Bubble Baths

Today Joel requested a bubble bath..actually he'd have bubbles everytime if I'd let him!  He just has such a fun loving spirit!  Elianna's not opposed to bubbles, but she doesn't get as excited about them as Joel.  She's more into quiet, thoughtful exploration of them so far. She loves the bath toys and splashing a lot.  Hope they will always enjoy baths this much!!!

Happy Harvest 2009!

The family at Schuh farms pumpkin patch 2009

muscle man!

he loved the barrel ride of course!

happy, trapped peek-a-booers


how tall am I this year?

cheese!




Eli's still obsessed with dogs and Joel was excited to play in the giant windy pumpkin with the balloons again this year. We also saw some turkeys, chickens, ducks, pigs, and donkeys. It started out cold, but soon the sun broke through and we had a fun couple of hours here.

First Haircut

Eli's first haircut went well. (I can't believe we waited until she was almost 20 months!) She started out looking quite nervous as I sat her on the booster seat and took a step back; so out came the strawberry sucker and all was right in the world! I had her take a couple inches off the back and even out the bangs (hoping to grow it all out one length). She's got her daddy's calm personality most of the time, which I am very thankful for.

Hands On

On the way home from our Great Wolf experience, we stopped at the Hands On Children's Museum in Olympia. The kids really enjoyed it and we could have easily spent 3 hours there!


Joel playing at the water table; making a dam.

sand fun

water fun

Eli got in on the sand, just for a moment

construction worker Joel, reporting for duty!

the next generation of sailors

lentil box

dressing up as a doggie

tricks

whooops!

Our First Family Vacation to Great Wolf Lodge

pretending in the arcade

playing with the puppets in the Cub Club

hangin at the Cub Club

Joel liked the dinosaurs

going down the waterslide

lots of fun together

Foot Fetish

Guess she takes after me, my dad teases that I did this as a kid, too!

Joel being a funny creative boy with his automoblox wheels for toe rings!