Long Beach with Cindy, #1 of 4

Last weekend after Cindy got here, we headed to Long Beach, WA. It was GORGEOUS.

There were some doggy olympics on the beach.

Emily finally got to fly her beloved kite (which she got at the dentist months ago).

Ellen got to dig and dig and dig in the sand.

Family portrait

This was one of those killer moments where Emily brings a picture out of bed to show us, and we tell her to show us tomorrow because she's supposed to stay in bed... The next day she brought this out:

It's our family, and some of our names. I can see Emily and Mom and parts of Ellen and Dad. Too cute. This is when I wish these things didn't just erase with the swipe of a wand...

OMSI, part 3 (final)

SO proud of herself for stacking the bug blocks!

Ellen, the budding entomologist...

When we got home, Ellen laid her head on the stairs instead of climbing up them. These girls had fun.

OMSI, part 2

Emily also loved pretending that she was a squirrel, and stored lots of acorns.

Both girls enjoyed the kitchen/grocery store area.

Emily eventually joined Ellen by the balls, and saw how much fun they were.

OMSI, part 1

This morning I took the girls to OMSI. I hadn't been in a long time, and I've been rather jealous of their field trips while I'm at school. They had a BLAST, even if we were only there for two hours.

Ellen LOVED playing with the balls in the vacuums.

Emily spent the first (and last) half hour in the sand, and it looked much like this the entire time. Ellen thought the sand was burning lava, which is why she was over with the balls.

Baking is getting more involved

Ellen was the professional paper putter-inner. She even had to show Daddy (Wook, Daddy! Wook!)

Emily does everything else. I mean, I measure ingredients and pour batter into cups, but she does all of the dumping and stirring, including breaking the eggs.

Things to do when you're sick

fun with wiggly eyes

and nail polish

The Bath Rapture