Spending Time With Family

We've had a fun 3 weeks. First Sue and Richard came into town, the next weekend Emily came over and then the following weekend Galade and the boys came over. It was really nice to visit with all of them!

Ella had fun looking for bugs with Isaac

All of the crazy kids

Kaiya and Joshua had fun together. Joshua followed Kaiya around everywhere.

Some of the bugs they found. EEK!

Kaiya the 5th Grader

 

I have a 5th grader! Kaiya was nervous for her 1st day of school because she heard that her teacher was mean. I told her that it's the bad kids that have to worry...not her. All day long I watched the clock anticipating her walking through the door. She had a good first day of school and said her teacher was nice and even funny! This is her first time having a boy teacher. Can't believe how grown up she is!

I bought her a donut for her breakfast. My mom pointed out that it wasn't very healthy so I also bought her a bagel. :)

We are lucky to have the school so close. This gate is about 40 yards away from our house and goes right to the field at the elementary school. I don't have to worry about school buses or all the other parents also picking up their kids. She was walking fast trying to get away from me. She was way too cool for her mom to walk her to school. Tear. I told her I was walking her to her class...whether she liked it or not! As soon as she saw a bunch of other parents there I think she chilled out a bit. She even started to cry...that's how bad she didn't want me to walk with her!

Kaiya standing by her class. I felt sad when I walked away.

Gymnastics

I signed Ella up for Gymnastics. She was nervous to go (she cried in the morning) but I promised her an ice cream cone afterwards.   She ended up loving it!!  She asks to go everyday now.   There was another girl in her class from church (and preschool). This coming week there will be 3 other girls joining them from church. I think she liked having something different from Kaiya who always has dance stuff. She did fantastic and had a ton of fun!

These pics taken from my phone....not the best quality.

Grandma and Grandpa Visit

Sue and Richard made a visit in August to meet Cannon. The kids were excited that they were here. They took Kaiya, Ella and Jett to Target to pick out a toy or something for school. Cirdan and I went to TJ Maxx and were able to shop without the kids, which was wonderful! Oh, they also took the kids for an ice cream cone...which they love!

Smiles!

Having fun with Grandma and Grandpa

Tackle!

The Children's Museum

The last days of summer were approaching so we decided to have a fun family day. We planned to go to the little zoo in Issaquah but we drove there and realized it was closed. Plan B was either the aquarium, Woodland park zoo or the Children's Museum (which we had never been to). We ended up at the museum which was a good choice. The kids had a blast. 

Kaiya driving the bus with Ella as the passenger

Kaiya's eyes lit up and was so excited to play in the fake store. The girls could shop for items, put them in their carts and then check out. It was a little girls dream come true! Kaiya loves to play cashier.

This area was perfect for Jett. He loves playing with tools.

Here was another favorite for Kaiya. On stage performing. She would have loved for us to sit there all day and watch her.

Sushi!