These kids acted fascinated the first time I let them see a gas pump up close. Hopefully by the time they're able to drive, cars will be powered by ocean water or candy bars or something.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Lots of stuff
Cal played soccer this spring, Laurel did gymnastics, Cal lost his first tooth, and some other stuff.
These kids acted fascinated the first time I let them see a gas pump up close. Hopefully by the time they're able to drive, cars will be powered by ocean water or candy bars or something.
These kids acted fascinated the first time I let them see a gas pump up close. Hopefully by the time they're able to drive, cars will be powered by ocean water or candy bars or something.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
No, really, I AM the 'Time Traveler's Wife'
Yesterday I came across this in the hall. The watch and everything.
When I read the Time Traveler's Wife, I seriously knew exactly what that would be like when he would vanish, leaving behind a pile of clothes on a trip for who knows when and where.
My husband, bless his heart, works hard and when tired overcomes him, it just does. God love him.
When I read the Time Traveler's Wife, I seriously knew exactly what that would be like when he would vanish, leaving behind a pile of clothes on a trip for who knows when and where.
My husband, bless his heart, works hard and when tired overcomes him, it just does. God love him.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Portland!
Curtis and I took our very first trip away from the kids - ever - for our 6 year anniversary in April. We went to Portland, Oregon and it was seriously the most amazing trip.
Why Portland? Well, Curtis knows how much I love to travel so he bought me a Southwest gift card for Christmas, along with another gift card for a bed and breakfast website. His intention was for me to use it for an upcoming girls trip, but I decided we should use it to take our first trip by ourselves. So I looked on Southwest to see where we could go that was kind of close that we could use the gift card for. It ended up between Portland or Denver and Portland had much better B&B's, so Portland it was. What a great choice!
Our first day there, we checked into our WONDERFUL bed and breakfast, Portland's White House, then mobbed around to check out the town. We HAD to stop at Powell's, the world's largest independent bookstore, which was so cool and fun, and also wandered into a Dr. Marten store - such fun! Then we headed back to the White House and Curtis ended up falling asleep at 6 PM so I hung out in the sitting room, writing and reading, and just relaxing with no one to take care of but myself. It was nice.
Our spectacular accommodations! We had the best and nicest innkeepers and the most amazing food every single day
The next day, we got Peet's coffee, and went to the Japanese garden which was super pretty and peaceful, but there were all these people doing photo shoots or something, so we just hung out there for a bit and bounced. I did want to walk around the neighborhood since the houses there are adorable and I loved them. Curtis humored me, even though it was really freaking cold.
Loved these houses - so different from our stucco cracker boxes in Vegas
Later that day, we met up with Curtis' cousin Mande and her husband and kids who live nearby. They were nice enough to let us jump in with them, and took us up to Multnomah Falls, even though it was raining. They are great, great people and it was like we hung out with them all the time.
The hike was wonderful and fun, even though the last part of the trail was closed due to being washed out. I was just excited to be up there! Super pretty waterfall and a great workout by default. After the hike, we went and picked up Mande's brother Mike, whom I hadn't met before, and we all went to the Widmer Bros Brewing Co for dinner. Good food, great company, and just a really good time. We stopped at Voodoo Doughnuts afterward, upon insistence. It was pretty good, but I had a hard time believing that people wait in line for up to 2 hours. There were like 2 people in line when we went, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten anything. To me, that's a sign you should not have something. That is a stupid long time to wait for a doughnut you don't need anyway.
We seriously had a great day with them, and just had the best time. We were so glad to have the chance to hang out with them.
Monday, we went downtown and mobbed around, hit up a little coffee shop that I kinda OD'd on - oops, went to Goodwill where I scored super cute stuff for way cheap(the thrifting there is fanfreakingtastic!), and a few delightful little bookstores. That nite was our actual anniversary, so we went to dinner at a cute little seafood restaurant. Great food, and nice and quiet. I had a fatty headache and was butt tired. Good times anyway.
