First Days of School September 2012

Matthew on his way to the first day of Junior High:

 

 

August and Alyssa heading off to 3rd Grade, and 1st Grade:

 

Here the kids are in line waiting for the bus. I then hopped in my car to meet them at school. I know they don't necessarily need me to do that anymore, but I know they appreciate me doing it, and I like that chance to see them in their classroom on their first day. Each "back to school" year is bittersweet.

Mrs. Heinz 1st Grade Class. August had Mrs. Heinz for 1st grade, and we absolutely love her, so we were more than happy to learn that Alyssa would get to be in her 1st grade class.  (Alyssa, Alexis and Lily).

 

 

Reagan and her 1st Day of Preschool. She was excited to have her turn with her backpack and getting ready, as she started preschool the week after everyone else. She was so cute, and I again had lots of mixed emotions. My baby!

Walking up to the building to head into her class. She wanted to wear her backpack the right way:)

Reagan can be shy at times, but is always very friendly and full of smiles. I love her so much!

 

A couple more Summer things

We tried out the Evergreen Fair this year, rather than the Puyallup, and loved it! It was less crowded, plus we were able to get unlimited ride bracelets, so the kids could ride the rides as much as they wanted. They had all the same junk food, too. It was a great family day!

"Hi Matthew!"

 

The ferris wheel. Alyssa was the only one who wanted to ride it, so she and I took a spin.

Grumpy Wumpy:( I can't remember what she was pouting about, but it was picture-worthy, whatever it was!

 

A Summer Bunny Rabbit.

Little Reagan.

 

 

 

A Marketing We Go...

Summer vacation was winding down, and as always, I started thinking about all the things I didn't get to do with the kids during the Summer break...it always flies by! Well, I was mentioning (possibly complaining?) this to my friend Amy, and she said, "like what?" When I mentioned, "taking the kids to Pike Place Market" as one of the "things," she said, "I need to head that way, let's do it today!"  So, within the hour we had packed up the kids and made the trip happen. Here are some pics. from the day:

One of our "must sees"...the pidgeon guy.

The kids. The girls came, the boys opted out of this trip.

Pieroshky's...yum!

Little bags of donuts bring BIG smiles!

It sure was a beautiful day!

The kids though this sculpture was interesting.

The girls thought it was cool to look between the cracks and see the water below.

Lake Chelan Summer 2012

When August rolls around and we realize we haven't taken any family trips together in the year, we usually try to drum something up. This year we decided to try something different, and opted for Lake Chelan over Great Wolf Lodge. I'll admit, I had a couple reservations about going somewhere new, only because I know how much fun we had at GWL, and was hesitant to go somewhere that we may or may not like as much. The verdict? We liked it as much or more!! All Reagan talks about is going back to Lake Chelan again:) Funny though, that she doesn't even remember Great Wolf Lodge. Then again, she was only just two?? when we went!
Here are some photos I am happy to finally be blogging about:

The drive over. It was a beautiful drive, and only a couple hours away!

We are here! What is better than an ice cream cone on a hot beach day! It was nice and muggy and hot...so heavenly to sit out and not be cold.

This resort (Campbells) had everything we needed. We had a bottom level room, and we could just walk back and forth from our room to the beach just feet away. Reagan could go in and lay on the bed when she wanted, while we sat in these lounge chairs and relaxed. We had our own private patio, bbq's and picnic table. It was truly perfect!

The life!

You can see in this photo just how close we are to the water. Our room was to the far right, just out of view in this picture.

 

Our room.

Doesn't this look great? It was!!

Mike and Matthew canoed all over the lake, and were so sore at the end of it. They loved it!

There is something so relaxing about sitting in a hot tub with the lake nearby. We alternated between the lake, the hot tub and the swimming pools.

 

The ice cream shop was right across the street from the hotel.

This is so funny! This picture is of Reagan when it wasn't her turn on Daddy's back in the water. It was her sister's turn, and she was pouting, big time!

My turn now! All smiles:)

 

 

When Mike was in the pool with the kids on our last night, I was outside the pool taking photos, and this was what the sun was doing. Beautiful!

One last breakfast at the hotel restaurant. We agreed that this was the best place to eat in town, and next time we won't bother with too much exploring...this was great!

 

Until Next Time....!