We all ate, then did presents... which was a massive fury of flying paper and elated screams. Tristan got enough STARWARS figures to last a while and Ethne is set on Littlest Pet Shoppe toys.

Then came cake time.... Make a wish!

Tristan, who usually doesn't like cake at all, ended up having 3 pieces (small ones, lol). I think the cake smudge on his face says it all!

Thanks to everyone who came, it was a great night, and thank you for all the presents as well.

Happy Birthday!

Daddy's Game

I had to post this picture of Tristan from Bri's game on saturday night... He found this helmet in the garage on friday and has been basically wearing it ever since. Because, you know, he's cool like that... lol.

Woodland Park Zoo

Friday Gwen's class took a field trip to the zoo and I was able to chaperon! It turned out to be a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of animals. Once we were there, we branched off into little groups. We walked around with Gwen's teacher, Ms. Cotton and two other students. We got to see a bunch of farm animals, the tropical bird house, flamingos, asian sun bears, a jaguar, and a momma gorilla with her baby. We caught up with everyone to eat lunch together, then broke off again and saw the elephants, hippos, lions, giraffes, and zebras. It was a rather quick field trip, from 10am to 1pm, so before we knew it we had to get back on the bus to go home.

(Gwen checking out the map for where to go next)

(Gwen pretending to be a flamingo)

(Gwen, Sanrosa & Kelly - bunch of Gorillas!)

Take Your Kids to Work Day

Gwen could barely go to sleep last night because she was so anxious to wake up this morning!!

Today Gwen went to school until around noon, then Daddy picked her and she got to go with him into work. She said she had the best time ever... she was very excited about making copies like on the show "Little Bill". lol. They had lots of pizza & ice cream, as well as did a scavenger hunt, played board games, made pictures, and played Rockband on the Wii.

Here are some pictures of her day... they were taken from Bri's cell phone so apologies that they are fuzzy....

(Playing "Homer Simpson Operation" with a friend)

(A picture she made for me but left it at daddy's work)

(Singing "Hungry Like the Wolf" on Rockband)

*Tomorrow we are off to the Woodland Park Zoo with her class for a field trip! Can't wait!!