Our last day, we rented bikes and biked the Columbia Gorge River for a couple hours. The weather was incredibly perfect, and it was just terribly fun and also a great bit of exercise! I loved being able to spend time with my handsome husband and just be able to be us, instead of parents for a little bit. We did miss the kids but really enjoyed the time we had on our own.
The view along the river - so pretty!
Love love loved our trip and were so glad to get the opportunity to go. Also glad our kids were home safe and sound with our mothers and we had nothing to worry about on that front. So that was extra nice. Plus we had the best sleep pretty much ever the whole time, which was a delightful bonus. So much fun!
Why Portland? Well, Curtis knows how much I love to travel so he bought me a Southwest gift card for Christmas, along with another gift card for a bed and breakfast website. His intention was for me to use it for an upcoming girls trip, but I decided we should use it to take our first trip by ourselves. So I looked on Southwest to see where we could go that was kind of close that we could use the gift card for. It ended up between Portland or Denver and Portland had much better B&B's, so Portland it was. What a great choice!
Our first day there, we checked into our WONDERFUL bed and breakfast, Portland's White House, then mobbed around to check out the town. We HAD to stop at Powell's, the world's largest independent bookstore, which was so cool and fun, and also wandered into a Dr. Marten store - such fun! Then we headed back to the White House and Curtis ended up falling asleep at 6 PM so I hung out in the sitting room, writing and reading, and just relaxing with no one to take care of but myself. It was nice.
Our spectacular accommodations! We had the best and nicest innkeepers and the most amazing food every single day
The next day, we got Peet's coffee, and went to the Japanese garden which was super pretty and peaceful, but there were all these people doing photo shoots or something, so we just hung out there for a bit and bounced. I did want to walk around the neighborhood since the houses there are adorable and I loved them. Curtis humored me, even though it was really freaking cold.
Loved these houses - so different from our stucco cracker boxes in Vegas
Later that day, we met up with Curtis' cousin Mande and her husband and kids who live nearby. They were nice enough to let us jump in with them, and took us up to Multnomah Falls, even though it was raining. They are great, great people and it was like we hung out with them all the time.
The hike was wonderful and fun, even though the last part of the trail was closed due to being washed out. I was just excited to be up there! Super pretty waterfall and a great workout by default. After the hike, we went and picked up Mande's brother Mike, whom I hadn't met before, and we all went to the Widmer Bros Brewing Co for dinner. Good food, great company, and just a really good time. We stopped at Voodoo Doughnuts afterward, upon insistence. It was pretty good, but I had a hard time believing that people wait in line for up to 2 hours. There were like 2 people in line when we went, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten anything. To me, that's a sign you should not have something. That is a stupid long time to wait for a doughnut you don't need anyway.
We seriously had a great day with them, and just had the best time. We were so glad to have the chance to hang out with them.
Monday, we went downtown and mobbed around, hit up a little coffee shop that I kinda OD'd on - oops, went to Goodwill where I scored super cute stuff for way cheap(the thrifting there is fanfreakingtastic!), and a few delightful little bookstores. That nite was our actual anniversary, so we went to dinner at a cute little seafood restaurant. Great food, and nice and quiet. I had a fatty headache and was butt tired. Good times anyway.
Our last day, we rented bikes and biked the Columbia Gorge River for a couple hours. The weather was incredibly perfect, and it was just terribly fun and also a great bit of exercise! I loved being able to spend time with my handsome husband and just be able to be us, instead of parents for a little bit. We did miss the kids but really enjoyed the time we had on our own.
The view along the river - so pretty!
Love love loved our trip and were so glad to get the opportunity to go. Also glad our kids were home safe and sound with our mothers and we had nothing to worry about on that front. So that was extra nice. Plus we had the best sleep pretty much ever the whole time, which was a delightful bonus. So much fun!
Friday, May 10, 2013
Day at the museum
We took the kids to the new Discovery Museum the other day. We only had an hour and a half to play so we just stayed on the first floor, but the kids had such a blast anyway.
