Dress up at North Wall

I am not always sure what Caden is learning at school, and when you ask him what they do, he gets quiet.  Today he told me they learned about Kings and Queens and I asked if they might see those at the museum today.  He thought they might.... So imagine my surprise to find this picture in my e-mail.  The kids are learning about Kings and Queens and this is them all dressed up!  Notice Caden has a pink wand, it makes him happy!

I hope to post some pictures and stories from our Rockin B Ranch Adventure soon.

Fun at the bowling alley

We are starting early to encourage fun activities that we can do as a family.  Bowling is the name of the game.  As some of you may know, my first job was working in a bowling alley, and we all got the honor of being on a bowling team with our friends.  My mom signed us up for bowling since she felt that we needed a saturday activity that didn't involve tv.  Good idea mom!

Caden was so excited to get his bowling shoes on and that they gave him a ball.  He wanted it to be blue like my ball (still have the falcon from 1995) and I also still have my bowling shoes circa 1995.  Let's just say they are still awesome!

Notice the socks... That is all Caden's doing.  We try to get him to push them down, but he likes them pulled all the way up.  He also picked black socks for the bowling alley... Lets just say he has his own sense of style.  :)

We found a deal that gives kids free bowling every day of the summer.  So what that means is we are going bowling a lot in august.  Caden had so much fun and I was really impressed with the automated bumpers they have.  It's not completely free, you have to rent shoes, but it was worth it!

Justin & I went bowling for date night on Sunday and saw this deal, so we have embraced it.  Happy bowling in August!  I am sure we will be back about 5 more times this month. 

Our garden is in bloom

This is our lavender plants which are in full bloom!

Our garden is blooming and the flowers are gorgeous!  We also have a pretty hearty vegetable garden too!

Today we harvested a zucchini, which I made into Zucchini pancakes!  Yum!  Summer in Spokane!

I am back in town after a 2 week travel spree for work. I was in Vancouver BC for 5 days and then Orlando for another 5 days.  I am tired from flying all over, so I am focused on family time now.  We have some short fun things planned like Portland, Riverfront Park and the pool.  At the end of the summer we will be heading to Orcas to relax!

Why sleep in a bed?

Why sleep in a bed when you can sleep on your diego couch?

You may not see my kid in the mess there, but he is sleeping on his little pull out couch.  I am not sure all that goes on after I put him to bed, but each night I discover something funny when I check in on him before I go to bed.  He is a character.

Last night he let me know he wanted to sleep on the top bunk, then the bottom bunk, then the diego couch.  I told him the couch wasn't an option and we had just moved everything off the top bunk, so he could just sleep there.  When I checked on him, he was asleep on the diego couch. 

Can't be mad at my independant kiddo!  Just have to laugh!

Nani visits

We have been having fun with nani! 

Justin's mom was here for a great visit.  We did tons of activities, but some of our favorite things were all the reading and time she got to spend with Caden.  Here is one pic of them reading on the deck while Justin and I worked on our garden.

Awesome snack at school!

In case you were wondering, this is what an awesome snack looks like to a 4 year old - smores!

Happy Friday!

Caden's teachers send us weekly pictures of what his class is up to.  I couldn't resist this one.  Each friday, a kid in the class gets to pick the snack, and supply it for the whole class.  Whomever picked the snack this day... well the kids loved it!

Great day off!

I had a great day off last week on 7/5.  Put a truckload of beauty bark in my flower beds, picnic at the park with Caden & my parents, stopped at the cupcake shop, and read a book on the deck in the sun!  Awesome!