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!

Happy Homecoming

Enjoying a storytime with Daddy!

Joel is so happy to get to play with Daddy again

Joel's new train from Daddy's Disneyland Tokyo trip.

Elianna's Minnie Mouse ears from Daddy's Disneyland trip


Checking them out with Daddy

Another happy homecoming! John is back from deployment (hopefully the last for a long while, but we'll see...) Joel warmed up to Daddy right away and was talking and wrestling in no time. It took Eli a little while to recognize Daddy, as he had grown his hair out for 3 months and looked quite different!!