"Constwuction Vehicles"

This boy loves his "constwuction vehicles"...

Book Sale

Today Abi's room was transformed into a book store. She made some little books and set up a table to sell them. They were $1 each and she accepted cash or credit cards.  She had 2 very satisfied customers!

Giving Brady some advice on selecting the best book.

Defeat.

Learning to tie shoes is tough.

Happy Valentine's Day!

 We had a great but very busy Valentine's Day!  Abi had several parties to attend - the first one was in her classroom and the second was a poster party at her play rehearsal.  Here are some pictures from our day:

Abi's Class Valentine's Day Party

 Decorating Cookies

 Playing Dress Up

Abi's Poster Party

All of the kids in the play got t-shirts and posters. After rehearsal they had all their fellow castmates sign the back of the play poster.  It was cute to see all the kids run around asking their friends for autographs.  

Finally, we celebrated Valentine's Day at home...

Superbowl Sunday

Daddy: "Brady, today is the biggest football game of the year.  It is a bit sad though because that means that football is over for the season - no more football games."
Brady: "That is no fun. That is no fair." 

Tubing

This morning we went tubing at the Summit at Snoqualmie with the Worsley's. Luckily, we picked a great day and had awesome weather - temperature around 40 degrees, bright blue sky, sparkly white snow and sunshine!

As we were driving up the pass, I realized just how much I miss spending time in the mountains. As a kid, some of my fondest memories were of skiing - every Saturday, my friends and I  would take "the ski bus" to local ski areas and spend the entire day exploring. These trips resulted in many great memories, lots of laughter and the creation of life long friendships. Of course, not all the days were as beautiful as today but regardless of the weather, we always had fun.

It is too easy to forget, and take for granted, all the beauty that surrounds us, especially in our own backyards. Today was a good reminder for me. Hopefully one day my kids will look back at these experiences with their own level of appreciation and happiness.

 A Beautiful Day

The Tubing Lanes

B spent most of his day being pulled in the tube

 

View from Josh and Brady's Tube

The Tow Rope

(back to the top of the hill)

 Brady was done towards the end of our 2 hour session!

The Whole Gang