There is a great new water room that they were absolutely loving. The kids get so wet that the museum has little raincoats for them to wear in there. Our kids wanted no part of it, so it was good I had brought a change of clothes for them both.
They had the cutest pirate ship - this giant play structure, complete with costumes and a helm for "Captain Calahan." He was loving it.
The last hour, they had a cute little short puppet show. But not some cheesy little thing - a full on stage with lighting and these elaborate furry puppets. The kids had such a great time. Now I just need to brave taking them again by myself!
There is a great new water room that they were absolutely loving. The kids get so wet that the museum has little raincoats for them to wear in there. Our kids wanted no part of it, so it was good I had brought a change of clothes for them both.
They had the cutest pirate ship - this giant play structure, complete with costumes and a helm for "Captain Calahan." He was loving it.
The last hour, they had a cute little short puppet show. But not some cheesy little thing - a full on stage with lighting and these elaborate furry puppets. The kids had such a great time. Now I just need to brave taking them again by myself!
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Holiday trip to Disney and a dream come true
End of November we headed to Disneyland for our last trip with our annual passes. The weather was SO much better than our previous trip in September. Everything was decorated for Christmas, which we straight LOVE, and we just had a glorious time.
One of our days in CA, we decided to mob up to the American Girl store in L.A to have lunch! This is something I had dreamed about as a kid and never had the opportunity to do. And I got to go! The kids loved it, the food was great, and it was just so fun to fulfill that dream for little Am. Even Curtis enjoyed himself. You kinda can't not at American Girl!
Showing Sis the snow!
I was taking our pics on Dumbo and she must've busted out this random posed smile. I laughed all over myself when I saw it.
It rained a bunch while we were there and Sis insisted on taking Bro's hand. It was so.freaking.cute.
This is actually monumental - Curtis does NOT do rides that go round and round. He will vomit all over the place. He decided to brave the ladybug ride with the kids. Success! But he said he won't do it again.
All the times we've been to Disneyland and we had never known of this Little Mermaid ride in Disney CA Adventure land. SO much fun!
Cal rock climbing for his Wilderness Explorer badge. He had so much fun earning these.
Lunch at American Girl!
Cal very much made a point to turn his loaner doll's head to be photographed. He dubbed the little doll "Christmas Tree."
Cally got to march first into the ceremony to receive his Wilderness Explorer badge.
So much fun! We had a blast on our Disneyland trips this past year and probably are going to have to go back next year. Seriously, the most magical place. So glad we were able to take these trips as a family and make so many amazing memories. LOVE!
One of our days in CA, we decided to mob up to the American Girl store in L.A to have lunch! This is something I had dreamed about as a kid and never had the opportunity to do. And I got to go! The kids loved it, the food was great, and it was just so fun to fulfill that dream for little Am. Even Curtis enjoyed himself. You kinda can't not at American Girl!
Showing Sis the snow!
I was taking our pics on Dumbo and she must've busted out this random posed smile. I laughed all over myself when I saw it.
It rained a bunch while we were there and Sis insisted on taking Bro's hand. It was so.freaking.cute.
This is actually monumental - Curtis does NOT do rides that go round and round. He will vomit all over the place. He decided to brave the ladybug ride with the kids. Success! But he said he won't do it again.
All the times we've been to Disneyland and we had never known of this Little Mermaid ride in Disney CA Adventure land. SO much fun!
Cal rock climbing for his Wilderness Explorer badge. He had so much fun earning these.
Lunch at American Girl!
Cal very much made a point to turn his loaner doll's head to be photographed. He dubbed the little doll "Christmas Tree."
Cally got to march first into the ceremony to receive his Wilderness Explorer badge.
So much fun! We had a blast on our Disneyland trips this past year and probably are going to have to go back next year. Seriously, the most magical place. So glad we were able to take these trips as a family and make so many amazing memories. LOVE!
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